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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: General Knowledge (GK) , Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) , Indian Administrative Service (IAS) .
Chapters
| 201. |
lsohalines are lines Joining places having |
| A. | equal temperature |
| B. | equal diurnal range of temperature |
| C. | equal salinity |
| D. | equal cloud cover |
| Answer» C. equal salinity | |
| 202. |
Alaskan current is found in |
| A. | Northern Atlantic |
| B. | South Atlantic |
| C. | North Pacific |
| D. | Indian Ocean |
| Answer» C. North Pacific | |
| 203. |
Barkhans are |
| A. | depositional features of wind action |
| B. | erosional features associated with rivers |
| C. | erosional features associated with wind action |
| D. | depositional features of glacial action |
| Answer» A. depositional features of wind action | |
| 204. |
Red Indiana called this local wind Ice Eater? |
| A. | Mistral |
| B. | Chinook |
| C. | Foehn |
| D. | Haramattan |
| Answer» B. Chinook | |
| 205. |
Climate of a place is decided by |
| A. | latitude |
| B. | altitude |
| C. | proximity to sea |
| D. | All of them |
| Answer» D. All of them | |
| 206. |
Lines Joining places having equal height are |
| A. | Contours |
| B. | Isobars |
| C. | Isohalines |
| D. | Isohyet |
| Answer» A. Contours | |
| 207. |
Lowest temperature is recorded in |
| A. | USA |
| B. | Mexico |
| C. | Verkhoyansk |
| D. | Alaska |
| Answer» C. Verkhoyansk | |
| 208. |
Which among these is a metamorphic rock? |
| A. | Gneiss |
| B. | Sandstone |
| C. | Basalt |
| D. | Limestone |
| Answer» A. Gneiss | |
| 209. |
Outwash plain is a depositional feature associated with |
| A. | rivers |
| B. | wind |
| C. | glacier |
| D. | wave |
| Answer» C. glacier | |
| 210. |
The Tropical Savanna Climate located in South Brazil is mown as |
| A. | Llanos |
| B. | Sudan climate |
| C. | Campos |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Campos | |
| 211. |
The greatest diversity of animal and plant species occurs |
| A. | temperate deciduous forests |
| B. | tropical moist forests |
| C. | heavily polluted rivers |
| D. | deserts and savannas |
| Answer» B. tropical moist forests | |
| 212. |
The amount of dew is measured by |
| A. | Pluviometer |
| B. | Drosometer |
| C. | Anemometer |
| D. | Hygrometer |
| Answer» B. Drosometer | |
| 213. |
The biggest freshwater lake is |
| A. | Titicaca |
| B. | Baikal |
| C. | Superior |
| D. | Victoria |
| Answer» C. Superior | |
| 214. |
Which among these is a form of precipitation? |
| A. | dew |
| B. | fog |
| C. | mist |
| D. | hail |
| Answer» D. hail | |
| 215. |
Which among these is a cold current |
| A. | Florida current |
| B. | Canaries current |
| C. | Brazilian current |
| D. | Norwegian current |
| Answer» B. Canaries current | |
| 216. |
Which of the following is incorrect? |
| A. | Within the Arctic and Antarctic Circles there is at least one day in the year during which the sun does not set and at least one day on which it never rises |
| B. | At the North Pole there is darkness for half the year |
| C. | At the summer solstice the sun shines vertically over the Tropic of Capricorn |
| D. | The sun shines vertically over the Equator twice the year |
| Answer» C. At the summer solstice the sun shines vertically over the Tropic of Capricorn | |
| 217. |
The North Pole is always in the light |
| A. | from September 23 to March 21 |
| B. | from March 21 to September 23 |
| C. | from June 21 to December 22 |
| D. | on June 21 |
| Answer» B. from March 21 to September 23 | |
| 218. |
The inequality between day and night becomes greater or more marked as one travels from ______ to ______. |
| A. | Poles, Equator |
| B. | Equator, Poles |
| C. | Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn |
| D. | Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer |
| Answer» B. Equator, Poles | |
| 219. |
