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111.

Which of the following conditions causes the formation of spring tides?

A.	When the sun, moon and earth make an acute angle in space	B.	When the earth is in between the sun and the moon
C.	When the sun, moon and earth are approximately in a straight line	D.	When the sun is overhead and the moon is facing the earth

112.

Which of the following is a great circle?

A.	Tropic of cancer	B.	Equator
C.	Arctic circle	D.	Tropic of Capricorn

113.

The Roaring Forties of the Southern Oceans are associated with

A.	Frequent tornadoes	B.	Seasonal monsoons
C.	Uninterrupted Westerlies	D.	Hurricanes

114.

The capacity of the atmospheric air to retain water as vapour depends fundamentally upon

A.	Its temperature	B.	The velocity of the winds
C.	Its pressure	D.	Its density

115.

The "Horse Latitudes" refer to the belt of

A.	Sub-tropical high pressure belt	B.	Equatorial doldrums
C.	The zone of alteration of trade winds and doldrums	D.	Temperate low pressure belt

116.

On which day of the year does the sun appear to move from the southern to the northern hemisphere?

A.	21-Jun	B.	21-Dec
C.	21-Sep	D.	21-Mar

117.

The first European scientist, who refuted the belief that the earth was the centre of the universe was

A.	Newton	B.	Copernicus
C.	Galileo	D.	Kepler

118.

Podzel soils are developed in the

A.	Taiga region	B.	Monsoon region
C.	Equatorial region	D.	Mediterranean region

119.

What will be the maximum altitude of the pole star at a place 28?N and 78?E?

A.	78?	B.	12?
C.	28?	D.	62?

120.

The shape of the earth is

A.	Circular disc	B.	A sphere
C.	An oblate	D.	A tetrahedron