World geography Archives

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