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physical geography questions
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2024
32. Finland has started a permanent deep geological repository spent nuclear fuel. Where it is situated?
(A) It is near the Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant on the west coast of Finland
(B) It is in North Pole near Svalbard archipelago
(C) It is near capital city, Helsinki just adjacent to Suomenlinna Fortress in Finland
(D) None of the above
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2021
73. The ratio of the diameters of moon and earth is nearly
(27.3%)
(A) 1 : 2
(B) 1 : 5
(C) 1 : 4
(D) 1 : 8
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2020
59. Identify the correct pairs for Northern Hemisphere.
1. Winter Solstice – December 22nd
2. Autumn Equinox – September 23rd
3. Summer Solstice – June 21st
4. Spring Equinox – March 21st
Choose the correct answer from the given code:
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 3 and 4
(D) All are correctly matched
80. Light from the sun reaches us in nearly
(8 min 20 sec)
(A) 2 minutes
(B) 8 minutes
(C) 4 minutes
(D) 16 minutes
104. The scale used for measuring the intensity of the earthquake is
(A) Metric scale
(B) Quake scale
(C) Richter scale
(D) Epicenter scale
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2019
49. Manasorovar lake lies in
(Tibet Autonomous Region)
(A) Karakoram Range
(B) Pirpanjal Range
(C) Kailas Range
(D) Mahabharata Range
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2018
51. On average, air contains ______ % of water vapour.
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) 7
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2017
136. India’s share of total land area in the world is about
(A) 2.4 per cent
(B) 2.8 per cent
(C) 3.2 per cent
(D) 3.6 per cent
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2016
131. Tropopause is :
(A) A region between troposphere and stratosphere.
(B) A natural umbrella above volcanic eruptions.
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) Neither (A) nor (B)
121. For his model of industrial location, Weber makes use of:
(A) Isogons
(B) Isophenes
(C) Isodapanes
(D) Isotachs
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2015
77. If there were no atmosphere, the earth would have been
(A) Slightly hot
(B) Slightly cold
(C) Very hot
(D) Very cold
86. Geographical concentration of industries generates
(A) Horizontal linkage only
(B) Vertical linkage only
(C) Both vertical and horizontal linkages
(D) No linkage effect
119. In which layer of the atmosphere does ozone act as a UV radiation shield ?
(Ozonosphere)
(A) Troposphere
(B) Thermosphere
(C) Stratosphere
(D) Mesosphere
139. One of the characteristics of the atmosphere of prebiotic primitive earth was :
(A) Absence of hydrogen
(B) Absence of water vapour
(C) Absence of nitrogen
(D) Absence of oxygen
178. Theory of Plate Tectonic explains
(A) Formation of Mountains
(B) Sea floor spreading
(C) Origin of earthquakes
(D) All of the above
182. An area will be described as urban if it has
(A) High population
(B) Has towns and cities
(C) Has a high proportion of people in non-agriculture pursuits
(D) All of the above
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2014
53. El Nino refers to
(A) an atmospheric phenomenon
(B) an environmental phenomenon
(C) an Oceanic phenomenon
(D) a climatic phenomenon
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2013
27. Seismograph is :
(A) An instrument for photographing clouds
(B) An instrument for recording earthquake tremors
(C) An instrument for measuring depths of water in the sea
(D) A device for recording changes in the atmospheric pressure
45. On a map of the world some lines are drawn joining places of equal dip angles. These lines are known as –
(same magnetic inclination)
(A) Isogonic lines
(B) Isoclinic lines
(C) Agonic lines
(D) Isothermal lines
61. In terms of area India’s rank in the world is —
(A) 5th
(B) 7th
(C) 10th
(D) 12th
88. Part of earth where life exist is known as —
(A) Lithosphere
(B) Hydrosphere
(C) Atmosphere
(D) Biosphere
75. Endemic plants are those which grow in
(A) Fresh water lakes
(B) Shady places
(C) On other plants
(D) Geographically limited areas
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2012
178. El Nino in the Pacific
(south pacific ocean)
(A) Increases monsoon rainfall over India
(B) Decreases monsoon rainfall over India
(C) Increases cyclones over Bay of Bengal
(D) Decreases cyclones over Bay of Bengal
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2011
197. The latitude of a place is expressed by its angular distance in relation to
(A) South Pole
(B) North Pole
(C) Equator
(D) Axis of the Earth
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2010
84. Tsunamis are generated by
(A) Under-sea plate movements
(B) Undersea volcanism
(C) Tidal change
(D) None of the above
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2008
168. The tsunami which devastated some of the coastal areas of India in December,2004 originated from
(A) Subduction of Indian plate under the Myanmar plate
(B) Subduction of Myanmar plate under the Indian plate
(C) Subsidence and trench formation near Andaman Nicobar islands
(D) Subduction of Myanmar plate under the Pacific plate near Hawaii
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2007
184. When a body is raised upwards from the surface of the earth, its weight shall
(A) Increase
(B) remain same
(C) Decrease
(D) fluctuate
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2005
106. The Deccan Lava region was formed during
(a) Cretsteous period
(b) Jurassic period
(c) Triassic period
(d) Cambrian period
161. Titan is
(a) Saturn’s largest moon
(b) a luxury passenger liner
(c) an ancient city
(d) metallic element
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2004
115. The height of the peak of the world is
(A) 8,848m
(B) 8,567m
(C) 8,150m
(D) 7,990m
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2003
141. In the areal extent India’s place among the countries of the world is
(A) Second
(B) Fourth
(C) Fifth
(D) Seventh
173. Weight of a man is more
(A) On the equator
(B) At poles
(C) At the centre of the earth
(D) In space
193. The lowermost layer of the atmosphere is
(A) Troposphere
(B) Stratosphere
(C) Ionosphere
(D) None of the above
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2002
180. Which one of the following is an estuarine delta?
(A) Rhine delta
(B) Mississippi delta
(C) Ganga delta
(D) Volga delta
140. What is the most widely cultivated fruit in world?
(A) Banana
(B) Apple
(C) Guava
(D) Grapes
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2001
44. Around the solstices twilight lasts from sunset to sunrise in
(A) equatorial regions
(B) tropical regions
(C) high latitudes
(D) mid latitudes
87. There is no local time at
(A) London
(B) North and South Poles
(C) International Date Line
(D) Magnetic Poles of Earth
168. What term is given to sandy deserts with their characteristic sand dune landscape?
(A) Reg
(B) Erg
(C) Hamada
(D) Bad land
170. The Earth’s magnetic field
(A) never changes
(B) has reversed itself many times
(C) is centred exactly at the Earth’s centre
(D) originates in a permanently magnetized iron core
WBCS Preliminary Question – 2000
97. Period of revolution is exactly 12 years for
(A) Mars (687 days)
(B) Jupiter
(C) Saturn (29.5)
(D) Uranus (84)
99. Lines Joining places with the same total transport cost are called
(Weber theory)
(A) Isotims
(B) Isodapane
(C) Isochrones
(D) Isopheths
39. Most fossils are found in
(A) Granite
(B) Sedimentary rocks
(C) Black soil
(D) Lave flow
116. Laterite soils are formed due to
(A) Removal of silicates, lime and organic matter
(B) Decaying of organic matter
(C) Disintegration of lava
(D) Exfoliation