Tag: general physical geography

Questions Related to general physical geography

Which one of the following basins experiences convectional rainfall?

  1. Amazon

  2. Ganga

  3. Hwang Ho

  4. Mississippi


Correct Option: A

A Mediterranean climate is characterised by very dry summers because ______.

  1. the relative humidity is low

  2. the skies are cloudless

  3. the trade winds blow from the land to the sea

  4. there are no off-shore winds


Correct Option: C

Choose the correct statement:
1. Purga is snow laden cold wind in Russian Tundra.
2. Bise is an extremely cold wind in France.
3. Yamo is a warm and dry wind in Japan.
4. Santa Ana is a warm and dry wind in Argentina.

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 1,2 and 4

  3. 1,2 and 3

  4. All of these


Correct Option: C

The two areas having continental glaciers are _________.

  1. Glacier National Park/Waterton Lakes National Park

  2. Antarctica/Greenland

  3. Norway/Sweden

  4. Canada/Siberia


Correct Option: B

Cities in North America and Western Europe are showing a decrease in overall size. This is called process of __________.

  1. Anti-urbanisation

  2. Counter-urbanisation

  3. New-urbanisation

  4. Post-industrialisation


Correct Option: B

Which one of the following volcanoes is called the lighthouse of the Mediterranean?

  1. Vesuvius

  2. Stromboli

  3. Etna

  4. Vulcan


Correct Option: B

Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
Which one of the following countries has the longest coastal line?

  1. India

  2. Canada

  3. Australia

  4. Brazil


Correct Option: B

Which one of the following glaciers is located in Kumaun region of Uttarakhand?

  1. Hispar

  2. Zemu

  3. Milam

  4. Rupal


Correct Option: C

_______ are denied as the mass movement of rock, debris or earth down a slope.

  1. Earthquake

  2. Cyclone

  3. Flood

  4. Landslide


Correct Option: D

The material carried by the glacier such as rocks big and small, sand and silt gets deposited, which are called glacial ______

  1. moranies

  2. deltas

  3. plateaus

  4. grooves


Correct Option: B