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| 1. |
North American plate meets ______________ along California's San Andreas fault ______________ plate. |
| A. | Pacific |
| B. | Nazca |
| C. | None of these |
| D. | Caribbean |
| Answer» B. Nazca | |
| 2. |
The largest of all plates is ______________ plate. |
| A. | Pacific |
| B. | Eurasian |
| C. | None of these |
| D. | North American |
| Answer» B. Eurasian | |
| 3. |
What is the movement of denser plate inwards towards the enterior of earth during collision called ? |
| A. | Cocos plate |
| B. | Subduction |
| C. | None of these |
| D. | Lateral displacement |
| Answer» C. None of these | |
| 4. |
When was The theory of continental drift' presented by Alfred Wegener ? |
| A. | 1715 |
| B. | 1915 |
| C. | None of these |
| D. | 1815 |
| Answer» C. None of these | |
| 5. |
An extension of Juan de Fuca plate in the South is ______________ |
| A. | Gorda |
| B. | Cocos plate |
| C. | None of these |
| D. | Scotia |
| Answer» B. Cocos plate | |
| 6. |
Scotia plate is present at the ______________ end of South America. |
| A. | Northern |
| B. | Eastern |
| C. | Southern |
| D. | Western |
| Answer» D. Western | |
| 7. |
Maps with minute details are drawn on ______________ scale . |
| A. | Large |
| B. | None of these |
| C. | Small |
| D. | Medium |
| Answer» B. None of these | |
| 8. |
The weather map depicting the weather at 0830 hours gives the rainfall received during past ______________ hours |
| A. | 22 |
| B. | 21 |
| C. | 24 |
| D. | 23 |
| Answer» D. 23 | |
| 9. |
The subduction zone is a place of ______________ tectonic activity. |
| A. | Less |
| B. | Sight |
| C. | None of these |
| D. | Intense |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
The process of subduction produces a ______________ in sea. |
| A. | Trench |
| B. | Fold |
| C. | None of these |
| D. | Valley |
| Answer» B. Fold | |
| 11. |
What is imaginary line joining places of equal value in respect of some distribution called ? |
| A. | Isobaths |
| B. | Isopleth |
| C. | None of these |
| D. | Isohyet |
| Answer» C. None of these | |
| 12. |
What is the act of map making called ? |
| A. | Vegetation |
| B. | None of these |
| C. | Cartography |
| D. | Social |
| Answer» D. Social | |
| 13. |
Which maps are drawn to register the ownership of landed property ? |
| A. | Relief Map |
| B. | Topographical |
| C. | Wall Maps |
| D. | Cadastral |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Which map shows Heavenly bodies ? |
| A. | Relief Map |
| B. | None of these |
| C. | Astronomical Map |
| D. | Vegetation Map |
| Answer» D. Vegetation Map | |
| 15. |
Isopleth for depth is ______________ |
| A. | Isohaline |
| B. | Isobaths |
| C. | None of these |
| D. | Isohyet |
| Answer» C. None of these | |
| 16. |
Isohel tells about ______________ |
| A. | Night |
| B. | None of these |
| C. | Sunshine |
| D. | Dark Night |
| Answer» D. Dark Night | |
| 17. |
______________ photos are taken with the camera lens as nearly perpendicular to the earth's surface as possible ? |
| A. | Horizontal |
| B. | None of these |
| C. | Vertical |
| D. | Longitudinal |
| Answer» D. Longitudinal | |
| 18. |
Isopleth for salinity is ______________ |
| A. | Isobaths |
| B. | Isohaline |
| C. | None of these |
| D. | Isohyet |
| Answer» C. None of these | |
| 19. |
Which map shows Mountains, valleys, plateaus, plains, depression etc ? |
| A. | Vegetation Map |
| B. | Relief Map |
| C. | None of these |
| D. | Both (a) u0026 (b) |
| Answer» C. None of these | |
| 20. |
What shows economic trade centers and their associated types of trade ? |
