1 - The very thing which permitted people to settle permanently in oen location with the assurance of food is:
Agriculture
2 - The Vindhyan system of rocks is important for the production of
Precious stones and building materials
3 - The Vindhyas belong to which class of mountains?
Block mountains
4 - The Volcanic activities are found more in
Hawaii
5 - The volcanic region "Ring of fire" surrounds:
Pacific Ocean
6 - The volcanoes formed by the alternating layers of lava and rock fragments are called:
Compostite volcanoes
7 - The water content in the atmosphere ________
Decreases as temperature increases
8 - The Water Fall with the highest fall in India is the
Jog Falls, Karnataka
9 - The water of the Luni river is
Fresh in upper reaches and salty in the lower reaches
10 - The 'Water table' refers to ________
The upper limit of the zone of saturation
11 - The waterfall 'Victoria' is associated with the river
Zambeji
12 - The watershed between India and Myanmar is formed by
the Naga hills
13 - The weather map depicting the weather at ______ hours gives the rainfall received during 9 hours:
1730
14 - The weather office predicts "depression" over a certain area. It means
Atmospheric pressure in that area is lower than that in the surrounding areas
15 - The well-defined zones of seismic activity in the world where the largest number of earthquakes originates is ________
Circum Pacific Belt
16 - The western coast of India receive very high rainfall in summer mainly due to
Western Ghats
17 - The western disturbances which cause winter rain in India originate in
West Asia
18 - The Western Ghats are also known as:
The Sahyadris
19 - The wet hill forest are found in the ________
Nilgiris
20 - The wettest place in the world is Cherrapunji (Assam). The Hottest place is
Azizia (Libya)
21 - The width or the broad gauge track in Indian railway is
1.676 m
22 - The winter rain in Chennai is caused by
North-East Monsoons
23 - The winter snow-house or Eskimos is known as
Igloo
24 - The winter temperatures of north-western Europe are higher than those of eastern Europe in the same latitudinal zone because ________
It lies under westerly winds which blow over the Gulf Stream Drift
25 - The word "Isoneph" represents the lines of equal
Cloudiness
26 - The word "tsunami"belongs to:
Japanese
27 - The word 'lithospheric plates' denotes their _________ .
Rigidity
28 - The word now used to describe the shape of the earth is
Oblate spheriod
29 - The word used to describe the shape of earth is ________
Oblate spheroid
30 - The world famous bridge Golden Gate is situated in:
San Francisco
31 - The world largest active volcano Mauna Loa is located in:
Hawaii (USA)
32 - The world largest deposit of cosmic dust has been discovered in:
Australia
33 - The world largest producer of natural gas is:
Russia
34 - The world used to describe the shape of earth is:
Oblate spheres
35 - The World's biggest concrete structure "Three Gorges Dam" is located in which of the following countries?
China
36 - The world's biggest island is:
Australia
37 - The world's busiest inland waterway is:
Suez
38 - The world's deepest trench is in:
Pacific Ocean
39 - The World's highest habitable building is:
Sears tower, USA
40 - The world's highest hydel power project 'Rongtong' is located in ________
Himachal Pradesh
41 - The world's highest rail bridge being constructed in the State of Jammu & Kashmir will be on which of the following rivers?
Chenab
42 - The world's highest waterfall is in ________
Venezuela
43 - The world's largest delta system is the ________.
Ganges-Brahmaputra, India/Bangladesh
44 - The world's largest inland sea is ________.
The Caspian Sea
45 - The World's largest island is
Greenland
46 - The world's largest lake is ________
Caspian Sea
47 - The world's largest lake is:
Caspian Sea
48 - The world's largest monolithic statue of Buddha was installed in December 1992 in:
India
49 - The World's largest producer of lac is
India
50 - The world's largest reserves of petroleum are located in
Saudi Arabia
51 - The world's largest river is
Amazon
52 - The World's largest shipping canal is ________
Suez in Egypt
53 - The world's longest masonry dam is
Hirakud
54 - The World's longest river is ________
Nile
55 - The World's major commercial fishing grounds are located in the ________
Cool waters of the northern hemisphere in comparatively higher latitudes
56 - The world's major fishing grounds are located along the eastern shores of continents between 40 N and 50 N latitudes where cool and warm currents converge. An example or such area is
The Grand Banks off Newfoundland
57 - The world's most humid continent is
South America
58 - The worst affected state of India by the menace of sea erosion is
Kerala
59 - The worst Earthquake in the history of Pakistan was of:
2005
60 - The Yamuna and the Sone are the tributaries of the river
Ganga
61 - The Yarlung Zangbo river, in India, is known as
Brahmaputra
62 - The year ____ is called a Great Divide in the demographic history of India.
