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The following question based on World Physical Geography topic of indian geography mcq
(a) glacial action
(b) winds action
(c) river action
(d) wave action
The correct answers to the above question in:
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.
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Question : 1
Match the rivers given below with the cities through which they flow:
List I | List II |
(City) | (River) |
A. Bangkok | 1. Hwangpu |
B. Shanghai | 2. St. Lawrence |
C. Dresden | 3. Chao phraya |
D. Montreal | 4. Elbe |
a) 2 4 3 1
b) 3 1 4 2
c) 1 2 3 4
d) 4 3 2 1
Answer »Answer: (b)
- Shanghai is the largest city by population in the People’s Republic of China and the largest city proper by population in the world. Located in the Yangtze River Delta in eastern China, Shanghai sits at the mouth of the Yangtze River in the middle portion of the Chinese coast.
- Bangkok is the capital city of Thailand and the most populous city in the country. The city occupies 1,568.7 square kilometres in the Chao Phraya River delta in Central Thailand.
- Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. Montreal is located in the southwest of the province of Quebec.
- The city proper covers most of the Island of Montreal at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers.
Question : 2
Kangaroos, Platypus and Koala bears are wildlife of
a) South America
b) Australia
c) Africa
d) Europe
Answer »Answer: (b)
Australia has many of the most unique animals in the world, not to mention the birds and reptiles. Marsupials are the most common and prolific group in Australia such as the kangaroo and koala, wallaby, wombat, bandicoot, kultarr, marsupial mole, dunnart, cuscus, possum, Tasmanian wolf, Tasmanian devil, and many others. There are also unique egg-laying mammals like the platypus and the echidna.
Question : 3
Which among the following statements about the North Atlantic Drift is/are correct?
- It keeps the west coast of Northern Europe ice free
- It is responsible for the warm air mass which interacts with the cold air mass from the Polar region and causes rainfall in Western Europe
- It meets the Labrador current near Vancouver Island and causes dense fog
a) I and II only
b) I, II and III
c) I and III only
d) II only
Answer »Answer: (a)
- The North Atlantic Current (NAC), also known as North Atlantic Drift and North Atlantic Sea Movement, is a powerful warm western boundary current that extends the Gulf Stream north-eastward.
- The NAC originates from where the Gulf Stream turns north at the Southeast Newfoundland Rise, a submarine ridge that stretches southeast from the Grand Banks. The NAC flows northward east of the Grand Banks, from 40°N to 51°N, before turning sharply east to cross the Atlantic.
- It transports more warm tropical water to northern latitudes than any other boundary current; more than 40 Sv in the south and 20 Sv as it cross the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
Question : 4
Mount Fujiyama, the highest point in Japan is in
a) Kyushu
b) Hokkaido
c) Honshu
d) Shikoku
Answer »Answer: (c)
Question : 5
What could be the main reason/reasons for the formation of African and Eurasian desert belt ?
- It is located in the sub-tropical high pressure cells.
- It is under the influence of warm ocean currents.
a) 2 only
b) 1 only
c) Neither 1 nor 2
d) Both 1 and 2
Answer »Answer: (b)
It is under the influence of cold ocean current. So given second statement is wrong.
Question : 6
Consider the following statements with reference to doldrums:
- 1. Doldrums comprise the equatorial belt of low atmospheric pressure. 2. The trade winds converge at doldrums.
- There is strong upward movement of air in doldrums.
- Doldrums are characterized by turbulent weather.
a) 3 and 4 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
d) 1, 2 and 3 only
Answer »Answer: (c)
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