GK GEOGRAPHY(Part-IV)
251.
The Himalayas are generally divided into three ranges which do not include
(a) Siwalik (b) Greater Himalayas
(c) Karakoram (d) Lesser Himalayas
: C
252.
Which of the following are the oldest rocks in India?
(a) Aravallis (b) Himalayas (c) Siwaliks (d) All the above
: A
253.
Which of the following is the main difference between the Western and Eastern Ghats?
(a) Height (b) Continuity
(c) Proximity to the coast (d) Vegetation
: B
254.
'Sagarmatha' is a name given to which Himalayan peak?
(a) Nanda Devi (b) Mt. Everest
(c) Nanga Parbat (d) Kanchenjunga
: B
255.
Which is the highest Himalayan peak in India?
(a) K2 (b) Nanga Parbat (c) Nanda Devi (d) Kanchenjunga
: A
256.
The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) West Bengal (c) Rajasthan (d) Orissa
: D
257.
Which of the following is in east of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?
(a) Thailand (b) Sri Lanka (c) Indonesia (d) All the above
: A
258.
The Lakshadweep Islands are situated in
(a) Indian Ocean (b) Arabian Sea
(c) Bay of Bengal (d) None of these
: B
259.
The southernmost point of India is located in
(a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Little Kingdom (d) Great Nicobar
: D
260.
Indian states have a common border with Pakistan do not include?
(a) Rajasthan (b) Gujarat (c) Punjab (d) Himachal Pradesh
: D
261.
The term 'Granary of the world' is related to ....... type
(a) Monsoon (b) Mediterranean
(c) Temperature (d) Laurentian
: C
262.
Which of the following is not a tropical type of soil?
(a) Red soil (b) Desert soil (c) Black soil (d) Brown soil
: D
263.
The formation of laterite is mainly due to
(a) weathering (b) erosion (c) leaching (d) deposition
: C
264.
Minimum humus is to be found in
(a) chernozem (b) podzol (c) chestnut soil (d) laterite soil
: D
265.
Which of the following are predominantly seasonal winds?
(a) Monsoon winds (b) Prevailing winds
(c) Descending winds (d) Cyclonic winds
: A
266.
Atmosphere with excess of carbon dioxide as a result of pollution could result
(a) in fall in temperature (b) in rise in temperature
(c) in no change of temperature
(d) excess of ultra-violet rays reaching the earth
: B
267.
What do you understand by the term 'Roaring Forties'?
(a) Major current of the Atlantic ocean
(b) Biggest waterfall in the world
(c) The westerly winds
(d) A dangerous river of China
: C
268.
Which of the following factors is most important for determining the climate of a place?
(a) Rainfall (b) Latitude
(c) Direction of winds (d) Direction of sea
: B
269.
Climate types are not classified on the basis of
(a) temperature and rainfall (b) water balance
(c) vapotranspiration (d) distance from the equator
: D
270.
Seasonal contrasts are maximum in
(a) low latitudes (b) high latitudes
(c) mid latitudes (d) subtropics
: C
271.
All of the following types of climates occur in the southern hemisphere except
(a) hot desert (b) savannah (c) equatorial (d) tundra
: D
272.
Though Amritsar and Shimla are on the same latitude their climates differ. This is attributable to
(a) the difference in their altitudes
(b) their distance from the sea
(c) snowfall in Shimla
(d) pollution in Amritsar
: A
273.
Which type of climate is known for the minimum diurnal range of annual temperature?
(a) Mediterranean (b) Equatorial
(c) Hot deserts (d) Cold deserts
: B
274.
Which of the following is not an important condition for growth of coral?
(a) Wave-free salt water (b) Clean salt water
(c) Warm seas (d) Plenty of sunlight
: A
275.
Which of the features is not produced by wind erosion?
(a) Mushroom rocks (b) Zeugen (c) Yardang (d) Barchan
: D
276.
A V-shaped valley is a feature produced by
(a) youthful river (b) mature river
(c) old river (d) all of the above
: A
277.
