HPAS 2010 Geography Topic-Wise Solutions
What is roughly the ratio between population density of Himachal Pradesh and India as per the provisional figures of 2011 Census of India?
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What is the name given to forces that shape and reshape the earth’s crust?
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Which type of clouds cause the heaviest downpour?
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Which trench is located in the Pacific Ocean?
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Which term is used for the imaginary lines joining the places of equal rainfall?
The correct term is Isohyet. In cartography and meteorology, an isohyet is an imaginary line on a map connecting points that receive the same amount of average annual rainfall over a specific period.
| Term | Connects Points of Equal… |
|---|---|
| Isohyet | Rainfall |
| Isobar | Atmospheric Pressure |
| Isotherm | Temperature |
| Isohaline | Salinity |
| Isohel | Sunshine Duration |
- (a) Isochrone: Connects points that take the same time to reach a location (used in transport planning).
- (c) Isoseismal: Connects points where an earthquake had the same intensity of shaking.
- (d) Isoneph: Connects points with the same amount of cloud cover.
Questions about “Iso-” lines are very common in Geography sections. Memorize the prefixes: ‘Hye-‘ relates to rain/water (like Hydrology), ‘Seis-‘ to earthquakes (Seismology), and ‘Neph-‘ to clouds (Nephology).
Which one among the following countries is not a member of SAARC?
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What is the Silicon Valley of United States of America famous for?
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Which country has the largest number of Spanish speaking population?
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In which Indian State is the Tawang Buddhist Monastery located?
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What is relevant to the Golden Quadrilateral in India?
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Which port is located on an estuary?
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What is an archipelago?
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Which of the following countries is divided into the largest number of time zones?
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