Geography Quiz 14

Geography Quiz 14

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1. The laterite soil is formed due to

Eluviation
Leaching
Illuviation
Gleying

2. Which is the world's longest mountain range above sea level?

Himalayas
Andes
Ural
Rocky Mountains

3. Through which continent does the Tropic of Cancer, Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass?

Asia
Europe
South America
Africa

4. Which river has the longest estuary?

Thames River
Ob River
Amazon
Yachats

5. Who developed the procedure used to measure the size of an earthquake?

Charles Richter
Lucy Jones
Robert Mallet
Emil Wiechert

6. The only active volcano in South Asia is located in which country?

Pakistan
Nepal
Bangladesh
India

7. Which continent has the highest mean elevation in the world?

Africa
Antartica
Asia
Europe

8. Which type of mountains are the Himalayas?

Fold
Dome
Volcanic
Palteau

9. Ghum railway station is the highest railway station in India. In which state is it?

Karnataka
Assam
Himachal Pradesh
West Bengal

10. In which state is the Jaduguda Mine, a uranimum mine in India?

Jharkhand
Uttarakhand
Uthar Pradesh
Karnataka