1921
63 - The Yellow Stone National Park is in:
USA
64 - The yield or food grain per man is high under
Extensive cultivation
65 - The young fold mountains have been formed by:
Continental plate convergence
66 - The youngest mountain range in the world is ________
Himalayas
67 - The youngest rivers in India originate from
Himalayas
68 - The Zasker range, the Ladakh range, the Kailas and the Karakoram Range are the main ranges of:
The Himalayan system
69 - The zonal soil type of peninsular India belongs to
red soils
70 - The zone of Earth's atmosphere immediately above its surface up to a height of about 16kms above equator and 8kms over the poles is known as
Troposphere
71 - The zone of low atmospheric pressure and ascending air located at or near the equator is called:
Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)
72 - The zones of excessively dry climate with very cold temperature throughout the year correspond to ________
Tundra
73 - There are two types of crusts - the continental and the oceanic. The continental crust is
Thicker below the mountains than below the plains
74 - There is a continual daylight or summer in the Arctic regions from ________
21st March to 23rd September
75 - There is a project in India which is similar to T.V.A. (Tenacy Valley Authority) of USA,it is
Damodar Valley Project
76 - There is always shortage of electricity in India for a long time, because
Demand for electricity is increasing while itsgeneration and distribution has not beenincreased
77 - There is cut off signal when NASA rocket reaches in the region of ______ :
D-layer
78 - There is heavy rainfall on the western coast of India but very little in the Deccan because
The Deccan plateau is situated in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats
79 - There is no glacier in ________ continent:
Australia
80 - There is rainfall more than 200cm. In a sloppymountainous tract of India. Which of the following crops can be farmed there?
Tea
81 - These "rivers of ice" are always slowly on the move. What is their corect name?
Glaciers
82 - Thickness of core is:
3470 Km
83 - This is the only sanctuary where Kashmiri Deer are found?
Dachigam
84 - Though coffee and tea both are cultivated on hill slopes, there is some difference between them regarding their cultivation. In this context, consider the following statements: 1. Coffee plant requires a hot and humid climate of tropical areas whereas tea
1 only
85 - Though 'Malneutrition' and 'Undernutrition' in Pakistan, abnormal intake of _______ is commonly observed:
Sugar
86 - Three European cities viz Vienna, Budapest and Belgrade lie on the river
Danube
87 - Three European cities viz, Belgrade, Budapest and Vienna, are located on the banks of the river
Danube
88 - Three important rivers of the Indian subcontinent have their sources near the Mansarover Lake in the Great Himalayas. These rivers are
Brahmaputra, Indus and Sutlej
89 - Through which of the following States the Ganga does not pass?
Madhya Pradesh
90 - Through which one of the following countries the Tropic of Cancer does not pass through?
Nepal
91 - Through which one of the following groups of countries does the Equator pass?
Colombia, Kenya and Indonesia
92 - Through which one of the following Indian states the Tropic of Cancer does not pass?
Manipur
93 - Through which one of the following Straits does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France?
Strait of Dover
94 - Throughout the Ages the maximum number of streams of people came to India via
The western Himalayan passes
95 - Tibet, the highest plateau in the world, is a
Intermontane plateau
96 - Tides are caused by the gravitational forces of
Of Sun and Moon on Earth
97 - Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the
Sun and Moon on the Earth
98 - Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the:
Sun and the moon on earth
99 - Tides are complied and they vary from place to place because of ________
All of the above
100 - Tides are the highest:
When the sun, moon and earth are in line
101 - Tides in the ocean are caused by
Attraction of the moon
102 - Tides in the sea have stored in them ________
A combination of all the above three forms of energy
103 - Tilaiya Dam, Konar dam, Maithon Dam and Panchet Hill Dam have been constructed under:
The Damodar Valley Project
104 - Tin Bigha Corridor is an issue, between India and
Bangladesh
105 - Tinanmen square" is located in which of the following countries?
