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31)Duncan passage is located between | |||
South and little Andaman. | Little and great Nicobar. | ||
North and Middle Andaman. | Middle and South Andaman. | ||
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32)The main area of production of icebergs is found in | |||
the West Coast of Greenland. | the East Coast of Japan. | ||
the North Coast of Siberia. | the West Coast of Africa. | ||
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33)Which of the following cities will not get vertical rays of the sun? | |||
Srinagar | Mumbai | ||
Chennai | Trivandrum | ||
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34)The difference in the duration of day and night increases as one moves from ________ to _______. | |||
equator, pole | pole, equator | ||
tropic of Cancer, equator | tropic of cancer, tropic of capricon | ||
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35)Which of the following is wrong? | |||
The sun never shines vertically beyond the tropics | At the pole there is light for half the year | ||
The sun never shines vertically over the tropic of cancer at the time of the winter solistice | When the sun shines vertically over the equator, it is called an equinox | ||
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36)Equinoxes occur on | |||
January 4 and September 22 | March 21 and September 23 | ||
December 22 and June 21 | March 21 and December 22 | ||
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37)The standard time of India is | |||
4 hours ahead of Greenwich time | 5.5 hours ahead of Greenwich time | ||
5.5 hours behind Greenwich time | 4.5 hours behind Greenwich time | ||
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38)The South Pole experiences continuous light at the time of | |||
winter solistice | summer solistice | ||
vernal equinox | autumn equinox | ||
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39)To travel by the shortest route one should follow | |||
the winds | the rivers | ||
the latitudes | the longitudes | ||
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40)A day is added when one crosses | |||
the equator from north to south | 180 degree longitude from west to east | ||
180 degree longitude from east to west | the equator fro south to north | ||
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41)A day is subtracted when one crosses | |||
the equator from north to south | 180 degree longitude from west to east | ||
180 degree longitude from east to west | the equator fro south to north | ||
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42)The order of the layers of atmosphere, upwards from below | |||
stratosphere, troposphere, ionosphere and exosphere | exosphere, ionosphere, troposphere and stratosphere | ||
troposphere, stratosphere, ionosphere and exosphere | stratosphere, ionosphere, troposphere and exosphere | ||
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43)Which of the following gases has the maximum volume in the atmosphere? | |||
nitrogen, methane | nitrogen, oxigen | ||
oxygen, carbondioxide | hydrogen, nitrogen | ||
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44)Most of the weather phenomena take place in the | |||
stratosphere | troposphere | ||
ionosphere | exosphere | ||
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45)Which layer of the atmosphere maintains almost uniform temperature? | |||
troposphere | stratosphere | ||
ionosphere | exosphere | ||
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