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Biosphere refers

(1) the area of the land inhabited by living organism

(2) the part of ocean inhabited by plants and animals

(3) the portion of the earth, including the oceans, the land, the soil, and the atmosphere inhabited by living organisms

(4) the atmosphere surrounding the living organisms

Which of the following phenomena is supposedly associated with global warming?

(1) El Nino

(2) La Nina

(3) El Nino Modoki

(4) Southern Oscillation

The one who is engaged in scientific drawing of maps is called

(1) Geographer

(2) Cartographer

(3) Meteorologist

(4) Geologist

The science of map-making is

(1) Cartography

(2) Geography

(3) Carpology

(4) Geology

The instrument used for measuring area on maps is called

(1) Planimeter

(2) Eidograph

(3) Pantograph

(4) Opisometer

The land of maximum biodiversity is

(1) Tropical

(2) Temperate

(3) Monsoonal

(4) Equatorial

Who coined the word ‘Geography?

(1) Ptolemy

(2)Eratosthenese

(3) Hacataus

(4) Herodotus

The art and science of map making is called

(1) Remote Sensing

(2) Cartography

(3) Photogrammetry

(4) Mapping

Which one of the following organisations is responsible for publishing topographical sheets?

(1) Geological Survey of India (G.S.I.)

(2) National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organisation (N.A. T.M.O.)

(3) Indian Meteorological Department (I.M.D.)

(4) Survey of India (S.O.I.)

What is the alternate name for contour lines ?

(1) Isopotential

(2) Isotherm

(3) Isohypse

(4) Isohyet

Contours are imaginary lines showing

(1) places of equal atmospheric pressure

(2) same temperature areas

(3) places of equal altitudes

(4) equal sunshine areas

The imaginary lines joining places of the same height at equal intervals are

(1) Hachures

(2) Contours

(3) Spot-heights

(4) Isomers

Imaginary lines joining places with the same temperature are called

(1) Isobars

(2) Isohyets

(3) Isohalines

(4) Isotherms

What is meant by the term “mid-night sun”?

(1) Twilight (2) Rising Sun

(3) Very bright moon

(4) Sun shining in the polar circle for a long time

The well through which water comes out through hydraulic pressure is called

(1) Ordinary well

(2) Tube well

(3) Deep tube well

(4) Artesian well

Maps on large scale, representing both natural and man-made features are called

(1) Wall maps

(2) Topographic maps

(3) Thematic maps

(4) Atlas maps

A contour line is the imaginary line joining places of equality:

(1) Rainfall

(2) Humidity

(3) Elevation

(4) Temperature

The primary goal of planning for disasters is to reduce

(1) Death

(2) Damage

(3) Risk

(4) Vulnerability