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General Knowledge(GK)-MCQS World Geography Section 4

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1. Which of the following is not a kharif crop?




2. The shape of earth is




3. The tertiary winds on the north of the Alps (Europe) are called




4. The tropical easterlies wind lie at




5. The spring season in the north temperate zone is when




6. The term 'Abyssal refers to




7. The transport of warm air toward the poles and cold air toward the equator is due to




8. The traditional lands of the nomads of Central Asia are




9. The time interval from when the given star passes directly overhead to when it next passed directly overhead, is defined as




10. The three recognized major fishing grounds of the world are located in the




11. The variation in the duration of the day and the night is due to earth's




12. The sulphites are a mineral group that contain one or more metallic elements in combination with the sulphate compound ____




13. he term 'flora' in the context of natural vegetation refers to




14. Which of the following is concerned with the study of characteristics, origin and development of land forms?




15. The soils common to the south eastern USA are called




16. The southernmost part of the world is




17. The texture of a soil refers to




18. The steady or initial phase of the magnetic storms is




19. The Suez canal connects the




20. The uppermost epoch of the Neogene period is




21. The type of igneous rock that form from magma is a function of




22. The slow down slope movement of soil and sediment because of frost heaving and thawing is called




23. The transverse, longitudinal and surface waves in an earthquake originate from




24. The smallest country of the world is




25. The smallest annual temperature range occurs in the




26. The South Frigid Zone is the region




27. The temperature needed to keep the earth's surface and the atmosphere in thermal equilibrium is called




28. The short term variations of the atmosphere, ranging from minutes to months are called




29. The tropical cyclones with maximum sustained surface winds of 33 ms are called




30. The typical soil of tropical region, formed by the weathering of laterite rock, which promotes leaching of the soil is




31. he two 'equinoxes' take place respectively in the months of




32. The troughs of the waves are where the jet stream of waves is closest to the




33. The study of soils is called




34. The tropical cyclones do not occur to the equator because of




35. The term 'regur' refers to




36. The umbra is




37. The tunnel that connects France and Italy is




38. The sequence of layers of atmosphere from earth to upwards is




39. The sediment deposited at the base of the glacier is called




40. The third world includes about 120 countries of




41. The smallest division of geological time scale is




42. The various types of plate convergence is oceanic-oceanic convergence oceanic-continental convergence continental-continental convergence




43. The smallest state, population wise, in the world is




44. The time at a place is determined by




45. The tropical and temperate deserts of the world, occupy nearly ____ of the land surface of the worlds.




46. The shortest day (longest night) in the Southern hemisphere is




47. The smallest glaciers are




48. The time interval between one vernal equinox and the next is nearest to which of the following figures?




49. Which of the following is measured on the Richter scale?




50. The term used to describe the combined effect of all shortwave losses in




51. The time difference between each side of the International Date line is




52. The soil used for cutting bricks, use in the construction of houses is




53. The sidereal month may be defined as




54. The shallow seas found in the Atlantic basin include the




55. The study of human geography includes study of




56. The snow line of the Rocky Mountains of the USA is about




57. The study of day-to-day variations in weather called is called




58. The type of soil needed for rice is




59. The south temperature zone is a region lying between




60. The soils whose parent material tend to be rich in sand are




61. The tide produced when the moon and the sun are at right angles to the earth, thus pulling in opposite directions, is called




62. The soil found in areas of heavy rainfall and high humidity, where there is good growth of vegetation is




63. The thickness of biosphere is




64. The temperature inversion is




65. Which of the following is most useful for measuring the shortest distance between two places on the earth and path between them?




66. The second largest continent in the world is




67. The southern Deccan area is in a rain shadow and receives only




68. The underlying cause of bio diversity loss is




69. The temperature increases rapidly after




70. The spiral flow in a stream caused by channel shape is called




71. The storms or frontal systems develop where




72. The subatomic particles arriving from outer space having high energy are called




73. The strongest bonds exist between the particles found within




74. The snow line on the northern side of greater Himalayas range about




75. The unit of the light year is used for measuring




76. The tide of minimum rise is called




77. The second largest island (next to Greenland) in the world is