Which of the statements as regards the consequences of the movement of the earth is not correct? |
| A. | Revolution of the earth is the cause of the change of seasons |
| B. | Rotation of the earth is the cause of days and nights |
| C. | Rotation of the earth cause variation in the duration of days and nights |
| D. | Rotation of the earth affects the movement of winds and ocean currents |
| Answer» C. Rotation of the earth cause variation in the duration of days and nights | |
| 220. |
Contours are lines showing |
| A. | places on earth of equal rainfall |
| B. | places of same temperature |
| C. | places on earth at the same altitude |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. places on earth at the same altitude | |
| 221. |
The forces responsible for the movements of the earth's crust, eruption of volcanoes and earthquakes are |
| A. | terrestrial forces |
| B. | tectonic forces |
| C. | gravitational forces |
| D. | mountain building movements |
| Answer» B. tectonic forces | |
| 222. |
Igneous rocks are formed from molten rock material. Which one of the following is not an igneous rock? |
| A. | Granite |
| B. | Quartz |
| C. | Feldspar |
| D. | Slate |
| Answer» D. Slate | |
| 223. |
Chemical weathering is a name given to |
| A. | disintegration of rocks without any change in their chemical composition |
| B. | chemical interaction of oxygen, carbon dioxide or water with the minerals in the rocks |
| C. | removal of soil by chemical action |
| D. | artificial breaking up of rocks for man's use |
| Answer» B. chemical interaction of oxygen, carbon dioxide or water with the minerals in the rocks | |
| 224. |
The layers of the earth's crust are distinguished by their |
| A. | thickness and depth |
| B. | density and temperature |
| C. | metallic content and rocks |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 225. |
The longitudinal, transverse and surface waves in an earthquake originate from |
| A. | the focus within the body of the earth |
| B. | the epicentre on the surface of the earth |
| C. | the focus on the surface of the earth |
| D. | the epicentre within the body of the earth |
| Answer» A. the focus within the body of the earth | |
| 226. |
The temperature at the core of the earth is about |
| A. | 20000º C |
| B. | 2000º C |
| C. | 200000º C |
| D. | 26000º C |
| Answer» B. 2000º C | |
| 227. |
There are two types of crusts – the continental and the oceanic. The continental crust is |
| A. | thicker below the plains than below mountains |
| B. | thicker below the mountains than below the plains |
| C. | almost same all over |
| D. | thicker under the oceans than under the seas |
| Answer» B. thicker below the mountains than below the plains | |
| 228. |
Magma that reaches earth's surface and then solidifies is called |
| A. | granite |
| B. | lava |
| C. | quartz |
| D. | silicates |
| Answer» B. lava | |
| 229. |
The number of economic minerals associated with sedimentary rocks is |
| A. | more than that associated with igneous rocks |
| B. | less than that associated with igneous rocks |
| C. | same as that in igneous rocks |
| D. | unknown |
| Answer» B. less than that associated with igneous rocks | |
| 230. |
The capacity of rock to allow water to pass through it is called |
| A. | hardness |
| B. | jointing |
| C. | porosity |
| D. | permeability |
| Answer» D. permeability | |
| 231. |
Carbonaceous rocks which produce coal and of belong to the category of rocks called |
| A. | metamorphic |
| B. | igneous |
| C. | sedimentary |
| D. | inorganic |
| Answer» C. sedimentary | |
| 232. |
The "cradles of civilization" have been |
| A. | valleys |
| B. | plains |
| C. | plateaux |
| D. | hills |
| Answer» B. plains | |
| 233. |
A narrow inlet of sea between cliffs or steep slopes, especially associated with Scandinavia is |
| A. | Bay |
| B. | Gulf Stream |
| C. | Fjord |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Fjord | |
