World Geography MCQ-175 January 14, 2015admin0 Comments CategoriesWorld Geography Quizzes World Geography Questions for SSC,TSPSC,UPPSC,MPPSC,CDS,Railways,NDA Exams Which of the following types of soil has theproperty of holding moisture for release to plants during the dry period? Alluvial Black or regur Lateritic Red and yellow Dead Sea is situated in which one of the following? A Rift Valley An Intermontane Plateau Intermontane Plains Canyons Decaying vegetation produces organic acids which cause a breakdown of minerals. This is physical weathering chemical weathering both (a) and (b) chemical erosion Diego Garcia is an important site on the moon island in the Indian Ocean with a large military base Island in the Caribbean sea none of the above Diego Garcia is situated in the Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean Atlantic Ocean Arctic Ocean Diurnal tides are tides having one high water per tidal day tides having one low water per tidal day occur in parts of the northern Gulf of Mexico and South-east Asia all of the above Dakshin Gangotri is a/an river valley in Andhra Pradesh unnamed station located in the Antarctic for continuous weather and scientific recordings second source of the river Ganga island in the Indian ocean near .Antarctica Doldrums refers to a belt of clam and light variable winds near the equator a particular area in the Pacific ocean a type of ocean current none of the above Down warping of the Rajmahal-Garo gap took place in Paleocene Eocene Oligocene Pleistocene During a solar eclipse which of the following represents the relative positions of the sun, the moon and the earth correctly? The earth between the sun and the moon The moon in between the sun and the earth The sun, the moon and the earth are not in a straight line The sun in between the earth and the moon During summertime airflow picks up considerable moisture crossing the Indian ocean, and brings a heavy and prolonged wet season to India and southeast Asia through September to December December to January February to March April to September During the first half of the year, when the Northern Hemisphere tilts towards the sun the days are longer in the Northern Hemisphere and this sphere experiences summer season the Southern Hemisphere tilts away from the sun and this region experiences winter season. the Northern Hemisphere experiences summer season. both (a) and (b) During the hot weather season, the northeast India and West Bengal get rainfall from thunderstorms north-east monsoons south-west monsoons retreating monsoons Which one of the following climatic type of Thornthwaite spreads over the western Rajasthan? EA’d D B’w DA’w CA’w EINinois the name given to the development of warm surface waters in the equatorial pacific ocean a warm ocean current deep ocean current none of the above Each time zone is defined by its distance in terms of east of Greenwich, England west of Greenwich, England east or west of Greenwich, England none of the above Earth completes one rotation on its axis in 23 hours and 30 minutes 23 hours 56 minutes and 4.9 seconds 24 hours 24 hours 1 minute and 10 seconds Earth is believed to have originated years ago 4,600 million 3,800 million 4,600 billion 3,800 billion Which one of the following ethnic groups does not belong to Mongoloids? The Yakuts The Samoyeds The Red Indians of North America The Bantus Earth is the third planet from the sun and is located between Venus and Mars Mars and Jupiter Venus and Jupiter Mercury and Venus Earthquakes and volcanoes are associated with folded and faulted regions deep sea plains plateau regions coastal region Earthquakes are a form of…energy that is transferred through bedrock, kinetic potential wave sound Earthquakes are caused by tectonism denudation earth revolution earth’s rotation Eastier Belise was known by which one of the following names? British Hondr French Honduras Dutch Hondras Spanish Hondras Equinox means days are longer than nights nights are longer than days days and nights are equal the shortest day and shortest night in a year Loading … Related posts: Civils Indian Geography-2 Indian Geography MCQ-2 Indian Geography MCQ-16 Quiz No:220 Time and Work related Questions for IBPS ,BankPO’s ,SBIPO’s ,CAT ,CSAT ,CDS ,SSC ,NDA Exams World Geography MCQ-27 World Geography MCQ-57 World Geography MCQ-62 World Geography MCQ-78 World Geography MCQ-142 World Geography MCQ-156