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This section includes 1357 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Science knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1151. |
The layer which is of plastic and allow movement of pieces of mantle is called |
A. | lithosphere |
B. | asthenosphere |
C. | mesosphere |
D. | tectonic plates |
Answer» C. mesosphere | |
1152. |
The parts of wave includes |
A. | troughs |
B. | wavelength |
C. | wave height |
D. | wave direction |
Answer» B. wavelength | |
1153. |
The time elapsed between passage of two waves crest is called |
A. | wave period |
B. | wave energy |
C. | wave height |
D. | wave length |
Answer» B. wave energy | |
1154. |
The difference in levels of ocean water between a high tide and low tide is called |
A. | tidal average |
B. | tidal range |
C. | neap tide |
D. | spring tide |
Answer» C. neap tide | |
1155. |
Tidal bores are found in |
A. | China |
B. | India |
C. | Afghanistan |
D. | Iran |
Answer» B. India | |
1156. |
The vertical distance which lies between a crest and trough is called |
A. | wave energy |
B. | wave height |
C. | wave length |
D. | wave direction |
Answer» C. wave length | |
1157. |
The distance between two adjacent crest is regarded as |
A. | troughs |
B. | wave height |
C. | wave length |
D. | wave direction |
Answer» D. wave direction | |
1158. |
The map is processed by measuring waves' |
A. | speed only |
B. | distance only |
C. | time only |
D. | speed and distance |
Answer» E. | |
1159. |
As we move away from the point of contact, the rate of distortion |
A. | increases |
B. | decreases |
C. | may increase or decrease |
D. | remains same |
Answer» B. decreases | |
1160. |
Lines of latitude and longitude cross each other forming a |
A. | table system |
B. | geographical system |
C. | magnetic system |
D. | grid system |
Answer» E. | |
1161. |
Longitude is expressed in |
A. | alphabets |
B. | kilometers |
C. | degrees |
D. | candelas |
Answer» D. candelas | |
1162. |
The areas where air moves apart and sinks is the |
A. | anticyclones |
B. | cyclones |
C. | weather |
D. | climate |
Answer» B. cyclones | |
1163. |
The sound which is formed by expansion of air with lightning is called |
A. | strike |
B. | thud |
C. | thunder |
D. | trumpet |
Answer» D. trumpet | |
1164. |
The dust which is produced by volcanic eruption has effect on sunlight which is |
A. | refracting |
B. | reflecting |
C. | absorbing |
D. | releasing |
Answer» C. absorbing | |
1165. |
Lines which connect points of equal pressure are regarded as |
A. | iso bars |
B. | fronts |
C. | waves |
D. | glosses |
Answer» B. fronts | |
1166. |
When tornado is spotted it is regarded as |
A. | warning |
B. | red alert |
C. | watch |
D. | broadcast |
Answer» B. red alert | |
1167. |
The mineral's resistance to being scratched is called |
A. | Fracture |
B. | Cleavage |
C. | Hardness |
D. | Streak |
Answer» D. Streak | |
1168. |
In reference to light, metallic minerals |
A. | allow it to pass |
B. | allow it to refract |
C. | don't allow it to pass |
D. | don't allow it to reflect |
Answer» D. don't allow it to reflect | |
1169. |
The color and appearance of minerals changes due to |
A. | impurities |
B. | density |
C. | mass |
D. | volume |
Answer» B. density | |
1170. |
The number of types of lusters minerals have is |
A. | two |
B. | three |
C. | four |
D. | five |
Answer» C. four | |
1171. |
An example of element could be |
A. | Table Salt (NaCl) |
B. | Potassium Fluoride (KF) |
C. | Calcium Iodide (CaI2) |
D. | Phosphorus (P) |
Answer» E. | |
1172. |
The example of fault block mountain is |
A. | Alps in Europe |
B. | Himalayas |
C. | Ural |
D. | Tetons |
Answer» E. | |
1173. |
The oceanic lithosphere tend to slide downhill due to gravitation because of |
A. | ridge push |
B. | slab pull |
C. | convection |
D. | conduction |
Answer» B. slab pull | |
1174. |
Pangaea was having a sea around it called as |
A. | Laurasia |
B. | Arabian sea |
C. | Panthalassa |
D. | Gondawana |
Answer» D. Gondawana | |
1175. |
The process by which magma rises forming new oceanic lithosphere layers is called |
