|
Page-4 |
Geography |
| 46)The thickness of the troposphere increases in |
| |
summer |
|
winter |
| |
spring |
|
never changes |
| Answer : |
|
|
| 47)The gas in the atmosphere that absorbs ultraviolet rays is |
| |
methane |
|
nitrogen |
| |
ozone |
|
helium |
| Answer : |
|
|
| 48)The fall in temperature with increasing elevation is called |
| |
thermal anomaly |
|
thermal reduction |
| |
thermal fall |
|
lapse rate |
| Answer : |
|
|
| 49)Where is doldrums belt located? |
| |
near the equator |
|
near the polar areas |
| |
on the tropic of cancer |
|
on the tropic of capricon |
| Answer : |
|
|
| 50)What is the name given to the wind blowing from sub tropical high pressure region to the equator? |
| |
westerlies |
|
trades |
| |
northerlies |
|
doldrums |
| Answer : |
|
|
| 51)\'Horse latitudes\' is the name of the |
| |
0 degree - 5 degree north and south latitudes |
|
polar circles |
| |
30 degree - 40 degree north and south latitudes |
|
40 degree - 60 degree north and south latitudes |
| Answer : |
|
|
| 52)The reason for the fact that stratosphere is ideal for flying jet air craft is |
| |
that this layer is rich in ozone which reduces fuel consumption |
|
that the temperature is constant and ideal for aircraft engine efficiency |
| |
that this layer is out of the firing range of anti aircraft guns |
|
that the absence of clouds and other weather phenonema |
| Answer : |
|
|
| |
|
| 53)Incoming solar radiation is known as |
| |
radiation |
|
refraction |
| |
insolation |
|
reflection |
| Answer : |
|
|
| 54)The velocity of wind is governed by |
| |
Farrel\'s law |
|
pressure gradient |
| |
rotation of the earth |
|
temperature |
| Answer : |
|
|
| 55)Why does the sky look blue |
| |
because the blue light is scattered by dust particle |
|
because blue is the natural colour of the sky |
| |
because of the presence of water vapour in the sky |
|
because blue colour has longest wave length |
| Answer : |
|
|
| 56)The cause of change of seasons on the earth is |
| |
rotation of the earth |
|
revolution and inclination of the earth |
| |
rotation of the sun |
|
rotation of the moon |
| Answer : |
|
|
| 57)Arrange the planets correctly in descending order in terms of number of their satellites (1) Uranus (2) Jupiter (3) Saturn (4) Mars |
| |
2, 3, 1, 4 |
|
4, 2, 3, 1 |
| |
2, 3, 4, 1 |
|
3, 2, 1, 4 |
| Answer : |
|
|
| 58)Identify the sedimentary rocks (1) Basalt (2) Limestone (3) Shale (4) Granite (5) Quartzite |
| |
1 and 2 |
|
2 and 3 |
| |
2 and 5 |
|
3 and 4 |
| Answer : |
|
|
| 59)The instrument used for measuring humidity |
| |
barometer |
|
thermometer |
| |
hygrometer |
|
hydrometer |
| Answer : |
|
|
| 60)How much pressure exerted by the atmosphere at the sea level? |
| |
one kg per square cm |
|
one pound per square cm |
| |
five kg per square cm |
|
two kg per square cm |
| Answer : |
|
| |
|
