geography

They are formed in layers and derived from old rocks and the remains of dead organic materials. This description refers to?

A. metamorphic rocks B. igneous rocks C. intrusive rocks D. crystalline rocks E. sedimentary rocks Correct Answer: Option E -…

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If the local time at a place X is 12.00 noon when the G.M.T is 5.00a.m then X is located on longitude?

A. 105°E B. 10°W C. 75°W D. 75°E E. 180°E Correct Answer: Option A - 105°E

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When the sun is directly overhead at the tropic of Capricorn (23½°)on 22nd December, the Northern Hemisphere experiences its?

A. twilight B. winter solstice C. summer solstice D. spring equinox E. autumn equinox Correct Answer: Option B - winter…

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The equatorial diameter of the earth is approximately?

A. 6.760km B. 8.760km C. 14.76km D. 10.760km E. 12.760km Correct Answer: Option E - 12.760km

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The word shore is best described as the zone?

A. which extends from the coastline to the sea B. between high and low water levels at the coast C.…

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The predominant action at the upper course of a river is?

A. saltation B. transportation C. deposition D. corrosion E. corrasion Correct Answer: Option E - corrasion

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The seasonal variation in the volume of water in a river is known as its?

A. direction B. load C. velocity D. system E. regime Correct Answer: Option E - regime

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Yardangs are best described as?

A. long narrow ridges of sand lying parallel to the direction of the prevailing winds B. steep-side vertical bands of…

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Crater lakes are most likely to occur in?

A. areas of active erosion B. regions where subsidence is taking place C. regions of extinct volcanoes D. heavily faulted…

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Grit is a good example of?

A. plutonic igneous rock B. volcanic igneous rock C. organically formed sedimentary rock D. mechanically formed sedimentary rock E. metamorphic…

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