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Geography 2024 MCQs
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According to WHO, ______ are the leading causes of death at global level.
WHO 2024 data ranks these as top killers.
(A)/(B) Incorrect; AIDS and cancer are significant but not the top trio.
2 / 20
Shallow earthquakes, less than 20 km deep, are normally associated with:
Divergent boundaries (e.g., mid-ocean ridges) produce shallow quakes due to crustal pulling.
(A) Convergent boundaries → Deep quakes (subduction zones).
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What are phytoplankton?
Phytoplankton are microscopic plant-like organisms (such as algae) that float freely in the sunlit surface waters of oceans, lakes, and rivers. They perform photosynthesis, producing oxygen and serving as the base of the aquatic food chain.
Let’s review the options:
(A) is incorrect because it describes zooplankton, not phytoplankton.
(B) is incorrect because phytoplankton are not pollen.
(C) is incorrect because phytoplankton are not found on the ocean floor—they need sunlight, so they live near the surface.
Since none of the options accurately describe phytoplankton, the best answer is: (D) None of these.
4 / 20
A continuous belt of urban population incorporating several cities is known as:
E.g., Ruhr Valley (Germany) or BosWash (Boston-Washington corridor).
5 / 20
An Umland refers to:
Umland (German for "hinterland") is the area economically tied to a city (e.g., supply zone).
(A)/(C) Incorrect; no relation to agriculture or neutral zones.
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______ refers to one culture influencing another culture through interaction.
Cultural adaptation occurs when one culture adopts traits from another due to interaction (e.g., food, language).
(B) Cultural Hearth → Origin point of a culture (e.g., Mesopotamia for agriculture).
(C) Ethnocentrism → Judging other cultures by one’s own standards (negative bias).
7 / 20
What happens when a cold front passes over a region?
Cold fronts bring cooler air, often with rain followed by clearing.
(B) Hailstorms → Associated with severe thunderstorms, not all cold fronts.
8 / 20
The ______ encompasses latitudes from the equator to about 30° North and South latitudes.
The Hadley Cell drives tropical trade winds and deserts (e.g., Sahara).
(A) Ferrel Cell → Mid-latitudes (30°–60°).
(C) Polar Cell → High latitudes (60°–90°).
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______ is the practice of simultaneously growing two or more crops on the same plot.
Interculture and intercultivation are synonyms for mixed cropping (e.g., maize + beans).
10 / 20
______ also termed as soft hail, is a form of precipitation consisted of small particles of snow with a fragile crust of ice.
Graupel forms when snowflakes collect supercooled water droplets.
(A) Frost → Ice crystals on surfaces.
(B) Hail → Larger, layered ice balls from thunderstorms.
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Which of the following is also termed as cold rain process?
The Bergeron process describes how ice crystals grow in clouds at the expense of supercooled droplets, leading to precipitation.
(A) Collision process → Warm rain formation via droplet merging.
12 / 20
The maximum amount of latent heat transfer occurs in:
High evaporation in warm, humid tropics releases vast latent heat (driving global weather).
13 / 20
Which instrument is used to measure the relative humidity in the atmosphere?
A sling psychrometer uses wet/dry bulb thermometers to calculate humidity.
(A) Barometer → Measures air pressure.
(B) Anemometer → Measures wind speed.
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Which of the following model studies the process of diffusion of innovations?
Hagerstrand’s model explains how ideas/technology spread (e.g., smartphones).
(C) Von-Thunen → Agricultural land use model.
15 / 20
Demographic Transition Model was presented by an American scholar named:
The model was developed by Warren Thompson (1929), not Malthus or Davis.
16 / 20
______ is the process by which snow or ice is lost from a glacier.
Ablation refers to the loss of ice or snow from a glacier through melting, sublimation, or calving.
(A) Abrasion → Erosion caused by rocks scraping against surfaces.
(B) Hydrolysis → A chemical weathering process, unrelated to glaciers.
17 / 20
A ______ is an isolated, flat - topped elevation bounded from all sides by steep escarpments and stands distinctly above a surrounding plain.
A mesa is a flat-topped hill with steep sides, smaller than a plateau but larger than a butte.
(B) Butte → A smaller, narrower version of a mesa.
(C) Plateau → A broader elevated flat area, not necessarily isolated.
18 / 20
A Reg is:
Reg (or "desert pavement") is a stony desert surface formed by wind erosion leaving pebbles behind.
(A) Refers to sand dunes (erg).
(B) Describes bedrock exposure (hamada).
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______ is a gentle slope that extends from the shoreline out under the water to the edge of a steep cliff.
The continental shelf is the submerged edge of a continent (rich in marine life/oil).
(B) Continental slope → Steeper drop-off beyond the shelf.
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The practice of moving livestock seasonally from lowlands in winter to highlands in summer is known as:
Transhumance is seasonal livestock migration (e.g., Alpine or Himalayan pastoralism).
(A) Nomadism → Constant movement without fixed seasonal routes.
(C) Peripatetic movement → Itinerant lifestyles (e.g., traders).
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