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Sl. No. | Question - Geography | Answer |
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1. | In which part of the Earth's atmosphere is Ozone layer present? | Stratosphere. |
2. | Which part of the Earth's atmosphere is suitable for radio communication? | Ionosphere. |
3. | Which is the outermost layer of the Earth's atmosphere? | Exosphere. |
4. | Study of rock is called? | Petrology. |
5. | Granite and Basalt are which type of rocks? | Igneous rocks. |
6. | Deposition of organic and non-organic matter over a period of time produces which type of rocks? | Sedimentary rocks. |
7. | Igneous and Sedimentary rocks undergo changes due to pressure and change in temperature under the Earth's surface, this change led to the formation of which type of rock? | Metamorphic rock. |
8. | The angular distance of a point on the Earth's surface, measured in degrees from the centre of the Earth is called? | Lattitude. |
9. | The angular distance measured in degrees along the equator, east or west of the Prime Meridian is called? | Longitude. |
10. | The line that passes through 180 degree East or West Meridian of longitude which falls on the opposite side of the Greenwich Meridian is called? | International Date Line. |
11. | 0 degree longitude that passes through Greenwich near London is called? | Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). |
12. | The 82 and 1/2 degree longitude that passes through Allahabad and is 5 and 1/2 hour ahead of the GMT is called? | Indian Standard Time (IST). |
13. | The two days during the year when the day and night are almost equal throughout the world because the sun shines vertically over the equator is called? | Equinox. |
14. | The imaginary line that passes through the Earth midway between the North pole and the South pole is called? | Equator. |
15. | The imaginary line drawn out on the global map from pole to pole and perpendicular to the Equator is called? | Meridian. |
16. | The position of the Earth in its orbit when it is at the greatest distance from the Sun is called? | Aphelion. |
17. | The position of the orbit of the moon when it is at its greatest distance from the Earth is called? | Apogee. |
18. | The tropical storm in the Carribean or West Pacific Ocean with extremely strong winds is called? | Hurricane. |
19. | The wind which rotates in an anticlock direction in the Northern Hemispher and in a clockwise direction in the Southern Hemisphere is called? | Tornado. |
20. | The tidal mouth of a river where the salt water of the tide meets the fresh water of the river current is called? | Estuary. |