The interior region of Eurasia has a large number of inland seas or lakes.
Which one of the following touches the boundary of Iran?
Caspian sea
Aral sea
Lake Baikal
Lake Balkash
The intensity of the plucking process is greatest on… of rock mounds.
Lee side
Wind side
The deposition
None of the above
The intensity of auroras is…. Than that of sun
Higher
Lower
Equal
Opposite
The intensity and amount of precipitation depend upon
The moisture content of the air
The rate of cooling in the air
The amount of cooling in the air
All of the above
The intense erosion due to the surface collapse of air bubbles found in rapid flows of water, is called
Plucking
Cavitations
Abrasion
Solution
The instrument used for dinging out wind direction is named
Anemometer
Barometer
Hygrometer
Wind vane
The inland sea between the Russian Federation and Iran is
The Black sea
The Aral sea
The Dead sea
The Caspian sea
The initial increase of the magnetic field in magnetic storms is caused
When the sock wave, associated with the qusty solar wind, compresses the magnetosphere
When there is a large decrease in field intensity
When the qusty wind itself engulfs the magnetosphere
None of the above
The infrared radiation by sun are strongly absorbed by
Carbon dioxide
Water vapours
Carbon dioxide and water vapours
Ozone
The important of crude oil and petroleum done from national oil companies of producer countries, which have a net exportable surplus of oil is by
Term contracts
Term tenders
Monthly tenders
All of the above
Without…. The equator would be much hotter-than it is while the poles would be much cooler
Latitudinal redistribution of heat
Cycle of air circulation
Global wind pattern
All are similar terms
The important mountains of Europe include
Andes, Alps, Pyrenees
Alps, Carpathians, Pyrenees, Apennines
Alps, Himalayas, Rocky
None of the above
The imaginary line n the earth’s surface. Which closely follows the 180° meridian, is called the
International Date Line
Tropic of Cancer
Equator
Prime Meridian
The imaginary axis, at which the earth rotates, remains inclined at an angle of…. To the plane of the earth’s orbit.
44½°
55½°
66½°
0° degree
The ice age ended about… years ago.
140
1400
14000
140000
The hydrological cycle is a conceptual model that describes
The storage of water between biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and lithosphere
The movement of water between biosphere, atmosphere, lithosphere and hydrosphere
Both (1) and (2)
None of the above
The hunting and gathering economy can support only
1 person per sq. km
3 person per sq. km
5 person per sq. km
7 person per sq. km
The humidity of the air depends upon
Temperature
Location
Weather
All of the above
Within the transporting medium, transport can occur by
Suspension
Solution and traction
Solution
All of the above
The hot, dry wind on the east or leeward side of the rocky mountains (North America) is called
The Chinook
The Sirocco
The Harmattan
The Loo
With the disintegration of USSR in end 1991, comprised of …. Union Republics.
15
10
5
25
The hot and cold deserts together occupy nearly…. Land are of the world.
½
1/4th
1/3rd
3/4th
The horizontal of soil profile is composed of
Weathered parent material that is not affected by translocation and organic modification
Material affected by translocation & organic modification
Unweathered bedrock
None of the above
The Homolographic projection has the correct representation of
Shape
Area
Baring
Distance
The Himalayan mountain system belongs to which of the following?
Volcanic mountains
Residual mountains
Block mountains
Fold mountains