SSC CGL 2017 | GEOGRAPHY QUIZ | 24.04.2017

1. Which one of the following is the most widespread and most productive category of soil?

(a) Alluvial Soil

(b) Laterite Soil 

(c) Black Soil

(d) Forest Soil

2. ‘Regur Soil’ is another name for the.

(a) Saline Soil

(b) Arid Soil

(c) Black Soil

(d) Laterite Soil

3. Which one of the following is the main reason for the loss of the top soil in India?

(a) Wind erosion 

(b) Water erosion 

(c) Excessive leaching

(d) None of these

4. Arable land in the irrigated zones of India is turning saline due to which of the following reasons?

(a) Addition of gypsum

(b) Overgrazing 

(c) Over irrigation

(d) Use of fertilisers

5. Which one of the following states of India experiences floods frequently?

(a) Bihar

(b) West Bengal

(c) Assam

(d) Uttar Pradesh

6. In which one of the following districts of Uttaranchal did Malpa Landslide disaster take place?

(a) Bageshwar

(b) Champawat 

(c) Almora

(d) Pithoragarh

7. Which one of the following states receives floods in the winter months?

(a) Assam

(b) West Bengal

(c) Kerala

(d) Tamil Nadu

8. In which of the following rivers is the Majuli River Island situated?

(a) Ganga

(b) Brahmaputra

(c) Godavari

(d) Indus

9. Under which type of natural hazards do blizzards come?

(a) Atmospheric 

(b) Aquatic 

(c) Terrestrial

(d) Biological

10. Which one of the following proportion of area of the country was targeted to be under forest in Forest Policy of India?

(a) 33

(b) 44

(c) 55

(d) 22

Answer:-

1	A
2	C
3	B
4	C
5	C
6	C
7	D
8	B
9	A
10	A