A piedmont plateau is situated
(a) on a cliff (b) at the foot of a mountain
(c) near seashores (d) amidst mountain ranges
: B
278.
Decaying vegetation produces organic acids which cause a breakdown of minerals. This is
(a) physical weathering (b) chemical weathering
(c) both (a) and (b) (d) chemical erosion
: B
279.
Formation of magma along the bedding plane results in
(a) Sill (b) Dykes (c) Basalt (d) Laccolith
: A
280.
Which of the following features may occur when lava cools at the surface?
(a) Batholith (b) Laccolith (c) Basalt plateau (d) Sill
: C
281.
Formation of a rift valley is due to
(a) the formation of fold mountains
(b) the forces of tension in the earth's crust
(c) the subsidence of the floor of a river valley
(d) the over-deepening of a valley by ice action
: B
282.
Which of the following is a typical feature of volcanic eruption?
(a) Horsts (b) Dykes (c) Basin (d) Drumlin
: B
283.
Which of the following connects the ocean floor level with the continental level?
(a) Continental slope (b) Continental shelf
(c) Epicontinental sea (d) Sea shelf
: A
284.
Heat gain through insolation and heat loss through terrestrial radiation are equal approximately at which latitude?
(a) 22?0 North and South (b) 400 North and South
(c) 42?0 North and South (d) 66?0 North and South
: B
285.
Which one of the following is not a form of precipitation?
(a) Fog (b) Hail (c) Snowfall (d) Rainfall
: A
286.
The cauliflower shape is associated with which of the following cloud formations?
(a) Stratus (b) Cumulus (c) Nimbus (D) Cirrus
: B
287.
When can one record the lowest temperature of air?
(a) Just before sunrise (b) At midnight
(c) At 3 am (d) No fixed time
: A
288.
Compared to other slopes in the northern hemisphere which is the warmest?
(a) East facing (b) South facing
(c) North facing (d) West facing
: B
289.
What do you understand by the term Advection?
(a) Heat is transferred horizontally by winds
(b) Heat is transferred horizontally by both winds and ocean currents
(c) Heat is transferred vertically through the air
(d) Heat is transferred horizontally through ocean currents
: B
290.
What helps to maintain the heat budget on the surface of the earth?
(a) Incoming insolation in short waves and terrestrial radiation in long waves
(b) The atmosphere absorbs heat
(c) Incoming solar radiation is reflected
(d) The earth absorbs heat
: A
291.
The solar radiation reflected back from the top of the atmosphere is equal to
(a) 25% (b) 30% (c) 35% (d) 38%
: C
292.
Cold currents have cooling effect on the shore of
(a) Peru (b) Japan (c) Western Europe (d) Alaska
: A
293.
When water freezes in the polar seas the salts
(a) from a layer on top
(b) remain in the sub-surface water that does not freeze
(c) sink to the bottom
(d) partly freeze and partly sink to the bottom
: B
294.
Which of the following cloud types do not indicate fair or fine weather?
(a) Cirrus (b) Cumulus (c) Altocumulus (d) Cumulonimbus
: D
295.
An upper air wind system with very high velocities in certain parts of the atmosphere is called
(a) a cyclone (b) an anticyclone (c) jet stream (d) a tsunami
: C
296.
The water content in the atmosphere
(a) is independent of temperature
(b) increases as temperature increases
(c) decreases as temperature increases
(d) either increases or decreases with temperature increase
: B
297.
The velocity of winds is governed by
(a) rotation of earth (b) pressure gradient
(c) Farrel's law (d) insolation
: B
298.
Which of the following is specially true of anticyclones in the southern hemisphere?
(a) The air moves in a circular manner
(b) Pressure increases from the outside to the centre
(c) They often form over continents
(d) The air moves in an anti-clockwise direction
: D
299.
Freely moving bodies are
(a) deflected to the their right in the northern hemisphere
(b) deflected to the right in the southern hemisphere
(c) deflected upwards at the equator
(d) unaffected by the earth's movements
: A
300.
The supersonic aircraft find it most convenient to fly in the
(a) troposphere (b) stratosphere
(c) mesosphere (d) ionosphere
: B
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