China
106 - Titagarh, Amlai and Nepanagar are known for:
Paper Industry
107 - To a space traveller on moon, the lunar sky during day time appears ________
Black
108 - To check the expansion of Thar desert which one of the following methods is expected to yield the best results?
Afforestation
109 - To which group do belong?
Proto-Australoids
110 - To which group do the tribals of central and southern India belong?
Proto-Australoids
111 - To which kind of rock does marble belong?
Metamorphic rock
112 - Tobacco was introduced into India by the
Portuguese
113 - Tocentins is a famous river of:
Brazil
114 - Tochi, Gilgit and Hunza are tributaries of
Indus
115 - Tonle Sap is the biggest fresh water lake in South East Asia. It is located In
Kampuchea
116 - Topography of an area refers to its _______ :
Tarrain
117 - Tortous' is the seaport of:
Syria
118 - Total area of North America is:
24,256,000 sq.km
119 - Total height of atmosphere is _______ km.
60000
120 - Total number of biosphere reserves in India are
18
121 - Towards north, Asia is bounded by seas:
None of these
122 - Trans-continental railways have played an Important role in
Development of resources in the interior of continents
123 - Transfer of surplus heat from the lower latitudes to higher latitudes is done by :I. ocean currentsII. planetary windsIII. tidesIV. waves
I and II
124 - Tran-world Airlines' (TWA) is the airline of :
USA
125 - Trincomalee is a port situated on the
East coast of Sri Lanka
126 - Tripoli' is the seaport of:
Libya
127 - Triton is the Moon of which planet?
Neptune
128 - Tromalbatch is a name of neautiful waterfall located in:
Switzerland
129 - Tropical deciduous or monsoonal forests occur in ________
Burma, India, Thailand, Brazil
130 - Tropical deserts are rich in ________ resources.
Mineral
131 - Tropical evergreen forests remain evergreen because ________
Shedding of leaves and simultaneous growth of new ones takes place throughout the year
132 - Tropical moist deciduous vegetation is to be found in Sahyadris, north-east plateau of the Peninsula and in the Shiwaliks. Which of the following is not a tree species of this group?
Deodar
133 - Tropical rain forests appear in which or the following regions?
North and South of the Congo Basin
134 - Troposphere is the hottest part of the atmosphere because
It is heated by the Earth's surface
135 - Troposphere is the most warm part of the atmosphere because
It gets warm from the heat of the surface ofthe Earth
136 - Truck farming is ______ :
Cultivation of Vegetables
137 - Tsunami is a large sea wave caused by an earthquake experienced along the coasts of ________
Japan
138 - Tsunami is:
Earthquake in ocean crust
139 - TT' is the news agency of:
Sweden
140 - Tubyeoran is a waterfall located in:
Italy
141 - Tullamarine' is the airport of :
Australia
142 - Tungbhadra Multipurpose Project is a joint undertaking of:
Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
143 - Turkey's parliament is:
Grand National Assembly
144 - Turpentine oil is obtained from
Pine tree
145 - Twelve constellations referred to as zodiac are ________
A group of stars
146 - Two important rivers - one with its source in Jharkhand (and known by a different name in Odisha), and another, with its source in Odisha - merge at a place only a short distance from the coast of Bay of Bengal before flowing into the sea. This is an impo
Bhitarkanika
147 - Two ionic layers are present in:
Thermosphere
148 - Two main cold currents in the North Pacific Ocean are known as
Oyashio and California currents
149 - Two or more aretes join to form _______:
All of them
150 - Two parts of the crust are:
Continental crust and oceanic crust
151 - Types of volcanoes are:
All of them
152 - Umiam Multipurpose Power Project is located in:
Meghalya
153 - Uncontrolled industrialisation leads to acid rain. It is mainly contributed by:
Nitrous and sulphur oxide
154 - Under normal conditions, which one of the following is the correct sequential developments of features made by fluvial action?
