On 21st June, the sun
A.Does not sink below the horizon at the Antarctic circle
B.Does not sink below the horizon at the Arctic circle
C.Shines vertically overhead on the tropic of Cancer
D.Shines vertically overhead on the equator
Category: Physical Geography Mcqs
Which is the hottest place in the world?
A.Death Valley (California)
B.Tirat Tsvi (Israel
C.Al’ Azizyah (Libya)
D.Sevile (Spain)
Seasons occur due to
A.Earth’s revolution around the sun
B.Earth is round
C.Earth’s Axis (imaginary) is inclined by 66112?
D.Combined effect of (a) and (b)
A place with shallow water in it near a sea is known as
A.Bay
B.Isthmus
C.Lagoon
D.None of the above
The Plannetary winds variously known as roaring forties, furious fifties and stormy syxties are
A.Cyclones
B.Plar winds
C.Westerlies
D.Trade winds
Conventionalized rainfall mostly occurs in the
A.Equatorial region
B.Tundra region
C.Monsoon region
D.Mediterranean region.
Which one of the following is not the result of mechanical weathering of rocks?
A.Peeling of the surface layers
B.Splitting into grains and gravels
C.Breaking into boulders
D.Falling into a powdery mass
What is the right combination of the following in the order of increasing distance from the outermost planet?
A.Earth, Mars, Venus, Mercury
B.Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury
C.Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
D.Venus, Earth, Mercury, Mars
Tides occur twice in every
A.22 hours
B.25 hours
C.24 hours, 52 seconds
D.30 hours
