SSC Geography Previous Year Questions Set 27

261. Typhoons are common in the____ [SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator & LDC 2012]
A. Arctic Ocean
B. Seas of China and Japan
C. Mexican Gulf
D. Indian Ocean
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262. Wind rose represents: [SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator & LDC 2012]
A. wind turbulance
B. wind data
C. wind pressure
D. wind temperature
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263. The layer of the atmosphere in which Radio Waves are reflected back is called ;[SSC Graduate Level Tier-I 2013]
A. Ionosphere
B. Troposphere
C. Stratosphere
D. Exosphere
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264. The atmospheric layer farthest from the Earth’s surface is known as ___ [SSC Graduate Level Tier-I 2013]
A. Stratosphere
B. Exosphere
C. Ionosphere
D. Mesosphere
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265. The climatic zones are classified on the basis of____ [SSC Graduate Level Tier-I 2013]
A. distance from the equator
B. elevation
C. rainfall
D. distance from the sea
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266. The main advantage of Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) is:[SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator & LDC 2013]
A. Recharge ground water
B. Avoid floods
C. Reduce the loss of water
D. Avoid soil erosion
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267. Subtropical high pressure belts are otherwise called: [SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry Operator & LDC 2013]
A. Furious fifties
B. Screeching sixties
C. Horse latitudes
D. Roaring forties
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268. Atmospheric temperature increasing at the higher altitudes is called: [SSC CGL Tier-I Re-Exam. 2014]
A. Radiation
B. Inversion
C. Conduction
D. Convection
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269. Which of the following reasons is responsible for lack of vegetation in the deserts ?[SSC GL Tier-I 2014]
A. Heavy volume of sands
B. Absence of B-horizon in the soil
C. High temperature
D. Lack of rainfall
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270. The humidity of air depends on: [SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO & LDC 2014]
A. Temperature
B. Location
C. Weather
D. All of the above
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