GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 44

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 44

431) The path of Haliey's comet in its orbit around the Sun is
A) Parabolic
B) Hyperbolic
C) Elliptical
D) Circular

Answer: Elliptical
   
432) On a half-moon night the angle between the moon and the sun when measured from earth is about
A) 45 degree
B) 60 degree
C) 9 degree
D) 18 degree

Answer: 9 degree
   
433) Which one of the following winds is not a planetary wind ?
A) Trade
B) Westerly
C) Polar Easterly
D) Monsoon

Answer: Monsoon
   
434) Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the Lists:
List-I      List-II
A.Mushroom rocks      1.Fold type
B.Cape Verde      2.Low latitude desert
C.Thar      3.Volcanic
D.Voges      4.Wind erosion

Below codes is given in A B C D order.
A) 3 4 1 2
B) 3 2 4 1
C) 2 4 1 3
D) 4 3 2 1

Answer: 4 3 2 1
   
435) In which type of rocks are metals like gold and copper mostly found ?
A) Old igneous
B) Old metamorphic
C) Old sedimentary
D) New metamorphic

Answer: Old igneous

436) A fertile soil, suitable for growing common cmpg is likely to have a pH value of
A) three
B) four
C) six to seven
D) nine to ten

Answer: six to seven
   
437) Monazite is an ore of
A) zirconium
B) thorium
C) titanium
D) iron

Answer: thorium
   
438) Farm land tends to erode most rapidly when planted with
A) sorghum
B) potato
C) wheat
D) clover

Answer: potato
   
439) The time taken by the sun to revolve around the centre of our galaxy is
A) 25 million years
B) 100 million years
C) 250 million years
D) 500 million years

Answer: 250 million years
   
440) The colour of a star is an indication of its
A) distance from the sun
B) luminosity
C) distance from the earth
D) temperature

Answer: temperature