Waterfalls - River terraces – Meander bars - Oxbow lakes
155 - UNI' is the news agency of:
India
156 - Unlike other parts of the Indian Coast, fishing industry has not developed along the Saurashtra coast because
of overwhelming dependence on agriculture and animal husbandary
157 - UPI' is the news agency of:
USA
158 - UPP' is the news agency of:
Pakistan
159 - Uraniu found in Ladakh is an example of which type of resource?
Potential resources
160 - Uranus takes ________ years to orbit the Sun.
84
161 - Urbanization is very low in:
South Asia
162 - Urea is prepared by the chemical reactions of
Ammonia and carbon dioxide
163 - 'Ursa Major' is the scientific name for one of the constellations of stars. Its common English name is
The Great Bear
164 - USA is divided into time zones.
5
165 - U-Seymight is a name of waterfall located in:
USA
166 - Valaparaiso' is the seaport of:
Chile
167 - Valparaiso is an important port of
Chile
168 - Variation in duration of day and night is due to: (1) rotation of earth on its axis (2) revolution of earth around the sun (3) inclination of earth at an angle of 66%.
2 and 3
169 - Vasco da Gama, who discovered the sea route to India, first reached
Kalicut
170 - Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary is located in:
Tamil Nadu
171 - Vembanad Lake is located in:
Kerala
172 - Venus has atmosphere made up of
Carbon dioxide
173 - Vernal equinox falls on:
21st Mar
174 - Vernal equinox occurs on the
21st March
175 - Very strong and cold icy winds that blow in the Polar regions are called ________
Blizzards
176 - Vetes Forse is a beautiful waterfall located in:
Norway
177 - Victoria desert is located in:
Australia
178 - Victoria Falls in Africa is located on:
River Zambezi
179 - Victoria is an island located in:
North Sea
180 - Victoria is the island of:
Arctic Ocean
181 - Vijayawada is located on the bank of which river?
Krishna
182 - VNA' is the news agency of:
Vietnam
183 - Volcanic erupted material when inside the hill/earth/mountain it is called ______ and after it coming out it is called _______.
Magma, lava
184 - Volcanic eruption does not occur in the
Baltic Sea
185 - Volcano forms by the stretching earth's crust and the crust goes this this phenomenon is called:
Non-hot interpolate
186 - Volcanoes are usually located on:
All of them
187 - Volcanoes can also be caused by ______ so called 'hot spots'.
Mantle plumes
188 - Volcanoes can also form where there is stretching of the earth's ______ and where the _____ goes thin.
Crust, crust
189 - Wainganga river is a tributary of:
Godavari
190 - Warm dry winds blowing down the east slopes of Rockies are known as ________
Chinook
191 - Water exists in how much part of the world?
0.7
192 - Water plays a lesser role in:
Slide movements
193 - Water vapour beyond the dew point results in ________
Condensation
194 - Wavy hair is characteristic or
Nordic race
195 - West Bengal makes borders with how many countries?
Three
196 - West Bengal shares boundaries with how many foreign countries?
Three
197 - Westerlies are
Cold winds
198 - Westerlies in southern hemisphere are stronger and persistent than in northern hemisphere. Why? (1) Southern hemisphere has less landmass as compared to northern hemisphere. (2) Coriolis force is higher in southern hemisphere as compared to northern hemis
1 only
199 - Wha Degree meridian is the International Date Line?
The 180 Degree meridian.
200 - What are 'Igloos'?
A dome-shaped house or a hut, built of blocks of hard snow, in which the Eskimos live
201 - What are Sun spots?
Dark patches on the surface of the Sun resulting from a localised fall in the temperature to about 4000 K
202 - What are the Doldrums?
A low-pressure belt round the Equator where there are very light winds and calm seas.
203 - What are the five main indicators of global climate change of our planet?
Arctic ocean ice, carbon dioxide, globaltemperature, sea level, surface ice
204 - What are the imaginary lines encircling the Earth horizontally called?
