World geography

31. The island state of Australia is

Victoria
Queensland
Tasmania
New South Wales

Detailed SolutionThe island state of Australia is

32. The most well known member of halick group is

Halite
Pyrite
Galena
Hematite

Detailed SolutionThe most well known member of halick group is

33. The lowest point, on land, in the world is

Death valley, USA
Caspian sea, Russia
Dead sea, Jordan/Israel
Lake Eyre, Australia

Detailed SolutionThe lowest point, on land, in the world is

34. The time interval from when the given star passes directly overhead to when it next passed directly overhead, is defined as

one sidereal day
one solar day
both the terms are similar, so any of these may be used
None of the above

Detailed SolutionThe time interval from when the given star passes directly overhead to when it next passed directly overhead, is defined as

35. The Suez canal connects the

Baltic sea and the Caspian sea
Mediterranean sea and the Red sea
Red sea and the Caspian sea
Mediterranean sea and the North sea

Detailed SolutionThe Suez canal connects the

36. The mean radius of the earth is approximately

32,000 km
6,400 km
9,600 km
12,800 km

Detailed SolutionThe mean radius of the earth is approximately

37. The rock formations that cannot store groundwater are called

aquifers
aquicludes
perched aquifer
spring

Detailed SolutionThe rock formations that cannot store groundwater are called

38. The tide produced as a consequence of the moon and the sun pulling the earth in the same direction is called

ebb tide
high tide
spring tide
neap tide

Detailed SolutionThe tide produced as a consequence of the moon and the sun pulling the earth in the same direction is called

39. The hydrological cycle is a conceptual model that describes

the storage of water between biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and lithosphere
the movement of water between biosphere, atmosphere, lithosphere and hydrosphere
both (a) and (b)
None of the above

Detailed SolutionThe hydrological cycle is a conceptual model that describes

40. The process that creates the deep oceanic trenches is called

plate tectonics
sea floor spreading
continental drift
isostasy

Detailed SolutionThe process that creates the deep oceanic trenches is called

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