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The following question based on Geomorphology & Earth landforms topic of indian geography mcq
(a) Westerlies
(b) Geostrophic wind
(c) Trade winds
(d) Polar Wind
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (c)
Geostrophic wind results from an exact balance between the choleric force and generated due to earth’s rotation and the pressure gradient.
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Question : 1
Which one of the following rivers crosses the Tropic of Capricorn twice?
a) Nizer
b) Vaal
c) Zambezi
d) Limpopo
Answer »Answer: (d)
The Limpopo River cuts through the Tropic of Capricorn twice. It rises in Transvaal and flows through South Africa, Botswana and Mozambique to the Indian Ocean.
The Limpopo is the second largest river in Africa that drains to the Indian Ocean, after the Zambezi River.
Question : 2
The second highest peak of the world located in the Himalayas is
a) Karnet
b) Nandadevi
c) K2
d) Dhoulagiri
Answer »Answer: (c)
Mount Everest is the highest peak of the Himalayas and is the world’s highest peak with an elevation of 29,035 feet (8,850 meters).
K2 is the second-highest peak of the Himalayan mountain range and also the second-highest peak on earth with an elevation of 28,251 feet (8,611 meters).
Other famous peaks include Kailash, Kanchenjunga, Nanga Parbat, Annapurna, and Manasklu. The Himalayas includes more than 110 peaks rising to elevations of 24,000 feet (7,300 meters) or more above sea level.
Question : 3
The correct chronological order of the following geological epochs is
a) Holocene, Miocene, Pleistocene, Pliocene.
b) Pleistocene, Pliocene, Holocene, Miocene.
c) Pliocene, Pleistocene, Holocene, Miocene.
d) Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene, Holocene.
Answer »Answer: (d)
The correct chronological of the following is
- Miocene,
- Piliocene,
- Pleistocene and
- Holocene.
Question : 4
The average elevation of Tibetan Plateau above sea level is
a) 4 km
b) 2 km
c) 5 km
d) 3 km
Answer »Answer: (c)
Question : 5
The west to the east extension of the Himalayas is from
a) Nanga Parbat to Namcha Barwa
b) Indus gorge to Dihang gorge
c) Rakaposhi to Lohit river
d) K2 to Chomoihari
Answer »Answer: (b)
The Himalayas, geologically young and structurally fold mountains stretch over the northern borders of India. These mountain ranges run in a west-east direction from the Indus to the Brahmaputra.
The Brahmaputra marks the easternmost boundary of the Himalayas. Beyond the Dihang gorge, the Himalayas bend sharply to the south and spread along the eastern boundary of India.
Question : 6
Uneven distribution of insolation on the earth is mainly due to the
a) direction of the winds
b) spherical shape of the earth
c) presence of pressure belts
d) distribution of land and water
Answer »Answer: (b)
Uneven distribution of insolation on the earth is mainly due to the Earth’s tilted axis and the nearly spherical shape. The length of time that the Earth’s surface is exposed to solar radiation also changes throughout the year, depending on the season.
Another factor that affects the solar radiation on the Earth is the rotation of the Earth itself. All these factors lead to the unequal distribution of heat on the Earth, creating what is called a heat gradient.
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