Q1. The humidity of air depends on
(a) Temperature
(b) Location
(c) Weather
(d) All of the above
Q2. Atmospheric temperature increasing at the higher altitudes is called
(a) Radiation
(b) Inversion
(c) Conduction
(d) Convection
Q3. Which one of the following is a major port on the East Coast of India?
(a) Kandla
(b) Vishakhapatnam
(c) Karikal
(d) Pondicherry (Puducherry)
Q4.A hot local wind blowing in Sahara desert is known as
(a) Haboob
(b) Karaburan
(c) Jooran
(d) Harmattan
Q5.Telegraph plateau is a part of
(a) North Atlantic Ridge
(b) South Atlantic Ridge
(c) Indian Ocean Ridge
(d) South Pacific Ridge
Q6.Atmospheric layer which reflects radio waves is called
(a) Exosphere
(b) Ionosphere
(d) Troposphere
Q7.Limestome is an example of
(a) sedimentary rocks
(b) metamorphic rocks
(c) igneous rocks
(d) volcanic rocks
Q8. The largest fresh water lake in India is
(a) Dal Lake
(b) Bhimtal Lake
(c) Wular Lake
(d) Nainital Lake
Q9. In ‘annular’ pattern, rivers flow
(a) from West to East
(b) from North to South
(c) like a ring
(d) in transverse direction
Q10.Nasik is situated on the bank of the river:
(a) Mahanadi
(b) Tapti
(c) Krishna
(d) Godavari
Q11.The river also known as Tsang-po in Tibet is
(a) Ganga
(b) Brahmaputra
(c) Indus
(d) Teesta
Q12.Which of the following rivers makes an estuary?
(a) Cauvery
(b) Krishna
(c) Narmada
(d) Ganga
Q13.Which one of the following rivers of Peninsular India does not join Arabian Sea?
(a) Periyar
(b) Cauvery
(c) Narmada
(d) Tapti
Q14.Kanchenjunga is situated in
(a) Nepal
(b) Sikkim
(c) West Bengal
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Q15.The largest brackish water lake of India is in the state of
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Orissa
(d) West Bengal
