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World Geography | Set 5

1. Llanos and Campos are grasslands found in

Correct : C. South America

2. The line dividing North Korea and South Korea is

Correct : C. 38th parallel

3. Deciduous trees

Correct : D. shed their leaves at a certain season

4. You are asked to import Ostrich, Platypus and Kaola Bear. To which country will you opt to go, to get all the three?

Correct : A. Australia

5. Savanna is a

Correct : C. grassland

6. The duration of the day and night is always equal at the

Correct : A. Equator

7. Quinine is obtained from the

Correct : C. Cinchona plant

8. Latex is a name for

Correct : C. crude rubber

9. Ozone layers absorb

Correct : B. ultraviolet rays coming from the sun

10. Why does the mercury column in the barometer fall rapidly before a severe storm? It is due to

Correct : B. fall in the atmospheric pressure

11. A sierra is a/an

Correct : A. mountain range

12. The largest country in the world (area-wise) is

Correct : C. Russia

13. Which among the following is a renewable source?

Correct : A. forest

14. "The length of its day and the tilt of its axis are almost identical to those of the earth". This is true of

Correct : D. Mars

15. Monazite is an ore of

Correct : C. thorium

16. The years 1700, 1800 and 1900 were

Correct : B. not leap years

17. The snowline is the line on mountain or hill slope which

Correct : B. is the lowest limit of perpetual snow

18. The yield or food grain per man is high under

Correct : B. extensive cultivation

19. The general direction or movement or a tropical cyclone in the northern hemisphere is

Correct : C. westward then poleward

20. The relative humidity or the atmospheric air

Correct : B. decreases with increase in temperature

21. Ferrel's Law is associated with the

Correct : D. direction of winds

22. The temperature at which the air is saturated is known as

Correct : D. dew point

23. In an artesian well, in what order the rock-layer are generally found? (from bottom to surface)

Correct : D. non-permeable, permeable and non-permeable

24. The home or the fur-bearing animals is the

Correct : A. coniferous forests

25. If A and B are two stations antipode to each other then their

Correct : C. seasons day and night are opposite

26. The evergreen trees are those which remain green through out the year. This is because

Correct : C. their leaves fall in small numbers at intervals

27. What type or vegetation is associated with South Africa?

Correct : A. Veld

28. Doldrums is/are

Correct : B. low pressure belt of calm and light surface winds near the Equator

29. What is the "cloud burst"? It is

Correct : C. an abnormal heavy downpour of rain

30. A narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses is called

Correct : C. isthmus

31. On the Equator the day and night are equal

Correct : D. throughout the year

32. Which calendar is being universally followed?

Correct : C. Gregory Calendar

33. The salinity or the sea is maximum at the

Correct : B. Red Sea

34. Crude oil is generally round in

Correct : B. sedimentary rocks

35. If one watches a distant ship coming towards the shore through a telescope one first sees

Correct : C. its mast

36. The only cereal crop which originated in America is

Correct : D. corn

37. Which or the following is known as the lifelines of a country?

Correct : D. modem means of transport and communication

38. The Trans-Siberian railway links

Correct : D. Leningrad with Vladivostok

39. The Trans-Andean railway connects

Correct : C. Buenos Aires with Valparaiso

40. The gap between birth rate and death rate per 1000 mid-year population of a given region is known as

Correct : B. natural growth rate of population

41. The number of women per thousand men is called

Correct : B. sex ratio

42. The population of India has of late been growing very fast because

Correct : B. the death rate has been dropping on account of better medical and health facilities

43. Which or the following is the longest mountain range?

Correct : C. The Andes

44. Rubber is the coagulated Juice or latex or an equatorial tree called

Correct : D. Hevea

45. Humidity in the air is measured in a

Correct : C. hygrometer

46. Which is the world's largest river?

Correct : B. The Amazon

47. The winter snow-house or Eskimos is known as

Correct : C. Igloo

48. Where are most or the Earth's active volcanoes concentrated at present?

Correct : C. Pacific Ocean

49. The palace of origin of an earthquake is called

Correct : D. seismic focus

50. On which or the following African riven is the Kariba Dam one of the world's largest hydel power systems located?

Correct : D. The Zambezi

51. What does the machine tool industry produce?

Correct : C. It produces machines which can be used by other industries for the production of their finished goods

