World Geography – Set 6 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 6 Dear ! This is World Geography – Set 6 Quiz and it contains 50 questions. Keep Learning! 1 / 50 1) The tertiary winds on the north of the Alps (Europe) are called the sirocco the loo the foehn the Chinook 2 / 50 2) The uppermost epoch of the Neogene period is the Oligocene epoch the Miocene epoch the Pleistocen epoch the Pliocene epoch 3 / 50 3) The tropical cyclones with maximum sustained surface winds of 33 ms are called tropical depressions hurricane tropical storms None of the above 4 / 50 4) The shape of earth is circular spheroid oblate spheroid sphere 5 / 50 5) The time interval from when the given star passes directly overhead to when it next passed directly overhead, is defined as None of the above one solar day one sidereal day both the terms are similar, so any of these may be used 6 / 50 6) The term ‘regur’ refers to red and yellow soils deltaic alluvial soils black cotton soils lateral soils 7 / 50 7) The transport of warm air toward the poles and cold air toward the equator is due to the longitude difference the latitude difference the temperature gradient the development of waves 8 / 50 8) The South Frigid Zone is the region lying between 661/2 degree south and 90o south All of these has the coldest climate throughout the year lying between the Antarctic circle to the south pole 9 / 50 9) The third world includes about 120 countries of Asia, Africa and Central America None of the above Africa, North America Asia, Australia and Europe 10 / 50 10) The steady or initial phase of the magnetic storms is preceded by storm sudden commencement a sharp increase of the field None of the above magnetic storm at middle and low altitudes 11 / 50 11) The radiation belts are zones in space around the Mercury Earth, Jupiter and Saturn Earth Jupiter and Saturn 12 / 50 12) The three recognized major fishing grounds of the world are located in the southern hemisphere only northern hemisphere only one in the southern hemisphere only and two in the northern hemisphere two in the southern hemisphere only and one in the northern hemisphere 13 / 50 13) The term ‘Abyssal’ refers to None of the above organism found in the shallow water zone of the seas deeper parts of the oceans inner most part of the earth 14 / 50 14) The tide produced as a consequence of the moon and the sun pulling the earth in the same direction is called ebb tide neap tide spring tide high tide 15 / 50 15) The typical soil of tropical region, formed by the weathering of laterite rock, which promotes leaching of the soil is peat and marshy soil laterite soils black soil red and yellow soil 16 / 50 16) The temperature needed to keep the earth’s surface and the atmosphere in thermal equilibrium is called global temperature the mean global surface temperature equilibrium temperature the surface temperature 17 / 50 17) The traditional lands of the nomads of Central Asia are All of these Mongolia and Tibet Kirghiz steppe Sinkiang and Turkistan 18 / 50 18) The time at a place is determined by distance from prime meridian the parallels of longitude the parallels of latitude distance from equator 19 / 50 19) The periods of different eras are further divided into Any of these epochs eons stages 20 / 50 20) The texture of a soil refers to the distribution of mineral particles in the soil the crystal distribution in soil None of the above the size distribution of the mineral particles composing the soil 21 / 50 21) The sequence of layers of atmosphere from earth to upwards is troposphere, tropopause, stratosphere, thermosphere, exosphere troposphere, stratosphere, stratopause, mesosphere , ionosphere troposphere, tropopause, stratosphere, mesosphere , exosphere, thermosphere, thermopause troposphere, tropopause, stratosphere, stratopause, mesosphere, mesopause, ionosphere(thermosphere, thermopause, exosphere) 22 / 50 22) The transverse, longitudinal and surface waves in an earthquake originate from the focus on the surface of the earth the epicentre within the body of the earth the focus within the body of the earth the epicentre on the body of the earth 23 / 50 23) The smallest country of the world is Brazil Canada Vatican city Russia 24 / 50 24) The tropical and temperate deserts of the world, occupy nearly ____ of the land surface of the worlds. Half 1/3rd 1/7th 1/4th 25 / 50 25) The short term variations of the atmosphere, ranging from minutes to months are called humidity climate temperature weather 26 / 50 26) The tropical easterlies wind lie at 60-90ᵒ latitude 30-60ᵒ latitude 0-30ᵒ latitude 10-40ᵒ latitude 27 / 50 27) The two ‘equinoxes’ take place respectively in the months of January and June March and September July and December September and December 28 / 50 28) The soils common to the south eastern USA are called mollisols ultisols alfisols aridsols 29 / 50 29) The Plio-Pleistocene boundary lies about ____ years ago, at the beginning of the interval of warming after the last Pleistocene glaciations. 10,000 1,00,000 1,000 100 30 / 50 30) Which of the following is concerned with the study of characteristics, origin and development of land forms? Geography Ecology Geomorphology Geology 31 / 50 31) Which of the following is not a kharif crop? Maize Mustard Rice Jute 32 / 50 32) The troughs of the waves are where the jet stream of waves is closest to the Prime meridian poles None of the above equator 33 / 50 33) The type of igneous rock that form from magma is a function of temperature of solidification the chemical composition of the magma All of these the rate of cooling, which influences the crystallisation process 34 / 50 34) The production of wheat has increased mainly due to increase in yield per hectare increase in area under wheat increase in prices increase in demand for wheat 35 / 50 35) The tropical cyclones do not occur to the equator because of weak coriolis force light and variable width connective activity excessive humidity 36 / 50 36) The umbra is the inner portion of the moon's shadow formed by tangents to the sun and moon both (a) and (b) None of the above 37 / 50 37) The smallest annual temperature range occurs in the equatorial tropical climate zone polar climate zone temperate climate zone subtropical climate zone 38 / 50 38) The Suez canal connects the Mediterranean sea and the Red sea Baltic sea and the Caspian sea Mediterranean sea and the North sea Red sea and the Caspian sea 39 / 50 39) The sediment deposited at the base of the glacier is called None of the above glacial sand moraine till 40 / 50 40) The smallest division of geological time scale is eras stage periods eon 41 / 50 41) The sulphites are a mineral group that contain one or more metallic elements in combination with the sulphate compound ____ SO SO₃ SO₄ SO₂ 42 / 50 42) The tunnel that connects France and Italy is St. Gothard road tunnel Mersey (Queens way) tunnel Orange Fish rivers tunnel Mont Blane tunnel 43 / 50 43) The study of soils is called hydrology pedology biogeography geomorphology 44 / 50 44) The variation in the duration of the day and the night is due to earth’s both (a) and (b) rotation on its axis revolution around the sun inclination of an angle of 60¹/² degrees 45 / 50 45) The slow down slope movement of soil and sediment because of frost heaving and thawing is called rockfall solifluction gelifluction frost creep 46 / 50 46) The southernmost part of the world is Wellington, New Zealand Cape of Horn, South America Cape of Good Hope, Africa Colombo, Sri Lanka 47 / 50 47) The various types of plate convergence isI. oceanic-oceanic convergence II. oceanic-continental convergence III. continental-continental convergence II, III All of these I, III I, II 48 / 50 48) The smallest state, population wise, in the world is Vatican City Monaco Liechtenstein Nauru 49 / 50 49) The spring season in the north temperate zone is when the sun is at the Tropic of Cancer the sun is directly overhead the Tropic of Cancer the sun returns to equator the sun is directly overhead the equator 50 / 50 50) The term ‘flora’ in the context of natural vegetation refers to a large tract covered by trees and shrubs and its administration for assessing economic benefits role played by species of animals in the maintenance of ecological balance plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a group assemblage of plant species living in association with each other in a given environmental frame 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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