3. (50) WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Question 1

Diameter of the earth at the equator is

Answer 1

12,753 km

Question 2

Earth orbits the sun at

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107, 320 km

Question 3

Sun shines vertically on the equator

Answer 3

Twice a year

Question 4

____ has the longest summer day

Answer 4

France

Question 5

Standard time of Pakistan is

Answer 5

5 hours ahead of Greenwhich mean time

Question 6

On____ sunrays are vertical over the tropic of Cancer

Answer 6

June 21

Question 7

The minimum distance b/w the sun and the earth occurs on

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Jan 3

Question 8

What is the period of Lunar month

Answer 8

27.50 days

Question 9

Greenwich is situated near

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London

Question 10

Epeirogeny is the result of

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Vertical earth movements

Question 11

What is meant by orogeny

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Upliftment at sub-continental scale due to horizontal earth movement

Question 12

Red sea is an example of

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a Rift Valley

Question 13

The Elastic Rebound theory deals with

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Earthquakes

Question 14

What is graben

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A downfaulted Area

Question 15

Where is the focus of the Plutonic earthqueakes

Answer 15

At great depth in the interior of the earth

Question 16

The cradles of civilization have been

Answer 16

plains

Question 17

____ layer of atmosphere is vital for telecommunications

Answer 17

Lonosphere

Question 18

___ clouds likely to cause heavy rainfall

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Cirrocumulus

Question 19

Cyclone?

Answer 19

A low pressure system with anti-clockwise winds inNorther Hemisphere

Question 20

Warm air tends to rise ip through cold air because

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The warm air is less denser

Question 21

The highest salinity is found in

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Assal Lake

Question 22

Iceberg?

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A floating mass of Ice

Question 23

____ is the most abundant component of salts in sea

Answer 23

Chlorine

Question 24

Which ooze is found in abundance in the Atlantic Ocean

Answer 24

Globigerina

Question 25

_____ regions have the lowest salinity

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Mediterranean Sea

Question 26

Organisms that live on the ocean bottoms are

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Benthos

Question 27

The grassland of Asia is called

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Steppe

Question 28

Rice needs

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Heavy rainfall and high temperature

Question 29

What is viticulture

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cultivation of grapes

Question 30

Horticulture?

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Growing of flowers and fruits

Question 31

Humid Farming?

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Farming in rainy seasons

Question 32

Largest coffee producer of the world is

Answer 32

Brazil

Question 33

In Pak iron ore is found in

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Kalabagh

Question 34

______ is an exmaple of foot-loose industry

Answer 34

Electronics Industry

Question 35

The aborigines of North America are

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Red Indians

Question 36

A hinterland is

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an area that lies behind a seaport and supplies the bulk of its exports

Question 37

Sea Breeze?

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Local wind that blows from sea towards the land

Question 38

The ____ river is the life-blood of Mayanmar

Answer 38

Irrawardy River

Question 39

Sheffield has been famous for

Answer 39

Cutlery Industry

Question 40

____ lies on the River Nile

Answer 40

Khartoum

Question 41

Diego Garcia is an Island in

Answer 41

Indian Ocean

Question 42

______ is the busiest ocean trade routes?

Answer 42

Panama Canal

Question 43

Gulf Stream

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A warm current in the Atlantic Ocean

Question 44

_____ is the most common salt in the sea water

Answer 44

Sodium Chloride

Question 45

Which are the Benelux countries

Answer 45

Belgium Netherland Luxembourg

Question 46

_____ is hardwood tree

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Sheesham

Question 47

Speleology is the scientific study of

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Caves

Question 48

Horse latitudes refer to the

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Sub-tropical high pressure belt

Question 49

Dead sea is

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Salt lake and lowest point of earth below sea level

Question 50

Yak mostly found in

Answer 50

Tibet