Top 550+ Solved Physical Geography MCQ Questions Answer
Q. For the cultivation of Tobacco the soil should be rich in –
a. calcareous matter
b. nitrogen
c. organic content
d. potash
Q. Evergreen rain forest is mainly found in regions having well distributed annual rainfall –
a. Below 50 cm
b. 50-100 cm
c. 100-200 cm
d. More than 200 cm
Q. Mangrove forests occur in –
a. high mountains
b. snowy plains
c. coastal swamps
d. interior plateaus
Q. In order to prevent the expansion of deserts, trees are planted in strips or blocks with the shortest trees on the desert side and tallest on the other side. Such plantation is called?
a. shelter belts
b. agroforests
c. wind breaks
d. social forests
Q. The rapid sliding of large masses of bed rocks is called :
a. Landslide
b. Earthquake
c. Weathering
d. Mass wasting
Q. Which type of lake is formed by volcanic activities?
a. Caldera lake
b. Karst lake
c. Lagoon
d. Fresh water lake
Q. Natural embankments found on upper valley sides are-known as –
a. high banks
b. levees
c. bunds
d. ridge
Q. River erosion is at its greatest where river's –
a. depth is more
b. breadth is more
c. flow is fast
d. gradient is more
Q. In which of the following is the Great Barrier Reef located?
a. Coral Sea
b. Solomon Sea
c. Bismarck Sea
d. Arafura Sea
Q. Atmospheric temperature increasing at the higher altitudes is called –
a. Radiation
b. Inversion
c. Conduction
d. Convection
Q. Which of the following reasons is responsible for lack of vegetation in the deserts?
a. Heavy volume of sands
b. Absence of B-horizon in the soil
c. High temperature
d. Lack of rainfall
Q. Which of the following winds is called anti-trade wind?(1)
a. Chinook
b. Cyclone
c. Typhoon
d. Westerlies
Q. The solar radiation coming to Earth is called –
a. Radiant energy
b. Insolation
c. Sunshine
d. Terrestrial radiation