Quiz On Indian And World Geography With Answers: Set 3
10 Questions
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Questions and Answers
- 1.Among the following, which layer of atmosphere maintains an almost uniform horizontal temperature?1. tropopause2. troposphere3. stratosphere
- A.
Only 1
- B.
Only 3
- C.
1 and 2
- D.
1, 2, and 3
- 2.The winds blowing from subtropical high pressure regions, to the equator are known as?
- A.
Tropical easterlies
- B.
Westerlies
- C.
Doldrums
- D.
High latitude easterlies
- 3.When does the thickness of the troposphere increases?
- A.
Winter
- B.
Summer
- C.
Autumn
- D.
Spring
- 4.Fall in air temperature with increasing elevation is termed as?
- A.
Lapse rate
- B.
Thermal reduction
- C.
Thermal anomaly
- D.
Temperature fall
- 5.The doldrums belt is located ___________?
- A.
Near the polar areas
- B.
Near the equator
- C.
On the Tropic of Capricorn
- D.
On the Tropic of Cancer
- 6.Among the following, which factor/factors do not affect the amount of insolation?1. rotation of the earth2. surface temperature3. solar constant4. length of day
- A.
Only 1
- B.
Only 2
- C.
Both 1 and 2
- D.
Neither 1 nor 2
- 7.What governs the velocity of wind?
- A.
Farrel's Law
- B.
Pressure gradient
- C.
Temperature
- D.
None of the above
- 8.The temperature the highest near the tropopause in _____________ region?
- A.
Over the Arctic region
- B.
Around the equator
- C.
Near the Tropic of Cancer
- D.
None of the above
- 9.Which among the following are sedimentary rocks?i. limestoneii. quartziteiii. shale iv. granite
- A.
I and iv
- B.
I and ii
- C.
Ii and iii
- D.
Ii and iv
- 10.Among the following, which is not a planetary wind?
- A.
Westerlies
- B.
Trade winds
- C.
Easterlies
- D.
Drainage winds
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