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NCERT Class 9 Geography Chapter 2 Objective MCQ for Students
Quick Quiz
Blue Revolution is aimed at increasing the production of
A) Milk
B) Poultry
C) Shrimp
D) Indigo
Option c – Shrimp
……. is not a potential area for the generation of geothermal energy. ( NCERT Class 9 Geography MCQ )
A) Son Valley
B) Damodar Valley
C) Western Ghats
D) None of the above
Option d – None of the above
India and Pakistan have a boundary dispute over …… Creek.
A) Sir
B) Kari
C) Kajhar
D) None of the above
Option a – Sir
Bundelkhand is famous for the production of …… mineral ( NCERT Class 9 Geography MCQ )
A) Diamond
B) Mica
C) Copper
D) Iron
Option a – Diamond
Tilaiya Dam is on the river.
A) Barakar
B) Damodar
C) Konar
D) None of these
Option a – Barakar
Copper is found in large quantities at ( NCERT Class 9 Geography MCQ )
A) Durgapur
B) Ghatsila
C) Nagpur
D) Mayurbhanj
Option b – Ghatsila
Shivasamudram Dam is constructed on the river.
A) Narmada
B) Mahanadi
C) Krishna
D) Cauvery
Option d – Cauvery
Ukai dam is on the Ukai River, which is a tributary of ……. river ( NCERT Class 9 Geography MCQ )
A) Narmada
B) Mahanadi
C) Tapi
D) Ganga
Option c – Tapi
…… is the largest producer of Mica.
A) Bihar
B) Jharkhand
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Madhya Pradesh
Option c – Andhra Pradesh
On which river has the central government approved the ‘Keery Hydro Power Project’? ( NCERT Class 9 Geography MCQ )
A) Mahananda
B) Chenab
C) Teesta
D) Jhelum
Option b – Chenab
Khamb Swang is performed by which tribe?
A) Korku
B) Muria
C) Kharia
D) Munda
Option a – Korku
Which three companies have launched the Ujjwala Sanitary Napkins? ( NCERT Class 9 Geography MCQ )
A) Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum, and Hindustan Petroleum
B) Bharat Petroleum, ONGC, and Indian Oil
C) Indian Oil, Oil India Limited, and Hindustan Petroleum
D) ONGC, Oil India Limited, and Bharat Petroleum
Option a – Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum, and Hindustan Petroleum
What do you call the total system of parallels and meridians that form a network of intersecting lines?
(a) Geographic pattern
(b) Geographic arrangement
(c) Geographic grid
(d) Geographic polygon
Option c – Geographic grid
Stars appear to move from east to west because the: ( NCERT Class 9 Geography MCQ )
(a) The whole universe is moving from east to west
(b) Earth is revolving around the sun
(c) Earth is rotating from east to west
(d) Earth is rotating from west to east
Option d – Earth is rotating from west to east
If the time of a place located on 165 degrees E meridian is 11:00 p.m. on Sunday, what would be the time at the place located at 165 degrees W meridian?
(a) 11:00 p.m. on Sunday
(b) 12:00 noon on Sunday
(c) 1:00 a.m. on Sunday
(d) 11:00 p.m. on Saturday
Option d – 11:00 p.m. on Saturday
Maps on a large scale, representing both natural and man-made features are called: ( NCERT Class 9 Geography MCQ )
(a) Thematic maps
(b) Atlas maps
(c) Wall maps
(d) Topographic maps
Option d – Topographic maps
The angle between the magnetic meridian and the geographical meridian at a place is:
(a) Declination
(b) Latitude
(c) Azimuth
(d) Dip
Option a – Declination
Tides in the sea have stored in them: ( NCERT Class 9 Geography MCQ )
(a) Hydraulic energy
(b) Kinetic energy
(c) Gravitational potential energy
(d) A combination of all the above three forms of energy
Option d – A combination of all the above three forms of energy
In the earliest days when life originated on Earth, the atmosphere contained:
(a) Free oxygen
(b) No Oxygen
(c) Oxygen in fixed form
(d) Oxygen bound to carbon
Option d – Oxygen bound to carbon
Which one of the following would have occurred if the earth had NOT been inclined on its own axis? ( NCERT Class 9 Geography MCQ )
(a) All the seasons would have been of the same duration
(b) The seasons would not have changed
(c) The summers would have been of longer duration
(d) The winters would have been of longer duration
Option b – The seasons would not have changed
Latitude of place is indicative of its:
(a) Time
(b) Altitude
(c) Amount of rainfall
(d) Temperature
Option d – Temperature
The upper part of the mantle upon which the crust of the Earth floats is called:
(a) Barysphere
(b) Mesophere
(c) Mohorovic discontinuity
(d) Asthenosphere
Option d – Asthenosphere
Which one of the following cities does not have the same clock time as that of the other three cities at any given instant?
