Geography : Mock Papers

Mock Question Paper 1

Q1.The temperature of the Sun's outer surface is

A. 60,00,000 °C
B. 6,000 °C
C. 60 °C
D. 0 °C

See Answer

Q2. Which planet looks reddish in the night sky?

A. Mercuiry
B. Mars
C. Jupiter
D. Saturn

See Answer

Q3. Twelve constellations refrred to as zodiac, are

A. Signs of Roman gods
B. Imaginary region that encompass the path of the planets
C. A group of stars
D. None of these

See Answer

Q4. Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the

A. Earth on the Moon
B. Earth on the Sun
C. Sun and the Moon on the Earth
D. Moon on the Earth

See Answer

Q5. Which one of the following is not a satellite of Jupiter?

A. Io
B. Callisto
C. Europa
D. Titan

See Answer

Q6. The length of its day and the tilt of its axis are almost identical to those of the earth. This is true for

A. Uranus
B. Neptune
C. Saturn
D. Mars

See Answer

Q7. What is the maximum lengthg of a day on the poles?

A. 12 hours
B. 24 hours
C. 3 months
D. 6 months

See Answer

Q8. The earth rotates around its axis from

A. North to South
B. East to West
C. South to North
D. West to East

See Answer

Q9. The inclination of the earth's axis to the orbital plane is

A. 21 ½°
B. 23 ½°
C. 66 ½°
D. 90°

See Answer

Q10. Which of the following is related to the origin of the earth?

A. Thermal-convection Hypothesis
B. Tetrahedral Hypothesis
C. Planetesimal Hyppothesis
D. Drift Hypothesis

See Answer

Q11. Geostationary orbit is at a height of

A. 6 Km
B. 1000 Km
C. 3600 Km
D. 36000 Km

See Answer

Q12. Owing to the equatorial bulge and the polar flattening, the polar radius of the earth falls short of the equatorial radius by about

A. 22Km
B. 36Km
C. 4Km
D. 53 Km

See Answer

Q13. Latitude of South Pole is

A. 0°
B. 45°
C. 90°
D. 180°

See Answer

Q14. Which one of the following latidues forms a great Circle?

A. 0°
B. 23 ½ °
C. 66 ½ °
D. 90°

See Answer

Q15. The local time of a place is known with reference to its

A. Distance from the capital city
B. Height above the sea level
C. Latitudinal Position
D. Longitudnal Position

See Answer

Q16. Which one of the following latitudes and longitudes shown, be combined with 75 E to obtain the Great Circle?

A. 75° W
B. 75° S
C. 105° W
D. equator

See Answer

Q17. Which of the following is a small Circle?

A. Equator
B. 23 ½ ° E
C. 23 ½ ° N
D. 0° E or W

See Answer

Q18. The wind system in the equatorial areas is known as

A. Westerlies
B. Trades
C. Doldrums
D. Monsoon

See Answer

Q19. Warm dry winds blowing down the east slopes fo Rockies are known as

A. Mistral
B. Norwesters
C. Foehn
D. Chinook

See Answer

Q20. The Doldrums is an area of

A. Low temperature
B. Low pressure
C. Low rainfall
D. Low humidity

See Answer

Q21. Which one of the following is not a correct example of tropical cyclones?

A. Tornadoes
B. Typhoons
C. Hurricanes
D. Norwesters

See Answer

Q22. The Jet Stream is found in the

A. Troposphere
B. Stratosphere
C. Mesophere
D. Hydrosphere

See Answer

Q23. Which one of the follwing atmospheric layers lies closely above the troposphere?

A. Chemosphere
B. Ionosphere
C. Mesosphere
D. Stratosphere

See Answer

Q24. In the northern hemisphere, the wind blowing from the Horse latitudes to the Doldrums is called

A. Westerly wind
B. Trade wind
C. Polar Easterly
D. Jet Stream

See Answer

Q25. The Planetary winds variously known as roaring forties, furious fifties and stormy sixties are

A. Trade Winds
B. Cyclones
C. Polar winds
D. Westerlies

See Answer

Q26. When it rains, the relative humidity in the atmosphere is

A. 0 %
B. 50 %
C. 75 %
D. 100 %

See Answer

Q27. Clouds with vertical development are known as

A. Cirrus
B. Cumulonimbus
C. Stratus
D. Cirrocumulus

See Answer

Q28. A sudden fall in the barometric reading indicates

A. Rain
B. Storm
C. Fine weather
D. Extreme cold

See Answer

Q29. Sandstone belongs to

A. Carbonaceous rocks
B. Calcareous rocks
C. Argillaceous rocks
D. Arenaceous rocks

See Answer

Q30. In which type of rocks are coal and petroleum found

A. Granite
B. Igneous
C. Metamorphic
D. Sedimentary

See Answer