Geography Topics
Undergraduate level — Geography
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Climate & Environment
quiz Questions
Q351
The 'Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary' is geographically situated along a stretch of the Ganga River in which district of Bihar?
Patna
Bhagalpur
Munger
Begusarai
Explanation
Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary is located in the Bhagalpur district of Bihar, explicitly designated for the protection of endangered Gangetic dolphins.
Q352
What term is used to describe the total community of plants and animals occupying a given biome region under climax conditions?
Ecosystem
Biome
Niche
Ecotone
Explanation
A biome is a large distinct community of flora and fauna maintained under stable regional climatic parameters.
Q353
The 'Katanga Plateau', exceptionally wealthy in copper and uranium mining resources, is located in which country?
South Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Zambia
Angola
Explanation
The Katanga Plateau is a geographic region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo famous for its immense mineral wealth.
Q354
Which mathematical configuration provides an equal-area property ideal for comparing density layouts on global maps?
Conformal Projection
Equal-Area (Equivalent) Projection
Equidistant Projection
Gnomonic Projection
Explanation
Homolosine or cylindrical equal-area configurations preserve regional area proportions accurately across spatial distributions.
Q355
The 'Kiul River', an important right-bank tributary of the Ganga in Bihar, originates from which plateau region?
Kaimur Plateau
Chotanagpur Plateau
Rohtas Highland
Hazaribagh Plateau
Explanation
The Kiul River originates in the Giridih district of the Chotanagpur Plateau block in Jharkhand and enters Bihar via Jamui.
Q356
The international convention 'Rotterdam Convention' is structurally configured to regulate what environmental aspect?
Emissions of Volatile Organic Gases
Prior Informed Consent for Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides
Elimination of Arctic Carbon Deposits
Protection of High-Altitude Wetlands
Explanation
The Rotterdam Convention, effective from 2004, promotes shared responsibility in the international trade of certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides.
Q357
The 'Lehmann Discontinuity' marks the internal boundary layout between which layers of the Earth?
Upper Mantle and Lower Mantle
Outer Core and Inner Core
Lower Mantle and Outer Core
Crust and Mantle
Explanation
The Lehmann Discontinuity separates the liquid outer core from the solid inner core of the Earth.
Q358
Which district of Bihar has the highest population growth rate according to the 2011 Census?
Patna
Madhepura
Kishanganj
Gaya
Explanation
Madhepura district recorded the highest decadal population growth rate in Bihar at 31.12% between 2001 and 2011.
Q359
Who formulated the 'Multiple Nuclei Model' of urban land use in human geography?
Homer Hoyt
Chauncy Harris and Edward Ullman
Ernest Burgess
Walter Christaller
Explanation
The Multiple Nuclei Model was developed by Chauncy Harris and Edward Ullman in 1945, suggesting that a city contains more than one discrete center or nucleus.
Q360
The 'Wyville Thomson Ridge' is an important submarine ridge located in which ocean?
Indian Ocean
North Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
Explanation
The Wyville Thomson Ridge is a rocky submarine feature located in the North Atlantic Ocean between the Faroe Islands and Scotland.