Quiz on geography
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This document contains a quiz on commercial geography with questions ranging from topics like the axis of the Earth, pollution types, major rivers and forests in India, global warming causes, and composition of the atmosphere. It begins with introductory information about the quiz and ends by thanking the reader. The questions test knowledge on subjects like the greenhouse effect, highest temperature year, soil types, green revolution year, and mineral and crop productions by state. There are a total of 60 multiple choice questions covered in the quiz.
Quiz on geography
- 1. QUIZ COMMERCIAL GEOGRAPHY Prepared by G.V.V.S.V.PRASAD BABU LECTURER IN COMMERCE GOVT.DEGREE COLLEGE NARSIPATNAM
- 2. The imaginary line the earth rotates around its centre is called- .. ? ? AXIS
- 3. Big bang theory created by.. Edwin Hubble
- 4. Environment is derived from environir which language. .french
- 5. A person breathes how many kgs of air PER DAY .. 16
- 6. 13. SO2 stands for .. Sulphur Dioxide
- 7. 14. Automobile smoke consists of .. Carbon Monoxide
- 8. 15. High level of Benzene causes.. Cancer
- 9. 16. Bhopal Gas Tragedy happened on .. Dec2-3, 1984
- 10. 17. The GAS released in Bhopal Gas Tragedy.. Methyl-iso-cynate
- 11. 18. CNG stands for .. Compressed Natural Gas
- 12. 19. Fertilizers cause which pollution.. soil pollution
- 13. 2. The northern end of the axis is called.. North Pole
- 14. 20. Loudest sound A person can stand without discomfort.. 80dbl
- 15. 21. Which pollution causes BP increase .. Noise pollution
- 16. 22. Radiation returning from earth affects the atmosphere is called.. Greenhouse Effect
- 17. 23. The warmest year of 20th Century.. 1998
- 18. 24. Melting of Earths ice and sea level change caused by .. Global Warming
- 19. 25. Decayed elements of plant and animal life is humus
- 20. 26. Khadar and Bangar are names of what Soils
- 21. 27. Rice culture not suited to mechanization is .. Hoe-culture
- 22. 28. Green Revolution was introduced in year.. 1967
- 23. 29. In the production of groundnut A.Ps place .. 3
- 24. 3. The line dividing the earth into two hemispheres .. Equator
- 25. 30. The topper in Jute production.. West Bengal
- 26. 31. Rainfall needed for Sugarcane 100-150cms
- 27. 32. The top producer of coffee.. Karnataka
- 28. 33. Hevea Brasiliensis is the scientific name of .. Rubber Tree
- 29. 34. Black Pepper is grown largely in which state .. Kerala
- 30. 35. HYV stands for .. High Yielding Variety.
- 31. 36. Evergreen Forests has rainfall more than .. 200cms per annum
- 32. 37. Pine trees are found in which places.. High Himalayas
- 33. 38. Forest Rights Act was made in year .. 2006
- 34. 39. Chipco Movement started by.. Sunderlal Bahuguna
- 35. 4. Earths axis is inclined at an angle of .. 23.5 degrees
- 36. 40. Bauxite is which type of Mineral.. Non-ferrous
- 37. 41. Limonite is a type of .. Iron Ore
- 38. 42. To produce 1 tonne of steel, the Manganese required.. 10Kg
- 39. 43. Abhrakam is also called as Mica
- 40. 44. Singareni Village is located in which District. Khammam
- 41. 45. Which river is also called Chandragarbha.. Chenab
- 42. 46. The name of Brahmaputra in Tibet is .. Tsang Po
- 43. 47. Vridha Ganga is another name for.. Godavari.
- 44. 48. The percentage of fresh water in the worlds water .. 3%
- 45. 49. The largest network of canals linking all rivers is called.. National Water Grid
- 46. 5. 66.5degrees Northern latitude is called .. arcitic circle
- 47. 50. CPCB stands for.. Pollution Control Board. Central
- 48. 51. Distance between North to South India.. 3214sqkm
- 49. 52. State which has low coast line.. Goa
- 50. 53. Largest river in india.. Ganga
- 51. 54. Union Territory consists of largest forests.. Andaman
- 52. 55. Tea was introduced to india by .. Pourtugease
- 53. 56 The outer most layer is called crust
- 54. 57 Size of the Mantle.. 2900km
- 55. 58 The density of the Earth .. 5.5
- 56. 59 The study of earthquakes.. seismology
- 57. 6. The exact opposite line of Greenwich meridian .. Intl.Date line
- 58. 60 Long waves are also called.. Love waves
- 59. 7. The network of parallels and meridians Graticule
- 60. 8. In Alahabad the time is 2.30PM, At Greenwich.. 8.00AM
- 61. 9. Which gas is occupied largely in atmosphere .. Nitrogen
- 62. THANK YOU
- 63. PICTORIAL ROUND