quiz questions on commercial geography

1. QUIZ
COMMERCIAL GEOGRAPHY
Prepared by
G.V.V.S.V.PRASAD BABU
LECTURER IN COMMERCE
GOVT.DEGREE COLLEGE
NARSIPATNAM

2. • The imaginary line the earth
rotates around its centre is
called- ..
• ?
• ?
• AXIS

3. Big bang theory created by..
Edwin Hubble

4. Environment is derived from
environir which language.
.french

5. A person breathes how many kgs of
air PER DAY
.. 16

6. 13. SO2 stands for ..
Sulphur
Dioxide

7. 14. Automobile smoke consists of ..
Carbon Monoxide

8. 15. High level of Benzene causes..
Cancer

9. 16. Bhopal Gas Tragedy happened on
.. Dec2-3, 1984

10. 17. The GAS released in Bhopal Gas Tragedy..
Methyl-iso-cynate

11. 18. CNG stands for ..
Compressed Natural Gas

12. 19. Fertilizers cause which pollution..
soil pollution

13. 2. The northern end of the axis is
called..
North Pole

14. 20. Loudest sound A person can
stand without discomfort..
80dbl

15. 21. Which pollution causes BP
increase
.. Noise pollution

16. 22. Radiation returning from
earth affects the atmosphere is
called.. Greenhouse Effect

17. 23. The warmest year of 20th
Century..
1998

18. 24. Melting of Earth’s ice and sea
level change caused by
.. Global Warming

19. 25. Decayed elements of plant and
animal life is…
humus

20. 26. Khadar and Bangar are names of
what…
Soils

21. 27. Rice culture not suited to
mechanization is ..
Hoe-culture

22. 28. Green Revolution was introduced in
year..
1967

23. 29. In the production of groundnut
A.P’s place
.. 3

24. 3. The line dividing the earth into
two hemispheres ..
Equator

25. 30. The topper in Jute production..
West Bengal

26. 31. Rainfall needed for
Sugarcane …
100-150cms

27. 32. The top producer of coffee..
Karnataka

28. 33. Hevea Brasiliensis is the
scientific name of ..
Rubber Tree

29. 34. Black Pepper is grown
largely in which state ..
Kerala

30. 35. HYV stands for
.. High Yielding Variety.

31. 36. Evergreen Forests has
rainfall more than
.. 200cms per annum

32. 37. Pine trees are found in which
places..
High Himalayas

33. 38. Forest Rights Act was
made in year
.. 2006

34. 39. Chipco Movement started by..
Sunderlal Bahuguna

35. 4. Earth’s axis is inclined at an
angle of ..
23.5
degrees

36. 40. Bauxite is which type of Mineral..
Non-ferrous

37. 41. Limonite is a type of
.. Iron Ore

38. 42. To produce 1 tonne of steel, the
Manganese required..
10Kg

39. 43. Abhrakam is also called as…
Mica

40. 44. Singareni Village is located in
which District.
Khammam

41. 45. Which river is also called
Chandragarbha..
Chenab

42. 46. The name of Brahmaputra in
Tibet is ..
Tsang Po

43. 47. Vridha Ganga is another name
for..
Godavari.

44. 48. The percentage of fresh water in
the world’s water
.. 3%

45. 49. The largest network of canals
linking all rivers is called..
National Water Grid

46. 5. 66.5degrees Northern latitude is
called ..
arcitic circle

47. 50. CPCB stands for..
Pollution Control Board.
Central

48. 51. Distance between North to South
India..
3214sqkm

49. 52. State which has low coast line..
Goa

50. 53. Largest river in india..
Ganga

51. 54. Union Territory consists of
largest forests..
Andaman

52. 55. Tea was introduced to india by ..
Pourtugease

53. 56 The outer most layer is called…
crust

54. 57 Size of the Mantle..
2900km

55. 58 The density of the Earth ..
5.5

56. 59 The study of earthquakes..
seismology

57. 6. The exact opposite line of
Greenwich meridian ..
Intl.Date line

58. 60 Long waves are also called..
Love waves

59. 7. The network of parallels and
meridians…
Graticule

60. 8. In Alahabad the time is
2.30PM, At Greenwich..
8.00AM

61. 9. Which gas is occupied
largely in atmosphere ..
Nitrogen

62. THANK YOU

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