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The following question based on World Physical Geography topic of indian geography mcq
(a) Celestial Equinox
(b) Autumnal Equinox
(c) Vernal Equinox
(d) Winter Equinox
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (b)
Equinox means two days during the year, March 21 and September 23, when day and night are almost equal throughout the world because the Sun shines vertically on the Equator. March 21 is called vernal equinox and September 23 is called autumnal equinox.
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Question : 1
The Coast of Norway is an example of
a) Fiord Coast
b) Dalmatian Coast
c) Emerged Coast
d) Ria Coast
Answer »Answer: (a)
Norway’s extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea, is laced with fjords, a renowned part of its landscape. Many people consider fjords the very symbol of Norway.
Question : 2
Foehn is a local wind of
a) Japan
b) China
c) Switzerland
d) Korea
Answer »Answer: (c)
Foehn is a local wind of Switzerland. A foehn is a type of dry, warm, down-slope wind that occurs in the lee (downwind side) of a mountain range. It is a rain shadow wind that results from the subsequent adiabatic warming of air that has dropped most of its moisture on windward slopes (see orographic lift).
Question : 3
Colorado in U.S.A. is famous for this landform _____
a) Grand Crators
b) Grand Canyon
c) Great Basins
d) Great Valleys
Answer »Answer: (b)
The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in the United States in the state of Arizona.
It is contained within and managed by Grand Canyon National Park, the Hualapai Tribal Nation, and the Havasupai Tribe. Nearly two billion years of the Earth’s geological history have been exposed as the Colorado River and its tributaries cut their channels through layer after layer of rock while the Colorado Plateau was uplifted.
While the specific geologic processes and timing that formed the Grand Canyon are the subject of debate by geologists, recent evidence suggests the Colorado River established its course through the canyon at least 17 million years ago.
Question : 4
The world famous ‘Serangeti Wildlife Sanctuary is located in
a) Tanzania
b) Kenya
c) Uganda
d) Zambia
Answer »Answer: (a)
The Serengeti National Park is a large national park in Serengeti area, Tanzania. It is most famous for its annual migration of over one and a half million white bearded (or brindled) wildebeest and 250,000 zebra and its many crocodile. Serengeti National Park is widely regarded as the best wildlife reserve in Africa due to its density of predators and prey.
Question : 5
Consider the following statements :
- The Labrador Current is a cold current in the North Atlantic Ocean.
- The Falkland current is a warm current that flows along the Chile coast of the South Pacific Ocean.
a) Only 2
b) Only 1
c) Neither 1 nor 2
d) Both 1 and 2
Answer »Answer: (b)
The Falkand current is a cold current. It flows along the Argentina’s coast in South Atlantic Ocean.
Question : 6
What is the correct sequence of occurrence of the following cities in South-East Asia as one proceeds from south to north?
- Bangkok
- Hanoi
- Jakarta
- Singapore.
a) 3-2-4-1
b) 4-2-1-3
c) 4-3-2-1
d) 3-4-1-2
Answer »Answer: (d)
The correct sequence of occurrence of the following cities in South-East Asia as one proceeds from south to north is Jakarta-Singapore-Bangkok and Hanoi.
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