(a) London (UK)
(b) Lisbon (Portugal)
(c) Accra (Ghana)
(d) Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
Option d – Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
Which of the following layers of the earth is believed to have the heaviest mineral materials of the highest density?
(a) Central core
(b) Crust
(c) Mantle
(d) Both (b) and (c)
Option a – Central core
The mapping of which of the following is most difficult?
(a) Mountains
(b) Plateaus and Plains
(c) Interior of the Earth
(d) Oceans and their depth
Option c – Interior of the Earth
The shortest day in Australia will be on:
(a) June 21
(b) December 22
(c) September 23
(d) March 21
Option a – June 21
The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the:
(a) Axis of the earth
(b) Equator
(c) North pole
(d) South pole
Option b – Equator
Assume that the moon takes exactly 30 days to complete the cycle, and also assume that it rises in the east exactly at 6.48 p.m. on the first day. On the fourth day, at what time will it rise?
(a) 8.24 p.m.
(b) 9.12 p.m.
(c) 10.00 p.m.
(d) 11.48 p.m.
Option c – 10.00 p.m.
Which one of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by mass in the earth’s crust?
(a) Silicon
(b) Oxygen
(c) Carbon
(d) Calcium
Option b – Oxygen
The difference in the duration of day and night increases as one moves from:
(a) West to east
(b) East and west of the prime meridian
(c) Poles to equator
(d) Equator to poles
Option d – Equator to poles
The term ‘syzygy’ is referred to when the:
(a) Earth is at perihelion and the moon at perigee
(b) Earth is at aphelion and moon at apogee
(c) The moon and sun are at right angles with reference to the earth
(d) The moon, sun, and earth lie along a straight line
Option d – Moon, sun, and earth lie along a straight line
The sun reaches its maximum angular distance from the equator at the:
(a) Zenith
(b) Solstice
(c) Equinox
(d) Noontime
Option b – Solstice
The South Pole experiences continuous light at:
(a) Summer solstice
(b) Winter solstice
(c) Vernal equinox
(d) No time
Option b – Winter solstice
The position of the sun is annually twice overhead in Singapore because of:
(a) Rotation of the earth
(b) Revolution of the earth
(c) Elliptical path of the Earth’s orbit
(d) Parallelism of the inclined axis of the earth
Option d – Parallelism of the inclined axis of the earth
The distance between the earth and the sun is smallest in the month of:
(a) January
(b) March
(c) June
(d) September
Option a – January
The Earth revolves round the sun in its orbit by approximately:
(a) 1° per day
(b) 2° per day
(c) 3° per day
(d) 5° per day
Option a – 1° per day
There is continual daylight or summer in the Arctic regions from:
(a) 22nd December to 21st March
(b) 21st March to 21st June
(c) 21st March to 23rd September
(d) 21st June to 22nd December
Option c – 21st March to 23rd September
Which of the following pairs of metals are supposed to constitute the internal core of the earth?
(a) Chromium and Iron
(b) Magnesium and Lead
(c) Iron and Copper
(d) Nickel and Iron
Option d – Nickel and Iron
Who among the following was the first to measure the circumference of the Earth?
(a) Eratosthenes
(b) Aristotle
(c) Hecataeus
(d) Herodotus
Option a – Eratosthenes
Heat received by the earth from the Sun is known as:
(a) Insolation
(c) Solar radiation
(d) Thermal radiation
Option a – Insolation
A lunar eclipse is caused when:
(a) The moon comes between the sun and the earth
(b) The earth comes between the sun and the moon
(c) The sun comes between the earth and the moon
(d) None of the above
Option b – The earth comes between the sun and the moon
A lunar eclipse does not occur every month because:
(a) The sun’s orbit is not always in the same plane as the moon
(b) The moon revolves at a slower speed than the earth
(c) The moon’s orbit is not always in the same plane as the earth
(d) None of the above
Option c – The moon’s orbit is not always in the same plane as the earth
Lunar eclipse occurs on:
(a) New moon
(b) Full moon
(c) Half moon
(d) Quarter moon
Option b – Full moon
The surface of Earth that lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is called:
(a) North Temperate Zone
(b) Frigid Zone
(c) South Temperate Zone
(d) Torrid Zone
Option d – Torrid Zone
Solar eclipse occurs when:
(a) Earth comes between the sun and moon
(b) Moon is at a right angle to the earth
(c) Moon comes between the sun and earth
(d) Sun comes between the moon and earth
Option c – Moon comes between the sun and earth
The position of a planet when it is nearest to the Sun is called:
(a) Perihelion
(b) Aphelion
(c) Apogee
(d) Perigee
Option a – Perihelion
The position of the earth in its orbit, when it is at its greatest distance from the Sun causing summer in the Northern hemisphere is:
(a) Perihelion
(b) Aphelion
(c) Perigee
(d) Apogee
Option b – Aphelion
The seasonal contrasts are maximum in:
(a) Low latitudes
(b) Mid latitudes
(c) Subtropics
(d) High latitudes
Option b – Mid latitudes
The heavier silicates named ‘Sima’ or silica + magnesium are most abundant in the:
(a) Crust
(b) Core
(c) Mantle
(d) Ocean floors
Option a – Crust
Insolation heats up the land masses more quickly than the water bodies because:
(a) Water is liquid
(b) Landmasses are solid
(c) Water needs more energy to get warm
(d) Rocks are bad conductors of heat
Option c – Water needs more energy to get warm
The earth’s annual circuit around the sun covers a distance of:
(a) 1,096 million kms
(b) 1,036 million kms
(c) 966 million kms
(d) 896 million km
Option c – 966 million kms
At which of the following places will watch the show at 5.30 A.M. when it is 12.00 midnight G.M.T.?
