CSS :: Physical Geography
|
|
|
|
|
1. |
Arrange the following three atmospheric layers starting from the surface of the earth |
A. |
Stratosphere |
B. |
Ionosphere |
C. |
Troposphere |
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
|
2. |
What does 'Roaring forties' refer to? |
A. |
The tract of stormy westerly winds between latitudes 20-30? S |
B. |
Whirl winds caused in Atlantic Ocean |
C. |
The region between latitudes 40 and 50? S where the prevailing westerly winds blow over the open oceans with great regularity and strength |
D. |
None of these |
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
|
3. |
Isotherms are lines on a map which join the places having the same |
A. |
Hunidity |
B. |
Pressure |
C. |
Mean temperature |
D. |
None of these |
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
|
4. |
A sextant is a scientific instrument for measuring |
A. |
Rainfall |
B. |
Altitude of the sun and other inaccessible heavenly bodies |
C. |
Curvature of earth's surface |
D. |
None of these |
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
|
5. |
A piece of land surrounded by water from all sides in an ocean, sea, lake or river, is called |
A. |
Estuary |
B. |
An island |
C. |
Peninsula |
D. |
None of these |
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
|
6. |
Who was the first to reach the South Pole? |
A. |
Amundsen |
B. |
Magellan |
C. |
Robert Peary |
D. |
None of these |
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
|
7. |
An extensive inlet penetrating far into the land (a large, deep bay), is known as |
A. |
A Gulf |
B. |
An Island |
C. |
A Peninsula |
D. |
None of these |
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
|
8. |
The Ozone Layer protects the earth from |
A. |
Ultra-violet rays |
B. |
Cosmic rays |
C. |
Infrared rays |
D. |
X-rays |
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
|
9. |
High tides occur when |
A. |
The earth, the sun and the moon are in a straight line, (the sun being in the middle) |
B. |
The position of the sun and moon form a right angle with the earth's centre |
C. |
The sun, the earth and the moon are in a straight line (the earth being in the middle) |
D. |
The earth, the moon and the sun are in a straight line (the moon being in the middle) |
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
|
10. |
Moraines are debris deposited by |
A. |
Rivers |
B. |
Sea-waves |
C. |
Winds |
D. |
Glaciers |
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
|
Read more:
|
|