Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched?

  1. Semi-diurnal tide — Two high tides and two low tides each day, with successive tides of approximately equal height.
  2. Diurnal tide — One high tide and one low tide each day, of approximately equal height.
  3. Mixed tide — Successive tides vary in height and commonly occur along western North America and Pacific islands.
  4. Surge — A regular astronomical tide occurring at the same frequency every day.
  1. A geological survey records the following intrusive bodies: Body P is thin and nearly horizontal. Body Q is…
  2. A place has the following characteristics: Its underlying land surface heats rapidly during summer and cools…
  3. A stream on one side of a divide has a steeper gradient and receives more precipitation than a neighbouring…
  4. A survey identifies three plate-boundary settings: At boundary X, normal and reverse magnetic strips parallel…
  5. Although the vertical pressure-gradient force in the lower atmosphere is much greater than the horizontal…
  6. An earthquake releases energy at a point below the Earth’s surface. Which one of the following correctly…