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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The mixture of gases around us is regarded as |
| A. | ecosystem |
| B. | atmosphere |
| C. | environment |
| D. | climate |
| Answer» C. environment | |
| 2. |
Earth has tendency to absorb the energy from sun which is |
| A. | 0.25 |
| B. | 0.2 |
| C. | 0.5 |
| D. | 0.05 |
| Answer» D. 0.05 | |
| 3. |
Ozone has been depleted due to |
| A. | CFS |
| B. | UV rays |
| C. | oil spill |
| D. | deforestation |
| Answer» B. UV rays | |
| 4. |
Thermosphere as compare to troposphere is |
| A. | less dense |
| B. | more dense |
| C. | colder |
| D. | hotter |
| Answer» B. more dense | |
| 5. |
The gas which has percentage equal to 78% in air is the |
| A. | oxygen |
| B. | hydrogen |
| C. | carbon dioxide |
| D. | nitrogen |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
A year division based on moon's orbit around the sun is called a |
| A. | day |
| B. | hour |
| C. | month |
| D. | week |
| Answer» D. week | |
| 7. |
Keck Telescope in Hawaii contains number of hexagonal mirrors equal to |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 36 |
| C. | 63 |
| D. | 34 |
| Answer» C. 63 | |
| 8. |
The line which appear to join sky and earth is called |
| A. | zenith |
| B. | altitude |
| C. | horizon |
| D. | equator |
| Answer» D. equator | |
| 9. |
The region of sky which contains all the stars making constellation is called |
| A. | Ursa major |
| B. | black hole |
| C. | horizon |
| D. | zenith |
| Answer» B. black hole | |
| 10. |
A refracting telescope gather and focus light from distant objects by using |
| A. | lenses |
| B. | curved mirror |
| C. | straight mirror |
| D. | eye piece |
| Answer» B. curved mirror | |
| 11. |
Distortions generally change the shape and size of |
| A. | landmasses only |
| B. | oceans only |
| C. | landmasses and oceans both |
| D. | whole earth |
| Answer» D. whole earth | |
| 12. |
In receiving stations, the data is then processed using |
| A. | hybrid computers |
| B. | digital computers |
| C. | super computers |
| D. | portable computers |
| Answer» D. portable computers | |
| 13. |
Earth has its own natural magnetic field which produces |
| A. | magnetic poles |
| B. | geographic poles |
| C. | electric poles |
| D. | undefined poles |
| Answer» B. geographic poles | |
| 14. |
The tops of hills, mountains and depressions are shown by |
| A. | straight contour lines |
| B. | dotted contour lines |
| C. | bold contour lines |
| D. | closed circles of contour lines |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
In general, roads, railways, buildings and bridges are colored |
| A. | white |
| B. | black |
| C. | green |
| D. | white and black |
| Answer» C. green | |
| 16. |
Lava plains which are dark and large regions on moon are known as |
| A. | Maria |
| B. | crate |
| C. | Luna |
| D. | impact |
| Answer» B. crate | |
| 17. |
The Galilean satellites are the moons of |
| A. | Mars |
| B. | Venus |
| C. | Saturn |
| D. | Jupiter |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
The rotation of Uranus is |
| A. | prograde |
| B. | retrograde |
| C. | both a and b |
| D. | none of them |
| Answer» C. both a and b | |
| 19. |
The weight on Earth will be left on Mercury only |
| A. | 0.83 |
| B. | 0.39 |
| C. | 0.38 |
| D. | 0.33 |
| Answer» D. 0.33 | |
| 20. |
Prime meridian runs from |
| A. | north pole to south pole |
| B. | south pole to east |
| C. | north pole to west |
| D. | north pole to east |
| Answer» B. south pole to east | |
| 21. |
A flat representation of Earth's curved surface is known as a |
| A. | globe |
| B. | map |
| C. | graph |
| D. | sketch |
| Answer» C. graph | |
| 22. |
Reading a topographic map takes |
| A. | time |
| B. | practice |
| C. | energy |
| D. | specialization |
| Answer» C. energy | |
| 23. |
After the projection of map on the paper cone, the cone is |
| A. | washed |
| B. | bleached |
| C. | rolled |
| D. | unrolled |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
The receivers on Earth calculate the place's |
| A. | latitude and longitude |
| B. | latitude and elevation |
| C. | longitude and elevation |
| D. | latitude, longitude and elevation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
1L (1 liter) is equal to |
| A. | 1x103cm3 |
| B. | 1x102dm3 |
| C. | 1x101m3 |
| D. | 1x10-3km3 |
| Answer» B. 1x102dm3 | |
| 26. |
One kilometer is equal to |
| A. | 1x102m |
| B. | 1x104m |
| C. | 1x102dm |
| D. | 1x104dm |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
The height, width and length of irregular objects is difficult to measure e.g. |
| A. | rock |
| B. | box |
