Class 11 Geography – Daily Revision MCQ (English Medium)
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The point on the earth's surface directly above the seismic focus of an earthquake is called the:
Chapter 1: Earth Movements
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Answer: B. epicentre
Stress is released at the focus inside the crust; the point vertically above it on the surface is the epicentre, where the shock is strongest.The Mercalli scale describes an earthquake's:
Chapter 1: Earth Movements
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Answer: D. intensity, based on its observed effects
The Mercalli scale (I to XII) shows intensity from observed effects, while the Richter scale shows magnitude, i.e. the energy released.In homogeneous rocks like granite, the outer layers peel off one after another due to pressure release. This is called:
Chapter 2: Weathering and Mass Wasting
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Answer: A. exfoliation
Removal of successive outer layers of rocks such as granite is exfoliation; block disintegration is the breaking of rock along joints into blocks.Mushroom rocks in deserts are formed mainly because:
Chapter 3: Agents of Erosion
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Answer: C. wind-blown sand abrades the base more than the top
Sand carried by the wind attacks the base of a rock more than its top, so the base becomes narrow and the rock looks like a mushroom.The Qattara depression in Egypt is an example of which landform made by wind?
Chapter 3: Agents of Erosion
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Answer: A. Deflation hollow
Wind removes loose sand from areas with little vegetation, forming deflation hollows; the Qattara depression, about 133 m below sea level, formed this way.Northern coniferous forests with soft, light wood, and occupations like hunting and lumbering, are typical of which climatic region?
Chapter 4: Climatic Regions
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Answer: C. Taiga (Sub-Arctic)
The book's table for the Taiga or Sub-Arctic climate lists northern coniferous forest with soft, light wood, fur-bearing animals, hunting and lumbering.The pea- to potato-sized nodules lying on abyssal plains of the ocean floor are mainly nodules of:
Chapter 6: Ocean Resources
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Answer: B. manganese
Abyssal plains are littered with manganese nodules containing iron, nickel, cobalt and copper; they are not mined yet but may be in future.The long north–south 'Ninety East Ridge' lies in which part of the Indian Ocean?
Chapter 7: Indian Ocean - Relief and Strategic Importance
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Answer: A. Eastern Indian Ocean (Bay of Bengal)
The Ninety East Ridge starts west of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and extends south in the eastern Indian Ocean (Bay of Bengal).In which biome are more than half of all the species found on the Earth?
Chapter 8: Biomes
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Answer: D. Tropical rainforest biome
The book notes that biodiversity is very high in the tropical (equatorial) rainforest biome, with more than half of Earth's species found there.Which authority was set up at the Government of India level to reduce the damage from future disasters?
Chapter 9: Disaster Management
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Answer: D. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)
Along with NIDM, the Government of India set up the NDMA in New Delhi to mitigate damage from disasters; SDMAs work at state level.
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All questions are written by PadhaiNotes in our own words from the chapters of the official Maharashtra State Board Balbharati textbook (ebalbharati.in). Each question shows its chapter.