MPSC 2020: Geography Quiz 1

Which of the following falls under the principles of Conservation Agriculture?

1) Avoiding monoculture practices

2) Adopting minimum tillage

3) Permanent soil cover with crop residues

4) Adopting Crop sequencing/crop rotations

Choose the correct statement

Consider the following options regarding Monocropping:

1) Monocropping is an agricultural practice of growing a single crop year after year on the same land

2) Monocropping is an economically inefficient system of farming.

3) Monocropping increases soil fertility.

4) Monocropping reduces the dependence on pesticides.

Choose the correct statement

Which of the following statements regarding the discontinuity in the earth are correct?

1) The discontinuity between Crust and Mantle is called as Repetti Discontinuity.

2) The discontinuity between Upper mantle and Lower Mantle is called as Moho discontinuity.

3) The discontinuity between Core and Mantle is called as Guttenberg discontinuity

Select the following option

Consider the following oceanic currents:

1) Canary current

2) Falkland current

3) Benguela current

4) Labrador current

Which of the above given are warm oceanic currents?

Which of the following statements regarding the salinity is/are correct?

1) Temperate oceans have low salinity than Tropical Ocean.

2) Salinity is high in the enclosed sea as compared to open sea.

Select the following option