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Description: physical geography, resources, population, climate, forests, etc
Number of Questions: 17
Created by: Mira Shah
Tags: Geography of India Earth, Atmospheric Ocean & Planetary Sciences

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Which of the following heavenly bodies is a Jovian planet?

The mean thickness of oceanic crust is _________.

Which one of the following is not a major plate?

Gabbro is an example of which of the following types of rock?

Which of the following parts of the earth's surface receive(s) the maximum insolation?

What percent of short wave solar radiation is reflected by clouds?

The phenomenon of inversion of temperature is usually seen in the nights of which of the following seasons?

Which of the following order of minerals is correct with regards to their hardness?

talc < flourite < calcite < gypsum < apatite < feldspar < quartz < topaz < corundum < diamond
talc < gypsum < calcite < flourite < apatite < feldspar < topaz < quartz< corundum < diamond
talc < gypsum < calcite < apatite < flourite < feldspar < quartz < topaz < corundum < diamond
talc < gypsum < calcite < flourite < apatite < feldspar < quartz < topaz < corundum < diamond
talc < gypsum < calcite < flourite < apatite < quartz < feldspar < topaz < corundum < diamond

'No true summer' is the characteristic of which of the following type of climates?

Which of the following statements about isotherms is correct?

Isotherms always remain parallel to the latitude.
In January, isotherms deviate to the south over the ocean and to the north over the continent.
In January, isotherms deviate to the north over the ocean and to the south over the continent.
In January, isotherms deviate to the north over the ocean and to the south over the continent especially in the northern hemisphere.
In January, isotherms deviate to the north over the ocean and to the south over the continent especially in the southern hemisphere.

According to Koeppen classification, letter code Cfa denotes which of the following climatic types?

Which of the following layers of oceans over middle and low latitude is known as thermocline layer?

Which of the following has been considered as the upper limit of salinity to demarcate ‘brackish water'?

Which of the following statements about salinity is correct?

Arabian sea shows higher salinity as compared to Bay of Bengal
Bay of Bengal shows higher salinity as compared to Arabian sea
Salinity increases with depth and there is a distinct zone called the halocline, where salinity decreases abruptly
Salinity is very high in Black Sea due to high evaporation
Average salinity of the Indian Ocean is 55 parts per thosand

What percentage of the total surface area of the country, mountains cover?

Which of the following national highways of India is the longest?

Which of the following branches of study deals with spatial patterns and geographic characteristics of animals and their habitats?

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