World Geography - Mock Test 83

Question 821

The lowermost and the oldest epoch of the Tertiary Period of geologic time is?

A) Pliocene B) Palaeozoic C) Holocene D) Palaeocene

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Question 822

The minor planets revolving between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars are called?

A) Novas B) Comets C) Meteors D) Asteroids

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Question 823

The headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), formed out of erstwhile USSR, is at?

A) Minsk in Byelorussia B) Moscow in Russia C) Kiev in Ukraine D) Kistiner in Moldavia

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Question 824

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

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Question 825

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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Question 826

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

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Question 827

The hunting and gathering economy can support only?

A) 1 person per sq. km B) 3 persons per sq. km C) 5 persons per sq. km D) 7 persons per sq. km

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Question 828

The largest gulf in the world is?

A) Gulf of Mexico B) Persian Gulf C) Gulf of Carpentaria D) Gulf of Mannar

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Question 829

The length of the tropical years (the time interval between successive occurrences of the spring equinox) is decreasing very slowly as a result of?

A) small, progressive changes in the earth's rotational speed B) small, progressive change in earth's orbit around the sun C) both a and b D) None of the above

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Question 830

The highest mountain peak of Oceania is?

A) Mt. Victoria, Papua New Guinea B) Mt. Kosciusko, Australia C) Mt. Cook, South Island (New Zealan D)

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