SSC Geography Previous Year Questions Set 19

181. In mountainous areas a natural cause for road blocks is often :[SSC CGL Tier-I 2015]
A. road repairs and construction
B. land slides
C. tree felling
D. traffic congestion
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182. Uneven distribution of insolation on the earth is mainly due to the ___ [SSC CGL Tier-I Re-Exam 2015]
A. spherical shape of the earth
B. distribution of land and water
C. direction of the winds
D. presence of pressure belts
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183. Sink hole is a phenomenon of _______ topography.[SSC CGL Tier-I 2015]
A. Plain
B. Desert
C. Tundra
D. Karst
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184. Earthquakes are caused by: [SSC CGL Tier-I 2015]
A. Denudation
B. Tectonism
C. Earth revolution
D. Earth rotation
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185. Equinox occurs when the sun is vertically above _____[SSC CHSL (10+2) Tier-I (CBE) 2016]
A. Tropic of Capricorn
B. Tropic of Cancer
C. Poles
D. Equator
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186. An Equinox is when:[SSC CAPFs (CPO) SI & ASI,Delhi Police SI 2016]
A. Day and night are of equal length
B. Day is of the shortest duration during the year
C. Day is of the longest duration in the year
D. Day when maximum rainfall of the year occurs
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187. _________ is the thinnest layer of Earth.[SSC CPO SI, ASI Online 2016]
A. Mantle
B. Outer Core
C. Crust
D. Inner Core
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188. The ‘graded profile’ of a river course is a____ [SSC CGL Tier-I 2015]
A. smooth curve from source to mouth
B. smooth curve in the upper course
C. smooth curve in the middle course
D. smooth curve in the lower course
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189. Why the Earth is having its own atmosphere ?[SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE) 2016]
A. Winds
B. Clouds
C. Gravity
D. Rotation of the Earth
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190. The minimum short-term natural hazard is:[SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE) 2016]
A. blizzard
B. earthquake
C. volcanic eruption
D. bolt of lightning
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