Geography Quiz for SSC CGL 2016 & Railways Exam

Q1. Which one among the following is not an important factor of climate of an area?

1.Longitude

2.Latitude

3.Altitude

4.Distance from the sea

Q2. 'EI Nino' associated with the formation of the South West Monsoon of India is

1.a periodic law pressure centre

2.an abnormally warm ocean current

3.a periodic warm air-mass

4.a periodic warm wind

Q3. How many kilometres are represented by 1° latitude?

1.91 km

2.321 km

3.211 km

4.111 km

Q4. Which one among the following rivers does not flow into the bay of Bengal?

1.Tapti

2.Mahanadi

3.Godavari

4.Cauvery

Q5. In the interior of the Earth

1.the temperature rises with increasing depth

2.the temperature falls with increasing depth

3.the pressure falls with increasing depth

4.both temperature and pressure fall with increasing depth

Q6. Jet streams are usually found in the:

1.Ozonosphere

2.Mesosphere

3.Tropopause

4.Ionosphere

Q7. The exceptionally high and low tides that occur at the time of the new moon or the full moon when the Sun, the Moon and the earth are approximately aligned is called:

1.Spring

2.Fall

3.Neap

4.Diurnal

Q8. The latitude is the angular distance of a point on the Earth's surface, north or south, of the Equator as measured from the:

1.centre of the Earth

2.Equator

3.Tropic of Cancer or the Capricorn

4.Poles

Q9. When we consider 15 degree meridian on a world map or globe and count them in an eastward direction starting with Greenwich meridian (0 degree), we find that the time of this meridian is-

1.1 hour fast

2.same as Greenwich

3.1 hour slow

4.12 hours fast

Q10. Which of the following hills are found where the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats meet?

1.Anaimalai Hills

2.Cardamon Hills

3.Nilgiri Hills

4.Shevoroy Hills

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