World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Equatorial region – Doldrums or equatorial belt of calms, area around the earth centered slightly north of the equator between the two belts of trade winds. The large amount of solar radiation that arrives at the earth in this area causes intense heating of the land and ocean. This heating results in the rising of warm, moist air; low air pressure; cloudiness; high humidity; light, variable winds; and various forms of severe weather, such as thunderstorms and squalls. Hurricanes originate in this region. The doldrums are also noted for calms, periods when the winds disappear, trapping sailing vessels for days or weeks.

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Geography as a discipline attempts spatial synthesis. Spatial synthesis includes any of the formal techniques which study entities using their topological, geometric, or geographic properties. Temporal Synthesis can be described as ‘automated construction’ of a system whereby we develop a temporary specification and then try to prove it. For example history attempts temporal synthesis.

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A nova is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently “new” star, that slowly fades over time. It is caused by a nuclear explosion, caused by the accretion of hydrogen onto the surface of a white dwarf.

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The Andromeda is a Galaxy. It is also known as Messier 31, M31, or NGC 224 and originally the Andromeda Nebula. It is approximately 2.5 million light-years from Earth and the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way.

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Arete,Cirque, Groove, Moraines, Flood planes are the landforms associated with the erosion acitivity. It means weathering mainly.

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The most optimum place to source geothermal energy is typically in regions with high geothermal activity, where heat from the Earth’s interior is closer to the surface. Among the options you provided, Ladakh district (option [B]) is more likely to have potential for geothermal energy due to its geographical characteristics.

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The region consists of Indo-Burman ranges (IBR; Arakan Yoma, Chin Hills and Naga Hills, from south to north), the Myanmar Central Basin (MCB) and the eastern highlands of Shan plateau. IBR is an arcuate sedimentary belt with N–S trend of folded mountain chain, formed by Cenozoic rocks with Triassic metamorphic basement. It is considered as an active accretionary wedge linked to eastward subduction of the Bengal basin oceanic crust. The zone is marked by high seismicity, high erosion, high uplift and exhumation rates6. Due to the complex nature, geodynamic setting, plate motion and other geodynamic processes in the region are largely unknown. The region has gained attention for the plate motion and earthquake occurrence process. The construction in the area is largely traditional. There are no high rises buildings, houses are flatter. The region is sparsely populated.

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The Alps are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, separating Southern from Central and Western Europe and stretching approximately 1,200 kilometres across eight Alpine countries: France, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, and Slovenia.

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Radiocarbon dating is a method for determining the age of an object containing organic material or fossils by using the properties of radiocarbon.

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Titan is the largest moon of Saturn and the second-largest natural satellite in the Solar System. It is the only moon known to have a dense atmosphere. Titan is the sixth gravitationally rounded moon from Saturn. Frequently described as a planet-like moon, Titan is 50% larger than Earth’s moon and 80% more massive.