| 234. |
Malaspine Glacier is in |
| A. | Karakoram Range |
| B. | Alps |
| C. | Alaska |
| D. | Hindukush |
| Answer» C. Alaska | |
| 235. |
What is the usual altitude of the plains? |
| A. | Sea level |
| B. | Less than 500 metres above sea level |
| C. | Less than 600 metres above sea level |
| D. | Less than 800 metres above sea level |
| Answer» B. Less than 500 metres above sea level | |
| 236. |
Which one of the following types of plains is not formed by the action of the riven? |
| A. | Loess plains |
| B. | Alluvial plains |
| C. | Flood plain deposits |
| D. | Deltas |
| Answer» A. Loess plains | |
| 237. |
Changing of colour of a rock into yellow or red is due to |
| A. | hydration |
| B. | oxidation |
| C. | carbonation |
| D. | exfoliation |
| Answer» B. oxidation | |
| 238. |
Climate of a place is dependent on several factors. Which one of the following is the most significant? |
| A. | Distance from sea |
| B. | Direction of winds |
| C. | Latitude |
| D. | Ocean currents |
| Answer» C. Latitude | |
| 239. |
Seasonal contrasts are maximum in |
| A. | low latitudes |
| B. | high latitudes |
| C. | mid latitudes |
| D. | subtropics |
| Answer» C. mid latitudes | |
| 240. |
A line drawn on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunshine are |
| A. | Isohel |
| B. | Isobar |
| C. | Isohyte |
| D. | Isotherm |
| Answer» A. Isohel | |
| 241. |
Most of the weather phenomena take place in the |
| A. | Ionosphere |
| B. | Stratosphere |
| C. | Troposphere |
| D. | Mesosphere |
| Answer» C. Troposphere | |
| 242. |
Simla is cooler than Amritsar although they are on the same latitude. This is because |
| A. | Shimla is further north |
| B. | Shimla is at greater height above sea level than Amritsar |
| C. | Shimla is farther from the Equator |
| D. | Their longitudes differ |
| Answer» B. Shimla is at greater height above sea level than Amritsar | |
| 243. |
Roaring Forties is/are |
| A. | one of the major water currents of the Atlantic Ocean |
| B. | westerly winds |
| C. | the biggest and most dangerous river of Russia |
| D. | the name given to the biggest waterfalls in the world |
| Answer» B. westerly winds | |
| 244. |
Why does temperature increase with increase in height in Stratosphere? |
| A. | Closeness of the sun |
| B. | Decrease in atmospheric pressure |
| C. | Concentration of ozone |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Concentration of ozone | |
| 245. |
The velocity of winds is related to |
| A. | revolution of the earth |
| B. | rotation of the earth |
| C. | temperature |
| D. | pressure gradient |
| Answer» D. pressure gradient | |
| 246. |
Which of the following absorbs the insolation from the sun and preserves the earth's radiated heat, thus acting like a blanket allowing the earth neither to become too cold nor too hot? |
| A. | Dust |
| B. | Water vapour |
| C. | Ozone |
| D. | Nitrogen |
| Answer» C. Ozone | |
| 247. |
Excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere due to pollution will cause |
| A. | earth's temperature to rise |
| B. | earth's temperature to fall |
| C. | no change in earth's temperature |
| D. | increase in ultra-violet radiation reaching the earth |
| Answer» A. earth's temperature to rise | |
| 248. |
The radiation that heats earth's atmosphere comes from the |
| A. | sun |
| B. | earth |
| C. | ionosphere |
| D. | sun and earth |
| Answer» B. earth | |
| 249. |
Hurricanes or typhoons (tropical cyclones) develop and mature |
| A. | over land bodies only |
| B. | in a belt 35°-65° N and S latitudes |
| C. | anywhere in the tropical zone |
| D. | over water bodies only |
| Answer» D. over water bodies only | |
| 250. |
The fog that commonly occurs along the sea-coasts is of the ______ type. |
| A. | radiation |
| B. | advection |
| C. | frontal |
| D. | convection |
| Answer» B. advection | |
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