A. Kurile
B. Canary
C. Labrador
D. Gulf Stream
✅ The correct answer is option D.
236. What happens to atmospheric pressure with increase in altitude?
A. It remains constant
B. It decreases
C. It increases
D. It constantly fluctuates
✅ The correct answer is option B.
234. Mediterranean type of climate is characterized by –
A. dry summer and wet winter
B. wet summer and dry winter
C. dry summer and dry winter
D. wet summer and wet winter
✅ The correct answer is option A.
216. The zone of Earth’s atmosphere immediately above its surface up to a height of about 16 kms above equator and 8 kms over the poles is known as :
A. Mesosphere
B. Thermosphere
C. Troposphere
D. Stratosphere
✅ The correct answer is option C.
214. The main advantage of Rain? Water Harvesting (RWH) is –
A. Recharge ground water
B. Avoid floods
C. Reduce the loss of water
D. Avoid soil erosion
✅ The correct answer is option A.
212. Subtropical high pressure belts are otherwise called –
A. Furious fifties
B. Screeching sixties
C. Horse latitudes
D. Roaring forties
✅ The correct answer is option C.
210. Shale is metamorphosed into which of the following rocks?
A. Graphite
B. Gneiss
C. Marble
D. Slate
✅ The correct answer is option D.
208. Earthquake is caused by –
A. disturbance of earth surface
B. adjustment of layers of earth’s crust
C. breakage of rock system
D. upliftment of rocks
✅ The correct answer is option A.
207. A group of inter-connected Islands is known as –
A. Strait
B. Peninsula
C. Archipelago
D. Lagoon
✅ The correct answer is option C.
206. The layer of atmosphere close to the earth’s surface is called –
A. Exosphere
B. Troposphere
C. Stratosphere
D. Ionosphere
✅ The correct answer is option B.