World Geography – Set 4 January 28, 2025January 27, 2025 by aasi 0% Report a question What’s wrong with this question? You cannot submit an empty report. Please add some details. 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950 World Geography – Set 4 Dear ! This is World Geography – Set 4 Quiz and it contains 50 questions. Keep Learning! 1 / 50 1) The main producers of free gas are both (a) and (b) None of the above the south Bassein and Tapti fields in the western offshore the gas fields in Tripura and Andhra Pradesh (KG Basin) 2 / 50 2) The progressive wave theory regarding of tides was put forth by William Whewell R.A. Harris G.B. Airy Issac Newton 3 / 50 3) The Penumbra is the outer portion of the moon's shadow formed by the tangent that intersects between the sun and the moon both (a) and (b) None of the above 4 / 50 4) The pedogenic process associated with poor drainage and which involves the accumulation of organic matter in the upper layers of the soil is called salinisation podsolisation calcification gleisation 5 / 50 5) The process of weathering results into All of these a breakdown of one mass in to two or more masses, with no chemical change in the mineral or rock the complete loss of particular atoms or the compounds from the weathered surface the addition of specific atoms or compounds to the weathered surface 6 / 50 6) The relative abundance of dissolved salts in seawater in descending order is as follows sodium, chlorine, magnesium, potassium, sulphate, calcium chlorine, sodium, sulphate, magnesium, calcium, potassium chlorine, magnesium, calcium, sodium, potassium, sulphate chlorine, sodium, magnesium, calcium, potassium, sulphate 7 / 50 7) The longest day (shortest night) in the southern hemisphere is July 21 June 21 November 22 December 22 8 / 50 8) The part of continental margin that is structurally a part of continent? both (a) and (b) Continental shelf None of the above Continental Slope 9 / 50 9) The process of capture of precipitation by the plant canopy and its subsequent return to the atmosphere is called stem flow through fall interception sublimation 10 / 50 10) The moon orbits the earth at a mean distance approximately 149.6 million km 227.9 million km 579 million km 0.384 million km 11 / 50 11) The main crops of kharif are ragi, maize otton, jute All of these rice, jowar, bajra 12 / 50 12) The percentage of sun’s radiation reflected back into space is about None of the above 47 percent 17 percent 36 percent 13 / 50 13) The period of daylight varies with latitude and the season All of these reaches a maximum of 24 hour in the polar zones in summer is nearly constant near the equator 14 / 50 14) The original founders of Common wealth of Independent States, in December 1991, are Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan Tadjikistan, Khirghizia and Turkemenistan Moldavia, Khazakhastan and Uzbekistan Russia, Ukraine and Byelorus 15 / 50 15) The mountains that separate European and Arctic Russia are the Urals the Balkans the Carpathians the Pyranees 16 / 50 16) The most obvious effect of pressure on rocks is the reorientation of mineral crystals foliation lineation lithification 17 / 50 17) The rock formations that cannot store groundwater are called aquicludes perched aquifer aquifers spring 18 / 50 18) The propagation of radio signals is greatly influence by exosphere ionosphere thermosphere troposphere 19 / 50 19) The process that involves the eroded material being dissolved and carried along in water as individual ions is called saltation suspension traction solution 20 / 50 20) The original landmass, pangola split into Laurissa in the west and Godwanaland in the east Laurissa in the south and Godwanaland in the north Laurissa in the north and Godwanaland in the south Laurissa in the east and Godwanaland in the west 21 / 50 21) The moon’s volume is about ____ that of earth. 