Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?

  1. Northern Hemisphere in January — Isotherms bend northward over oceans and southward over continents.
  2. Southern Hemisphere — Isotherms are more nearly parallel to latitude and temperature variation is more gradual.
  3. Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Drift — Produce a northward bend of isotherms over the North Atlantic.
  4. Northern Hemisphere seasonal contrast — Departure of isotherms from latitude is generally more pronounced in July than in January.
  1. A cultivated hillside is experiencing rapid runoff and the formation of several small finger gullies. Which…
  2. A geological survey records the following intrusive bodies: Body P is thin and nearly horizontal. Body Q is…
  3. A physiographic region has the following characteristics: Its principal river flows from northeast to…
  4. A place has the following characteristics: Its underlying land surface heats rapidly during summer and cools…
  5. A soil is deep, clayey and relatively impermeable. It becomes sticky when wet, develops wide cracks during the…
  6. A stream on one side of a divide has a steeper gradient and receives more precipitation than a neighbouring…