Geography 2009 Paper 1 – Solved MCQs NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, etc.), GATE, CUET, Olympiads etc. Set 1
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1. The earth՚s inner core is composed mostly of:
9a Solid Simatic rock
b) Solid iron nickel
c) Liquid iron and nickel
d) None of these
Answer: (b)
2. Ketabatic winds are produced by:
(a) Pressure gradient
(b) Gravity
(c) Adiabatic cooling of ascending air
(d) None of these
Answer: (b)
3. The distinguishing difference between the asthenosphere and lithosphere is their:
(a) density
(b) Degree of rigidity
(c) Chemical composition
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)
4. The mean velocity of the earth in its orbit is about:
(a) 50,000 mi per hour
(b) 66,600 mi per hour
(c) 95,000 mi per hour
(d) None of these
Answer: (b)
5. The mean distance between the earth and sun is about:
(a) 90 million miles
(b) 93 million miles
(c) 95 million miles
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)
6. The prime meridian is referred to as the:
(a) Meridian of Greenwich
(b) Meridian of East
(c) Meridian of West
(d) none of these
Answer: (a)
7. The equatorial Mercator is the only one of all known projections on which all Rhumb
lines are true:
(a) Straight lines
(b) Semi-circles
(c) Triangles
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)
8. The Arctic Circle is at:
(a) 23 N lat
(b) 45 N lat
(c) 66 N lat
(d) none of these
Answer: c
9. The Vernal equinox occurs on:
(a) March 20
(b) June 21
(c) September 23
(d) None of these its 21st march
Answer: (d)
10. The percentage of radiant energy reflected back by a surface is termed the:
(a) Al-bedlo
(b) Al-Nino
(c) La-Nino
(d) None of these
Answer: (a)