Latitudes
205 - What are the name of the seismic sea waves which reach to coast at a very high force?
Tsunami
206 - What are those smaller rivers that flow into a large, main river called?
Tributaries
207 - What can be the maximum duration of totality for a solar eclipse?
7 minutes 40 seconds
208 - What causes earthquakes?
Volcanic eruptions
209 - What causes snowfall?
When condensation takes place below 0° C and precipitation occurs in the form of flakes
210 - What colour is laterite soil?
Brown
211 - 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
1 only
212 - What do isobars indicate?
The atmospheric pressure in a particular area.
213 - What do isotherms indicate?
The temperatures in particule areas.
214 - What do Mauna Loa, Krakatoa and Stromboli have in common?
All are volcanoes
215 - What do the USSR, China, Brazil, India, and the USA have in common?
They are the five most populous countries.
216 - What do you call a narrow neck neck of land that connects two larger landmasses?
Isthmus
217 - What do you mean by 'reserved forest' ?
Reserved for commercial exploitation
218 - What do you understand by the term 'Advection' ?
Heat is transferred horizontally by both winds and ocean currents
219 - What do you understand by the term 'Doab' ?
Land between two tributaries of a river
220 - What does a braometer indicate?
Changes in atmospheric (air) pressure.
221 - What does acid rain contain which destroys plants?
Sulphuric Acid
222 - What does 'Roaring forties' refer to?
The region between latitudes 40 and 50? S where the prevailing westerly winds blow over the open oceans with great regularity and strength
223 - What does the 17th parallel separate?
South and North Vietnam
224 - What happens to tropical soils when the rain forest is cleared?
Clearing interrupts the critical nutrient cycle and leads to soil leaching
225 - What helps to maintain the heat budget on the surface of the earth?
Incoming insolation in short waves and terrestrial radiation in long waves
226 - What is "Supernova"?
Black Hole
227 - What is a "shaft mine"?
Amine dug deep into the earth
228 - What is a chronometer?
Al highly accurate time piece which is used to keep Greenwich meantime
229 - What is a cloudburst?
It refers to sudden and copious rainfall over a small area which often lasts for only a few minutes
230 - What is a graticule?
The network of intersecting parallels and meridians on a map
231 - What is a more precise geogrphical name for a tableland?
A plateau
232 - What is a narrow waterway separating two bits of land called?
A Strait
233 - What is a prairie?
A large, flat grassland in North America.
234 - What is a typhoon called in the Atlantic?
A hurricane
235 - What is an Axis?
An imaginary or real line joining pole-to-pole of a sphere
236 - What is an oasis and where would you find it?
A small area of green and water in a desert.
237 - What is another name for the "Cold deserts" of the world?
Tundra
238 - What is approximately the quantum of the pressure exerted by the atmosphere at sea level?
One kg per sq mtr
239 - What is Bailadila famous for?
Iron ore
240 - What is Bandipur Sanctuary situated in Karnataka particularly noted for
Spotted Deer
241 - What is changed in metamorphic rocks?
(1) and (2) both
242 - What is coral island?
Terrestrial Sea
243 - What is Graticule?
The complete network of parallels an Degree meridian on the earth
244 - What is Green Peace?
An organisation that stresses the need to maintain a between human progress and environmental conservation
245 - What is known as Soil-free Farming?
Hydroponics
246 - What is meant by 'brain drain'?
The migration of highly qualified or skilled people to better places of employment
247 - What is meant by Equinox?
Day and night are equal
248 - What is meant by solstice:
When sun reaches its maximum distance from the equator
249 - What is multiple cropping?
Dividing a field in two or more parts and then sowing different crops in each part
250 - What is Obra?
Super thermal power project in Uttar Pradesh
251 - What is peninsula?
A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides.
252 - What is Pimpri, a place in Maharashtra, known for
Penicillin
253 - What is significant about the town of Greenwich?
The 0? (Zero Degree meridian passes thrrough it and therefore the world sets its time by it.
254 - What is subway?
Underground passage
255 - What is the "cloud burst"? It is
An abnormal heavy downpour of rain
256 - What is the age of earth?
