Tag: earth and biosphere

Questions Related to earth and biosphere

In which region water is found in solid state?

  1. polar

  2. top of high mountains

  3. Both A and B

  4. tropical


Correct Option: C

Landforms having an altitude of more than _____ meters above the mean sea level and with steep slopes are called mountains.

  1. 700

  2. 900

  3. 1000

  4. 1200


Correct Option: B

What does the Landform with almost flat top and comparatively higher elevation than the surroundings is known as?

  1. Mountains

  2. Plateaus

  3. Plains

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: B

It is estimated that the major chunk of rainwater falling on the western ghats reaches the sea within _______.

  1. one day

  2. two days

  3. four days

  4. one week


Correct Option: B

It takes more than thousand years to form one ______ of soil.

  1. centimeter

  2. meter

  3. inch

  4. feet


Correct Option: C

Minerals are obtained from ________.

  1. lithosphere

  2. hydrosphere

  3. atmosphere

  4. both A & B


Correct Option: D

Contour bunding is used _______________.

  1. to stop the winds in sandy deserts

  2. to irrigate desert areas

  3. to prevent erosion in hilly areas

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Contour bunding is a proven sustainable land management practice for marginal, sloping, and hilly land where the soil productivity is very low. It is widely adopted by the ethnic minorities of Nepal who practice the shifting cultivation system of farming. 

The National Institute of Oceanography headquarter is located at _______.

  1. Kandla

  2. Mumbai

  3. Cochin

  4. Goa


Correct Option: D

Biosphere is existing because the interaction of ___________.

  1. lithosphere

  2. atmosphere

  3. hydrosphere

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: D