Q. The zone of low atmospheric pressure and ascending air located at or near the equator is called:

Correct Answer

Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)

More Questions on Geography

  • Q. Which of the following soils is very hard to cultivate?
    A)Red
    B)Alluvial
    C)Black
    D)Sandy
    Answer: Sandy
  • Q. Through which one of the following Straits does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France?
    A)Strait of Dover
    B)Davis Strait
    C)Denmark Strait
    D)Strait of Gibraltar
    Answer: Strait of Dover
  • Q. Of the following statements about the major soil types, the incorrect one is ________
    A)Laterite is typically a soil of tropical regions which receive heavy seasonal rainfall
    B)Alluvial soils are easy to plough
    C)Red soils are rich in phosphorus, nitrogen and lime content
    D)Black soil is highly retentive of moisture and very productive
    Answer: Red soils are rich in phosphorus, nitrogen and lime content
  • Q. Which one of the following does not lie in Maharashtra?
    A)Mandav Hills
    B)Balaghat Range
    C)Harishchandra Range
    D)Satmala Hills
    Answer: Mandav Hills
  • Q. The Earth’s population has ________ since the turn of the century.
    A)Trebled
    B)Stayed the same
    C)Doubled
    D)Multiplied ten times
    Answer: Trebled
  • Q. Wavy hair is characteristic or
    A)Mongoloid race
    B)Neanderthal man
    C)Nordic race
    D)Cromagnon man
    Answer: Nordic race
  • Q. Pakistan is bordered by
    A)Afghanistan, CIS, India and China
    B)Afghanistan, Iraq, India and China
    C)Afghanistan, Iran and India
    D)Afghanistan, Turkey, India and China
    Answer: Afghanistan, Iran and India
  • Q. Which sanctuary has been selected as an alternative home for the Indian lion?
    A)Periyar Sanctuary (Kerala)
    B)Bandipur Sanctuary (Karnataka)
    C)Ghana Sanctuary (Bihar)
    D)Chandra Prabha Sanctuary (UP)
    Answer: Chandra Prabha Sanctuary (UP)
  • Q. What is the meaning of “Midnight Sun”?
    A)Very bright Moon
    B)Evening light
    C)Rising Sun
    D)Shining of Sun in Arctic and Antarctica circle
    Answer: Shining of Sun in Arctic and Antarctica circle
  • Q. Which of the following will not get direct rays of sun?
    A)Thiruvananthapuram
    B)Mumbai
    C)Chennai
    D)Srinagar
    Answer: Srinagar
  • Q. The total number of layers above Earth are
    A)2
    B)4
    C)5
    D)3
    Answer: 5
  • Q. How many kilometers are represented by 1° of latitude?
    A)111 km
    B)321 km
    C)211 km
    D)91 km
    Answer: 111 km
  • Q. In India, diamonds are found at
    A)Khetri (Rajasthan)
    B)Panna (MP)
    C)Golkonda (AP)
    D)None of these
    Answer: Panna (MP)
  • Q. If a traveller going from Vancouver to Tokyo crosses the International Date Line on Saturday, what will be the day for him at Tokyo?
    A)Sunday
    B)Friday
    C)Saturday
    D)Monday
    Answer: Sunday
  • Q. The Trans-Andean railway connects
    A)Buenos Aires with Valparaiso
    B)Mexico City with Santiago
    C)Panama City with Santiago
    D)Rio de Janerio with Bogota
    Answer: Buenos Aires with Valparaiso
  • Q. Consider the following statements: 1. Mistral is a cold wind blowing in North America. 2. Sirocco is a hot dry wind blowing across the North African coast. 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: 2 only
  • Q. Earthquakes and volcanoes occur mostly in ________
    A)Coastal Region
    B)Plateau region
    C)Deep sea plains
    D)Folded and faulted region
    Answer: Folded and faulted region
  • Q. Sandstone is which type of rock?
    A)Metamorphic Rock
    B)Calcwaterous Rock
    C)Igneous Rock
    D)Sedimentary Rock
    Answer: Sedimentary Rock
  • Q. Which of the following factors does not have influence on the Indian climate?
    A)Monsoons
    B)Presence of Indian Ocean
    C)Nearness to equator
    D)Ocean currents
    Answer: Ocean currents
  • Q. Roaring Forties’ are
    A)The turbulent years in world History from 1940 to 1944
    B)Waterfalls in Canada
    C)Cyclonic winds
    D)Westerly winds blowing through out the year over the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere between 40º and 60º South
    Answer: Westerly winds blowing through out the year over the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere between 40º and 60º South

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