Physical Geography

31. The Sargasso sea is situated in the –

A. Atlantic Ocean

B. Pacific Ocean

C. Indian Ocean

D. Arctic Ocean

✅ The correct answer is option A.

32. Equatorial regions experience –

A. warm and dry climate

B. hot and humid climate

C. wet and windy climate

D. moderately pleasant climate

✅ The correct answer is option B.

33. Trade winds blow from the –

A. equatorial low pressure

B. polar high pressure

C. subtropical high pressure

D. subpolar low pressure

✅ The correct answer is option C.

34. The rapid sliding of large masses of bed rocks is called :

A. Landslide

B. Earthquake

C. Weathering

D. Mass wasting

✅ The correct answer is option A.

35. The lowest layer of the atmosphere is :

A. Stratosphere

B. Thermosphere

C. Troposphere

D. Mesosphere

✅ The correct answer is option C.

36. Which of the following is an organic rock?

A. Marble

B. Coal

C. Granite

D. Slate

✅ The correct answer is option B.

37. The climatic zones are classified on the basis of –

A. distance from the equator

B. elevation

C. rainfall

D. distance from the sea

✅ The correct answer is option C.

38. Spot the odd item in the following :

A. Basalt

B. Ruby

C. Emerald

D. Sapphire

✅ The correct answer is option A.

39. The atmospheric layer farthest from the Earth’s surface is known as–

A. Stratosphere

B. Exosphere

C. Ionosphere

D. (4)Mesosphere

✅ The correct answer is option B.

40. In order to prevent the expansion of deserts, trees are planted in strips or blocks with the shortest trees on the desert side and tallest on the other side. Such plantation is called?

A. shelter belts

B. agroforests

C. wind breaks

D. social forests

✅ The correct answer is option C.