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Practice MCQ Questions and answers on World Geography-GK

Learn and practice General Knowledge questions and answers on World Geography with very easy and understandable explanations. GK questions are very helpful different type of competitive exams. Page-4 section-3

Each section contains 100 MCQs on World Geography .
31
The rate at change of temperature is called
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
The rate at change of temperature is called temperature gradient.
32
The rate of infiltration normally declines rapidly during the early part of rainstorm event and reaches a constant value after several hours of rainfall. The factors responsible for this phenomenon are
  1. I. the filling of fine soil pores with water, which reduces capillary forces
  2. II. moistened soil, clay particles to swell and reduce the size of pores
  3. III. raindrop impact breaking up with soil clumps, splashing fine particles into pores
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
All of the above
33
The process where the particle moves from the surface to the medium in quick, continuous, repeated cycles is called
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Saltation is where the particle moves from the surface to the medium in quick continuous repeated cycles.
34
The obscuring of one celestial body by another, particularly that of the sun or a planetary satellite
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
The obscuring of one celestial body by another, particularly that of the sun or a planetary satellite eclipse.
35
The river Sutlej, on which the Bhakra Dam has been built, originates from
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
The river Sutlej, on which the Bhakra Dam has been built, originates from Rakas lake in Tibet.
36
The process of destruction or dying of fronts is called
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
The process of destruction or dying of fronts is called frontolysis.
37
The Palaeozoic era starts at ____ million years ago and ends at ____ million years ago.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
The Palaeozoic era starts at 570 million years ago and ends at 225 million years ago.
38
The reaction is carbonate and bicarbonate ions with mineral is called
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Carbonation is the reaction of carbonate or bicarbonate ions with minerals.
39
The plants grown in equatorial regions include
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
The plants grown in equatorial regions include evergreen dense forests, rubber trees, groundnuts.
40
The process that may cause physical weathering or mechanical rupture are
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
The process that may cause physical weathering or mechanical rupture are abrasion, crystallization, pressure release.