(A) Indian Ocean
(B) Pacific Ocean
(C) Atlantic Ocean
(D) Mediterranean Sea
Tag: Geography of Pakistan Mcqs
The fog that commonly occurs along the sea-coasts is of the __ type.
(A) radiation
(B) advection
(C) frontal
(D) convection
Hurricanes or typhoons (tropical cyclones) develop and mature:
(A) over land bodies only
(B) in a belt 35°-65° N and S latitudes
(C) anywhere in the tropical zone
(D) over water bodies only
The radiation that heats earth’s atmosphere comes from the:
(A) sun
(B) earth
(C) ionosphere
(D) sun and earth
Excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere due to pollution will cause:
(A) earth’s temperature to rise
(B) earth’s temperature to fall
(C) no change in earth’s temperature
(D) increase in ultra-violet radiation reaching the earth
Which of the following absorbs the insolation from the sun and preserves the earth’s radiated heat, thus acting like a blanket allowing the earth neither to become too cold nor too hot?
(A) Dust
(B) Water vapour
(C) Ozone
(D) Nitrogen
The velocity of winds is related to:
(A) revolution of the earth
(B) rotation of the earth
(C) temperature
(D) pressure gradient
Why does temperature increase with increase in height in Stratosphere?
(A) Closeness of the sun
(B) Decrease in atmospheric pressure
(C) Concentration of ozone
(D) None of these