Indian Geography Quiz: Day 23

November 26, 2022

Which one of the following is the continent with the highest mean elevation in the world?

(A) Antarctica
(B) North America
(C) Asia
(D) South America

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Answer : A

Which one of the following factors is responsible for the change in the regular direction of the ocean currents in the Indian Ocean?

(A) Indian Ocean is half an ocean
(B) Indian Ocean has monsoon drift
(C) Indian Ocean is a land-locked ocean
(D) Indian Ocean has greater variation in salinity

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Answer : B

Daily weather map showing isobars is an example of:

(A) Choropleth map
(B) Isopleth map
(C) Chorochromatic map
(D) Choroschematic map

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Answer : B

Daily weather map showing isobars is an example of isopleth map. Isopleth map shows an imaginary surface by means of lines joining points of equal values

Estuaries possess distinct blooms of excessive growth of a pigmented dinoflagellates. These blooms are called

(A) Red tides
(B) Sea tides
(C) Black tides
(D) Sea flowers

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Answer : A

Red tides are a special type of blooms, which are found at the estuaries. These blooms are pigmented dinoflagellates.

These single celled organisms are able to swim short distances. When the algae is present in high concentration, the water appears purple or pink in colour

Consider the following statements:
1. Tides are of great help in navigation and fishing.
2. High tide enables big ships to enter or leave the harbour safely.
3. Tide prevents siltation in the harbours.
4. Kandla and Diamond Harbour are tidal ports.
Which of these statements are correct?

(A) 1 and 4
(B) 2, 3 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

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Answer : D

Consider the following statements about the 'Roaring Forties':
1. They blow uninterrupted in the northern and Southern Hemispheres
2. They blow with great strength and constancy
3. Their direction is generally from north-west to east in the Southern Hemisphere
4. Overcast skies, rain and raw weather are generally associated with them
Which of these statements are correct?

(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 2, 3 and 4
(C) 1, 3 and 4
(D) 1, 2 and 4

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Answer : B

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I (Timber) List-II (Country)
A. Cedar 1. Myanmar
B. Douglas Fir 2. Canada
C. Mahogany 3. Mexico
D. Teak 4. Honduras
Codes:

(A) A - 3; B- 2; C- 1; D-4
(B) A - 3; B- 2; C- 4; D-1
(C) A - 2; B- 3; C- 4; D-1
(D) A - 2; B- 3; C- 1; D-4

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Answer : C

Quartzite is metamorphosed from:

(A) Limestone
(B) Obsidian
(C) Sandstone
(D) Shale

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Answer : C

Assertion (A) : During the neap tides. The high tide is lower and the low tide is higher than usual.
Reason (R) : The neap tide, unlike the spring tide, occurs on the new moon instead of on the full moon.

(A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are true but R is NOT a correct explanation of A
(C) A is true but R is false
(D) A is false but R is true

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Answer : B

Consider the following statements:
1. In equatorial regions, the year is divided into four main seasons
2. In Mediterranean region, summer months receives more rain.
3. In China type climate; rainfall occurs throughout the year
4. Tropical highlands exhibit vertical zonation of different climates
Which of these statements are correct?

(A) 1 and 3
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 1 and 4
(D) 3 and 4

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Answer : D

Consider the following climatic and geographical phenomena:
1. Condensation
2. High temperature and humidity
3. Orography
4. Vertical wind
Thunder cloud development is due to which of these phenomena?

(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2, 3 and 4
(C) 1, 3 and 4
(D) 1, 2 , 3 and 4

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Answer : D

Which one of the following statements is correct with reference to our solar system?

(A) The earth is the densest of all the planets in our solar system
(B) The predominant element in the composition of earth is silicon
(C) The sun contains 75 percent of the mass of the solar system
(D) The diameter of the sun is 190 times that of the earth

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Answer : B

Assertion (A) : The amount of moisture in the atmosphere is related to latitude
Reason (R) : The capacity to hold moisture in the form of water vapour is related to temperature.

(A) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(C) A is true but R is false
(D) A is false but R is true

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Answer : A

Recently Emissions Gap Report was in news released by which of the following organisation?

(A) The International Union for Conservation of Nature
(B) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
(C) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(D) Earth System Governance Project

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Answer : B

EMISSIONS GAP REPORT 2022

The report was released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

This is the 13th edition of the Report.

Title: ‘The Closing Window — Climate Crisis Calls for Rapid Transformation of Societies’

An overview of the difference between where greenhouse emissions are predicted to be in 2030 and where they should be to avert the worst impacts of climate change.

Sunda Strait separated which of the following islands of the Indonesia?
1. Java
2. Sumatra
3. Bali
4. Borneo
Choose the correct options

(A) 1 and 4 only
(B) 1 and 2 Only
(C) 2 and 3 Only
(D) 3 and 4 only

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Answer : B

Which of the following countries located in the Great Green Wall of Africa that is also called Sahel region?
1) Libya
2) Chad
3) Tunisia
4) Mali
5) Mauritania
Which of the following statement(s) is/ are correct?

(A) 1, 3 and 5 only
(B) 1, 2 and 4 Only
(C) 2, 4 and 5 Only
(D) All of the above

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Answer : C

Sahel region:

Extends south of the Sahara from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia in the east of Africa.

Vast areas of the formerly fertile region are now virtually uncultivated due to droughts, poor agricultural cultivation methods as well as land overuse due to the growing demand for food and firewood.

Africa’s Great Green Wall

Africa’s Great Green Wall (GGW) programme to combat desertification in the Sahel region has an important contribution towards combating climate change:

Great Green Wall (GGW) Programme:

It was launched in 2007 by the African Union.

Initial idea for the GGW: A band of trees about 8,000 kilometers long and 8 kilometers wide, stretching across Africa from east to west.

The GGW programme aims to restore 100 million hectares of degraded ecosystems across 11 countries in the region.

Countries are – Burkina Faso, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan.

Which of the following countries are surrounding Arctic Ocean?
1) Swedan
2) United Kingdom
3) Norway
4) Finland
5) United States
6) Denmark
Consider the following option:

(A) 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6
(B) 1, 3, 5 and 6
(C) 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6
(D) All of the above

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Answer : A

Which of the following countries shares land border the Egypt?
1) Palestinian
2) Israel
3) Saudi Arabia
4) Libya
5) Sudan
Consider the following option:

(A) 2, 3 and 5 only
(B) All of the above
(C) 1, 2, 4 and 5 only
(D) 2,3 and 4 only

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Answer : C

Mekong Ganga Co-operation Project is :

(A) An irrigation project involving India and Myanmar
(B) A joint tourism initiative of some Asian countries
(C) A hydroelectric power project involving India, Bangladesh and Myanmar
(D) A defence and security agreement of India with its eastern neighbours

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Answer : B

Mekong – Ganga Cooperation (MGC) was established on November 10, 2000 at Vientiane in the First MGC Ministerial Meeting. It comprises six Member countries namely, India, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. They emphasised four areas of cooperation, which are tourism, culture, education, and transportation linkage in order to be solid foundation for future trade and investment cooperation in the region

Among the following cities, which one is nearest to the Tropic of Cancer?

(A) Delhi
(B) Kolkata
(C) Jodhpur
(D) Nagpur

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Answer : B