Tertiary winds on the north of the Alps (Europe) are called
(A) the Chinook
(B) the foehn
(C) the sirocco
(D) the loo
The following is not a Kharif crop?
(A) Jute
(B) Maize
(C) Mustard
(D) Rice
The highest mountain peak of Oceania is
(A) Mt. Victoria, Papua New Guinea
(B) Mt. Kosciusko, Australia
(C) Mt. Cook, South Island (New Zealand)
(D) Puncak Jaya, Indonesia.
Which is the largest city in Latin America is
(A) Mexico city
(B) Caracas
(C) Rio-de-Janeiro
(D) Buenos Aires
The ionosphere contains ionized air that protects the earth from
(A) the ultraviolet rays of the sun
(B) the infrared rays of the sun
(C) the falling meteorites
(D) None of the above
What is called the umbrella of the earth
(A) ozone layer
(B) ion
(C) both
(D) none
The largest gulf in the world is
(A) Gulf of Mexico
(B) Persian Gulf
(C) Gulf of Carpentaria
(D) Gulf of Mannar
The import of crude oil and petroleum done from national oil companies of producer countries, which have a net exportable surplus of oil is by
(A) term contracts
(B) term tenders
(C) monthly tenders
(D) All the above
The knowledge about the topography of the ocean basins has been derived from
(A) seismic surveying
(B) echo sounder
(C) side-scan sonar
(D) All of the above
The land-sea distribution or the positions of the world's continents and major oceans influences
(A) the major pressure belts that develop from the general circulation of the atmosphere
(B) the development of the mid-latitude cyclonic depressions, at the convergence zone between polar and subtropical air masses
(C) both (a) and (b)
(D) None of the above
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