Geography Quiz, 19 October 2018

Consider the following factors:

1. Rotation of the Earth

2. Air pressure and wind

3. Density of ocean water

4. Revolution of the Earth

Which of the following two countries have largest electrified railway network in the world?

Variations in the length of daytime and night time from season to season are due to:

The annual range of temperature in the interior of the continents is high as compared to coastal areas. What is / are the reason / reasons?

1.Thermal difference between land and water

2.Variation in altitude between continents and oceans

3.Presence of strong winds in the interior

4.Heavy rains in the interior as compared to coasts

Which one of the following pairs of islands is separated from each other by the ‘Ten Degree Channel’?

The Brahmaputra, Irrawady and Mekong rivers originate in Tibet and flow through narrow and parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches. Of these rivers, Brahmaputra makes a “U” turn in its course to flow into India. This “U” turn is due to (2011)

The Narmada river flows to the west, while most other large peninsular rivers flow to the east. Why?

1.It occupies a linear rift valley.

2.It flows between the Vindhyas and the Satpuras.

3.The land slopes to the west from Central India.

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On the planet earth, most of the freshwater exists as ice caps and glaciers. Out of the remaining freshwater, the largest proportion (2013)

Consider the following rivers: (2014)

1.Barak

2.Lohit

3.Subansiri

Which of the above flows / flow through Arunachal Pradesh?

Tropical cyclones do not form over equator. This is because

1. Equator is a zone of wind convergence.

2. The temperature over equator is too high.

3. There are no fronts over equator.

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