Geography Test-7 - Defence MCQ

Red soil is formed as a result of weathering of metamorphic and igneous rocks. The red colour of the soil comes from the high percentage of iron content.It is found on eastern and southern part of Deccan plateau.

Chloro fluro carbon is the greenhouse gas having the greatest heat trapping ability.

Hachure is the short lines used on maps to shade or to indicate slopes and their degree and direction.

In the Northern Hemisphere, the December Solstice is the winter solstice and the shortest day of the year. The December solstice is on either December 21 or 22.

Living part of the organisms environment is known as Biotic factor.

Approximately 50% of india population is employed in Agriculture sector.

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List), founded in 1964, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of all endangered biological species.

Tawang Tract situated in Arunanchal Pradeh is disputed land between India and China.

The Inter Tropical Convergence Zone, or ITCZ, is a belt of low pressure which circles the Earth generally near the equator where the trade winds of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres come together. It is characterised by convective activity which generates often vigorous thunderstorms over large areas.

The Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project is a project that will connect the eastern Indian seaport of Kolkata with Sittwe seaport in Rakhine State, Myanmar by sea. Thus, Kaladan Multimodal transport project has been undertaken between India and Myanmar.

A Western Disturbance is an extratropical storm originating in the Mediterranean region that brings sudden winter rain to the northwestern parts of the Indian subcontinent.

About 90% of the ozone in the Earth’s atmosphere is found in the region called the Stratosphere. This is the atmospheric layer between 16 and 48 kilometers (10 and 30 miles) above the Earth’s surface.

The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system. The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia in Pacific Ocean.

Marina Beach in Chennai is the longest natural  beach in India

Damodar Valley region is most rich in coal deposits.

Rainfall caused by intense evaporation in equatorial areas is called Conventional rainfall.

A landscape which is caused due to the fissure in the earth along which one side has moved down with reference to the other is known as Rift Valley.

Russia is the leading producer of Asbestos

Coal is the most important raw material for generation of power in India.

It is an embankment built to prevent the overflow of a river. It is a ridge of sediment deposited naturally alongside a river by overflowing water.