World Geography Quiz - 11, General Knowledge - SSC CHSL MCQ

The short term variations of the atmosphere, ranging from minutes to months are called

The tide produced as a consequence of the moon and the sun pulling the earth in the same direction is called

The tropical cyclones with maximum sustained surface winds of 33 ms are called

The two 'equinoxes' take place respectively in the months of

The typical soil of tropical region, formed by the weathering of laterite rock, which promotes leaching of the soil is

The troughs of the waves are where the jet stream of waves is closest to the

The study of soils is called

The tropical cyclones do not occur to the equator because of

The term 'regur' refers to

The umbra is

The tunnel that connects France and Italy is

The sequence of layers of atmosphere from earth to upwards is

The third world includes about 120 countries of

The sediment deposited at the base of the glacier is called

The smallest division of geological time scale is

The various types of plate convergence is

1. oceanic-oceanic convergence
2. oceanic-continental convergence
3. continental-continental convergence

The smallest state, population wise, in the world is

The time at a place is determined by

The tropical and temperate deserts of the world, occupy nearly ____ of the land surface of the worlds.

The shortest day (longest night) in the southern hemisphere is

The smallest glaciers are

The tide of minimum rise is called