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WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQs

Longitude And Latitude

Total Questions : 1926 | Page 8 of 193 pages
Question 71. The process of capture of precipitation by the plant canopy and its subsequent return to the atmosphere is called
  1.    sublimation
  2.    stem flow
  3.    interception
  4.    through fall
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> interception
Question 72. The oldest rocks found in ocean basins are ____ than the oldest continental rocks.
  1.    older
  2.    younger
  3.    larger
  4.    smaller
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Answer: Option B. -> younger
Question 73. The period of daylight
  1.    is nearly constant near the equator
  2.    varies with latitude and the season
  3.    reaches a maximum of 24 hour in the polar zones in summer
  4.    All of the above
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Answer: Option D. -> All of the above
Question 74. The process of weathering results into
  1.    the complete loss of particular atoms or the compounds from the weathered surface
  2.    the addition of specific atoms or compounds to the weathered surface
  3.    a breakdown of one mass in to two or more masses, with no chemical change in the mineral or rock
  4.    All of the above
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Answer: Option D. -> All of the above
Question 75. The part of continental margin that is structurally a part of continent?
  1.    Continental shelf
  2.    Continental Slope
  3.    both (a) and (b)
  4.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> both (a) and (b)
Question 76. The original landmass, pangola split into
  1.    Laurissa in the north and Godwanaland in the south
  2.    Laurissa in the south and Godwanaland in the north
  3.    Laurissa in the east and Godwanaland in the west
  4.    Laurissa in the west and Godwanaland in the east
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Laurissa in the north and Godwanaland in the south
Question 77. The pyramidal peaks that form when several cirques chisel a mountain form three more sides are called
  1.    horns
  2.    cirques
  3.    aretes
  4.    medial moraines
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> horns
Question 78. The R-horizon of soil horizon consists of
  1.    unweathered bedrock
  2.    weathered parent material
  3.    plant litter at various levels of decomposition
  4.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> unweathered bedrock
Question 79. The propagation of radio signals is greatly influence by
  1.    troposphere
  2.    ionosphere
  3.    exosphere
  4.    thermosphere
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Answer: Option B. -> ionosphere
Question 80. The process that involves the eroded material being dissolved and carried along in water as individual ions is called
  1.    solution
  2.    suspension
  3.    saltation
  4.    traction
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> solution

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