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Q. Which one of the following scholars suggests the earth’s origin is from gases and dust particles?

A
F. Hoyle
B
James Jeans
C
H. Alfven
D
O. Schmidt

Correct Answer

O. Schmidt

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Lakshadweep Islands are the product of ________
    A)Sea-floor expansion
    B)Volcanic activity
    C)Wave action
    D)Reef formation
    Answer: Reef formation
  • Q. Saddle peak the highest peak of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is located in
    A)Little Andaman
    B)Great Nicobar
    C)Middle Andaman
    D)North Andaman
    Answer: North Andaman
  • Q. The Buckincham Canal is an inland water way in
    A)India
    B)United Kingdom
    C)Australia
    D)New Zealand
    Answer: India
  • Q. Which planet is known as ‘Morning Star’?
    A)Mars
    B)Mercury
    C)Venus
    D)Jupiter
    Answer: Venus
  • Q. Which of the following countries has the greatest length of inland waterways?
    A)Germany
    B)The United States
    C)The Former USSR
    D)France
    Answer: The Former USSR
  • Q. Why does temperature increase with increase in height in Stratosphere?
    A)Concentration of ozone
    B)Closeness of the sun
    C)Decrease in atmospheric pressure
    D)None of these
    Answer: Concentration of ozone
  • Q. ________ is called “the land of thousand lakes”.
    A)Finland
    B)Switzerland
    C)Canada
    D)Sweden
    Answer: Finland
  • Q. Baltoro glacier is located in
    A)Shivalik
    B)Karakoram mountain range
    C)Pamir mountains
    D)Alps
    Answer: Karakoram mountain range
  • Q. Which of the following is not Rabi Crop in India?
    A)Rape seed
    B)Wheat
    C)Jau
    D)Jute
    Answer: Jute
  • Q. The radiation that heats earth’s atmosphere comes from the
    A)Ionosphere
    B)Sun
    C)Earth
    D)Sun and earth
    Answer: Sun
  • Q. What are ‘Igloos’?
    A)Mammoth mammals found in the Pacific Ocean
    B)A kind of animal hunted by Kalahari Bushmen
    C)A kind of animal domesticated by aboriginal inhabitants of Australia
    D)A dome-shaped house or a hut, built of blocks of hard snow, in which the Eskimos live
    Answer: A dome-shaped house or a hut, built of blocks of hard snow, in which the Eskimos live
  • Q. Which of the following events took place in the Cenozoic era?
    A)Splitting of India from Antarctic
    B)Formation of the rockies, India collides with Asia and the formation of the Himalayas and the Alps
    C)Formation of the Appalachians and central European mountains
    D)Breaking up of Pangaea
    Answer: Formation of the rockies, India collides with Asia and the formation of the Himalayas and the Alps
  • Q. Arrange the following hill ranges in order from north to south: I. Nallamala Hills II. Nilgiri III. Anaimalai IV. Cardamon Hills
    A)II, I, III, IV
    B)I, IV, III, II
    C)I, II, III, IV
    D)I, II, IV, III
    Answer: I, II, III, IV
  • Q. The Water Fall with the highest fall in India is the
    A)Beraghat Falls, Madhya Pradesh
    B)Jog Falls, Karnataka
    C)Courtallam Falls, Tamil Nadu
    D)Ettipotala Falls, Andhra Pradesh
    Answer: Jog Falls, Karnataka
  • Q. Death Valley is in
    A)Israel
    B)The USA
    C)Jordan
    D)Peru
    Answer: The USA
  • Q. A continuous belt of urban population progressively linking several cities is known as
    A)Conurbation
    B)Metropolis
    C)Megalopolis
    D)City sprawl
    Answer: Conurbation
  • Q. With reference to convectional type of rainfall, consider the following statements 1. It is a warm weather phenomenon. 2. This rainfall is associated with cumulo-nimbus clouds. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
    A)Both 1 and 2
    B)1 only
    C)2 only
    D)Neither 1 nor 2
    Answer: Both 1 and 2
  • Q. Rajasthan receives very little rain because
    A)The monsoons fail to reach this area
    B)It is too hot
    C)There is no water available and thus the winds remain dry
    D)The winds do not come across any barrier to cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds
    Answer: The winds do not come across any barrier to cause the necessary uplift to cool the winds
  • Q. The deflection of the wind to the right in the northern hemisphere and to Its left in the southern hemisphere is caused by the
    A)Uneven heating of the Earth
    B)Rotation of the Earth
    C)Revolution of the Earth
    D)All the above
    Answer: Rotation of the Earth
  • Q. In both the hemispheres the trade winds blow towards the
    A)Sub polar low pressure belts
    B)Equator
    C)Horse latitudes
    D)Poles
    Answer: Equator

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