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Questions : Consider the following statements with reference to doldrums:
  1. 1. Doldrums comprise the equatorial belt of low atmospheric pressure. 2. The trade winds converge at doldrums.
  2. There is strong upward movement of air in doldrums.
  3. Doldrums are characterized by turbulent weather.
Which of the statements given above are correct ?

(a) 3 and 4 only

(b) 1 and 2 only

(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(d) 1, 2 and 3 only

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (c)

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Question : 1

What could be the main reason/reasons for the formation of African and Eurasian desert belt ?

  1. It is located in the sub-tropical high pressure cells.
  2. It is under the influence of warm ocean currents.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct in this context ?

a) 2 only

b) 1 only

c) Neither 1 nor 2

d) Both 1 and 2

Answer: (b)

It is under the influence of cold ocean current. So given second statement is wrong.

Question : 2

Mount Fujiyama, the highest point in Japan is in

a) Kyushu

b) Hokkaido

c) Honshu

d) Shikoku

Answer: (c)

Question : 3

Hanging valleys are associated with

a) glacial action

b) winds action

c) river action

d) wave action

Answer: (a)

Hanging valleys are created due to glacial erosion. It is formed due to different rates of erosion between the main valley and the valleys that enter it along its sides.

Question : 4

The Faroe is a group of islands lying in the Atlantic Ocean between Scotland and Iceland. This island group is also known as

a) Island of Goats

b) Island of Sheep

c) Island of Buffaloes

d) Island of Cows

Answer: (b)

The Faroe Islands are an archipelago between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. The Faroese sheep is a breed of domestic sheep native to the Faroe Islands. Thus, this group of islands is also known as Island of Sheep.

Question : 5

Cordillera in North America is a

a) high plateau

b) river basin

c) mountain system

d) inland lake

Answer: (c)

Cordilleras of North America is a part of the Cordilleran mountain system found in the western part of North America and extendingthrough the coterminous United States and Alaska, Canada, and Mexico.

Question : 6

Which one of the following islands of the East Indies is divided into three countries?

a) Celebes

b) Borneo

c) Timor

d) New Guinea

Answer: (b)

Borneo island of the East Indies is divided into three countries. Borneo is the third-largest island in the world and the largest island in Asia.

At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and east of Sumatra. Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei share the Island.

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