5500 million years
257 - What is the alternate name for contour lines?
Isohypse
258 - What is the another name of Greater Himalayas?
Himadri
259 - What is the approximate African equivalent of the prairie?
Savannah
260 - What is the approximate circumference of Earth?
40,000 Km
261 - What is the approximate equatorial circumference of the earth?
40,000 Km
262 - What is the approximate equatorial circumference of the earth?
40000 km
263 - What is the approximate Russian equivalent of the prairie?
Steppes
264 - What is the area of Adriatic Sea?
132,000 sq. km
265 - What is the area of Caribbean Sea:
27,18,200 sq. km
266 - What is the average salt content in a litre of sea water?
35 gm
267 - What is the average salt content in a litre of seawater?
35 gm.
268 - What is the best source of pure cellulose?
Cotton fibre
269 - What is the capital of Belgium?
Brussels
270 - What is the capital of East Timor ?
DiIi
271 - What is the capital of Kenya?
Nairobi
272 - What is the capital of Rwanda?
Kigali
273 - What is the correct decreasing order of the share of different salts in sea water?
Sodium chloride, magnesium chloride, magnesium sulphate, potassium sulphate
274 - What is the correct order of occurrence of the following places as one moves from east to west? (1) Murshidabad (2) Gorakhpur (3) Bhopal (4) Bhavnagar
1-2-3-4
275 - What is the correct sequence of hill stations according to height above mean sea level in descending order?
Shimla, Kodaikanal, Darjeeling and Mahabaleshwar
276 - What is the correct sequence of the following in the context of the age of the earth since its origin? (1) Cenozoic (2) Mesozoic (3) Palaeozoic (4) Protozoic
4, 3, 2, 1
277 - What is the correct sequence of the following ports from north to south? 1. Karaikal 2. Machilipatnam 3. Paradeep 4. Visakhapatnam
3-4-2-1
278 - What is the correct sequence of the following zonal pressure belts? (1) Subpolar low (2) Equatorial low (3) Polar high (4) Subtropical high
2, 4, 1, 3
279 - What is the correct sequence of the given clouds from low to high altitudes?
Cumulonimbus, Stratus, Cirrostratus, Cirrus
280 - What is the correct sequence of the river Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada and Tapi in the descending order of their lengths?
Godavari – Narmada – Mahanadi – Tapi
281 - What is the correct sequence of the rivers- Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada and Tapi in the descending order of their lengths?
Godavari - Narmada - Mahanadi - Tapi
282 - What is the correct sequence of these areas in descending order of their coal reserves? 1. Himalayas 2. Chhotta Nagpur 3. Chhattisgarh 4. Son Valley
2, 3, 4, 1
283 - What is the country through which both Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass?
Brazil
284 - What is the cupshaped mouth of volcanoes?
Crater
285 - What is the date of summer solstice in Northern Hemisphere?
21st June
286 - What is the difference between a fulf and a bay?
Both are part of the sea that extend considerable into the land, but bay usually has a wider entrance than a gulf.
287 - What is the difference between a lake and a tank?
Both are land-enclosed water bodies, but the latter is a manmade.
288 - What is the difference between asteroids and comets? (1) Asteroids are small rocky planetoids, while comets are formed of frozen gases held together by rocky and metallic material. (2) Asteroids are found mostly between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars, whi
1 and 3 only
289 - What is the difference between the Indian Standard time and Greenwich Standard Time?
5 Hour and 30 minutes
290 - What is the difference between the Local time and Greenwich time one degree longitude?
4 minutes
291 - What is the distance around the earth at the Equator?
18,600 km.
292 - What is the full form of ITCZ?
Inter Tropical Convergence Zone
293 - What is the Gulf Stream?
A warm sea current from the Gulf of Mexico.
294 - What is the incident of movement of landmass and rockfalls?
Landslide
295 - What is the International Date Line?
It is 180 Meridian from Greenwich
296 - What is the interval between a high tide and low tide at a given place?
12 hours 26 minutes
297 - What is the largest gorge in the world?
Grand Canyon, USA
298 - What is the longitude of a town if its local time is 6 pm when Greenwich time is 4:00 pm?
