Geography Question Set 2

1.Which one of the following types of coal contains a higher percentage of carbon than the rest ?

A. Bituminous Coal

B. Lignite

C. Peat

D. Antharacite

Correct Ans

D. Anthracite

2. Which one of the following scholars suggested the earth’s origin from gases and dust particles ?
A. Jame’s Jeans

B. H.Alfven

C. F.Hoyle

D. O. Schmidt
Correct Ans

D. O. Schmidt

3. Which of the following weather conditions is indicated a sudden fall in barometer reading ?
A. Stromy

B. Calm weather

C. Cold and dry weather

D. Hot and sunny winter
Correct Ans

A. Stromy

4.Who among the following was the first to State that the earth was spherical ?
A. Aristotle

B. Copernicus

C. Ptolemy

D. Strabo
Correct Ans

A. Aristotle

5. If the stars are seen to rise perpendicular to the horizon by an observer, he is located on the :
A. Equator

B. Tropic of Cancer

C. South Pole

D. North Pole
Correct Ans

A. Equator

6. Volcanicm cruptions do not occur in the :
A. Baltic Sea

B. Black Sea

C. Caribbean Sea

D. Caspian Sea
Correct Ans

C. Caribbean Sea

7. Quartzite is metamorphosed from :

A. Limestone

B. obsidian

C. sandstone

D. shale
Correct Ans

C. sandstone

8. Sun’s halo is produced by the refraction of light in :
A. water vapour in Stratus clouds

B. ice crystals in Cirro- Cumulus clouds

C. ice crystals in Cirrus clouds

D.dust particles in Stratus clouds
Correct Ans

D. dust particles in Stratus clouds

9. Which of the following is not a lagoon ?
A. Ashtamudi lake

B. Chilka lake

C. Periyar lake

D. Pulicat lake
Correct Ans

A. Ashtamudi lake

10. Which one of the following statements is correct with reference to our solar system ?
A. The Earth is the densest of all the plantes in our solar system

B. The predominant element in the composition of Earth is silicon

C. The Sun contains 75 % of the mass of the solar system
 
D. The diameter of the Sun is 190 times that of the Earth
Correct Ans

A. The Earth is the densest of all the planets in our solar system .