Geography Capsule Set 11

Geography Questions are very important for SSC CGL 2017. We are here with Geography Capsule set 10 comprising of 10 questions to improve your preparedness for the exam. The more you achieve in General Knowledge section better chances you will have to attain your desired post.

Q1. World most fertile soil is ….
(a) chernozem
(b) pedocal
(c) laterite
(d) Chestnut soil

Q2. Savana is a tropical gross land of …
(a) Argentia
(b) Venezuela
(c) Brazil
(d) Africa

Q3. Llanos is a tropical gross land of …
(a) Argentia
(b) Venezuela
(c) Brazil
(d) Africa

Q4. Pampas is a temperate grossland of ….
(a) Argentia
(b) venezuala
(c) Brazil
(d) Africa

Q5. Which of the following is the natural vegetation of deserts forest ?
(a) Lichen and algae
(b) Citrus fruit and olive grapes
(c) chir, pine and deodar
(d) Nagfani and cactus

Q6. Rosewood is a …
(a) Tropical evergreen vegetation
(b) Desert vegetation
(c) mediterian vegetation
(d) None of these

Q7. Chinook is a hot local wind of….
(a) south africa
(b) south america
(c) north america
(d) india

Q8. coriolis force is minimum in …..
(a) polar region
(b) tropical region
(c) equator
(d) subtropical region

Q9. The latitude is the angular distance of a point on the earth’s surface with respect to the
(a) equator
(b) prime meridian
(c) pole star
(d) Tropic of Cancer

Q10. The longitude of a place is its
(a) angular distance east or west of the prime meridian
(b) angular distance north or south of the equator
(c) angular distance east or west of International Date Line
(d) angular distance with respect to the pole star

Q11. A hot local wind blowing in Sahara desert is known as
(a) Haboob
(b) Karaburan
(c) Jooran
(d) Harmattan

Q12. Break up of Gondwana land mass started during the period of
(a) Permian
(b) Jurassic
(c) Cretaceous
(d) Triassic

Q13. Tsunamis are mainly produced by
(a) Subaerial earthquakes
(b) Submarine earthquakes
(c) Cyclones
(d) Tides

Q14. Bhabar is an example of
(a) Panplane
(b) Piedmont plain
(c) Till plain
(d) Deltaic plain

Q15. Which one of the following is not related to plate Tectonic Theory?
(a) Continental drift
(b) Pole wandering
(c) Transform fault
(d) Sea floor spreading

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