(a) Canberra
(b) New Delhi
(c) New York
(d) Singapore
Option b – New Delhi
The Earth turns through 360° in 24 hours. Each 15° longitude represents:
(a) Half an hour
(b) Forty-five minutes
(c) One hour
(d) One hour and fifteen minutes
Option c – One hour
When it is noon at 82° 30′ longitude, along what degree of longitude will it be 6.30 a.m.?
(a) Along 165° E
(b) Along 67° 30’W
(c) 0°E or W
(d) Along 82° 31’W
Option c – 0°E or W
A radio broadcast from Delhi on Monday at 7.30 p.m. is heard in New York on:
(a) Tuesday at 8.35 p.m.
(b) The same day at 7.30 p.m.
(c) The same day at 7.30 a.m.
(d) Sunday at 8.35 p.m.
Option c – The same day at 7.30 a.m.
If a traveler going from Vancouver to Tokyo crosses the International Date Line on Saturday, what will be the day for him in Tokyo?
(a) Friday
(b) Saturday
(c) Sunday
(d) Monday
Option c – Sunday
A one-day Cricket match between India and England starts at 10.00 A.M. in London. The direct telecast of the match will begin in India at:
(a) 3.30 A.M.
(b) 8.30 A.M.
(c) 3.30 P.M.
(d) 8.30 P.M.
Option c – 3.30 P.M.
An airplane takes off from 30° N latitude, 50° E longitude, and lands at the opposite end of the earth. Where does it land?
(a) 30° N Lat., 50° W Long
(b) 30° S Lat., 50° W Long
(c) 50° N Lat., 30° W Long
(d) 30° N Lat., 130° W Long
Option d – 30° N Lat., 130° W Long
When it is 12 noon at Greenwich, what is the time in New York (74°W)?
(a) 4.56 p.m.
(b) 4.56 a.m.
(c) 7.04 p.m.
(d) 7.04 a.m.
Option d – 7.04 a.m.
Which one of the following is the time required for the Earth to return to a given point in its orbit with reference to a fixed star, called?
(a) Lunar year
(b) Solar year
(c) Tropical year
(d) Sidereal year
Option d – Sidereal year
In how many time zones has the world been divided into?
(a) 15
(b) 24
(c) 90
(d) 180
Option b – 24
Which one of the following elements is most abundant in the earth’s crust?
(a) Oxygen
(b) Sulphur
(c) Silicon
(d) Carbon
Option a – Oxygen
Through which one of the following countries does the Tropic of Cancer not pass through?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) China
(c) Myanmar
(d) Nepal
Option d – Nepal
All the watches of a country are set according to:
(a) Local time
(b) Standard time of the country
(c) Greenwich Mean Time
(d) Time of sunrise and sunset
Option b – Standard time of the country
If it is 4 P.M. on Monday at 150°W, what will be the time at 150°E?
(a) 4 a.m. on Tuesday
(b) 4 p.m. on Tuesday
(c) 4 p.m. on Sunday
(d) 12 Noon on Tuesday
Option d – 12 Noon on Tuesday
When it is 12.00 noon at Delhi (77°10E), people at another place on earth take their 6 o’clock morning tea. The longitude of that place is:
(a) 17°30’E
(b) 12°50’W
(c) 172°30’E
(d) 17°E
Option b – 12°50’W
The time of Cairo is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich time. Cairo is situated at:
(a) 27° East
(b) 28° West
(c) 30° East
(d) 30° West
Option c – 30° East
When it is 8 P.M. in Tokyo, what is the time at the Panama Canal, which is located at 180° W of it?
(a) 4.00 P.M.
(b) 8.00 A.M.
(c) 12.00 A.M.
(d) 12.00 Noon
Option b – 8.00 A.M.
Through which one of the following groups of countries does the Equator pass?
(a) Brazil, Zambia, and Malaysia
(b) Colombia, Kenya, and Indonesia
(c) Brazil, Sudan, and Malaysia
(d) Venezuela, Ethiopia, and Indonesia
Option b – Colombia, Kenya, and Indonesia
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