Geography Question Set 1

1.The grouphof small pieces of rock revolving round the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are called :

A. meteors

B. comets

C. meteorites

D. asteroids

Correct Ans

D. asteroids

2.Diamond ring is a phenomenon observed :
A. at the start of a total solar eclise

B. at the end of a total solar eclise

C. only along the peripheral regions of the totality trail

D. only in the central regions of the totality trail
Correct Ans

B. at the end of a total solar eclilpse

3. Which one of the following layers of the atmosphere is responsible for the deflection of radio waves ?
A. Troposphere

B. Stratosphere

C. Mesosphere

D. Ionosphere
Correct Ans

D. Ionosphere

4. A meteor is :
A. a rapidly moving star

B. a piece of matter which has entered the earth’s atmosphere from outer space

C. part of a constellation

D. a comet without a tail
Correct Ans

B. a piece of matter which has entered the earth’s atmosphere from outer space

5. Willy Willy is :
A. a type of tree grown in temperate regions

B. a wind that blows in a desert

C. a tropical cyclone of the north-west Australia

D. a kind of common fish found near Lakshadweep islands
Correct Ans

C. a tropical cyclone of the north-west Australia

6. Which one of the following factors is responsible for the change in the regular direction of the ocean currents in the Indian Ocean?
A. Indian Ocean is half an ocean

B. Indian Ocean has Monsoon drift

C. Indian Ocean is a land locked ocean

D. Indian Ocean has greater variation in salinity
Correct Ans

B. Indian Ocean has Monsoon drift

7.In the earth’s direction of rotation is reversed, what should be the IST when it is noon at the International Date Line ?

A. 06.30 hrs

B. 05.30 hrs

C. 18.30 hrs

D. 17.30 hrs
Correct Ans

A. 06.30 hrs

8.Which one of the following stars is nearest to the Earth?
A. Polaris

B. Alpha Centauri

C. Sun

D. Sirius
Correct Ans

C. Sun

9.Which one of the following conditions is most relevant for the presence of life on Mars?
A. Atmospheric composition

B. Thermal condition

C. Occurrence of ice cape and frozen water

D. Occurrence of ozone
Correct Ans

C. Occurrence of ice cape and frozen water

10.Estuaries possess distinct blooms of excessive growth of pigmented dinofagellates. These blooms are called
A. red tides

B. sea tides

C. black tides
 
D. sea flowers
Correct Ans

A. red tidess .