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Question : 21 [NDA 2008-II]

For which one of the following is planimeter used?

a) To know the distance on a map

b) To know the surface area on a map

c) To know the height of places on a map

d) To know the direction on a map

Answer: (b)

Planimeter is a measuring instrument used to determine the area of an arbitrary two-dimensional shape. It measures distances and land areas on maps.

Question : 22 [SSC CAPFs 2016]

Match List I and List II and mark the correct answer. 

List I List II
(Winds) (Locations)
a. Chinook 1. Alps
b. Foehn 2. India
c. Sirocco 3. USA
d. Loo 4. Egypt
Codes: a b c d

a) a = 3, b = 4, c = 2, d = 1

b) a = 4, b = 2, c = 1, d = 3

c) a = 4, b = 3, c = 1, d = 2

d) a = 3, b = 1, c = 4, d = 2

Answer: (a)

  1. Chinook: a warm, westerly wind of Canada and USA;
  2. Foehn: a warm, dry, gusty wind of the Alps;
  3. Sirocco: blows by the local name of Khamsin in Egypt;
  4. Loo: hot and dry summer afternoon wind that blows in the Indo-Gangetic Plain region of North India during May-June.

Question : 23

Which of the pedogenic regimes is associated with hot, dry climates?

a) Gleisation

b) Podzolisation

c) Calcification

d) Laterisation

Answer: (c)

Question : 24

Consider the diagrams below and say which one represents neap tide :

  1. Sun Moon Earth
  2. Sun Moon Earth
Choose the correct option

a) 2 only

b) 1 only

c) Neither 1 nor 2

d) Both 1 and 2

Answer: (c)

Question : 25

With what type of climate is the pedogenic regime of podzolisation associated?

a) Humid temperate

b) Hot and dry

c) Cool and dry

d) Equatorial

Answer: (a)

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