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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 movement of water to surface which is not only cold but also is nutrient rich is called |
| A. | upwelling |
| B. | surface current |
| C. | nutrient water |
| D. | surface water |
| Answer» B. surface current | |
| 2. |
The parts of earth which are directly expose to moon have pull which is |
| A. | weakest |
| B. | strongest |
| C. | lowest |
| D. | negligible |
| Answer» C. lowest | |
| 3. |
The periodic change towards unusual colder side is called |
| A. | LA Nina |
| B. | El Nino |
| C. | both a and b |
| D. | upwelling |
| Answer» B. El Nino | |
| 4. |
As the depth increases the wave energy |
| A. | increases |
| B. | decreases |
| C. | constant |
| D. | simultaneous |
| Answer» C. constant | |
| 5. |
El Nino may cause |
| A. | mudslides |
| B. | floods |
| C. | drought |
| D. | all of them |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
Most of the carbon in the fossil fuels is in the form of |
| A. | carbon dioxide (CO2) |
| B. | carbon monoxide (CO) |
| C. | carbon-hydrogen (CxHy) |
| D. | carbon nitrite (CN) |
| Answer» D. carbon nitrite (CN) | |
| 7. |
One advantage of fuel cell is that it is |
| A. | radioactive |
| B. | pollution free |
| C. | neutral |
| D. | unreactive |
| Answer» C. neutral | |
| 8. |
The product of the reactants i.e. hydrogen and oxygen, is |
| A. | water |
| B. | hydrogen peroxide |
| C. | hydroxyl- |
| D. | trihydrogen oxide |
| Answer» B. hydrogen peroxide | |
| 9. |
The energy we use to heat our homes, drive our cars and run our computers comes from |
| A. | Artificial Resources |
| B. | Natural Resources |
| C. | Renewable Resources |
| D. | Nonrenewable Resources |
| Answer» C. Renewable Resources | |
| 10. |
Fusion naturally occurs on |
| A. | Moon |
| B. | Sun |
| C. | Sirius |
| D. | Earth |
| Answer» C. Sirius | |
| 11. |
A current which is subsurface along the sea and which is responsible for pulling objects to sea is called |
| A. | surf |
| B. | breaker |
| C. | undertow |
| D. | long shore |
| Answer» D. long shore | |
| 12. |
Neap tides occur when the earth, sun and moon forms an angle of |
| A. | 60° |
| B. | 90° |
| C. | 20° |
| D. | 180° |
| Answer» C. 20° | |
| 13. |
The periodic rise and fall of water level and water bodies is regarded as |
| A. | wave |
| B. | surf |
| C. | tide |
| D. | lure |
| Answer» D. lure | |
| 14. |
An increased tide range twice a month is the |
| A. | tidal average |
| B. | tidal range |
| C. | neap tide |
| D. | spring tide |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
A giant ocean wave due to earthquake, landslide or volcanic eruption is called |
| A. | swell |
| B. | tsunami |
| C. | storm urge |
| D. | whitecap |
| Answer» C. storm urge | |
| 16. |
Change in the shape of a rock caused by a forced placed on it is known as |
| A. | deposition |
| B. | deformation |
| C. | erosion |
| D. | variation |
| Answer» C. erosion | |
| 17. |
When magma moves through the crust, it heats up the |
| A. | sedimentary rocks |
| B. | surrounding rocks |
| C. | extrusive rocks |
| D. | exidious rocks |
| Answer» C. extrusive rocks | |
| 18. |
When magma cools and solidifies, the rocks formed are |
| A. | igneous |
| B. | metamorphic |
| C. | sedimentary |
| D. | metamorphic and sedimentary |
| Answer» B. metamorphic | |
| 19. |
Some minerals are changed into other minerals due to |
| A. | high temperatures |
| B. | high pressure |
| C. | low temperature and high pressure |
| D. | high temperature and low pressure |
| Answer» B. high pressure | |
| 20. |
Lava also flows from cracks on Earth's surface known as |
| A. | Tectons |
| B. | Fitures |
| C. | Fissures |
| D. | Intrusions |
| Answer» D. Intrusions | |
| 21. |
Intensity values are mostly seems to be higher near |
| A. | focus |
| B. | epicenter |
| C. | center |
| D. | boundary |
| Answer» C. center | |
| 22. |
The starting point of earth's surface of an earthquake is called |
| A. | focus |
| B. | seismograph |
| C. | seismogram |
| D. | epicenter |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
Base isolators are made up of |
| A. | rubber |
| B. | steel |
| C. | lead |
| D. | all of them |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
The measure of earthquake's strength is the |
| A. | intensity |
| B. | consistency |
| C. | magnitude |
| D. | power |
| Answer» D. power | |
| 25. |
The weight places in roof of an earthquake resistant building is called |
| A. | base isolator |
| B. | mass damper |
| C. | cross braces |
| D. | flexible pipes |
| Answer» C. cross braces | |
