171. Which one of the following is called a red planet?
A. Venus
B. Mercury
C. Mars
D. Jupiter
✅ The correct answer is option C.
Physical Geography
172. Which one of the following planets has no moon?
A. Mars
B. Neptune
C. Mercury
D. Pluto
✅ The correct answer is option C.
173. The earth completes one rotation on its axis in :
A. 23 hrs. 56 min. 4.9 sec
B. 23 hrs. 10 min. 2 sec
C. 23 hrs. 30 min.
D. 24 hrs.
✅ The correct answer is option A.
174. Spot the odd item of the following :
A. Shale
B. Marble
C. Limestone
D. Sandstone
✅ The correct answer is option B.
175. The mountain formed on the earth crust due to tension is called –
A. Young folded mountain
B. Old folded mountain
C. Laccolith mountain
D. Block mountain
✅ The correct answer is option D.
176. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through –
A. Myanmar
B. Nepal
C. Bangladesh
D. China
✅ The correct answer is option B.
177. Earthquakes are generally associated with :
A. Joints
B. Faults
C. Folds
D. Schistosity
✅ The correct answer is option B.
178. Which of the following minerals are required for smelting iron ore?
A. Limestone and gypsum
B. Manganese and limestone
C. Limestone and coal
D. Gypsum and coal
✅ The correct answer is option B.
179. Vocanoes are scattered –
A. all over the world
B. only along the coasts
C. on the islands
D. mainly along young fold mountains
✅ The correct answer is option C.
180. There is a need to keep larger area under forests for –
A. absorption of carbon dioxide
B. protecting wildlife
C. raising precipitation
D. geological balance
✅ The correct answer is option A.