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The rate of change in temperature with increase in altitude is called

  1. hyper rate

  2. false rate

  3. change rate

  4. lapse rate


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Lapse rate is the rate of change in temperature with increase in altitude.

The lines joining the places with equal amount of rainfall are called

  1. isolines

  2. isodrums

  3. isohyets

  4. isotherms


Correct Option: C

What is Chinook?

  1. Dry, warm wind that blows down on the eastern side of Rockies

  2. Warm, heavy rains on Alps

  3. Cold water current in the Pacific

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Correct answer is (1). 

How are pressure zones on earth formed?

  1. By differential water currents

  2. By differential wind system

  3. By differential heating of the earth's surface by the sun

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct option is (3).

Which of the following is the closest star to the earth?

  1. Barnard's Star

  2. Wolf 359

  3. Proxima Centauri

  4. Rigil Kentaurus


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The distance of Proxima Centauri from the earth is 4.243 light years, which makes it the closest star to the earth.

In which of the following layers of the atmosphere is ozone gas found?

  1. Stratosphere

  2. Ionosphere

  3. Troposphere

  4. Mesosphere


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 The stratosphere is layered in temperature because ozone (O3) absorbs high energy UVB and UVC energy waves from the sun and are broken down into atomic oxygen (O1D) and diatomic oxygen (O2) at wavelengths below 1180 nm.

In which of the following deserts do the Bushmen reside?

  1. Thar Desert

  2. Atacama Desert

  3. Kalahari Desert

  4. Great Victoria Desert


Correct Option: C

The Suez Canal connects the

  1. Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

  2. Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean

  3. Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea

  4. Red Sea and the Indian Ocean


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Option (3) is the correct answer. 

In which of the following regions is the salinity of oceans highest?

  1. Polar region

  2. Tropical region

  3. Sub-tropical region

  4. Equatorial region


Correct Option: C

Which of the following is the deepest oceanic trench?

  1. Tonga

  2. Mariana

  3. Japan

  4. Kermadec


Correct Option: B

What is the cultivation of plants without the use of soil called?

  1. Hydrotides

  2. Hydroponics

  3. Hydrofonics

  4. Hydronautics


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Hydroponics is a subset of hydro-culture and is a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions, in water, without soil.

Which of the following rivers is the longest?

  1. Amazon

  2. Nile

  3. Yangtze

  4. Mississippi


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Nile is the longest river (length = 6653 km).

Which of the following lakes is the largest natural lake of the world?

  1. Caspian Sea

  2. Red Sea

  3. Arabian Sea

  4. Black Sea


Correct Option: A

How is an Ox-bow lake formed?

  1. U-shaped water body cut from the main river due to meandering

  2. Through erosion by glaciers

  3. Through erosion of the mountain sides by rivers

  4. Through erosion by sea waves


Correct Option: A

Which of the following landforms is formed by glaciers?

  1. Ridge

  2. Tarn

  3. Oxbow lake

  4. Yardang


Correct Option: B

What are the people who do lumbering called?

  1. Lumberjacks

  2. Lumbercutters

  3. Lumberman

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Which of the following instruments is used to measure earthquakes?

  1. Barometer

  2. Seismometer

  3. Hydrometer

  4. Altimeter


Correct Option: B

Why is ozone layer important for Earth?

  1. It's ability to absorb ultraviolet (UV) radiation.

  2. It's ability to block sunlight in certain parts.

  3. It's ability to form oxygen, which is required for Earth.

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Northern hemisphere is also called as _________________.

  1. food hemisphere

  2. human hemisphere

  3. water hemisphere

  4. land hemisphere


Correct Option: D

Which is the largest recorded earthquake?

  1. In US (California) - 1964

  2. In Chile - 1960

  3. In US (Alaska) - 1957

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

Which is the highest dam in the world?

  1. Rogun dam - Tajikistan

  2. Xiaowan - China

  3. Tehri - India

  4. Alvaro Obregon - Mexico


Correct Option: A

In what kind of region does cactus majorily grow?

  1. Dry-semiarid regions

  2. Wet-marshy regions

  3. Rainy-tropical regions

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A

Tehri dam in India is the _________ highest dam of the world.

  1. fifth

  2. second

  3. sixth

  4. tenth


Correct Option: C

Which among the following options is a process by which soil is formed?

  1. Deposition

  2. Weathering

  3. Erosion

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

Country with the highest density of population is ___________.

  1. Maldives

  2. Monaco

  3. Malta

  4. Singapore


Correct Option: B
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