Welcome to your Geography SSC 50 MCQ SET:-2
Date:- 23/12/2024
1.
Which is the largest continental shelf in the world?
2.
India is divided into how many earthquake zones (seismic zones)?
3.
Which of the following was NOT a part of Gondwanaland?
4.
The crust is the Earth’s outermost layer that is less than __ percent of Earth by mass, with oceanic crust and continental crust often consisting of more felsic rocks.
5.
Which continent provides more than half of the world’s tin?
6.
Due to the attraction of the sun and the moon, what is the frequency of up and falls of ocean water in a day?
7.
Where does the lower salinity water rest with the higher salinity dense water?
8.
Where is the deepest point on earth, the Mariana Trench, located?
9.
The percentage of earth’s water found in the oceans is _.
10.
The Arabian Sea is an extension of which of the following oceans?
11.
Which of the following statements regarding ocean currents is correct?
12.
Which of the following is a group of islands found in the tropical oceans consisting of coral reefs and a centra depression?
13.
The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument is located in the
14.
Which of the following is a warm current?
15.
Name the state capital located 530 metres above the sea level between 93 East longitude and 27 North latitude.
16.
The plate movements on earth are classified into __ types.
17.
The periodic growth and drop of sea water level is known as:
18.
Which of the following statements about tides is INCORRECT?
19.
The Mohororvicic (Moho) discontinuity separates ?
20.
Which of the following oceans extends into the Mediterranean Sea ?
21.
Which of the following is NOT one of the major tectonic plates of the earth?
22.
How thick is the lithosphere?
23.
Name the only sea in the world that does NOT have a land boundary.
24.
Movement of fault lines can cause:
25.
What does El Niño refer to ?
26.
Lines joining located at equal travel time from a common centre are called:
27.
Which of the following oceans is surrounded by the continent of North America and South America to the east?
28.
What is the normal air pressure at sea level?
29.
Which of the following countries belong to the polar regions?
30.
Ocean acidification is the ongoing decrease in the pH of the Earth’s oceans, caused by the uptake of __ from the atmosphere.
31.
Continental Shelf which is the shallowest part of the ocean has an average gradient of:
32.
The process of seepage of water into the ground is called __.
33.
In coastal areas, during the night, wind blows from land to sea because:
34.
The lowest known point on earth is called __, which is present in the Pacific Ocean.
35.
Which water body covers an area of 1,55,58,000 𝑘𝑚 and makes up only 4.3% of the global ocean?
36.
Tsunami is NOT caused by:
37.
The earth’s perihelion occurs in:
38.
Living organisms have been on Earth for how much percent of Earth’s history?
39.
The Arctic Ocean is located within the Arctic Circle and surrounds the North Pole. It is connected with the Pacific Ocean by a narrow stretch of shallow water known as
40.
Millions of years ago the Indian subcontinent was separated from the mainland by a large sea known as the:
41.
All parallel circles from the Equator to the poles are known as __.
42.
The theory of plate tectonics proposes that the earth’s lithosphere is divided into______ major and some minor plates.
43.
Which is the correct sequence of oceans according to size (from largest to smallest)?
44.
What percentage of earth’s water is fresh?
45.
Which of the following is the correct match between column-A and column-B?
46.
What is the name of the large supercontinent that existed 200 million years ago when all the continents were together ?
47.
Choose the correct statement(s) related to ‘continentality’.
48.
Which outside layer of the Earth is less dense, thick, and andesitic to granite composition ?
49.
What is the average salinity of the Indian ocean?
50.
Identify the odd option in relation to the oceanic layers.
