Geography Quiz for SSLC Exams - Geography Quiz

1.   What  are  plantation  crops?   

• Tea 
• Coffee
• Rubber

2.   Define  manufacturing ?

• Converting  the  natural  resources  into  usable  product  is  defined manufacturing.  
• The process of  conversion of  raw-materials into finished products with  the help of machine is called manufacturing.

3.   What  are  the by products  of jute  industry?  

• Gunny bags  
• Canvas 
• Pack sheets  
• Jute  webs  
• Hessians  
• Carpets  
• Cordage and  
• Twins

4.    Name  the factors that  determine  location  of  an  Industry.

• Raw material
• Power
• Transport
• Manpower
• Water
• Market 
• Government policies

5. What  are agro  based  Industries? 

• These industries  use agricultural  products as  their  basic  raw  materials.  
• Ex.   Cotton Textile  Industry
• Sugar Industry
• Jute Industry

6. Name any  five  software centres?

• Chennai   
• Mysore
• Coimbatore   
• Mumbai
• Bangalore

7. What  is  water  pollution?

• Water  pollution  is  any  chemical,  physical  or  biological  change  in  the quality  of  water  that  has  a  harmful    effects  on  any  living  things  that drinks , uses  or any lives  in it These  are  bacteria,  viruses,  protozoa  and  parasitic  worms  that  enter sewage-systems and untreated waste. 

8.   What  is  bio  –  diversity?

• Bio  diversity  is  the  degree  of  variation  of  the  life  forms  within  a  given ecosystem.
• On  the  entire  planet,  rapid  environmental  changes  due  to  mining  and dam constructions cause extinctions.

9.   What  is  meant  by pollution  due to  e  –waste.

• E-waste  generated  out  of  television  sets,  mobile  phones,  computers, refrigerators and printers.
• India  produces  about  3,80,000  tonnes of  e-waste  generated. 
• This  is  one  of  the  major  threats  of  environmental  degradation  and  worst radiation  incident  worldwide.

10.   What  is  trade?  What  are  the  types  of  trade ?

• Trade is an  act  of buying, selling or  exchanging  goods and services.
• There are two  types  of  trade. a. Internal  Trade     b. International  trade

11. State the merits  of  pipe line  transport.

• Pipeline  can  be laid  through  difficult  terrain as  well  as   under  water.  
• It  ensures  steady  supply
• Pipeline operation involves very low consumption of energy.

12. What  is  meant  by remote  sensing?

• Remote  sensing  can  be  defined  as  the  collection  of  data  about  an  object from  a  distance.  
• Remote – far away ; Sensing – getting information

13.   Mention  the  basic  components  of  remote  sensing  .

• Target
• Energy  source
• Transmission  path 
• Sensor

14.   Define  –  GIS ?

• GIS  –  Geographic  Information  System.
• It  is  a    systematic  integration  of  computer  hardware,  software  and spatial  data  for  capturing,    storing,  displaying,  updating,  manipulating and analyzing all forms of geographically referenced data.

15.   Mention  any  two  applications  of  GIS. ?

• Power  companies  use  GIS  to  monitor  analyse  the  electricity  load  on  the grid  network for  a  particular area.  
• Transport  companies  use  GIS  to  locate  shortest  routes  for  delivering goods and to save time.

16.   Write  any  two  applications  of GPS. ?

• GPS  is  a  useful  tool  for  commerce,  scientific  uses,  tracking  and surveillance.  
• GPS  accurate  timing  facilities  every  day  activities  such  as  banking, mobile phone, operations and  even the control of power grids. 

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