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This section includes 6585 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Geography knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1451. |
The place on the surface where the earthquake is first experienced is called- |
| A. | earthquake origin |
| B. | Earthquake epicenter |
| C. | Earthquake center |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Earthquake center | |
| 1452. |
The theory of elastic recirculation explains the origin of which of the following - |
| A. | Volcano |
| B. | cyclone |
| C. | Earthquake |
| D. | earthquakes and volcanoes |
| Answer» D. earthquakes and volcanoes | |
| 1453. |
Which of the following is a dead rock? |
| A. | Depression |
| B. | igneous |
| C. | Transformed |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. Transformed | |
| 1454. |
The most important source of getting reliable information about the internal structure of the earth is |
| A. | Seismology |
| B. | Temperature |
| C. | Volcano |
| D. | pressure and density |
| Answer» B. Temperature | |
| 1455. |
Who has propounded the elastic recoil theory related to the origin of earthquake? |
| A. | holmes |
| B. | reed |
| C. | jolly |
| D. | Daily |
| Answer» C. jolly | |
| 1456. |
In which of the following rock fossils are not found? |
| A. | Conglomerate |
| B. | granite |
| C. | shell |
| D. | sandstone |
| Answer» C. shell | |
| 1457. |
Which of the following is an example of an apical igneous rock |
| A. | basalt |
| B. | granite |
| C. | slate |
| D. | dolomite |
| Answer» C. slate | |
| 1458. |
Which one of the following processes of weathering is both mechanical and chemical weathering? |
| A. | crystal |
| B. | Carbonization |
| C. | hydration |
| D. | desiccant |
| Answer» D. desiccant | |
| 1459. |
Which one of the following is not responsible for the transformation of rocks? |
| A. | erosion |
| B. | heat |
| C. | Pressure |
| D. | dissolve |
| Answer» B. heat | |
| 1460. |
Slate and marble is - |
| A. | Igneous rock |
| B. | sedimentary rocks |
| C. | metamorphic rock |
| D. | volcanic rock |
| Answer» D. volcanic rock | |
| 1461. |
Origin of metamorphic rocks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . made of rocks |
| A. | igneous |
| B. | sediment |
| C. | both igneous and sedimentary |
| D. | none of the suitable |
| Answer» D. none of the suitable | |
| 1462. |
What is another name for sedimentary rocks? |
| A. | layered shell |
| B. | lined shell |
| C. | castor rock |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. lined shell | |
| 1463. |
Sandstone converts to - |
| A. | in Nice |
| B. | in cyst |
| C. | in quartzite |
| D. | in graphite |
| Answer» D. in graphite | |
| 1464. |
Nice rock belongs to which of the following category? |
| A. | igneous |
| B. | flaky |
| C. | converted |
| D. | Volcano |
| Answer» D. Volcano | |
| 1465. |
Which rock is formed as a result of the metamorphosis of basalt? |
| A. | pegmite |
| B. | Serpentine |
| C. | amphibolite |
| D. | filelight |
| Answer» D. filelight | |
| 1466. |
The metamorphic form of limestone is |
| A. | marble |
| B. | slate |
| C. | granite |
| D. | quartzite |
| Answer» B. slate | |
| 1467. |
Which rock is formed in the interior of the earth due to more heat and pressure? |
| A. | Igneous rock |
| B. | sedimentary rock |
| C. | metamorphic rock |
| D. | volcanic rock |
| Answer» D. volcanic rock | |
| 1468. |
Which of the following is a different type of rock? |
| A. | sandstone |
| B. | Limestone |
| C. | marble |
| D. | Conglomerate |
| Answer» D. Conglomerate | |
| 1469. |
Which of the following rocks comes under organic rocks? |
| A. | quartzite |
| B. | marble |
| C. | Coal |
| D. | granite |
| Answer» D. granite | |
| 1470. |
The contribution of sedimentary rocks in the texture of the earth's surface is - |
| A. | 5 percent |
| B. | 8 percent |
| C. | 10 percent |
| D. | 15 percent |
| Answer» B. 8 percent | |
| 1471. |
In which rocks is petroleum (mineral oil) found? |
| A. | igneous |
| B. | Newly laid |
| C. | ancient layered |
| D. | converted |
| Answer» D. converted | |
| 1472. |
By which of the following names is a huge dome shaped igneous rock known in the earth? |
| A. | batholith |
| B. | Lacolith |
| C. | Fakolith |
| D. | Lacolith |
| Answer» B. Lacolith | |
| 1473. |
In which type of rocks are the remains of animals, flora and micro-organisms found? |
| A. | Igneous rock |
| B. | Sedimentary rock |
| C. | metamorphic rocks |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. metamorphic rocks | |
| 1474. |
Which of the following is measured with the Mohs scale? |
| A. | distances of celestial bodies |
| B. | flowing water speed |
| C. | speed of aircraft and ships |
| D. | hardness of rocks |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1475. |
Which of the following statements about igneous rock is false? |
| A. | Complete absence of layers is found in igneous rocks |
| B. | Raves are found in these rocks |
| C. | The absence of fossils is found in these rocks. |
| D. | Joints are found in these rocks |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1476. |
The shell which is different from the rest - |
| A. | quartzite |
| B. | granite |
| C. | Nice |
| D. | marble |
| Answer» C. Nice | |
| 1477. |
Igneous rocks are formed by - |
| A. | by the cooling of hot lava |
| B. | by the fall of mountains |
| C. | by earthquake |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. by the fall of mountains | |