| 26. |
A limited heavy storm which contains rain, winds and thunder is called |
| A. | lightning |
| B. | thunder |
| C. | thunderstorm |
| D. | hurricane |
| Answer» D. hurricane | |
| 27. |
According to some scientist a rock smashed 65 million years which was responsible for extinct of |
| A. | pandas |
| B. | sloth |
| C. | dinosaur |
| D. | leech |
| Answer» D. leech | |
| 28. |
Hurricane receive energy from the |
| A. | wind |
| B. | condensed water |
| C. | pressure |
| D. | density |
| Answer» C. pressure | |
| 29. |
Conifers includes |
| A. | fir |
| B. | deodar |
| C. | shesham |
| D. | Saur |
| Answer» B. deodar | |
| 30. |
Average yearly precipitation in Savanna is |
| A. | 19 cm |
| B. | 25cm |
| C. | 200cm |
| D. | 100cm |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
Silver is a mineral that is composed of |
| A. | only on atom |
| B. | two atoms |
| C. | only one element |
| D. | two elements |
| Answer» D. two elements | |
| 32. |
The two common elements in Earth's crust that make up silicate minerals are |
| A. | Phosphorus and Silicon |
| B. | Silicon and Nitrogen |
| C. | Silicon and Oxygen |
| D. | Silicon and Carbon |
| Answer» D. Silicon and Carbon | |
| 33. |
Minerals that contain a combination of silicon and oxygen are known as |
| A. | Silicate minerals |
| B. | Nonsilicate minerals |
| C. | Organic minerals |
| D. | Inorganic minerals |
| Answer» B. Nonsilicate minerals | |
| 34. |
Density is generally measured in |
| A. | g/m3 |
| B. | kg/cm3 |
| C. | lbs/m3 |
| D. | g/cm3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
Gold is a mineral that is composed of |
| A. | only one elements |
| B. | only one atom |
| C. | only one molecule |
| D. | only one compound |
| Answer» B. only one atom | |
| 36. |
The ocean stabilizes weather by holding and absorbing |
| A. | thermal energy |
| B. | water |
| C. | salt |
| D. | lava |
| Answer» B. water | |
| 37. |
Seamount is a |
| A. | submerged mountain |
| B. | 100m high |
| C. | volcanic origin |
| D. | all of them |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
A steep inclined area located between continental rise and continental shelf is called |
| A. | trenches |
| B. | continental slope |
| C. | rift valley |
| D. | abyssal plain |
| Answer» C. rift valley | |
| 39. |
With an increase in depth the temperature of ocean water |
| A. | increases |
| B. | decreases |
| C. | remains same |
| D. | constant |
| Answer» C. remains same | |
| 40. |
A long mountain chain which lies on the floor of ocean is the |
| A. | mid-ocean ridge |
| B. | rift valley |
| C. | seamount |
| D. | ocean trench |
| Answer» B. rift valley | |
| 41. |
A small body containing ice, rock or comic dust revolving around sun giving off gas is called |
| A. | meteorite |
| B. | meteors |
| C. | comet |
| D. | star |
| Answer» D. star | |
| 42. |
The Volcanic systems on Mars are in quantity of |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 1 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» B. 1 | |
| 43. |
If a planet has retrograde rotation its direction is |
| A. | clockwise |
| B. | anticlockwise |
| C. | vertical |
| D. | horizontal |
| Answer» B. anticlockwise | |
| 44. |
The name of moon on Earth is |
| A. | Luna |
| B. | Ganymede |
| C. | Calistro |
| D. | Charon |
| Answer» B. Ganymede | |
| 45. |
The mystery of lunar origin was resolved when the samples were brought by mission |
| A. | Apollo |
| B. | NASA |
| C. | Viking |
| D. | Impossible |
| Answer» B. NASA | |
| 46. |
The process by which sediment is removed by its source is known as |
| A. | evaporation |
| B. | logging |
| C. | salivation |
| D. | erosion |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
Extrusive Igneous Rocks contain |
| A. | small crystals |
| B. | no crystals |
| C. | large crystals |
| D. | small or no crystals |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
The skeletons of corals settle on the ocean bed, after which they get cemented to form |
| A. | clastic limestone |
| B. | chemical limestone |
| C. | inorganic limestone |
| D. | fossiliferous limestone |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
When exposed to heat, the clay minerals turn into |
| A. | lite minerals |
| B. | nite minerals |
| C. | mica minerals |
| D. | biotite minerals |
| Answer» D. biotite minerals | |
| 50. |
The skeletons of coral are made up of |
| A. | Sodium Carbonate (Na2CO3) |
| B. | Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) |
| C. | Potassium Carbonate (K2CO3) |
| D. | Zinc Carbonate (ZnCO3) |
| Answer» C. Potassium Carbonate (K2CO3) | |