1/20th 1/40th 1/60th 1/50th 22 / 50 22) The percentage of the incident radiation reflected back to space is called planet's albedo earth's albedo both are similar terms None of the above 23 / 50 23) The minerals resources of north-eastern zone include natural gas, Fe, Au, Mn, U coal, Fe, Mn, Cu, Mica, U, diamond crude Petroleum and natural gas Fe, Au(gold) 24 / 50 24) The mean radius of the earth is approximately 32,000 km 6,400 km 12,800 km 9,600 km 25 / 50 25) The planet that takes the highest time for completing a rotation is Pluto Mercury Earth Venus 26 / 50 26) The planets with no natural satellites (reported so far) are Mars and Neptune Jupiter and Saturn Mercury and Venus Earth and Pluto 27 / 50 27) The oldest rocks found in ocean basins are ____ than the oldest continental rocks. smaller larger older younger 28 / 50 28) The model that describes how various geological processes create, modify and influence rock is called water cycle energy cycle None of the above rock cycle 29 / 50 29) The longest era of the classification of the history of earth is Cainozoic era Mesozoic era Pre-Cambrian era Palaeozoic era 30 / 50 30) The main percentage of the volume of water in the hydrosphere is in glaciers and ice sheets oceans and seas freshwater lakes and water vapours groundwaters, rivers and streams 31 / 50 31) The religion of Afghanistan is Islam Christianity Hinduism Buddhism 32 / 50 32) The minimum values of annual receipts of solar radiation occur at the tropics the arctic None of the above the equator 33 / 50 33) The R-horizon of soil horizon consists of unweathered bedrock None of the above weathered parent material plant litter at various levels of decomposition 34 / 50 34) The magnetic field generated due to magnetic storm is directed in the ____ direction to the earth’s main field. opposite same southward northward 35 / 50 35) The ministry of Water Resources lays down policies and programmes for the development and regulation of the country’s water resources. It covers facilitation of external assistance in resolution of interstate water disputes, policy formulation p All of these sartorial planning, coordination and policy guidelines technical examination and techno- appraisal of project providing central assistance to specific proj 36 / 50 36) The plants of which of the following crops are highly sensitive to frost? Barely Maize Cotton None of the above 37 / 50 37) The major pedogenic process acting on soils at the macro scale are salinisation and gleisation All of these laterisation and podsolisation calcification and salinisation 38 / 50 38) The main objective of centrally sponsored Command Area Development programme is improving the utilisation of irrigation potential optimizing agricultural productivity and production from the irrigated area None of the above both (a) and (b) 39 / 50 39) The reaction between compounds and oxygen is called hydrolysis solution oxidation carbonation 40 / 50 40) The moon has no liquid water All of these is the natural satellite of earth has no atmosphere 41 / 50 41) The main factor determining a region’s climate is longitude All of these latitude temperature 42 / 50 42) The magnetic field of earth, Magnetosphere expands to about 8000 km above the earth's surface 9600 km above the earth's surface 64,000 km above the earth's surface None of the above 43 / 50 43) The region that has a typical dispersed rural settlement pattern is the Telengana plateau Kerala coastal plain eastern Rajasthan western Ganga plain 44 / 50 44) The main watershed of most of the peninsular river lies in the Western Ghats Raj Mahal hills Siwalik hills Aravalli hills 45 / 50 45) The main properties of cosmic ray particles are its energy its rest mass its electric charge All of these are its properties 46 / 50 46) The longest epoch of the tertiary period is Eocene Palaeocene Miocene Oligocene 47 / 50 47) The pyramidal peaks that form when several cirques chisel a mountain form three more sides are called horns medial moraines cirques aretes 48 / 50 48) Which of the following is a warm current? South Pacific current Benguela current Kurosiwo current Labrador current 49 / 50 49) The river situated along the border between the USA and Mexico is the Rio Grande the Mississippi the Colorado the Amazon 50 / 50 50) The major countries of central America are All of these Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait Belize, Costa Rica, Panama China, Taiwan, Japan Your score isThe average score is 0%🎉 Challenge alert! 💡 Share this quiz with your friends and see who scores the highest! 🏆🤩🔥 LinkedIn Facebook Follow Us @ 0% Restart quiz Exit We’d love to hear your thoughts! 📝 Share your valuable review with us. 🙌 🌟 Thank you for your support! Your feedback means the world to us. 🙏💖 Send feedback
