FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 49

FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 49

1. Which of the following is not one of the by-products of mineral oil?
(a) Naphtha
(b) Sulphur
(c) Aniline dyes
(d) Paraffin wax
Ans: (b)
 

2. Which of the following layers of the Earth's atmosphere provide ideal flying conditions for Jet aircraft?
(a) Mesosphere
(b) Thermosphere
(c) Stratosphere
(d) Troposphere
Ans: (c)
 

3. Which of the following reflects radio waves back to the Earth?
(a) Ionosphere
(b) Thermosphere
(c) Tropopause
(d) Mesopause
Ans: (a)
 

4. Condensation occurs when
(a) the air is cold
(b) the air is warm
(c) the air is saturated
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a)
 

5. Nautical mile is a unit of distance used in
(a) space travel
(b) navigation
(c) aviation
(d) communication
Ans: (b)
 

6. The temperature at which dew is formed is known as
(a) evaporation point
(b) dew point
(c) precipitation point
(d) critical point
Ans: (b)
 

7. Which of the following is not one of the three processes involved in the transfer of water between the atmosphere and the surface of the Earth?
(a) Insolation
(b) Evaporation
(c) Condensation
(d) Precipitation
Ans: (a)
 

8. The process of water getting evaporated from the surface of leaves is known as
(a) evaporation
(b) evapo-transpiration
(c) transpiration
(d) transportation
Ans: (b)
 

9. The process which leads to the formation of clouds is known as
(a) evaporation
(b) condensation
(c) cloud-transpiration
(d) precipitation
Ans: (b)
 

10. Which of the following is known as "the cold pole" of the world?
(a) Laurentian region of Canada
(b) Verkhoyansk in Russia
(c) Antarctica
(d) Greenland
Ans: (b)