30
299 - What is the main activity of Eskimos during the short period of summer season?
Hunting
300 - What is the main attraction of Kaziranga Sanctuary located in Assam?
One horned Rhinoceros
301 - What is the main cause of Tsunami?
Earthquake on Sea Surface
302 - What is the main natural cause of disruption of road in hilly areas?
Landslide
303 - What is the major cause of 'October Heat'?
High temperature associated with highhumidity
304 - What is the major role of a greenhouse gas that contributes to temperature rise of the Earth's surface?
Lets incoming sunlight pass through but stops outgoing infrared radiation
305 - What is the maximum length of a day on the poles?
6 months
306 - What is the meaning of "Cloud Burst"
Very heavy rain with heavy storm
307 - What is the meaning of "Midnight Sun"?
Shining of Sun in Arctic and Antarctica circle
308 - What is the meaning of Willy-Willy?
Tropical Cyclone near Australia
309 - What is the most important characteristic of the islands (Indian) located in the Arabian Sea?
They are all of coral origin
310 - What is the most important edible crop of Australia?
Wheat
311 - What is the most important geographic use of the Himalayas to India?
They prevent the monsoons from crossing to the north and also serve as a reservoir of water from which our perennial rivers flow
312 - What is the name given to the widened river mouth found at the point in river enters the sea?
Estuary
313 - What is the name of India's permanent research station in southern hemisphere Antarctica
Dakshin Gangotri
314 - What is the name of India's Southern Tip?
Indira Point
315 - What is the name of the deadly volcano in Indonesia that erupted again in May 2016?
Mount Sinabung
316 - What is the name of the disputed coastal area located far from Gujarat coast in between India and Pakistan?
Sir Creek
317 - What is the name of the highest summit of Nilgiri Hills?
Doda-betta
318 - What is the name of the largest coffee producing state in India?
Karnataka
319 - What is the name of the layer above Earth's surface which is located at the height of 8km from poles and 16km from the equator?
Troposphere
320 - What is the name of the layer closest to the Earth?
Troposphere
321 - What is the name of the maps, natural and manmade, portray the large forms?
Thematic Maps
322 - What is the name of the sand mound formed by high speed of wind?
Dune
323 - What is the name of the soil, rich in Calcium?
Pedocal
324 - What is the name of the temperate grassland of South America?
Pampas
325 - What is the narrow strip which connects two water bodies or Sea or Ocean?
Strait
326 - What is the nature of monsoon rain from Guwahati to Chandigarh?
Diminishing Nature
327 - What is the new name of Bombay?
Mumbai
328 - What is the new name of Ceylon?
Sri Lanka
329 - What is the new name of Laningrad?
St. Petersburg
330 - What is the official language of Nagaland?
English
331 - What is the old name of Bangkok?
Krugn Thep
332 - What is the old name of China?
Seres
333 - What is the old name of Cologne?
Koin
334 - What is the old name of Myanmar?
Burma
335 - What is the other name of Sahyadri Range?
Shivaliks
336 - What is the parliament of Denmark?
Folketing
337 - What is the parliament of Egypt?
People's Assembly
338 - What is the percentage of Indian population engaged in agriculture?
60
339 - What is the percentage of Nitrogen in atmosphere of the Earth?
78.03
340 - What is the point below the epicentre of the Earthquake?
Focus
341 - What is the predominant type of Indian agriculture?
Subsistence agriculture
342 - What is the rank of India in milk production in the world?
First
343 - What is the reason of degradation of climate of Maldives?
All of these
344 - What is the reason of duration of cold wave in America?
Polar Vortex
345 - What is the right combination of the following in the order of increasing distance from the outermost planet?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
346 - What is the science of making maps called?
Cartography
347 - What is the shape of the Earth?
Geoid
348 - What is the shortest route from Moscow to San Francisco?
Moscow to Europe; crossing Atlantic and East Coast of North America
349 - What is the similarity between Milwaukee Deep, Java Trench and Challenger Deep?
They are the deepest points of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, respectively
350 - What is the source of natural energy of the hot springs at Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh?
