Geography 2009 Paper 1 – Solved MCQs Competitive Exams Set 2
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11. Over the equatorial bough of low pressure lying roughly between 5 N and 5 S latitude is the equatorial belt of variable winds and calms, or the:
a) Cyclone
b) Doldrums
c) Westerlies
d) None of these
Answer: (b)
12. The term humidity simply refers to the degree to which water vapour is present in the:
a) Ground
b) Air
c) Vegetation
d) None of these
Answer: (b)
13. Advection fog results from the movement of warm moist air over a:
a) cold ground surface
b) Hot ground surface
c) Semi-hot ground surface
d) None of these
Answer: (a)
14. Sheet as the term is used in the United States consists of pellets of ice produced from
Freezing of:
a) rain
b) Snow
c) Wind
d) None of these
Answer: (a)
15. Radiation coming from the sun is:
a) long wave
b) Short wave
c) Medium wave
d) None of these
Answer: (b)
16. The hurricane or typhoon develops over oceans in latitudes:
a) 8 to 15 N and S
b) 20 to 35 N and S
c) 40 to 60 N and S
d) None of these
Answer: (b)
17. Troposphere is the:
a) Lowermost atmosphere layer
b) The middle atmosphere layer
c) Highest atmosphere layer
d) None of these
Answer: (a)
18. The Gulf Stream in the Atlantic Ocean is a:
a) Cold Ocean Current
b) Warm ocean current
c) Semi-cold ocean current
d) None of these
Answer: (b)
19. The word peneplain is given to a land surface of:
a) Joint relief
b) Sharp relief
c) No relief
d) None of these
Answer: (c)
20. The coriolis force is produced by:
a) Earth rotation
b) Wind action
c) Water action (d) None
Answer: (a)