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World Geography - 4

Description: World Geography - 4
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'Plate Tectonics' refers to movement of large sections of Earth's crust. Which of the following factors is 'Not' responsible for this movement?

  1. Diatrophism

  2. Continental Drift

  3. Sea floor spreading

  4. Polar Wandering


Correct Option: D

Which of the following is a typical example of Block Mountains?

  1. Vosges

  2. Alps

  3. Himalayas

  4. Pyrenees


Correct Option: A

Mark the incorrect combination

  1. Manchester (UK) - Cotton Textiles

  2. Pittsburg (USA) - Cotton

  3. Havana (Cuba) - Cigar

  4. Venice (Italy) - Glass


Correct Option: B

The nebular hypothesis about the origin of the earth was put forward by

  1. Kittler Lewis

  2. Immanuel

  3. Kant

  4. Laplace


Correct Option: C

Mount Kelud is a volcano located in

  1. USA

  2. Chile

  3. Italy

  4. Indonesia


Correct Option: D

Arrange the following Asian nations in descending order of total population: A. South Korea B. North Korea C. Japan D. Taiwan (ROC)

  1. C-A-B-D

  2. A-C-B-D

  3. A-B-D-C

  4. D-A-C-B


Correct Option: A

Rhine valley in France is known for mineral deposits of

  1. Copper

  2. Bauxite

  3. Zinc

  4. Nickel


Correct Option: B

The highest hydro-power potential in the African Continents is in

  1. Southern Africa

  2. North-western Africa

  3. Equatorial Africa

  4. North-eastern Africa


Correct Option: C

The correct descending order of the 'eras of geological time' is

  1. Precambrian, Paleozoic, Cenozoic, Mesozoic

  2. Paleozoic, Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic

  3. Precambrian, Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic

  4. Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic


Correct Option: D

Choose incorrect statement.

  1. With an ascent of every 165 metres, the temperature is reduced by 10o C

  2. Capacity of air to hold moisture decreases with a rise in temperature of the air

  3. Absolute humidity is expressed in grams per cubic metre of air

  4. The air pressure decreases with decrease in temperature


Correct Option: A

Cirque is the land form caused by the movement of

  1. Wind

  2. Glacier

  3. River

  4. Underground water


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A cirque is an amphitheatre-like valley formed by glacial erosion.

The Keil canal links the

  1. Mediterranean and Red Sea

  2. Pacific and Atlantic Ocean

  3. North Sea and Baltic Sea

  4. Mediterranean and Black Sea


Correct Option: C

Which of the following has the highest wind velocity?

  1. Typhoon

  2. Cyclone

  3. Hurricane

  4. Tornado


Correct Option: D

Which of the following straits separates Asia from North America?

  1. Bering Strait

  2. Strait of Malacca

  3. Palk Strait

  4. Strait of Gibraltar


Correct Option: A

Asia is the most populous continent in the world. Which is the second most populous?

  1. North America

  2. Europe

  3. South America

  4. Africa


Correct Option: B

Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the List.

 
List I (Old name)
List II (New name)
A. Albion
1. Black sea
B. Euxine
2. England
C. Mare intemum
3. Sri Lanka
D. Taprobana
4. Mediterranean Sea
  1. A-1 B-4 C-3 D-2

  2. A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3

  3. A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3

  4. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4


Correct Option: C

A V-shaped valley is a feature produced by

  1. Mature river

  2. Old river

  3. Youthful river

  4. All of these


Correct Option: C

Which is the longest river of Europe?

  1. Rhine

  2. Danube

  3. Seine

  4. Volga


Correct Option: D

The International Date Line passes through

  1. Bering strait

  2. Malacca strait

  3. Gibraltar strait

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Which of the following deserts located in Turkmenistan?

  1. Gibson

  2. Karakum

  3. Patagonia

  4. Sonoran


Correct Option: B

The idea for digging a canal across Panama Isthmus was put forward by

  1. Ratzel

  2. Ptolemy

  3. Humboldt

  4. Strabo


Correct Option: C

The idea of general geography was introduced by

  1. Karl Ritter

  2. Vidal de la Blache

  3. Jenson George

  4. Alexander Von Humboldt


Correct Option: B

The concept of regional geography was developed by

  1. Jenson George

  2. Alexander von Humboldt

  3. Williams Mark Kerry

  4. Karl Ritter


Correct Option: D

Name the country marked on the map:

  1. Cote D'Ivoire

  2. Benin

  3. Angola

  4. Gabon


Correct Option: C

Formation of potholes in river beds is an example of

  1. stream bank erosion

  2. erosion

  3. corrosion

  4. hydration


Correct Option: C
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