52. In spite of the very high temperature at the Earth's centre, the inner core is not in a molten state because the

Correct : C. great pressure at the centre raises the melting point of the rocks

53. The meeting or warm and cold currents in the ocean lives rise to

Correct : C. fog

54. The actual amount or moisture contained in the air is known as

Correct : D. absolute humidity

55. Tropical rain forests appear in which or the following regions?

Correct : B. North and South of the Congo Basin

56. The tropical deciduous trees shed their leaves in summer because

Correct : C. it prevents loss of moisture through transpiration

57. The age of a tree can be estimated by

Correct : D. the number of concentric rings on a cross-section of its trunk

58. The phenomenon known as the "Midnight Sun" is caused by

Correct : C. Inclination of the Earth's axis

59. The continents of the world are mainly composed of

Correct : C. sial

60. The difference in mean temperature between the hottest and coldest months in a year is known as

Correct : C. annual range of temperature

61. By what name the Third World Countries are now commonly referred to?

Correct : C. Developing countries

62. What percentage or all water available on the Earth is contained in the oceans?

Correct : D. 97%

63. The most common igneous rock is

Correct : B. granite

64. Which or the following is mainly responsible for causing discomfort to mountaineers?

Correct : C. lack of oxygen

65. The continuous circulation of water among the hydrosphere, atmosphere and Lithosphere is known as

Correct : B. Hydrologic cycle

66. What is approximately the quantum of the pressure exerted by the atmosphere at sea level?

Correct : B. one kg per sq mtr

67. The velocity of wind is related to

Correct : D. pressure gradient

68. Which of the following is known as 'golden fiber'?

Correct : C. Jute

69. Silk production in the world has declined because of

Correct : C. growing competition from man-made fibres

70. What is a "shaft mine"?

Correct : C. A mine dug deep into the earth

71. Which of the following varieties of coal accounts for the maximum coal output of the world?

Correct : C. Bituminous

72. Which of the following is not one of the by-products of mineral oil?

Correct : B. Sulphur

73. Which of the following layers of the Earth's atmosphere provide ideal flying conditions for Jet aircraft?

Correct : C. Stratosphere

74. Which of the following reflects radio waves back to the Earth?

Correct : A. Ionosphere

75. Condensation occurs when

Correct : A. the air is cold

76. Nautical mile is a unit of distance used in

Correct : B. navigation

77. The temperature at which dew is formed is known as

Correct : B. dew point

78. Which of the following is not one of the three processes involved in the transfer of water between the atmosphere and the surface of the Earth?

Correct : A. Insolation

79. The process of water getting evaporated from the surface of leaves is known as

Correct : B. evapo-transpiration

80. The process which leads to the formation of clouds is known as

Correct : B. condensation

81. Which of the following is known as "the cold pole" of the world?

Correct : B. Verkhoyansk in Russia

82. The division of the world into major natural regions is primarily based on

Correct : C. climate types

83. Which of the following natural regions is known as the "big game country" a land of "Safari"?

Correct : C. Savanna or Tropical Grassland region

84. Which of the following natural regions has specialised in cultivation of fruit trees?

Correct : A. Mediterranean region

85. Which of the following natural regions is inhabited by the Eskimos of Canada and Alaska, Lappas of Finland and the Samoyeds and Yakuts of Siberia?

Correct : B. Polar Tundra

86. The Tropical Grasslands of Brazil are known as

Correct : B. Campos

87. Which of the following is not a product of the 'Monsoon Forests'?

Correct : C. Olive

88. Cloudy nights are warmer compared to clear cloudless nights, because clouds

Correct : B. Reflect back the heat given off by earth

89. Why is very little rice sold in world markets?

Correct : B. The main producers of rice are also the main consumers

90. Which or the following is not a proof of Earth being an oblate spheroid?

Correct : B. The shadow of the Earth on the Sun during solar eclipse is always curved

91. Which of the following layers of the Earth is believed to account for the Earth's magnetism?

Correct : C. Core

92. The approximate radius or the Earth is

Correct : C. 6400 km

93. The latitude also known as the

Correct : D. Arctic Circle

94. Sun's halo is produced by the refraction of light in

Correct : D. Ice crystals in Cirrus clouds

95. The trees of spruce, fir, pine, etc are found in which of the following natural regions of the Earth?

Correct : C. Taiga Type

96. When rain falls through a cold layer of air Dear the Earth's surface, raindrops get frozen into ice. This type of precipitation is called

Correct : D. sleet

97. The most salty basin in the world is the

Correct : B. Dead Sea

98. In which of the following units is atmospheric pressure measured?

Correct : C. Kilograms per square metre

99. Which set of two riven given below together form the world's largest delta?

Correct : A. The Ganges and the Brahmpautra

100. Molten rock below the surface of the Earth is called?

Correct : A. Magma