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RPF Constable Geography and the Environment — practice questions

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Physiographic FeaturesRead the answer and worked solution →A place is at 20° N, 60° W. In which pair of hemispheres does it lie?Read the answer and worked solution →At local solar noon at 45° E, what is the local solar time at Greenwich? Ignore time-zone conventions.Read the answer and worked solution →It is 7 a.m. Tuesday at 45° E. What is the local solar time at 75° W? Ignore civil time zones.Read the answer and worked solution →When Earth’s North Pole is tilted toward the Sun, which seasonal pairing is correct?Read the answer and worked solution →Which disproves “summer occurs because Earth is nearer the Sun”?Read the answer and worked solution →Which pairing correctly identifies the largest continent and largest ocean?Read the answer and worked solution →Match Earth’s domains: rock; water in all forms; life-supporting zone.Read the answer and worked solution →A flight leaves 45° E at 9 a.m. local solar time and takes 4 h to reach 15° W. What is arrival local solar time? Ignore civil time zones.Read the answer and worked solution →How does leaf decomposition by fungi and bacteria help plants?Read the answer and worked solution →How do energy and nutrients move in an ecosystem?Read the answer and worked solution →Which pair can ordinarily be composted?Read the answer and worked solution →If protective ozone in the upper atmosphere decreases, which exposure is most directly increased at Earth’s surface?Read the answer and worked solution →Grass (10,000 J) → grasshopper → frog → snake; 10% energy passes per step. Snake energy; highest persistent-pesticide concentration?Read the answer and worked solution →Why can clearing a forested slope increase topsoil loss in rain?Read the answer and worked solution →Which pair consists of energy resources renewed by natural flows rather than exhaustible fossil-fuel deposits?Read the answer and worked solution →Which rooftop-rainwater design helps replenish groundwater?Read the answer and worked solution →Match contour ploughing; shelter belts to the erosion mainly checked.Read the answer and worked solution →Geography in practiceRead the answer and worked solution →

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Physiographic Features

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Matching pairs
  1. Left
    Oldest mountain range in India
    Right
    Aravali
  2. Left
    Western Ghats regional name
    Right
    Sahyadri
  3. Left
    River cutting Eastern Ghats
    Right
    Godavari
Instructions
Match physical geographic features to their names

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A place is at 20° N, 60° W. In which pair of hemispheres does it lie?

  1. Northern and Western
  2. Southern and Western
  3. Southern and Eastern
  4. Northern and Eastern
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Correct answer: A. Northern and Western

Its north latitude places it north of the Equator and its west longitude west of the Prime Meridian.

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At local solar noon at 45° E, what is the local solar time at Greenwich? Ignore time-zone conventions.

  1. 9 a.m.
  2. 1 p.m.
  3. 3 p.m.
  4. 11 a.m.
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Correct answer: A. 9 a.m.

45° corresponds to three hours, and the eastern place is ahead, so Greenwich is at 9 a.m.

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