General Knowledge Quiz 570


General Knowledge
Major source of oceanic salinity is
(a) Ash from volcanoes
(b) Wind
(c) Rivers
(d) Land

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Fiord originate as a result of
(a) Rock formation
(b) Land slide
(c) Glacial erosion
(d) Soil erosion

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Which river has the largest drainage basin?
(a) Amazon
(b) Congo
(b) Nile
(d) Mississippi

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Which of the following is the longest river in the world?
(a) Danube
(b) Mississippi
(c) Amazon
(d) Nile

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We receive sunlight on earth surface. What type of light beams are these?
(a) Diverging
(b) Converging
(c) Random
(d) Parallel

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The intensity of insolation depends on
(a) Latitude
(b) Wind
(c) Altitude
(d) Natural of terrain

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Which of the following does not affect visibility on the ground?
(a) Haze
(b) Dew
(c) Mist
(d) Fog

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Which of the following types of clouds is a low level cloud
(a) Stratocumulus
(b) Altocumulus
(c) Cirrocumulus
(d) Cirrus

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The clouds float in the atmosphere because of their low
(a) Velocity
(b) Density
(c) Pressure
(d) Temperature

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The Westerlies have their origin in the
(a) Sub polar lows
(b) Equatorial lows
(c) Polar highs
(d) Subtropical highs

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