World geography

21. The southernmost part of the world is

Cape of Good Hope, Africa
Cape of Horn, South America
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Wellington, New Zealand

Detailed SolutionThe southernmost part of the world is

22. The sequence of layers of atmosphere from earth to upwards is

troposphere, tropopause, stratosphere, stratopause, mesosphere, mesopause, ionosphere(thermosphere, thermopause, exosphere)
troposphere, stratosphere, stratopause, mesosphere , ionosphere
troposphere, tropopause, stratosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
troposphere, tropopause, stratosphere, mesosphere , exosphere, thermosphere, thermopause

Detailed SolutionThe sequence of layers of atmosphere from earth to upwards is

23. The great Victoria Desert is located in

Canada
West Africa
Australia
North America

Detailed SolutionThe great Victoria Desert is located in

24. The largest glaciers are

mountain glaciers
alpine glaciers
continental glaciers
piedmont glaciers

Detailed SolutionThe largest glaciers are

25. The ministry of Water Resources lays down policies and programmes for the development and regulation of the country’s water resources. It covers

sartorial planning, coordination and policy guidelines
technical examination and techno- appraisal of project providing central assistance to specific proj
facilitation of external assistance in resolution of interstate water disputes, policy formulation p
All of the above

Detailed SolutionThe ministry of Water Resources lays down policies and programmes for the development and regulation of the country’s water resources. It covers

26. The names of Harry Hess, R . S . Dietz, W . J . Morgan and Le Pichon are associated with:

Plate Tectonics Theory
Agriculture Location Theory
Diversion of Wind Theory
None of these

Detailed SolutionThe names of Harry Hess, R . S . Dietz, W . J . Morgan and Le Pichon are associated with:

27. The major geological events of the Palaeozoic era include

Caledonian mountain rise, life comes ashore
Appalachians and Central European mountains come up
both (a) and (b)
None of the above

Detailed SolutionThe major geological events of the Palaeozoic era include

28. The storms or frontal systems develop where

air is rising
atmospheric pressure is low
at the equator and in the mid-latitudes
All of the above

Detailed SolutionThe storms or frontal systems develop where

29. The minimum values of annual receipts of solar radiation occur at

the equator
the tropics
the arctic
None of the above

Detailed SolutionThe minimum values of annual receipts of solar radiation occur at

30. The major cause of species extinction is

agricultural activities
extraction (including mining, fishing, logging)
development (human settlements, industry)
habitat loss and degradation

Detailed SolutionThe major cause of species extinction is

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