| C. | cone |
| D. | ball |
| Answer» B. box | |
| 28. |
People used to study the oceanic surface only, modern technology aided them in studying inside as well. The first technology that helped in such a way is |
| A. | SCUBA divers |
| B. | Miniature research submarines |
| C. | Megatronic sharks |
| D. | Yachts |
| Answer» C. Megatronic sharks | |
| 29. |
An explanation that ties together many theories and observations is known as a |
| A. | theorem |
| B. | theory |
| C. | method |
| D. | calibration |
| Answer» C. method | |
| 30. |
In reference to light, nonmetallic minerals |
| A. | allow light to pass through |
| B. | don't allow light to pass through |
| C. | may allow light to pass through |
| D. | allow light to refract |
| Answer» D. allow light to refract | |
| 31. |
If the minerals are too far down the Earth's crust, a special machinery is used i.e. |
| A. | vertical shafts |
| B. | horizontal passageways |
| C. | Continuous mining machine |
| D. | haul trucks |
| Answer» B. horizontal passageways | |
| 32. |
1 cm3 of gold contains |
| A. | 1.9 times more matter than 1 cm3 of water |
| B. | 19 times more matter than 1 cm3 of water |
| C. | 3.8 times more matter than 1 cm3 of water |
| D. | 38 times more matter than 1 cm3 of water |
| Answer» C. 3.8 times more matter than 1 cm3 of water | |
| 33. |
An example of nonmetallic mineral could be |
| A. | nickel |
| B. | cobalt |
| C. | zinc |
| D. | astatine |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
Color is not the best way to identify impurities because of factors such as |
| A. | density |
| B. | impurities |
| C. | mass |
| D. | size |
| Answer» C. mass | |
| 35. |
The motion of plate which is divergent is a major fault type |
| A. | strike-slip fault |
| B. | reverse fault |
| C. | normal fault |
| D. | error |
| Answer» D. error | |
| 36. |
Second and fastest seismic waves are the |
| A. | s wave |
| B. | shear waves |
| C. | both a and b |
| D. | p wave |
| Answer» D. p wave | |
| 37. |
Surface waves are different from S waves in a sense they are |
| A. | slow |
| B. | less destructive |
| C. | harmless |
| D. | steady |
| Answer» B. less destructive | |
| 38. |
S wave is responsible for the movement which is |
| A. | forth and back |
| B. | side to side |
| C. | oscillation |
| D. | to all sides |
| Answer» C. oscillation | |
| 39. |
The information which tells when and where earthquake will occur is referred to as |
| A. | earthquake hazard |
| B. | earthquake forecasting |
| C. | earthquake hypothesis |
| D. | none of them |
| Answer» C. earthquake hypothesis | |
| 40. |
Another name for s wave is |
| A. | secondary wave |
| B. | selected wave |
| C. | surface wave |
| D. | strong wave |
| Answer» B. selected wave | |
| 41. |
A prediction of some area which is likely to have damaging earthquakes in future is called |
| A. | earthquake hazard |
| B. | earthquake forecasting |
| C. | earthquake hypothesis |
| D. | none of them |
| Answer» B. earthquake forecasting | |
| 42. |
An area where few earthquakes occurs now but in history it has strong earthquakes is called |
| A. | gap prediction |
| B. | gap hypothesis |
| C. | seismic waves |
| D. | seismic gap |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
The process of tracing earthquake motion is called |
| A. | seismologist |
| B. | seismograph |
| C. | seismogram |
| D. | epicenter |
| Answer» D. epicenter | |
| 44. |
The point on which the first motion is felt is called |
| A. | focus |
| B. | epicenter |
| C. | center |
| D. | boundary |
| Answer» B. epicenter | |
| 45. |
The layer in which temperature is increased with in increase in altitude is the |
| A. | troposphere |
| B. | stratosphere |
| C. | mesosphere |
| D. | thermosphere |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
The outermost layer of the earth is called |
| A. | core |
| B. | crust |
| C. | mantle |
| D. | ozone |
| Answer» C. mantle | |
| 47. |
The atmosphere of Venus is |
| A. | thin and clear |
| B. | thick but clear |
| C. | thin but cloudy |
| D. | thick and cloudy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
The user can use GIS to make |
| A. | complex analyses only |
| B. | display maps only |
| C. | complex analyses and display maps |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 49. |
The grid system can be used to find locations north and south of |
| A. | equator |
| B. | tropics |
| C. | latitude |
| D. | longitude |
| Answer» B. tropics | |
| 50. |
Secondly, the cone touches the globe at |
| A. | only one line of longitude |
| B. | all lines of longitude |
| C. | all lines of latitude |
| D. | no line |
| Answer» C. all lines of latitude | |