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Questions Related to geography

The Duncan Passage is located between ____________.

  1. Afghanistan and India

  2. Pakistan and Afghanistan

  3. South Andaman and Little Andaman

  4. Shivalik and Karakoram


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Duncan Passage is a strait in the Indian Ocean. It is located between South Andaman and Little Andaman. It is about 48 km wide. It separates Rutland Island (part of Great Andaman) to the North and Little Andaman to the South.

Jaravas are aborigines of ________.

  1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands

  2. Western Ghats

  3. Eastern Ghats

  4. Lakshadweep Island


Correct Option: A

Biosphere is existing because the interaction of ___________.

  1. lithosphere

  2. atmosphere

  3. hydrosphere

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: D

Which of the following instruments is used for measuring relative humidity in air?

  1. Hydrometer

  2. Hygrometer

  3. Barometer

  4. Spherometer


Correct Option: B

The Earth gets heated more in the afternoon summer than at noon because of _________________.

  1. vertical rays of the Sun

  2. radiation

  3. accumulated temperature in the afternoon being greater than at noon

  4. All of these


Correct Option: C

The change in colour of stars arises due to ________________________.

  1. variation in their distance from the earth

  2. variation in their surface temperature

  3. fluctuations in their composition and size

  4. irregular absorption or scattering in earth's atmosphere


Correct Option: B

In which countries the term Western Disturbance is used to describe an  extra tropical storm originating in the Mediterranean Sea?

  1. India

  2. Pakistan

  3. Afghanistan and Nepal

  4. All the above


Correct Option: D

The general trend of Isotherms on the globe is ________.

  1. East-West

  2. North-South

  3. North-East

  4. South-West


Correct Option: A

Daily weather map showing isobars is an example of _______.

  1. Choropleth map

  2. Isopleth map

  3. Chorochromatic map

  4. Choroschematic map


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Daily weather map showing isobars is an example of the isopleth map. Isopleth maps may use lines to show areas where elevation, temperature, rainfall, or some other quality is the same; values between lines can be interpolated.

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

  1. Isopleth - A line joining places of equal height

  2. Isobar - A line joining places of equal pressure

  3. Isohyet - A line joining places of equal rainfall

  4. Isotherm - A line joining places of equal temperature


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Contour Lines are the lines joining places of equal height on a map. 

  • Isopleth: a line on a map connecting points having an equal incidence of a specified meteorological feature.
  • Isobar: a line on a map connecting points having the same atmospheric pressure at a given time or on average over a given period.
  • Isohyet: a line on a map connecting points having the same amount of rainfall in a given period
  • Isotherm: a line on a map connecting points having the same temperature at a given time or on average over a given period.