Q 1 – What was the name given to the massive ocean by Wegener?
(a) Pangaea
(b) Panthalassa
(c) Angaraland
(d) Gondwanaland
(b) Panthalassa
Q 2 – The continental drift theory was propounded by
(a) Alfred Wegner
(b) Aortelius
(c) Hall and Danna
(d) Abraham Ortelius
(a) Alfred Wegner
Q 3 – The Indian subcontinent was located at
(a) 60 degree South latitude
(b) 30 degree South latitude
(c) 50 degree South latitude
(d) 40 degree South latitude
(c) 50 degree South latitude
Q 4 – Which one of the following is not a minor plate?
(a) Nazca
(b) Arabia
(c) the Philippines
(d) Antarctica
(d) Antarctica
Q 5 – When did Alfred Wegener give continental drift theory?
(a) 1920
(b) 1946
(c) 1912
(d) 1948
(c) 1912
Q 6 – Which one of the following terms is related to Polar fleeing force?
(a) Revolution of the Earth
(b) Gravitation
(c) Rotation of the Earth
(d) Tides
(c) Rotation of the Earth
Q 7 – What is a tectonic plate that lies between the Asiatic and Pacific Plate?
(a) Cocos Plate
(b) Nazca Plate
(c) Arabian Plate
(d) Philippine Plate
(d) Philippine Plate
Q 8 – Who was the founder of convection currents theory?
(a) Arthur Holmes
(b) McKenzie, Parker and Morgan
(c) Admans Heinz
(d) Alfred Wegener
(a) Arthur Holmes
Q 9 – A tectonic plate is a slab of
(a) molten rock
(b) hot rock
(c) solid rock
(d) small rocks
(c) solid rock
Q 10 – According to the Plate Tectonic concept, how many major plates are there?
(a) 7
(b) 9
(c) 12
(d) 11
(a) 7
Q 11 – By which method has facilitated correlating the rock formation from different continents across oceans?
(a) The radiometric dating methods
(b) Carbon 14 method
(c) Radioactive methods
(d) Fling method
(a) The radiometric dating methods
Q 12 – What was the name given by Alfred Wegener to a large continent surrounded?
(a) Pangaea
(b) Panthalassa
(c) Angaraland
(d) Gondwanaland
(a) Pangaea
Q 13 – The ocean floor may be segmented into how much division based on the depth as well as the forms of relief?
(a) Three
(b) Four
(c) Five
(d) Seven
(a) Three
Q 14 – Which one of the following is the type of plate boundary of the Indian plate along the Himalayan Mountains?
(a) Ocean- Continents convergence
(b) Divergent boundary
(c) Transform boundary
(d) Continent convergence
(d) Continent convergence
Q 15 – Tillite is formed due to
(a) deposits on mountains
(b) deposits of volcanoes
(c) deposits of glaciers
(d) deposits of gold
(c) deposits of glaciers
Q 16 – What was the name given by Alfred Wegener to a large continent surrounded?
(a) Pangaea
(b) Panthalassa
(c) Angaraland
(d) Gondwanaland
(a) Pangaea
Q 17 – October is hot due to
(a) the absence of rain.
(b) combination of high temperature and high humidity.
(c) dry hot weather.
(d) low pressure.
(b) combination of high temperature and high humidity
Q 18 – Which one of the following states suffers from loo?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Assam
(c) Gujarat
(d) None of the above
(c) Gujarat
Q 19 – What is the cause of climatic difference in Agra and Darjeeling?
(a) Latitude
(b) Altitude
(c) Distance from the sea
(d) The Himalayan Mountains
Q 20 – Deccan plateau comes under area of
(a) Inadequate rainfall.
(b) High rainfall.
(c) Medium rainfall.
(d) Low rainfall.
(d) Low rainfall
Q 21 – Which place in India receives lowest rainfall?
(a) Leh
(b) Jaisalmer
(c) Bikaner
(d) Jodhpur
(a) Leh
Q 22 – Dry winter is experienced in the
(a) Ganga plain.
(b) Eastern Ghats.
(c) Western Ghats.
(d) Deccan Plateau.
(a) Ganga plain.
Q 23 – Which type of climate is found in Coromandel coast?
(a) Amw
(b) Bwhw
(c) Cwg
(d) As
(d) As
Q 24 – Where do you experience a dry winter?
(a) The Ganga plain
(b) North-eastern India
(c) Kashmir
(d) Coromandal coast
(a) The Ganga plain
Q 25 – The dreaded evening thunderstorms in West Bengal are locally known as
(a) Loo.
(b) Kalbaisakhi.
(c) Chheerha.
(d) Mango Shower.
(b) Kalbaisakhi.
Q 26 – According to Koppen’s scheme of climatic regions the monsoon with short dry season is represented by
(a) As.
(b) Cwg.
(c) Amw.
(d) Aw.
(c) Amw.
Q 27 – Name the coldest place in India.
