Where are the hot deserts generally found ?

(1) On the eastern margins of the Tropics

(2) On the western margins of the Tropics

(3) Nearer the Equator

(4) In the middle of the Continents

Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere than in Northern Hemisphere?

(1) Earth is titled towards the sun in the Northern Hemisphere

(2) Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight

(3) Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere

(4) Southern Hemisphere is less inhabited

Marble is the metamorphosed form of

(1) Shale

(2) Basalt

(3) Sandstone

(4) Limestone

The highest mountain peak of the Himalayas is situated in—

(1) India

(2) Tibet

(3) Nepal

(4) China

Metamorphic rocks originate from—

(1) igneous rocks

(2) sedimentary rocks

(3) both igneous and sedimentary rocks

(4) None of these

The term ‘epicenter’ is associated with—

(1) earthquake

(2) folding

(3) faulting

(4) earth’s interior

The Earth rotates on its axis at an inclination of

(1) \(23\frac{1}{2}^\circ\)

(2) \(22\frac{1}{2}^\circ\)

(3) \(21\frac{1}{2}^\circ\)

(4) \(20^\circ\)

Dolomite is a/an

(1) Sedimentary rock

(2) Plutonic rock

(3) Igneous rock

(4) Metamorphic rock

A geyser is a spring which

(1) throws water continuously

(2) throws water intermittently

(3) throws water and steam at regular intervals

(4) throws only steam

How many minutes for each degree of longitude does the local time of any place vary from the Greenwich time?

(1) Two minutes

(2) Four minutes

(3) Six minutes

(4) Eight minutes

Which one of the following is igneous rock?

(1) Limestone

(2) Granite

(3) Marble

(4) Slate