GEOGRAPHY AND ECOLOGY

 *GEOGRAPHY AND ECOLOGY*

Who is known as the father of geography?
(A) Pythagoras (B)Eratosthenes
(C)Aristotle
(D) None of these
Ans:B

 2. Who is considered the founder of modern geography
(A) Humboldt
(B) Hipparchus
 (C) Cart Ritter
 (D) None of these
Ans:C

3. The study of earthquakes and their bearings on the Internal structure Earth is called
 (A)Glaciology
(B) Seismology
(C)Geology
(D) None of these
Ans:B

 4. The science and art of drawing maps and charts on selected scale is called
(A) Hydrology
 (B) Geology
(C)Pedology
(D) Cartography
Ans:D

5. Who wrote the book "Geography"?
(A)Carl Ritter
(B) Blanche
(C)Ptolemy
 (D) Humboldt
Ans :C

6 The group of small pieces of rock revolving round the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are called
 (A)meteors
(B)comets
(C)meteorites (D)asteroids
  Ans:D

 7. One Astronomical Unit is the average distance between
(A)Earth and the Sun
 (B) Earth and the Moon         (C) Jupiter and the Sun (D) Pluto and the Sun
Ans:A

8. Space between Earth and Moon is known as
 (A) Cislunar
(B) Fulalunar
(C) Nebula
 (D) None of these
Ans :A

9. Lunar eclipse occurs (A) When moon lies between earth and sun
 B) When earth lies between sun and moon
(C) When sun lies between earth and moon
 (D) None of these
Ans :B

 10. The red colour of Mars is due to?
(A) lodine
 (B) Ferric Oxide
(C) Pottassium Permanganate
(D) Methyl red
Ans:B

11. Which of the biggest delta in the world?
 (A) Po Delta
 (B) Sundar Bans Delta (C) Nile Delta
(D) Cauvery Delta
Ans:B

12. 'Sardar Sarovar Project' built in.....   river? (A) Thapti
(B) Looni
(C) Narmada
(D) Mahanadi
Ans:C

13. The largest Gulf in the world is?
(A) Gulf of Mexico
 (B) Persian Gulf
(C) Gulf of Carpentaria (D) Gulf of Mannar
Ans:A

 14. Name the capital of Switzerland?
 (A) Bonn
(B) Bern
(C) Berlin
 (D) Baku 15.
Ans B

 Which of the following organisation has Giant Panda as  its symbol'?
 (A) UNICEF
 (B) Greenpeace
 (C) World Bank
 (D) World Wide Fund for Nature
Ans D

16. In which river is the major irrigation project Pochampad Project is? (A) Tapi
 (B) Gandak
 (C) Godavari
 (D) Koyna
Ans C

17. Which of the following is the space expedition to Mars?
 (A) Genesis
(B) Dawn
(C) Rosta
(Ð) Phoenix
Ans :C

 18. In which National Park the one horned rhinoceros are commonly found?
(A) Hazaribagh
(B) Kanha
 (C) Kaziranga
 (D) Bandipur
Ans C

19. In which layer of atmosphere the ozone layer found?
 (A) ionosphere
 (B) Troposphere
(C) Stratosphere
 (D) Mesosphere
Ans C