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WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQs

Longitude And Latitude

Total Questions : 1926 | Page 187 of 193 pages
Question 1861. Which Era among the following means “ancient life”?
  1.    Mesozoic era
  2.    Cenozoic Era
  3.    Neoproterozoic Era
  4.    Paleozoic Era
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Paleozoic Era

The Paleozoic Era begins 544 million years ago up to 248 million years ago. It refers to ancient life. It is also known as the Age of Fishes


Question 1862. In which Epoch did the Homo Sapiens evolve?
  1.    Oligocene
  2.    Pleistocene
  3.    Eocene
  4.    Miocene
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Pleistocene

The Homo sapiens evolved in the chibanian age of the Pleistocene epoch


Question 1863. Who among the following proposed the Tidal Hypothesis of the origin of Earth and Solar system?
  1.    Kant-Laplace
  2.    Jeans-Jeffreys
  3.    Chamberlin-Moulten
  4.    Hoyle-Lyttleton
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Jeans-Jeffreys

The Tidal Hypothesis was proposed by James Jeans and Harold Jeffreys. This theory explains the origin of the earth and the solar system.


Question 1864. Who put forward the Gaseous Hypothesis theory of origin of earth?
  1.    Kant
  2.    James Jeans
  3.    Chamberlin
  4.    Laplace
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Kant

Kant put forward his gaseous hypothesis theory in 1755. This theory was based on Newton’s law of Gravitation.


Question 1865. The phenomena ‘Great white spot’ is associated with which planet?
  1.    Jupiter
  2.    Uranus
  3.    Neptune
  4.    Saturn
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Saturn

The Great white spot (Great white Oval) is a phenomena associated with large periodic storms in the atmosphere of Saturn which are visible from the planet Earth.


Question 1866. What is a U-shaped water body that forms when a wide meander of a river is cut off creating a free-standing body of water called?
  1.    Marsh
  2.    Tor
  3.    Ox bow lake
  4.    Meanders
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Ox bow lake

Ox bow lake is a U shaped lake formed when a meander of a river is cut off. This cut off meander creates a free standing water body called Ox bow lake.


Question 1867. Which among the following is not a feature of divergent plate boundary?
  1.    Fissure volcanoes
  2.    Faulted mountains
  3.    Rift valleys
  4.    Mid oceanic ridges
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Faulted mountains

Faulted Mountains is a feature of continent-continent convergence. Mid-oceanic ridges, Fissure volcanoes and rift valleys are a result of divergent plate boundaries.


Question 1868. What are forested wetlands called?
  1.    Tors
  2.    Swamps
  3.    Marsh
  4.    Delta
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Swamps

Forested wetlands are called as swamps. They are located all around the world. Freshwater swamps form along large lakes and rivers. Saltwater swamps are found along tropical and sub tropical coastlines.


Question 1869. When did the Supercontinent Pangaea begin to break up?
  1.    50 million years ago
  2.    200 million years ago
  3.    2000 million years ago
  4.    500 million years ago
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 200 million years ago

According to Alfred Wegener, all the major continents formed one giant supercontinent, called Pangaea. About 200 million years ago, the supercontinent Pangaea began to rift.


Question 1870. What is the average density of the ‘core’ of the Earth?
  1.    12 gm/cm3
  2.    2 gm/cm3
  3.    5 gm/cm3
  4.    2.9 gm/cm3
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 12 gm/cm3

Core (Nife) is the innermost layer of the earth. It is made up of dense heavy metals. The average density of the core is 12 gm/cm3


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