Geography Test

Which layer of atmosphere is vital for telercommnications?

Clouds are the result of—

DIRECTIONS: The following question consist of two statements, Statement I and
Statement II. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the Answer s
to this question using the code given below:

Statement I: The decrease of air temperature with increasing altitudes in the atmosphere is called the vertical temperature gradient.
Statement II: In Troposphere, air temperature decreases with increasing altitude due to radiation from the Earth.

Code:

Consider the following statements in respect of temperate cyclones:
1. They rise in the belt of trade winds.
2. They move from west to east.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

There are three distinct characters of temperature stratification of atmosphere around the Earth. Which one among the following is the correct arrangement of the layers (from the Earth’s surface upwards)?

Which of the following seas has the highest average salinity?

The earth is in aphelion on

Mr X has been invited to participate in a conference to be held at Buenos Aires.
He has choosen the following shortest flight route
Mumbai to Frankfurt (non-stop)
Frankfurt to Sao Paulo (non-stop)
Sao Paulo to Buenos Aires (non-stop)
Which one of the following seas will likely to be flown over by Mr X ?

What is the name of the strait where Adams Bridge is situated?

Consider the following statements :
1. Half the water vapour in the air in atmosphere lies below an altitude of 1000 m.
2. The amount of precipitable water in the atmosphere increases from the equator to the poles.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A topographical map with scale 1 : 50000 indicates 1 cm to

What is true about Lake Superior ?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The tropical cyclones of China Sea are called typhoon’s.
2. The tropical cyclones of the West Indies are called tornadoes.
3. The tropical cyclones of Australia are called williywillies.
4. Formation of an anticyclone results in stormy weather condition.
Select the correct Answer using the code given below.

Most of the communication satellites today are placed in a geostationary orbit. In
order to stay over the same spot on the Earth, a geostationary satellite has to be
directly above the

The Sargasso sea is a part of the

Which one of the following planets rotates clockwise?

Which of the following are wrongly matched?
1. Typhoons China Sea
2. Cyclones West Indies
3. Hurricanes Indian Ocean
4. Tornadoes Australia

Normally, the temperature decreases with the increase in height from the Earth’s surface because
1. The atmosphere can be heated upwards only from the Earth’s surface.
2. There is more moisture in the upper atmosphere.
3. The air is less dense in the upper atmosphere.
Select the correct Answer using the codes given below:

The twinkling of a star is due to

What is the most accurate description of the shape of the earth ?

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Air close to the Earth’s surface is heavier.
2. Air close to the Earth’s surface contains larger quantity of water vapour and dust particles.
Select the correct Answer using the code given below:

Which of the following statement regarding ozone layer within the atmosphere is/are correct?
1. It absorbs most of the Ultraviolet radiation found in the Sun’s rays.
2. Chlorofluorocarbons are serious threat to the ozone layer.
Select the correct Answer using the codes given below

The water fall ‘Victoria’ is associated with the river.

Two planets which have no satellites

The planet Pluto has been abandoned from the group of conventional planet and kept in the group of dwarf planet by a summit held in

Diamond Ring is a phenomenon observed

Which one among the following sequences of water bodies, from lower to higher salinity concentration, is correct?

Which one of the following statements about the atmosphere is correct?

The process of water vapour changing to the liquid state (water) is called

Consider the following sentences in context of Cyclone ‘Vardah’.
1. It was a Tropical cyclone which passed over the northern part of the Indian Ocean.
2. The name ‘Vardah’ given by Myanmar.
3. Cyclone Vardah made landfall in Tamil Nadu and coastal Andhra Pradesh.
Which of the above sentence(s) is/are true?

Which one of the following diagrams shows the direction and duration of wind?

The largest delta of the world is

Which one of the following statements is correct?

Which one of the following conditions is most relevant for the presence of life on mars?

Ozone holes are more pronounced at the

Which of the following seas are enclosed?
1. Andaman Sea
2. Arab Sea
3. Sea of Azov
4. Bering Sea
Select the correct Answer using the codes given below

Jet stream is westerlies in upper part of Troposphere. (a) Fast blowing

Which one of the following represents a source of atmospheric energy?

The inexhaustible source of energy of the stars is due to

If the earth did not have an atmosphere, temperature extremes between day and night would

DIRECTIONS : The following questions consist of two statements, Statement I and
Statement II. you are to examine these two statements carefully and select the Answers to these questions using the code given below.

Statement I Wind is deflected to the right in Northern Hemisphere and to the left in Southern hemisphere from its normal course.
Statement II Earth rotates from West-to-East.

A hot local wind blowing in sahara desert is known as

The sky looks blue because of

Carbon is the ……….. most abundant element in the earth’s crust.

Consider the following statements
1. Ozone is mostly found in the stratosphere
2. Ozone layer lies 25 to 30 km above the surface of the Earth
3. Ozone absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the Sun.
4. Ozone layer has no significance for life on the Earth
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which one of the following gases is found in highest quantity in Exosphere?

Air Pressure is lowest in

In which form is atmospheric humidity expressed?

Which water body separates Australia from New Zealand?

What is the primary cause of the day and night ?

Which one of the following processes is important for the formation of lightning in a developing cloud?

Which one among the following is not a factor that affects direction of wind?

Identify the correct statement pertaining to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge from the floor of Atlantic Ocean among the following—

Horse latitudes lie within the atmospheric pressure belts of

Which of the following scales is used to measure the damage by a hurricane?

The summer and winter seasons in a year are caused by

Which one of the following describes the Lithosphere?

Mist is a result of which one of the following

Which one of the following statements is true about tropopause?

Nearly 30% of the solar radiations return back to the space without contributing anything to the Earth’s surface temperature. This amount of radiation is known as

The layer of the atmosphere which contains dust particles and water vapour is
called

Which of the following stars is known as Fossil star?

. What is the most important element of climate ?

Thunder cloud develops due to—