GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 40

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 40

391) The State of Kerala is conspicuous by the absence of
A) High quality Clay for manufacture of ceramics
B) Coal for generation of thermal power
C) Timber for manufacture of plywood
D) Rubber for manufacture of tyres and tubes

Answer: Coal for generation of thermal power
   
392) Acid precipitation is now regarded as a serious problem in some European and Asian countries. Its major cause or source is:
A) discharge of acidic effluents into neutral or slightly alkaline land where the acidic components precipitate
B) emissions of sulphur oxides and nitrogen oxides from thermal power plants and burning of fossil fuels; these oxides dissolve in atmospheric water vapour and fall back on earth as acid rain
C) natural carbon dioxide released during respiration of living organisms dissolves in water, forming carbonic acid which is the chief contributor to acidity in rain water
D) chlorofluorocarbons readily react with various chemicals near the earth's surface, producing acidic intermediates which cause acid precipitation

Answer: emissions of sulphur oxides and nitrogen oxides from thermal power plants and burning of fossil fuels; these oxides dissolve in atmospheric water vapour and fall back on earth as acid rain
   
393) Which one of the following colloidal systems is represented by fog?
A) Liquid in gas
B) Gas in liquid
C) Solid in gas
D) Liquid in liquid

Answer: Liquid in gas
   
394) Which one of the following is NOT an astronomical object?
A) Pulsar
B) Brittle Star
C) Black Hole
D) Quasar

Answer: Brittle Star
   
395) Which one of the following places have their standard times that are the same as G.M.T.?
1. Accra
2. Dublin
3. Madrid
4. Lisbon
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
A) 1, 2 and 3
B) 1, 3 and 4
C) 1, 2 and 4
D) 2, 3 and 4

Answer: 1, 2 and 3

396) Which one of the following was part of erstwhile Soviet Union over which Kurdish population is spread?
A) Armenia
B) Azerbaljan
C) Georgia
D) Turkmenistan

Answer: Armenia
   
397) Which one of the following strongly treatens bio-diversity?
A) Fragile ecosystems such as mangroves and wetlands
B) inaccessible habitats in the Himalayas
C) Destruction of natural habitats and vegetation and shifting cultivation
D) Creation of biosphere reserves

Answer: Destruction of natural habitats and vegetation and shifting cultivation
   
398) Even though Pluto is usually the farthest planet, its path is highly elliptical, crossing inside the path of some other planet. As a result, for a period of twenty years from 1979. the farthest planet is not Pluto but
A) Jupiter
B) Saturn
C) Uranus
D) Neptune

Answer: Neptune   

400) The solar eclipse achieves totality only in limited geo-graphical regions because:
A) the size of the shadow of the moon on the earth is small as compared to the cross section of the earth
B) the earth is not smooth flat surface, but has elevations and depressions
C) the trajectories of the earth around the sun and the moon around the earth are not perfect circles
D) sun rays can reach most of the peripheral regions of shadow of the moon due to atmospheric refraction

Answer: the size of the shadow of the moon on the earth is small as compared to the cross section of the earth