World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are called as the outer planets or Jovian planets or Gas Giant. Most of them are much larger than the terrestrial planets and have thick atmosphere, mostly of helium and hydrogen.

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Pebble transport by rivers, sand drift over desert surfaces, soil blowing over fields are examples of saltation. Saltation is a type of particle transport by fluids such as wind or water.

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Thailand is the only country in South Asia which was not ruled by any European Power. The French, British , Dutch and Portugese had lot of colonies in south Asia. Thailand was not one of them. Burma was ruled by Bristish.

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Greenland is the world’s largest island. It located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. is known as Kalaallit Nunaat, meaning “Land of the people”.

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The gulf of Thailand Borders Cambodia from the south. The Gulf of Thailand, also known as the Gulf of Siam, is a shallow northwesternly inlet in southwestern South China Sea.It is bounded between the southwestern shores of the Indochinese Peninsula and the northern half of the Malay Peninsula.

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Kazakhstan is the world’s largest uranium producer. In 2022, Kazakhstan produced 21,227 metric tons of uranium, which accounted for 43% of the world’s uranium supply. Kazakhstan has been a major uranium producer for over 50 years.  Other top uranium producers include:

• Canada, which produced 7,351 metric tons of uranium in 2022
• Namibia, which produced 11% of the world’s uranium in 2022
• Uzbekistan, which produced about 3,300 metric tons of uranium in 2022

Kazakhstan has 12% of the world’s uranium deposits. The Chu-Sarysu basin in central Kazakhstan accounts for over half of the country’s known uranium resources.

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Cinder cones are a type of volcano. They are the simplest and most common type of volcano. Cinder cones are also known as ash cones. They are formed by pyroclastic fragments, such as volcanic ash, solidified lava, and hot gases. These fragments are ejected from a single vent. As the gas-charged lava is blown into the air, it breaks into small fragments that solidify and fall around the vent. These fragments form a circular or oval cone.
Cinder cones are never huge and have a slope of around 33 degrees. They can be new volcanoes, or they can form over the vents of pre-existing volcanoes. They only grow to about a thousand feet, the size of a hill.

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The most optimum place to source geothermal energy is typically in regions with high geothermal activity, where heat from the Earth’s interior is closer to the surface. Among the options you provided, Ladakh district (option [B]) is more likely to have potential for geothermal energy due to its geographical characteristics.

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Moving to equator results in less disturbance for wildlife in that area. Much of the biodiversity around the equator is in the rainforest. As stated before, geographic isolation drove speciation around the equator, increasing the overall uniqueness and amount of species.

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Bathymetry is the measurement of the depth of water bodies such as oceans, seas etc.