10th Social Science Units-02 Geography Creative One Mark Question and Answers Part-01
10th Social Science Units-02 Geography Creative One Mark Question and Answers Part-01
01. The __________ divides the country into two equal halves.
a) North Pole
b) Tropic of Capricorn
c) Tropic of Cancer
d) Equator
Ans: c) Tropic of Cancer
02. The temperature __________ at the rate of 6.5°C for every 1000 metres of ascent.
a) Equal
b) Increase
c) Decrease
d) Normal
Ans: c) Decrease
03. The places located in the higher altitudes have __________ climate.
a) Hot
b) Humid
c) Dry
d) Cool
Ans: d) Cool
04. Distance from the __________ affects the amount of rainfall.
a) Mountain
b) Sea
c) Desert
d) Delta
Ans: b) Sea
05. The most dominant factor that affects the climate of India is the __________.
a) Rainfall
b) Monsoon winds
c) Cyclone
d) Ultra violet rays
Ans: b) Monsoon winds
06. The Himalayas acts as a barrier to the freezing cold wind blows from __________.
a) Central Asia
b) China
c) Afghanistan
d) Arctic region
Ans: a) Central Asia
07. The word monsoon has been derived from the __________ word ‘Mausim’.
a) Sanskrit
b) French
c) Arabic
d) Greeck
Ans: c) Arabic
08. The Arabic word ‘Mausim’ means __________.
a) Wind
b) Season
c) Rain
d) Sun
Ans: b) Season
09. __________ desert is the driest place on the Earth.
a) Thar
b) Sahara
c) Atacama
d) Siberian
Ans: c) Atacama
10. __________ are the fast moving winds blowing in a narrow zone in the upper atmosphere.
a) Breeze
b) Jet streams
c) Monsoon winds
d) Hot winds
Ans: b) Jet streams
11. During summer solstice, the sun’s rays fall vertically over the __________.
a) Tropic of Cancer
b) Tropic of Capricorn
c) Polar region
d) Equator
Ans: a) Tropic of Cancer
12. During __________ season, the vertical rays of the Sun falls over Tropic of Capricorn.
a) Summer
b) Winter
c) Rainy
d) Autumn
Ans: b) Winter
13. During __________ season, the vertical rays of the Sun falls over the Peninsular India.
a) Summer
b) Winter
c) Rainy
d) Autumn
Ans: a) Summer
14. The ‘Mango Showers’ help in quick ripening of mangoes along the coast of __________.
a) Kerala and Karnataka
b) Kerala and Tamil Nadu
c) Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
d) Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu
Ans: a) Kerala and Karnataka
15. The sudden approach of monsoon wind over South India with lightning and thunder is termed as the__________.
a) Pre Monsoon
b) Burst of monsoon
c) Kalbaisakhi
d) Mongo Showes
Ans: b) Burst of monsoon
16. The Indian government has established __________ Biosphere Reserves in India.
a) 10
b) 15
c) 18
d) 20
Ans: c) 18
