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KERALA PSC / PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY / PREVIOUS QUESTION PAPERS / NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

·      The crust beneath the ocean basins is composed of

Basaltic rock

 

·      Magma that reaches the earth’s surface and then solidifies is called

Lava

 

·      The upfolded rock strata in arch-like form are called

Anticlines

 

·      The point on the earth surface vertically above the focus is called

Epicenter

 

·      The atmospheric layer which reflects radio waves is called

Ionosphere

 

·      The youngest country in the world

Republic of South Sudan

 

·      The only sea that has no coast line is

Sargasso Sea (in North Atlantic Ocean)

 

·      The part of the atmosphere in contact with the earth is

Troposphere

 

·      Horse latitudes is the term applied to the

30º-40ºN and S latitudes

 

·      The coriollis effect is produced by

Earth rotation

 

·      The Aral Sea is located between

Kazakistan and Uzbekistan

 

·      The study of the origin, composition and structure of rocks

Petrology

 

·      Greenwich means time is ……..IST

5.5 hours behind

 

·      The north pole experiences continuous dark at the time of

Winter Solstice

 

·      The 66½ºN circle is also known as

Arctic Circle

 

·      An imaginary line drawn through places having equal atmosphere pressure is known as

Isobar

 

·      The wind blowing from land to sea is called

Land breeze

 

·      Monsoons are the best examples of

Periodic winds

 

·      Harmattan is a local warm and dry wind that blows over

Sahara desert

 

·      The temperate grassland in south America is known as

North America

 

·      The Bermuda triangle lies in

North Atlantic Ocean

 

·      The Suez Canal connects

Mediterranean and Red Seas

 

·      Which strait separate Europe from Africa?

Gibraltar

 

·      The shallow stretch of ocean floor adjoining land is known as

Continental Shelf

 

·      The name given to the shallow body of water which is separated from the sea by a strip of land

Lagoon

 

·      The great sea wave resulting from earthquakes

Tsunami

 

·      The ozone layer lies in the

Stratosphere

 

·      At the time of the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere the length of the day will be 12 hours at the

Equator

 

·      The deepest lake in the world

Lake Baikal

 

·      The largest body of freshwater in the world

Lake Superior

 

·      The sun shines vertically over the equator on

March 21

 

·      Podsol is a type of soil which is characteristic of region under the cover of ………… forest

Coniferous

 

·      Which is the world’s largest River Barrage?

Farakka Barrage

 

·      Which famous Volcano is known as the Bonfire of Europe?

Mount Etna

 

·      Large sized craters are called

Caldera

 

·      The highest and extensive plateau of the world are

Continental plateaus

 

·      Block mountains are formed due to action of

Faulting

 

·      A line at which a day is lost or gained is called

The International Data Line

 

·      The breaking waves in coastal regions are called

Surf

 

·      Canaries is cold ocean currents of

North Atlantic Ocean

 

·      The tropical grasslands in Venezuela area are known as

Llanos

 

·      A wind which blows more frequently than any other wind in a particular region is called a

Prevailing winds

 

·      Sub-tropical high pressure belt is also known as

Horse latitude

 

·      The balance of incoming and outgoing radiation is called

Heat budget

 

·      The incoming solar radiation is known as

Insolation

 

·      Radio waves transmitted from the earth are reflected back to the earth by

Mesosphere

 

·      The upper most layer of the atmosphere is known as

Exosphere

 

·      The sub-polar low pressure belt is located between

60º - 65º N & S latitudes

 

·      The winds blowing from the sub-tropical high pressure areas towards the equatorial low are called

Trade winds

 

·      Wind velocities of upto 800km per hour are found in

Tornado

 

·      In which region rainfall occurs throughout the year?

Equatorial region

 

·      When condensation takes place at a dew point below freezing point in the form of minute ice crystal is called

Frost

 

·      A line on a map which joins places having the same rainfall is called

Isohyet

 

·      The Taiga climate is also known as

Coniferous forest

 

·      Downs is the temperate grassland of

Australia

 

·      Panama canal connects

Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean

 

·      The zone which lies between high and low water line is known as

Littoral zone

 

·      The deep sea plain is also known as

Ahyssal plain

 

·      Labrador current is

Cold current

 

·      The interval between two tides is

12 hours and 25 minutes

 

·      The place of origin of the earthquakes is called

Focus

 

·      The forces responsible for the movements of the earth’s crust, eruptions of volcanoes and earth quakes are

Tectonic forces

 

·      The outer core of the earth is made of

Iron and Nickel

 

·      Sedimentary rocks are also known as

Stratified rocks

 

·      The upper limit of the troposphere is called

Tropopause

 

·      The maximum temperature recorded on the earth

3 pm

 

·      Tropical grasslands are called

Savanna

 

·      The tropical cyclones of the Bay of Bengal are usually called

Depressions

 

·      A local wind that is referred to as snow eater

Chinook

 

·      The Kettle like small depressions in the rocky beds of river valleys are called

Pot Holes

 

·      An active volcano at the border of Argentina and Chile

Copahue

 

·      The clouds float in the atmosphere because of their low

Density

 

·      The World’s wettest spot is

Mawsynram

 

·      The highest amount of Salinity is found in

Dead sea

 

·      What is the name given to an almost circular coral reef inside which is a lagoon?

Atoll

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