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- Question
The famous ' Ring of fire ' which account for 68% of an earthquakes occuring in the earth is in the
Options- A. Atlantic Ocean
- B. Indian Ocean
- C. Pacific Ocean
- D. Arctic Ocean
- Correct Answer
- Pacific Ocean
- 1. The lines joining the place of equal intensity of seismic waves are known as
Options- A. Seisimice line
- B. Isoseisimic line
- C. Isogonal line
- D. Isogonic line Discuss
- 2. The earth revolves around the Sun in an elliptical path and the sun is located at one focus of the ellipse. Imagine a situation in which the earth goes around the Sun on a circular path. Which one among the following would result in under that situation ?
Options- A. It would not make any difference
- B. Difference between seasons will be reduced
- C. The earth would become very hot
- D. The earth would become very cold Discuss
- 3. Amazon Rainforest Forests are located in which continent?
Options- A. South America
- B. Australia
- C. North America
- D. Antarctica Discuss
- 4. ...................is called the "land of a thousand lakes"
Options- A. Canada
- B. Finland
- C. Switzerland
- D. Sweden Discuss
- 5. What country is often described as being shaped like a boot? Discuss
- 6. The Shortest air route from Moscow to San Francisco is
Options- A. Over the Atlantic Ocean
- B. Over the Pacific via Siberia
- C. Over the North pole
- D. Through the latitude which passes through them Discuss
- 7. Diego Garcia is
Options- A. An Island
- B. A Country
- C. An Ocean
- D. None Discuss
- 8. Majid Gyre is a feature of which of the following Oceans ?
Options- A. Indian Ocean
- B. Pacific Ocean
- C. Atlantic Ocean
- D. Arctic Ocean Discuss
- 9. Exogenic forces are connected with
Options- A. Plucking action
- B. Volcanic action
- C. Lithosperic
- D. Atmospheric Discuss
- 10. During the recent Venus transit (June 2012), the planet appeared as a tiny black circle moving on the Sun. The black colour on the sun is because the planet :
Options- A. Is black in colour
- B. Obstructed all light from the sun
- C. Was invisible due to bright rays from the Sun
- D. Behaved as a black hole during its transit Discuss
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Correct Answer: Isoseisimic line
Correct Answer: Difference between seasons will be reduced
Correct Answer: South America
Explanation:
Amazon Rainforest Forests are located in South America.
Correct Answer: Finland
Correct Answer: Italy
Correct Answer: Over the Atlantic Ocean
Explanation:
Moscow and Los Angeles show a longitude difference of across the Atlantic and of across the Pacific.
Correct Answer: None
Explanation:
Diego Garcia is a chain of Islands in the Indian ocean with large military base under British Indian Ocean Territory.
The U.S. military facility on the island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean represents a horrific example of the human costs of war and imperialism.
Correct Answer: Indian Ocean
Explanation:
The Indian Ocean consists of one gyre, the Indian Ocean (Majid) Gyre, which exists mostly in the Southern Hemisphere. It is named after Ahmad Bin Majid, the 15th-century Arab mariner. Following shows the Oceans and their respective Gyres
Indian Ocean - Majid Gyre
North Atlantic Ocean - Columbus Gyre
South Atlantic Ocean - Prince Henry Gyre
North Pacific Ocean - Turtle Gyre
South Pacific Ocean - Heyerdahl Gyre
Correct Answer: Atmospheric
Correct Answer: Behaved as a black hole during its transit
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