CSS Geography Questions & Answers - Part-2 - Set 19

1)   Areas outside the plate-contact zones are free from:

a. Seismic Hazord
b. Decomposition
c. Deposition
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Seismic Hazord

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


2)   The young fold mountains have been formed by:

a. Continental plate convergence
b. Oceanic plate convergence
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Continental plate convergence

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


3)   The lines joining places of equal earthquake intensity are:

a. Isosessinal line
b. Radio waves
c. Sound waves
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Isosessinal line

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


4)   The velocity of earthquake waves in lithosphere:

a. Decreases
b. Increases
c. Remains constant
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Decreases

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


5)   The point in the earth from which seismic waves spread out in all direction is:

a. Earthquake focus
b. Siesmic Center
c. Epi Centre
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Earthquake focus

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


6)   The item which is essential for mass movement:

a. Gravity
b. Snow
c. Ice
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Gravity

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


7)   Mass movement's other name is:

a. Mass wasting
b. Landslide
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Mass wasting

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


8)   Mass movements are distinguished by their:

a. Speed
b. Face
c. Volume
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Speed

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


9)   In which movement water plays a crucial role:

a. Flow movement
b. Creep movement
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Flow movement

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


10)   The slowest mass movements are:

a. Creep
b. Fall
c. Flow
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Creep

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


11)   The more destructive movements are:

a. Slide
b. Creep
c. Fall
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Slide

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


12)   The fastest mass movements are:

a. Fall
b. Slide
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Fall

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


13)   Accumulation of rock fragments at the foot of the slope is:

a. Scree slope
b. Solifluction
c. Erosion
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Scree slope

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


14)   Mass movements often occur:

a. Surprisingly
b. Perceptibly
c. Imperceptibly
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Perceptibly

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


15)   Mass movements are vitally important in:

a. Erosion
b. Land sliding
c. Solifluction
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Erosion

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


16)   Break down of rocks is due to:

a. Gravity
b. Mass movement
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Mass movement

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


17)   Creep movements become faster on:

a. Less vegetated surface
b. Vegetated surface
c. Steep slope
d. Both (b) & (c)
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both (b) & (c)

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


18)   Accumulation of soil and rock debris through water in the form of one mass is called:

a. Earth flow
b. Scree slope
c. Solifluction
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Solifluction

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


19)   The process of solifluction is common in ________ region:

a. Subpolar
b. Tropical
c. Temperate
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Subpolar

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


20)   Slumping is a _______ process according to its speed:

a. Faster
b. Slow
c. Normal
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Normal

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


21)   When the water supply is ample, mud flow moves:

a. Rapidly
b. Slowly
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Rapidly

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


22)   Slide movements and mud flow are distinguished by their:

a. Speed
b. Gravity
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Speed

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


23)   Water plays a lesser role in:

a. Slide movements
b. Creep movements
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Slide movements

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


24)   Mass movement is always taking place at the:

a. Vegetated area
b. Bank of a stream
c. Less vegetated area
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Bank of a stream

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


25)   Mass movement's knowledge can help in:

a. Planning and policy making
b. Break down of rocks
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Planning and policy making

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


26)   The act of map making is called ________ :

a. Cartography
b. Vegetation
c. Social
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Cartography

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


27)   ________ maps are drawn to register the ownership of landed property:

a. Wall Maps
b. Relief Map
c. Cadastrol
d. Topographical
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Cadastrol

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


28)   _______ Maps show both natural as well as cultural features:

a. Chorographical
b. Climate Maps
c. Cadastrol
d. Topographical
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Topographical

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


29)   Maps with minute details are drawn on ______ scale:

a. Small
b. Large
c. Medium
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Large

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


30)   Heavenly bodies are shown by _______ :

a. Astronomical Map
b. Relief Map
c. Vegetation Map
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Astronomical Map

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


31)   Mountains, valleys, plateaus, plains, depression etc are shown by ________:

a. Relief Map
b. Vegetation Map
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Relief Map

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


32)   ________ Map shows natural flora:

a. Vegetation Map
b. Relief Map
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Vegetation Map

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


33)   Economic trade centers and their associated types of trade are shown in _________ :

a. Economic and Commercial Map
b. Relief and Vegetaion Map
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Economic and Commercial Map

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


34)   Boundaries between different states are shown in _______ :

a. Political Map
b. Relief Map
c. Vegetation
d. Commercial Map
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Political Map

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


35)   Soil maps are very useful in _______ planning:

a. Cultural
b. Agricultural
c. Social
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Agricultural

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


36)   Imaginary line joining places of equal value in respect of some distribution is called ______ :

a. Isopleth
b. Isobaths
c. Isohyet
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Isopleth

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


37)   Isopleth for rainfall is called _______ :

a. Isohyet
b. Isobaths
c. Isobar
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Isohyet

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


38)   Isobar tells _________ :

a. Rainfall
b. Pressure
c. Depth
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Pressure

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


39)   Isopleth for depth is ______ :

a. Isobaths
b. Isohaline
c. Isohyet
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Isobaths

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


40)   Isopleth for salinity is ________ :

a. Isohaline
b. Isobaths
c. Isohyet
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Isohaline

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


41)   Isohel tells about ________ :

a. Sunshine
b. Night
c. Dark Night
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Sunshine

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


42)   Cloudiness is shown by ______ :

a. Cloudiness
b. Clear Sky
c. Both (a) & (b)
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Cloudiness

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


43)   Topography of an area refers to its _______ :

a. Population
b. Culture
c. Tarrain
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Tarrain

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


44)   _______ photos are taken with the camera lens as nearly perpendicular to the earth's surface as possible:

a. Vertical
b. Horizontal
c. Longitudinal
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Vertical

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


45)   The rate of fall of pressure between two points is called ______ :

a. Pressure Gradient/Barometric Gradient
b. Culture
c. Isobar
d. Commercial Map
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Pressure Gradient/Barometric Gradient

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


46)   The weather map depicting the weather at 0830 hours gives the rainfall received during past ______ hours:

a. 21
b. 22
c. 23
d. 24
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 24

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


47)   The weather map depicting the weather at ______ hours gives the rainfall received during 9 hours:

a. 1630
b. 1730
c. 1830
d. 1930
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1730

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


48)   On _______ map, natural and cultural features are portrayed by colour-enhanced photographic images with certain map symbols:

a. Political Map
b. Orthophotomap
c. Longitudinal
d. Commercial Map
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Orthophotomap

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


49)   A place where many people reside together is known as:

a. Settlement
b. City
c. Country
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Settlement

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


50)   Dwellings are of _______ types:

a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 4

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!