1. Which among the following regions of Earth’s surface are called Horse Latitudes?
[A] Equatorial Low Pressure Belt
[B] Sub Tropical High Pressure Belt
[C] Sub Polar Low Pressure Belt
[D] Polar belts
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Correct Answer: B [Sub Tropical High Pressure Belt]
Notes:
There are two sub-tropical high-pressure belts extending approximately between latitudes 15 and 30 degrees to the north and south of the Equator. Horse latitudes are generally areas of high pressure marked by calm, subsiding air that gets heated during descent. It receives little precipitation and has variable winds mixed with calm.
2. Bohai Sea is coterminous with ____?
[A] Black sea
[B] Red sea
[C] Yellow sea
[D] White sea
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Correct Answer: C [Yellow sea]
Notes:
The Bohai Sea is the northwestern and innermost extension of the Yellow Sea in China.
3. During which of the following events is the distance between the Sun and Earth at its maximum?
[A] Aphelion
[B] Perihelion
[C] Summer Solstice
[D] Winter Solstice
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Correct Answer: A [Aphelion]
Notes:
Aphelion is the point in the orbit of an object where it is farthest from its star. For Earth, aphelion occurs annually around July 4th in its orbit around the Sun. Perihelion, on the other hand, is when Earth is closest to the Sun (occurring around January 3rd). The solstices are those points at which the tilt of Earth’s axis is most inclined either toward or away from the Sun.
4. Which of the following river crosses equator twice?
[A] Nile
[B] Amazon
[C] Congo
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Congo]
Notes:
The congo river crosses equator twice. It is the second longest river in Africa after Nile.
5. 180 degree longitude is also known as _ ___?
[A] Arctic Circle
[B] International Date Line
[C] The Great Circle
[D] Equator
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Correct Answer: B [International Date Line]
Notes:
The 180th meridian or anti meridian is the Prime Meridian. It is known as the International date line. It is with which it forms a great circle dividing the earth into the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. It is common to both east longitude and west longitude.
6. Which among the following country derives its name from a latitude?
[A] Canary Islands
[B] Canada
[C] Australia
[D] Ecuador
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Correct Answer: D [Ecuador]
Notes:
The name “Ecuador” originates from the Latin word “aequator,” which means “equal”. It refers to the country’s geographical position straddling the equator, which bisects the nation into two nearly equal halves. This uniqueness has been reflected in its name to denote its location. In addition to this, Ecuador is the only country in the world to be named after a geographical feature.
7. Ossetia is a point of contention between which of the following two nations?
[A] Russia & Estonia
[B] Russia & Ukraine
[C] Russia & Georgia
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Russia & Georgia]
Notes:
Ossetia is an ethnolinguistic region located on both sides of the Greater Caucasus Mountains. It is inhabited by the Ossetians and the Ossetian language is part of the Eastern Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages family. It is a point of contention between Russia and Georgia.
8. Which country’s territory comprises the largest part of the Anatolia or Asia Minor geographical region?
[A] Greece
[B] Egypt
[C] Turkey
[D] Cyprus
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Correct Answer: C [Turkey]
Notes:
Anatolia, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the largest part of the territory of Turkey. Anatolia is bounded by the Black Sea to the north, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, the Aegean Sea to the west, and the borders of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east.
9. Which of the following is correct definition of the Lacustrine deposits?
[A] sedimentary rock formations in the bottom of ancient lakes
[B] metamorphic landscape formed on the deep ocean floor
[C] ring shaped coral reef that encircles a lagoon partially or completely
[D] natural areas in which the ground is covered with salt and other minerals
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Correct Answer: A [sedimentary rock formations in the bottom of ancient lakes]
Notes:
Lacustrine deposits are sedimentary rock formations which formed in the bottom of ancient lakes. A common characteristic of lacustrine deposits is that a river or stream channel has carried sediment into the basin.
10. In geographical context, a “Zeugen” is a:
[A] surface of low relief with occasional residual hills
[B] tabular rock undercut around its edges by wind abrasion
[C] deposition or accumulation of sand in the form of a small hillock or a heap
[D] semi-circular steep-sided depression formed through glacial erosion
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Correct Answer: B [tabular rock undercut around its edges by wind abrasion]
Notes:
Zeugen is a German word that means “like table”. In geography, a zeugen is a table-shaped area of rock that forms in arid and semi-arid areas. Zeugens are formed when wind erodes soft rocks that are covered by hard rocks. The hard rocks that are left behind look like tables. Zeugens can vary in length from 1 meter to 30 meters.
Zeugens are formed when more resistant rock is reduced at a slower rate than softer rocks around it. Wind abrasion turns the desert surface into a ridge and furrow landscape. Rainfall and weathering also help in the formation of zeugens.
Zeugens are one of the landforms of mid and low latitude deserts. Other landforms include: Deflation hollows, Desert pavements, Ventifacts, Yardangs.
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