Miscellaneous (World Geography) Part-3

Total Questions: 45

37. What is Esperanto? [38th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1992]

Correct Answer: (d) An artificial language to serve as world language
Solution:Esperanto is an International auxiliary language devised by Dr. Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof. Esperanto was designed as a neutral, easy-to-learn language intended to facilitate international communication and understanding.

Zamenhof published the first book describing the language in 1887, under the pseudonym "Doktoro Esperanto" (Doctor Hoper, or literally "Doctor One Who Hopes"). Initially, Zamenhof called the language "Lingvo internacia" (international language), but those who learned it began to call it Esperanto after his pseudonym.

Zamenhof's goal was to create a universal second language that could bridge communication barriers between different ethnic groups and foster world peace. The language was also known as "La Internacia Lingvo" (The International Language).

38. The language spoken by the largest number of people in the world is : [I.A.S. (Pre) 1999]

Correct Answer: (c) Mandarin mentales
Solution:Mandarin was the language spoken by the largest number of people when this question was asked. Census related to language has two important components. (A) L-1-People using a language as primary language or mother tongue.

(B) L2 People using a language as a second language besides primary language or mother tongue. The total number of L-1 and L-2 is considered as the total number of users of a language. Presently English is spoken by the largest number of people in the world.

39. The most widely spoken language is : [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]

Correct Answer: (b) English
Solution:Mandarin was the language spoken by the largest number of people when this question was asked. Census related to language has two important components. (A) L-1-People using a language as primary language or mother tongue.

(B) L2 People using a language as a second language besides primary language or mother tongue. The total number of L-1 and L-2 is considered as the total number of users of a language. Presently English is spoken by the largest number of people in the world.

40. What is the most accurate method of representing relief features? [Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

Correct Answer: (a) Contours
Solution:Contours are an effective device for representing relief on topographic maps. They can be defined as an imaginary line connecting points of equal elevation on the ground surface. When contours are close together, they represent a steep slope, whereas when contours are far from each other, they represent a gradual slope.

41. The line joining the areas having the same rainfall is called: [M.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2015]

Correct Answer: (b) Isohyet
Solution:The line drawn on the map joining the same amount of rainfall is called Isohyet. Isobar or Isobaric line is a line drawn on the map joining the places of same atmospheric pressure at mean sea level.

An Isotherm is a line drawn on a map joining places of same temperature at Mean Sea level. Isohaline is a line on a map joining places of same salinity in the oceans.

42. Daily weather map showing isobars is an example of: [I.A.S. (Pre) 1997]

Correct Answer: (b) Isopleth map
Solution:An Isopleth map generalizes and simplifies data with continuous distribution. It shows the data as the third dimension on the map.

Thus, isopleth maps are more common for mapping surface elevation, amounts of precipitation, atmospheric pressure and numerous other measurement that can be viewed statistically as a third dimension. It is an example of a daily weather map.

43. Isogonic lines are: [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 1998]

Correct Answer: (d) Same magnetic declination line
Solution:An imaginary line or a line on a map joining points on the Earth's surface at which the magnetic declination is the same called, isogonal.

44. Isobaths are used to show- [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2003]

Correct Answer: (d) Depth
Solution:An imaginary line representing points of equal depth under water surface is called Isobath in mapping.

45. Consider the map given below: [I.A.S. (Pre) 1994]

Correct Answer: (b) Ferdinand Magellan
Solution:The map shows the sea voyage route followenth by (World traveller) Ferdinand Magellan. Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer (1480-1521) who completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth.