Geography Questions and Answers - Set 17 | Geography Solved Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs)

1 V. Bjerkne’s model is related to

1 Origin of Tropical Cyclones

2 Origin of Monsoons

3 Origin of Anticyclones

4 Origin of mid-latitudinal Cyclones

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Answer:Origin of mid-latitudinal Cyclones

2 Which form of radiation do we sense as heat ?

1 Radio waves

2 Ultraviolet

3 Infrared

4 Red light

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Answer:Infrared

3 Eustatic sea level appears to have fallen in the Neogene, possibly as a result of

1 the Continental Drift

2 the Sea Floor Spreading

3 the growth of the Antarctic ice sheet

4 the Alpine Orogency

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Answer:the growth of the Antarctic ice sheet

4 Which one of the following salts has its maximum content in sea water ?

1 NaCl (Sodium Chloride)

2 KCl (Potassium Chloride)

3 MgCl (Magnesium Chloride)

4 BaCl (Barium Chloride)

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Answer: NaCl (Sodium Chloride)

5 The concept of ecological pyramid was first given by whom ?

1 E.P. Odum

2 A.G. Tansley

3 Charles Elton

4 Juday

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Answer:Charles Elton

6 The Milankovitch cycle refers to

1 Hydrological cycle

2 Nitrogen cycle

3 Phosphorus cycle

4 Changes in the rotation and revolution of the earth which may trigger climate change

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Answer: Changes in the rotation and revolution of the earth which may trigger climate change

7 Which one of the following is not the form of Coral Reefs ?

1 Fringing Reefs

2 Lagoon

3 Barrier Reefs

4 Atolls

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Answer: Lagoon

8 Who among the following geographers laid down the foundation of dichotomy of general versus special Geography ?

1 Immanuel Kant

2 Bernhard Varenius

3 Peter Apin

4 Sebastian Munster

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Answer: Bernhard Varenius

9 Who among the following was the author of text on classical astronomy entitled ‘Almagest’ ?

1 Strebo

2 Plato

3 Aristotle

4 Ptolemy

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Answer:Ptolemy

10 Which one of the following schools of thought first developed the idea of possibilism ?

1 German

2 Russian

3 French

4 British

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Answer: French

11 Among the following theories, which one is concerned with the discovery of order in the spacing of population clusters and settlements ?

1 Sector theory

2 Multiple Nuclei

3 Concentric zone

4 Central Place

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Answer:Central Place

12 The statement – “Systematic geography must move into theoretical sphere and regional geography into search for ‘generic’ and not ‘unique’ studies” was made by

1 W.L. Garrison

2 Edward Ullman

3 William Warutz

4 J.Q. Stewart

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Answer: W.L. Garrison

13 Which one of the following is the child sex ratio in India as per Census of 2011 ?

1 914

2 916

3 918

4 915

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Answer: 914

14 As per 2011 Census of India, the maximum density of population was experienced by which one of the following Union Territories ?

1 Daman and Diu

2 Dadra and Nagar Haveli

3 Andaman and Nicobar

4 Lakshadweep

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Answer:Daman and Diu

15 Two towns with population of 40,000 and 5,000 respectively are located 18 kilometres away. At what distance the breaking point will lie from the smaller town ?

1 2.9 km

2 3.9 km

3 5.9 km

4 4.9 km

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