A. | sea floor spreading |
B. | sea flooring |
C. | sea bed spreading |
D. | sea REVERSAL |
Answer» B. sea flooring | |
1176. |
A tectonic plate consists of |
A. | oceanic crust |
B. | continental crust |
C. | upper part of mantle |
D. | all of them |
Answer» E. | |
1177. |
The general freezing point of magma is |
A. | 500 °C |
B. | 700 °C |
C. | 1000 °C |
D. | 1250 °C |
Answer» C. 1000 °C | |
1178. |
The greatest change takes place when magma |
A. | directly hits the rocks |
B. | cools over the rocks |
C. | exerts more pressure on rocks |
D. | releases more heat on the rocks |
Answer» B. cools over the rocks | |
1179. |
Extrusive rock is common around |
A. | mountains |
B. | ocean beds |
C. | sea beds |
D. | volcanoes |
Answer» E. | |
1180. |
The process in which sedimentary rocks are arranged in layers is known as |
A. | Stratification |
B. | Composition |
C. | Deposition |
D. | Erosion |
Answer» B. Composition | |
1181. |
When rock or mineral fragments are cemented together, they form |
A. | Clastic Sedimentary Rock |
B. | Chemical Sedimentary Rock |
C. | Organic Sedimentary Rock |
D. | Inorganic Sedimentary Rock |
Answer» B. Chemical Sedimentary Rock | |
1182. |
The air on Venus mainly comprises of |
A. | hydrogen |
B. | oxygen |
C. | carbon dioxide |
D. | helium |
Answer» D. helium | |
1183. |
In Greek 'planets' mean |
A. | wanderer |
B. | stars |
C. | huge |
D. | tiniest |
Answer» B. stars | |
1184. |
The period of rotation of the moon of Earth is 27 days and |
A. | 9 hours |
B. | 7 hours |
C. | 5 hours |
D. | 11 hours |
Answer» B. 7 hours | |
1185. |
The circular large feature on Mars is the |
A. | Schiaparelli |
B. | crates |
C. | cervices |
D. | bulge |
Answer» B. crates | |
1186. |
There is no water on a planet but there exists strong evidence it did in history it is |
A. | Mars |
B. | Jupiter |
C. | Saturn |
D. | Venus |
Answer» B. Jupiter | |
1187. |
If a stream or river passes a valley, the V points |
A. | downstream |
B. | upstream |
C. | waterfall |
D. | shallow water |
Answer» C. waterfall | |
1188. |
A map that shows surface features of Earth is known as |
A. | Topographic map |
B. | Elementary map |
C. | Cylindrical map |
D. | Azimuthal map |
Answer» B. Elementary map | |
1189. |
The proportionality of contour interval to relief is |
A. | direct |
B. | inverse |
C. | same |
D. | none |
Answer» B. inverse | |
1190. |
When we give direction to something, we generally name a |
A. | street |
B. | road |
C. | building |
D. | landmark |
Answer» E. | |
1191. |
Airplane and boat pilots use GPS for |
A. | mapping |
B. | limit setting in air or water |
C. | navigation |
D. | bearing |
Answer» D. bearing | |
1192. |
If the temperature and pressure under the sediment is very high, the sedimentary rocks would change into |
A. | non-sedimentary rocks |
B. | metamorphic rocks |
C. | magma |
D. | igneous rocks |
Answer» C. magma | |
1193. |
Igneous rock begins as |
A. | core of Earth |
B. | mantle of Earth |
C. | magma |
D. | sand |
Answer» D. sand | |
1194. |
Intrusive Igneous Rocks usually have |
A. | fine-grained texture |
B. | medium-grained texture |
C. | coarse-grained texture |
D. | hard-grained texture |
Answer» D. hard-grained texture | |
1195. |
Due to erosion, the sediment is deposited in |
A. | parts |
B. | layers |
C. | pieces |
D. | powder |
Answer» C. pieces | |
1196. |
Halite is a chemical sedimentary rock that is made up of |
A. | AgCl2 |
B. | KF |
C. | NaCl |
D. | Al2O3 |
Answer» D. Al2O3 | |
1197. |
A gaseous mixture of hydrocarbon chains/compounds is known as |
A. | Ester |
B. | Natural Gas |
C. | Halo alkanes |
D. | Carboxyl Gas |
Answer» C. Halo alkanes | |
1198. |
In chemistry, the carbon-hydrogen are named as |
A. | carbohydrogen |
B. | hydrocarbon |
C. | kerogen |
D. | hydronic |
Answer» C. kerogen | |
1199. |
People stopped using coal nowadays because it causes |
A. | respiratory diseases |
B. | air pollution |
C. | lung cancer |
D. | skin cancer |
Answer» C. lung cancer | |
1200. |
The general types of coal are |
A. | two |
B. | three |
C. | four |
D. | five |
Answer» D. five | |