Geothermal Energy
351 - What is the standard time of India with reference to Greenwich Mean Time?
5.5 hours fast
352 - What is the temperature of the sun estimated at approximately?
6000 degrees F
353 - What is the time difference for every degree of longitude?
Four minutes
354 - What is the total area of Australia?
7,687,000 sq. km
355 - What is the total area of Europe?
9,938,000 sq. km
356 - What is the total area of South America:
17,819,000 sq km
357 - What is the triangular landmass that forms at its mouth when a river splits into several branches just before entering the sea
Delta
358 - What is the usual altitude of the plains?
Less than 500 metres above sea level
359 - What is total area of Antarctica?
13,209,000 sq,km
360 - What is true with regard to Jet Streams? (1) High velocity winds (2) Blow from west to east (3) Blow in upper troposphere near the tropopause (4) Blow in the mesosphere
1, 2 and 3
361 - What is Weathering?
Breaking up and disintegration of rocks
362 - What kind of weathering takes place on the Valley side above the surface of the glacier?
Frost shattering
363 - What percent of Indian terrain receive annual rainfall below 75 cm.
0.35
364 - What percentage Africa has out of the total area of earth?
0.203
365 - What percentage of earth area does water occupy?
0.7
366 - What percentage of insolation is received by the earth surface?
0.51
367 - What percentage of insolation is received by the earth's surface?
0.47
368 - What percentage of World's fresh water is stored in the form of glacier ice
1.7
369 - What percentage or all water available on the Earth is contained in the oceans?
0.97
370 - What process takes place during the youthful stage of a river?
Valley deepening
371 - What separates Daman and Diu?
Gulf of Khambat
372 - What type of farming is practised in the densely populated regions of the world?
Intensive farming
373 - What type or vegetation is associated with Australia?
Downs
374 - What type or vegetation is associated with South Africa?
Veld
375 - What was the primary purpose of constructing the Farakka Barrage?
Preservation and maintenance of Kolkata port for navigation
376 - What will be the difference in time of two cities situated on the same longitude but one in northern and the other in southern hemisphere?
No difference
377 - What will be the effect of global warming on Mangrove forests?
Big area of mangrove forest will be submerged
378 - Wheat and rice in China are cultivated in
Lower Yangtse Basin
379 - When a descending air contracts and its volume decreases, what happens to its temperature?
Its temperature increases
380 - When a high area of land drops steeply, especially into the sea, what is the land formation that results called?
Cliff
381 - When a ship crosses Date line from west to east ________
It gains one day
382 - When almost all the elevated portions are worn down by river erosion reducing an area to almost a plain region, it is termed as
Peneplain
383 - When and where did the concept of the Earth Hour started?
March, 2007 in Sydney, Australia
384 - When can one record the lowest temperature of air?
Just before sunrise
385 - When cirque filled with water is known as _________ :
Tarn
386 - When dew point is reached it is said that at that temperature
All the above
387 - When dew point is reached it is said that at that temperature
The atmosphere is said to be saturated with water vapour
388 - When did India adopt the International Tsunami Warning System
2006
389 - When does the Sun shine vertically on the Equator?
Twice a year
390 - When does tides rise in sea?
Full Moon and half Moon
391 - When does winter solstice occur in the Northern Hemisphere?
22nd December
392 - When due to tensional forces simatic crust below and sialic crust above are pulled apart _____ is formed
Rift Valley
393 - When earth and moon are farthest:
Apogee
394 - When earth and moon are nearest that position is called:
Perigee
395 - When GMT is 3 AM., the local time of a place is 6 AM. The longitude of that place is
120?W
396 - When harder rocks are eroded by sea water ______ are formed:
Sea caves
397 - When humidity is expressed in terms of percentage then it is known as
Relative humidity
398 - When it is 12 noon at Greenwich, what is the time at New York (74° W) ?
7.04 a.m.
399 - When it is 12.00 noon at Delhi (77° 10'E), people at another place on earth take their 6 o'clock morning tea. The longitude of that place is ________
12°50' W
400 - When it is 12:00 noon in India, the time in San Francisco (USA) would be closed to ________
8 : 30 p. m. of previous day
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