221. Which of the following is called the twin of the earth?
A. Neptune
B. Venus
C. Mars
D. Saturn
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Physical Geography
222. Two seas or water-bodies connected by a narrow stretch of water is known as a –
A. Bay
B. Strait
C. Peninsula
D. Isthmus
✅ The correct answer is option B.
223. The deepest ocean is –
A. Arctic
B. Pacific
C. Atlantic
D. Indian
✅ The correct answer is option B.
224. Which from the following, is a landlocked sea?
A. Timor Sea
B. Arafura Sea
C. Greeland Sea
D. Aral Sea
✅ The correct answer is option D.
225. Which of the following oceans has the shape of the English alphabet S?
A. Arctic Ocean
B. Indian Ocean
C. Atlantic Ocean
D. Pacific Ocean
✅ The correct answer is option C.
226. The soil which originate under tall- grass prairie vegetation is called–
A. Black soils
B. Chestnut soils
C. Chernozem soils
D. Terra rosa soils
✅ The correct answer is option C.
227. Which of the following types of soil is best suited for cotton cultivation?
A. Black
B. Red
C. Laterite
D. Mountain
✅ The correct answer is option A.
228. To which natural vegetation belt do Sal and Teak trees belong?
A. Temperate forests
B. Equatorial forests
C. Tropical deciduous forests
D. Mixed forests
✅ The correct answer is option C.
229. Which planet in our solar system is nearly as big as the earth?
A. Mercury
B. Mars
C. Venus
D. Pluto
✅ The correct answer is option C.
230. When Granite rocks get metamorphosed, they form –
A. Quartzite
B. Gneiss
C. Marble
D. Slate
✅ The correct answer is option B.