World Geography GK

The variation in the duration of the day and the night is due to earth’s ______ reasons ?

A. rotation on its axis B. revolution around the sun C. inclination of an angle of 60(1/2) degrees D. both…

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The term ‘flora’ in the context of natural vegetation refers to ______ ?

A. assemblage of plant species living in association with each other in a given environmental frame B. plants of a…

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The type of igneous rock that form from magma is a function of ______ ?

A. the chemical composition of the magma B. temperature of solidification C. the rate of cooling, which influences the crystallisation…

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The tropical cyclones do not occur to the equator because of _______ reason ?

A. weak coriolis force B. light and variable width C. excessive humidity D. connective activity

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The term used to describe the combined effect of all shortwave losses in _______ ?

A. earth scattering B. earth radiation C. earth albedo D. None of the above

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The main factor determining a region’s climate is _______ ?

A. longitude B. latitude C. temperature D. All of the above

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The moon orbits the earth at a mean distance approximately ______ km ?

A. 0.384 million km B. 149.6 million km C. 579 million km D. 227.9 million km

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______ is a warm current ?

A. Benguela current B. Labrador current C. Kurosiwo current D. South Pacific current

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The major pedogenic process acting on soils at the macro scale are _______ ?

A. laterisation and podsolisation B. calcification and salinisation C. salinisation and gleisation D. All of the above

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The main watershed of most of the peninsular river lies in the ______ area ?

A. Aravalli hills B. Raj Mahal hills C. Siwalik hills D. Western Ghats

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The longest day in the southern hemisphere is ______ ?

A. June 21 B. December 22 C. July 21 D. November 22

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The longest era of the classification of the history of earth is _______ ?

A. Cainozoic era B. Pre-Cambrian era C. Palaeozoic era D. Mesozoic era

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