World Geography – Set 5 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 5 Dear ! This is World Geography – Set 5 Quiz and it contains 50 questions. Keep Learning! 1 / 50 1) The ocean water is saline due to volume of fresh water added by rainfall salts are already present in sea water both (a) and (b) evaporation of its surface 2 / 50 2) The process of evaporation of water in nature is one of the basic components of the hydrological cycle. The other process that is considered to be essential for the completion of hydrological cycle is the flow of water in the sea flow tide and ebb tide in a river movement of water vapour in the atmosphere movement of water in the water table 3 / 50 3) The planet with the maximum number of natural satellites (moons), so far discovered is Neptune Jupiter Saturn Uranus 4 / 50 4) The Palaeozoic era starts at ____ million years ago and ends at ____ million years ago. 470, 225 500, 100 570, 225 470, 150 5 / 50 5) The polar Easterlies lie at 30-60ᵒ latitude 90ᵒ latitude 0-30ᵒ latitude 60-90ᵒ latitude 6 / 50 6) The points in the ecliptic farthest north and south of the celestial equator are called autumnal and vernal equinox None of the above north celestial pole and south celestial pole summer and winter solstices 7 / 50 7) The ridges of the waves are where the jet stream of waves closes to the poles prime meridian equator None of the above 8 / 50 8) The phenomenon of an opening occurring in the earth’s surface through which a jet of hot water and steam is forces out at irregular intervals is called hot spring geyser crater volcano 9 / 50 9) The northern portion of the western coastal plain is called None of the above Malabar coast Konkan plain Coromendel coast 10 / 50 10) The periodic rise and fall of the sea level on the earth, gives rise to tides. This is related to None of the above ultraviolet rays from the sun the position of the moon with reference to the earth and the gravitational pull exerted mainly by the moon and partly by the sun infrared rays from the sun 11 / 50 11) The products of ____ are a major source of sediments for erosion and ____ deposition, weathering rocks, deposition weathering, deposition rocks, weathering 12 / 50 12) The planets called the inner planets are Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune 13 / 50 13) The region of three W’s that is wheat, wool and wine is mediterranean climatic regions china type climatic regions equatorial regions steppe type climatic regions 14 / 50 14) The river Jordan drains into the Dead Sea Gulf of Suez Resaca Garden Adriatic Garden 15 / 50 15) The part of the earth and thin layer of air above its surface, which support life on earth, are referred to as stratosphere ionosphere biosphere mesosphere 16 / 50 16) The ratio of land to ocean in the southern hemisphere is 1 to 10 1 to 1 1 to 4 1 to 1.5 17 / 50 17) The number of a topographic map is 47A/16/NW. Its scale must be 1 : 25,000 1 : 100,000 1 : 50,000 1 : 250,000 18 / 50 18) The process that creates the deep oceanic trenches is called plate tectonics sea floor spreading isostasy continental drift 19 / 50 19) The ozone layer at high altitude contains only ozone (O₃) mixture of atomic oxygen (O), ordinary oxygen (O₂) and Ozone (O₃) only ordinary oxygen (O₂) atomic oxygen (O) and ordinary oxygen (O₂) 20 / 50 20) The right ascension is the equivalent of longitude on the celestial sphere, and it is given in the units of only hours only seconds time-hours, minutes and seconds degrees 21 / 50 21) The process where the particle moves from the surface to the medium in quick, continuous, repeated cycles is called solution saltation suspension traction 22 / 50 22) The rate of infiltration normally declines rapidly during the early part of rainstorm event and reaches a constant value after several hours of rainfall. The factors responsible for this phenomenon areI. the filling of fine soil pores with water, which reduces capillary forces II. moistened soil, clay particles to swell and reduce the size of pores III. raindrop impact breaking up with soil clumps, splashing fine particles into pores I, III II, III All of these I, II 23 / 50 23) The phosphate are a group of minerals of one or more metallic elements chemically associated with the phosphate compound ____ PO₄ PO₃ PO₂ PO 24 / 50 24) The process of particle detachment by moving glacial ice is called abrasion None of the above plucking scouring 25 / 50 25) The panama canal links North America with South America Canada with Greenland Siberia with Greenland None of the above 26 / 50 26) The planets that are called superior planets are Mercury, Pluto, Venus, Neptune and Earth Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and Jupiter Earth, Uranus, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter 27 / 50 27) The ratio of the weight of water vapour to the total weight of air (including the water vapor) is called relative humidity mixing ratio specific humidity absolute humidity 28 / 50 28) The phosphate are a group of minerals of one or more metallic elements chemically associated with the phosphate compound ____ silicates carbonates phosphates oxides 29 / 50 29) The process of destruction or dying of fronts is called frontolysis both (a) and (b) fromtogenesis None of the above 30 / 50 30) The Rhine river of northern Europe empties into the North sea the Baltic sea the Bay of Biscay the Adriatic sea 31 / 50 31) The plants grown in equatorial regions include evergreen coniferous forests, oats, cocoa wheat, barley, maize evergreen dense forests, rubber trees, groundnuts groundnuts, soyabeens, potatoes 32 / 50 32) The process that explains the recent changes in the height of sea level in coastal areas of eastern and northern Canada and Scandinavia is None of the above plate tectonics isostasy continental drift 33 / 50 33) The river Sutlej, on which the Bhakra Dam has been built, originates from Rakas lake in Tibet Mansarovar lake near Bara Lacha Pass in Lahul a spring in Vering 34 / 50 34) Which of the following is concerned with the description and mapping of the main features of the universe? None of these Geomorphology Cosmology Cosmography 35 / 50 35) The obscuring of one celestial body by another, particularly that of the sun or a planetary satellite elliptic None of the above ecliptic eclipse 36 / 50 36) The process of soil development is called illuviation pedogenesis leaching eluviations 37 / 50 37) The polar diameter is ____ to the equatorial diameter. less equal they cannot be compared more 38 / 50 38) The process that creates a sub layer, which is white to gray in colour and composes of silica sand in the A horizon is called podsolosation laterisation gleisation calcification 39 / 50 39) The place where material is excavated when the zone of maximum stream velocity approaches the stream’s bed is called riffles ox-bow lakes scoured pools flood plain 40 / 50 40) The reaction is carbonate and bicarbonate ions with mineral is called solution carbonation hydrolysis oxidation 41 / 50 41) The phenomenon associated with collision and subduction of the planet is earthquakes island arcs volcanoes All of these 42 / 50 42) The Palaeozoic era contains ____ time periods. four five seven six 43 / 50 43) The rainfall in the peninsular interior averages about 650 mm a year 550 mm a year 750 mm a year 850 mm a year 44 / 50 44) The platform and the basement rock together form None of the above both (a) and (b) craton shield 45 / 50 45) The process that may cause physical weathering or mechanical rupture are crystallization, carbonation, thermal insolation abrasion, oxidation, hydrolysis None of the above abrasion, crystallization, pressure release 46 / 50 46) The process that directs precipitation down plant branches and stems is called stem flow canopy drip through flow interception 47 / 50 47) The Pyrenees mountains are located on the border between ____ and ____ Hungary, Romania Romania, Bulgaria Norway, Sweden France, Spain 48 / 50 48) The rate at change of temperature is called isotherm temperature difference temperature gradient None of the above 49 / 50 49) The northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere are separated by the plane of Tropic of Cancer the plane of the equator the plane of Tropic of Capricorn the International Date line 50 / 50 50) The polar regions of earth cannot support forest growth because All of these factors the ground is often frozen or snow or ice covered the rainfall is very low the growing season is short in these areas 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! 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