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WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQs

Longitude And Latitude

Total Questions : 1926 | Page 14 of 193 pages
Question 131. The snow line of the Rocky Mountains of the USA is about
  1.    3 km above sea level
  2.    6 km above sea level
  3.    it is at the sea level
  4.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 3 km above sea level
Question 132. The study of day-to-day variations in weather called is called
  1.    climatology
  2.    meteorology
  3.    cyclogenesis
  4.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> meteorology
Question 133. The south temperature zone is a region lying between
  1.    the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic circle
  2.    the Antarctic circle and the South pole
  3.    the Tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn
  4.    the Tropic of Capricorn and the equator
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic circle
Question 134. The type of soil needed for rice is
  1.    clayey loam
  2.    rich, muddy and saturated with water
  3.    deep, loamy, well drained
  4.    humus, rich in Fe and potash
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> rich, muddy and saturated with water
Question 135. The soils whose parent material tend to be rich in sand are
  1.    spodsols
  2.    alfisols
  3.    aridsols
  4.    ultisols
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> spodsols
Question 136. The tide produced when the moon and the sun are at right angles to the earth, thus pulling in opposite directions, is called
  1.    neap tide
  2.    spring tide
  3.    diurnal tide
  4.    ebb tide
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> neap tide
Question 137. The soil found in areas of heavy rainfall and high humidity, where there is good growth of vegetation is
  1.    peat and marshy soil
  2.    saline and alkaline soil
  3.    black soil
  4.    alluvial soil
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> peat and marshy soil
Question 138. The thickness of biosphere is
  1.    8-10 km above the earth's surface
  2.    5-8 km above the earth's surface
  3.    5-10 km above the earth's surface
  4.    10-12 km above the earth's surface
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 8-10 km above the earth's surface
Question 139. The temperature inversion is
  1.    whenever the normal decrease of atmospheric temperature
  2.    when the decrease in temperature or moisture or both takes place
  3.    whenever the normal decrease of atmospheric temperature or moisture or both change with height over
  4.    All of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> whenever the normal decrease of atmospheric temperature or moisture or both change with height over
Question 140. Which of the following is most useful for measuring the shortest distance between two places on the earth and path between them?
  1.    Atlas map
  2.    Thematic maps
  3.    Wall maps
  4.    Globe
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Globe

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