| 1478. |
In which type of rocks granite is counted? |
| A. | igneous |
| B. | Depression |
| C. | Transformed |
| D. | superfluous or plutonic |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1479. |
Which one of the following rocks is the oldest from the point of view of construction? |
| A. | igneous |
| B. | Metamorphic |
| C. | Depression |
| D. | Superficial |
| Answer» B. Metamorphic | |
| 1480. |
Igneous rock is called- |
| A. | hard rock |
| B. | basic rock |
| C. | secondary shell |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. secondary shell | |
| 1481. |
Which one of the following statements is false regarding the International Date Line? |
| A. | This is an imaginary line. |
| B. | In the Bering Sea this line is diverted to the west. |
| C. | This line is bent towards west at 75 north latitude. |
| D. | In order to keep New Zealand and the Fiji Islands together, this line has been diverted to the east in the South Pacific Ocean. |
| Answer» D. In order to keep New Zealand and the Fiji Islands together, this line has been diverted to the east in the South Pacific Ocean. | |
| 1482. |
There are about 2000 types of minerals found on Earth, but only some of these minerals form rocks. What is the number of these minerals? |
| A. | 10 , |
| B. | 20 , |
| C. | 150 , |
| D. | 500 , |
| Answer» C. 150 , | |
| 1483. |
The rocks formed by the condensation of the earth's liquid substances are called - |
| A. | igneous |
| B. | Depression |
| C. | Converted |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. Depression | |
| 1484. |
The difference of the longitudes of the positions of two places on the earth is 15˚. What will be the difference in local time - |
| A. | 1 hour |
| B. | 2 hours |
| C. | 5 hours |
| D. | 15 hours |
| Answer» B. 2 hours | |
| 1485. |
If at 12 o'clock at night at Greenwich ( 0˚ longitude ) . If it is 00, what time will it be in Cairo, located at 30˚ East longitude - |
| A. | 00 at night |
| B. | 10 p.m. |
| C. | 8. 00 at night |
| D. | 12 o'clock at night |
| Answer» B. 10 p.m. | |
| 1486. |
The time at Greenwich is 12 noon, what will be the time at a place located at 50 East longitude - |
| A. | 8 in the morning 40 |
| B. | evening 3. 20 |
| C. | 5 in the morning 00 |
| D. | Midnight 12. 00 |
| Answer» C. 5 in the morning 00 | |
| 1487. |
How many times does the international date line deviate from 180˚ longitude? |
| A. | 4 , |
| B. | 8 , |
| C. | 60 , |
| D. | 10 , |
| Answer» B. 8 , | |
| 1488. |
International Date Line 180˚ differs from the meridian so that it - |
| A. | Do not divide the archipelago under one administration |
| B. | divide the pacific ocean into two equal parts |
| C. | Do not split the Bering Strait |
| D. | divide the territories under a single administration |
| Answer» B. divide the pacific ocean into two equal parts | |
| 1489. |
What is the difference in the local time of the places located in the most east and west of India - |
| A. | 1 hour |
| B. | 1 hour 30 minutes |
| C. | 2 hours |
| D. | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Answer» D. 2 hours 30 minutes | |
| 1490. |
Into how many time zones can the earth be divided? |
| A. | 2 , |
| B. | 4 , |
| C. | 24 , |
| D. | 64 , |
| Answer» D. 64 , | |
| 1491. |
From which place is the authentic time fixed in India? |
| A. | Mumbai |
| B. | Delhi |
| C. | Allahabad |
| D. | coimbatore |
| Answer» D. coimbatore | |
| 1492. |
Which of the following places have almost the same authentic time and local time? |
| A. | New Delhi |
| B. | Nainital |
| C. | Ahmedabad |
| D. | Ranchi |
| Answer» C. Ahmedabad | |
| 1493. |
If it is 12 o'clock in the day on the international date line, then what will be the standard time of India at that time? |
| A. | 6. 30 hrs |
| B. | 30 evening |
| C. | 30 morning |
| D. | 6. 30 evening |
| Answer» C. 30 morning | |
| 1494. |
The reason for the deviation of the International Date Line in the North Pacific Ocean is - |
| A. | Hawaiian Islands |
| B. | Aleutian Islands |
| C. | Curial Islands |
| D. | suitable all |
| Answer» C. Curial Islands | |
| 1495. |
International date line is not straight because it is because |
| A. | Coriolis force |
| B. | international agreement |
| C. | kept the day and time of different parts of some countries the same |
| D. | suitable all |
| Answer» D. suitable all | |
| 1496. |
The imaginary line 180˚ meridian from Greenwich is called - |
| A. | international date line |
| B. | latitude line |
| C. | Tropic of Capricorn |
| D. | Tropic of Cancer |
| Answer» B. latitude line | |
| 1497. |
Which one of the following cities is closest to the equator |
| A. | Colombo |
| B. | Jakarta |
| C. | manila |
| D. | Singapore |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1498. |
Through which of the following group of countries does the equator pass? |
| A. | Brazil, Zambia and Malaysia |
| B. | Colombia, Kenya and Indonesia |
| C. | Brazil, Sudan and Malaysia |
| D. | Venezuela, Ethiopia and Indonesia |
| Answer» C. Brazil, Sudan and Malaysia | |
| 1499. |
Tropic of Capricorn does not pass through which of the following countries? |
| A. | The. Africa |
| B. | Argentina |
| C. | Chile |
| D. | Philippines |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1500. |
Through which place does the prime meridian pass? |
| A. | Greenwich Line |
| B. | Sydney |
| C. | Greenland |
| D. | allahabad |
| Answer» B. Sydney | |