SSC Geography Previous Year Questions Set 18

171. ‘Willow’ for a cricket bat is obtained from: [SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO & LDC 2014]
A. Tropical forests
B. Rain forests
C. Deciduous forests
D. Coniferous forests
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172. The longest river in Asia is:[SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO & LDC 2014]
A. River Indus
B. River Yangtze
C. River Hwang Ho
D. River Ganga
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173. Which of the following refers to the white salt which covers the land in some areas during dry season?[SSC CGL Tier-I 2015]
A. usar
B. reh
C. erg
D. reg
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174. The Equator does not pass through which of the following countries ?[SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO & LDC 2014]
A. Kenya
B. Mexico
C. Indonesia
D. Brazil
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175. Meanders are the features formed by ___ [SSC CGL Tier-I Re-Exam 2015]
A. glaciers
B. rivers
C. winds
D. ocean waters
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176. The majority of Earth’s crust is composed of which rock ?[SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO & LDC 2014]
A. Igneous
B. Metamorphic
C. Sedimentary
D. Carbonate
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177. An earthquake is also known as:[SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO & LDC 2014]
A. Teacher
B. Tremor
C. Temper
D. None of these
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178. The largest forest which covers 25 percent of the world’s forest land is :[SSC CAPFs SI, CISF ASI & Delhi Police SI 2015]
A. The Tropical Rain forest
B. Taiga forest of Siberia
C. Monsoon forest
D. Temperate forests of Europe
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179. The earth completes one rotation on its axis in :[SSC CGL Tier-I 2015]
A. 23 hrs. 56 min. 4.9 sec
B. 23 hrs. 10 min. 2 sec
C. 23 hrs. 30 min.
D. 24 hrs.
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180. Granite, quartzite areas have upstanding look because:[SSC CGL Tier-I 2015]
A. mechanically wealthered faster
B. these rocks are resistant to all kinds of erosion
C. these rocks are not easily croded
D. not easily worn down
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