(a) Dras
(b) Ladakh
(c) Mawsynram
(d) None of the above
(a) Dras
Q 28 – Name the rainiest place in India.
(a) Dras
(b) Ladakh
(c) Mawsynram
(d) None of the above
(c) Mawsynram
Q 29 – What type of winds are monsoons?
(a) Seasonal Winds
(b) Western Winds
(c) Northern Winds
(d) None of the above
(a) Seasonal Winds
Q 30 – Name an upper air movement which brings monsoons to India.
(a) Western disturbances
(b) Jet Stream
(c) Mango showers
(d) None of the above
(b) Jet Stream
Q 31 – What causes rainfall on the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu in the beginning of winters?
(а) South-West monsoon
(b) Temperate cyclones
(c) North-Eastern monsoon
(d) Local air circulation
(c) North-Eastern monsoon
Q 32 – What is the proportion of area of India which receives annual rainfall less than 75 cm?’
(a) Half
(b) One-third
(c) Two-third
(d) Three-fourth’
(d) Three-fourth
Q 33 – Which one of the following is not a fact regarding South India?
(а) Diurnal range of temperature is less here.
(b) Annual range of temperature is less here.
(c) Temperatures here are high throughout the year.
(d) Extreme climatic conditions are found here
(d) Extreme climatic conditions are found here.
Q 34 – Which one of the following phenomenon happens when the sun shines vertically over the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere?
(a) High pressure develops over North-western India due to low temperatures.
(b) Low pressure develops over North-western India due to high temperatures.
(c) No changes in temperature and pressure occur in north-western India.
(d) ‘Loo’ blows in the North-western India.
(a) High pressure develops over North-western India due to low temperatures.
Q 35 – In which of the following states in India do we find ‘As’ type of climate as per Koeppen’s classification?
(a) In Kerala and coastal Karnataka
(b) In Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(c) On Coromandel Coast
(d) In Assam and Arunachal Pradesh
(c) On Coromandel Coast
Q 36 – The winds blow across the Asian continent at latitudes north of the Himalayas roughly parallel to the Tibetan highlands. These are known as what?
(a) Monsoon bursting
(b) Western cyclones
(c) Jet streams
(d) Monsoon winds
(c) Jet streams
Q 37 – The sudden onset of the moisture-laden winds associated with violent thunder and lightning is often termed as what?
(a) Bursting of monsoon
(b) Western cyclones
(c) Jet streams
(d) Monsoon winds
(a) Bursting of monsoon
Q 38 – Highest rainfall takes place in India at:
(a) Mawsynram
(b) Eastern Coast
(c) Gaya
(d) Bhabhar
(a) Mawsynram
Q 39 – Which of the following is most humid region of India?
(a) Northeast India and Western coast
(b) Ladhakh region
(c) Coastal regions of Tamil Nadu
(d) Rann of Kachchh
(a) Northeast India and western coast
Q 40 – What are the bases of Koeppen’s classification?
(a) On the basis of latitude and longitude
(b) On the basis of winds and pressure
(c) On the basis of temperature and precipitation
(d) On the basis of local weather conditions
(c) On the basis of temperature and precipitation
Q 41 – In Assam, nor westers storms are known as what?
(a) Kalbaisakhi
(b) Western Cyclone
(c) Bardoli Chheerha
(d) Amravati
(c) Bardoli chheerha
Q 42 – What is the position of southern branch of jet streams?
(a) 35° S latitude .
(b) 25° N latitude
(c) 15° N latitude
(d) 25° S latitude
(c) 15° N latitude
Q 43 – How much average rainfall is received by Mawsynram?
(a) 1020 cm
(b) 1050 cm
(c) 1080 cm
(d) 1000 cm
(c) 1080 cm
Q 44 – What do we call when monsoon withdraws itself?
(а) Retreating monsoon
(b) Bursting of monsoon
(c) Western cyclone
(d) Bardoli chheerha
(a) Retreating monsoon
Q 45 – Which season is there during September to December?
(a) Winter season
(b) Retreating monsoon
(c) Summer season
(d) Rainy season
(b) Retreating monsoon
Q 46 – In which regions of India does mango shower take place?
(a) Bihar and Uttar Pradesh
(b) Kerala and Coastal Karnataka
(c) Orissa and West Bengal
(d) Punjab and Haryana
(b) Kerala and coastal Karnataka
Q 47 – Which crops grow as a result of blossom shower?
(a) Cotton
(b) Coffee
(c) Jute
(d) Cashew
(b) Coffee
Q 48 – In which regions of India do we experience cyclones?
(a) In eastern coastal regions
(b) In western coastal regions
(c) In northern plains
(d) In west India
(a) In eastern coastal region
Q 49 – The high velocity winds blowing in the upper troposphere are termed as
(a) Jet stream
(b) Monsoon
(c) Loo
(d) None of them
(a) Jet stream
Q 50 – In summer the mercury occasionally touches 55°C in
(a) Eastern desert
(b) Western deserts
(c) Eastern Ghat
(d) Central plain
(b) Western deserts