World & Physical Geography MCQs

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While going towards the centre of the earth, the weight of a body shall decrease. This is because the distance from the centre of the earth reduces.

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Mount Qomolangma is the Tibetan and Chinese name for Mount Everest.

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The June solstice is the Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the Winter Solstice the Southern Hemisphere. Similarly, December Solstice or Summer solstice in Southern Hemisphere is on 21 December. Australia will experience the longest day on 22 December and shortest day on 21 June.

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Hamada is a type of desert landscape consisting of high, largely barren, hard rocky plateaus with very little sand because this has been removed by deflation. Hamadas are produced by the wind removing the fine products of weathering: an aeolian process known as deflation.

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Those rocks capable of or holding large amounts of water are called aquifers while rocks that are unable to hold water are called the aquicludes.

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Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized mineral particles or rock fragments. Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar because they are the most resistant minerals to weathering processes at the Earth’s surface, as seen in Bowen’s reaction series.

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The Doldrums are located a little north of the equator, but the effects can be felt from 5 degrees north of the equator to 5 degrees south of it. The trade winds border the Doldrums both to the north and south. While crossing the Equator, sailors in the 1700’s would often get their boats stuck due to lack of wind. They called this area the doldrums. The doldrums, or ITCZ, are part of the general circulation system of the Earth. These winds that get more moist and warm as they travel to the Equator meet at the doldrums.

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Palk Strait is between Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Manner. It is bounded on the south by Pamban Island Adam’s Bridge, the Gulf of Mannar, and Mannar Island. The southwestern portion of the strait is also called Palk Bay.

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Norwegian Archipelago is the largest archipelago in the world in terms of the number of islands as it comprises at least 2,40,000 islands, islets, coral reefs and cays. It is located off the coast of Norway in northern Europe.

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The Breaks Canyon is also referred to as the ‘Grand Canyon of the South’. It is a five mile long canyon in the Breaks Interstate Park in Kentucky and Virginia in the United States.