Geography

Q.1. Who, among the following, developed the concept of mental map?
A. Downs and Stea
B. Gould and White
C. Saarinen
D. Boulding and Hagerstrand
Ans. Gould and White

Q.2. Who among the following pleaded that history be treated geographically and geography be treated historically ?
A. Homer
B. Thales
C. Hecataeus
D. Herodotus
Ans. Herodotus

Q.3. Which one of the 'C' types of climate receives the bulk of its precipitation during the cold season?
A. Cfa
B. Cs
C. Cwa
D. Cfc
Ans. Cs

Q.4. The statement that "Egypt is the gift of the river Nile" is attributed to
A. Aristotle
B. Herodotus
C. Strabo
D. Seneca
Ans. Herodotus

Q.5. Which one of the following bays has the highest tides in the world?
A. Bay of Bengal
B. Hudson Bay
C. Bay of Fundy
D. Bay of Khambat
Ans. Bay of Fundy

Q.6. Which one of the following soil is commonly known as self-mulching?
A. Grey soil
B. Red soil
C. Brown soil
D. Black soil
Ans. Black soil

Q.7. Who coined the termed 'Geography'
A. Ptolemy
B. Eratosthenes
C. Herodotus
Ans. None
Ans. Eratosthenes

Q.8. Which of the following is the the greatest circle
A. Arctic Circle
B. Equator
C. Tropic of Cancer
D. Tropic of Capricorn
Ans. Equator

Q.9. The ocean which touches the Asian and American shores is
A. Atlantic
B. Indian
C. Pacific
D. Antarctic
Ans. Pacific

Q.10. The Jog waterfalls are on the river
A. Tunga Bhadra
B. Sharavati
C. Koyna
D. Netravathi
Ans. Sharavati

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