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