CSS :: Physical Geography
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61. |
Who first held the view that the earth is a sphere? |
A. |
Pythagoras |
B. |
Newton |
C. |
Galileo |
D. |
Aristotle |
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
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62. |
The busiest ocean route in the world is |
A. |
North Atlantic route |
B. |
Suez Canal |
C. |
Cape route |
D. |
Panama Canal |
E. |
Palk Strait |
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Answer: Option A
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63. |
Spring tides occur when |
A. |
When the gravitational pull of the sun is at right angles to that of the moon |
B. |
The moon casts its shadow on the sun |
C. |
Sun, moon and earth are in a straight line |
D. |
None of the above |
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
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64. |
Hurricanes are |
A. |
Tropical cyclones of the West Indies |
B. |
Tropical cyclones of China |
C. |
Depressions in the North Sea |
D. |
Tropical depressions in the Mediterranean Sea |
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
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65. |
The lowest layer of the earth's atmosphere is called |
A. |
Stratosphere |
B. |
Ionosphere |
C. |
Mesosphere |
D. |
Troposphere |
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
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66. |
Which among the following is a metamorphic rock? |
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
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67. |
Neptune's day is approximately |
A. |
12 hours |
B. |
18 hours |
C. |
23 hours |
D. |
24 hours |
Answer: Option D
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68. |
Dry summers great sunshine and rainy winters are characteristics of which of the following types of climates? |
A. |
Mediterranean |
B. |
Tropical |
C. |
Tundra |
D. |
Equatorial |
Answer: Option A
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69. |
Reasons change due to |
A. |
Revolution of the earth around the sun |
B. |
Change of distances during regolution round the sun |
C. |
Inclination of the earth's axis by 66 1/2? |
D. |
All of the above |
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
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70. |
The earliest rocks formed on the earth's surface are |
A. |
Plutonic |
B. |
Sedimentary |
C. |
Igneous |
D. |
Metamorphic |
Answer: Option C
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