| A. | Relief and Vegetaion Map |
| B. | None of these |
| C. | Economic and Commercial Map |
| D. | Both (a) u0026 (b) |
| Answer» D. Both (a) u0026 (b) | |
| 21. |
On which map, natural and cultural features are portrayed by colour-enhanced photographic images with certain map symbols ? |
| A. | Orthophotomap |
| B. | Political Map |
| C. | Commercial Map |
| D. | Longitudinal |
| Answer» B. Political Map | |
| 22. |
What shows Cloudiness ? |
| A. | Clear Sky |
| B. | None of these |
| C. | Cloudiness |
| D. | Both (a) u0026 (b) |
| Answer» D. Both (a) u0026 (b) | |
| 23. |
The weather map depicting the weather at ______________ hours gives the rainfall received during 9 hours. |
| A. | 1730 |
| B. | 1930 |
| C. | 1630 |
| D. | 1830 |
| Answer» B. 1930 | |
| 24. |
Which Map shows natural flora ? |
| A. | Relief Map |
| B. | None of these |
| C. | Vegetation Map |
| D. | Both (a) u0026 (b) |
| Answer» D. Both (a) u0026 (b) | |
| 25. |
What does Topography of an area refer ? |
| A. | Culture |
| B. | None of these |
| C. | Population |
| D. | Tarrain |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
Isopleth for rainfall is called ______________ |
| A. | Isobaths |
| B. | Isohyet |
| C. | None of these |
| D. | Isobar |
| Answer» C. None of these | |
| 27. |
What does Isobar tell ? |
| A. | Pressure |
| B. | None of these |
| C. | Rainfall |
| D. | Depth |
| Answer» B. None of these | |
| 28. |
Which maps show both natural as well as cultural features ? |
| A. | Climate Maps |
| B. | Topographical |
| C. | Chorographical |
| D. | Cadastrol |
| Answer» C. Chorographical | |
| 29. |
What is the rate of fall of pressure between two points called ? |
| A. | Culture |
| B. | Commercial Map |
| C. | Pressure Gradient/Barometric Gradient |
| D. | Isobar |
| Answer» D. Isobar | |
| 30. |
Soil maps are very useful in ______________ planning. |
| A. | Agricultural |
| B. | Cultural |
| C. | None of these |
| D. | Social |
| Answer» B. Cultural | |
| 31. |
Where does Temperature increase ? |
| A. | None of these |
| B. | Both (a) u0026 (b) |
| C. | Thermosphere |
| D. | Stratosphere |
| Answer» C. Thermosphere | |
| 32. |
Atmosphere is divided into two main vertical regions one is called hydrosphere and lower is ____________ |
| A. | None of these |
| B. | Homosphere |
| C. | Mezosphere |
| D. | Troposphere |
| Answer» C. Mezosphere | |
| 33. |
What shows boundaries between different states ? |
| A. | Relief Map |
| B. | Commercial Map |
| C. | Political Map |
| D. | Vegetation |
| Answer» D. Vegetation | |
| 34. |
Nitrogen is ____________ % in the air. |
| A. | 88 |
| B. | 78 |
| C. | 68 |
| D. | 58 |
| Answer» C. 68 | |
| 35. |
FCis continuously destroying the ____________ layer . |
| A. | None of these |
| B. | Ozone layer |
| C. | F-layer |
| D. | D-layer |
| Answer» C. F-layer | |
| 36. |
Which gas absorbs energy which is transferred to the atmosphere from the earth's surface and maintains temperature for life ? |
| A. | O3 |
| B. | N2O |
| C. | O2 |
| D. | CO2 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
The average height of troposphere from surface is ____________ km. |
| A. | 14 |
| B. | 13 |
| C. | 12 |
| D. | 11 |
| Answer» D. 11 | |
| 38. |
Total height of atmosphere is _______ km. |
| A. | 60,000 |
| B. | 50,000 |
| C. | 40,000 |
| D. | 30,000 |
| Answer» B. 50,000 | |
| 39. |
What is layer of Ions inside the mesosphere called ? |
| A. | Both (b) u0026 (c) |
| B. | Ozone layer |
| C. | D-layer |
| D. | F-layer |
| Answer» D. F-layer | |
| 40. |
Where are two ionic layers present ? |
| A. | Thermosphere |
| B. | Hetrosphere |
| C. | Mesosphere |
| D. | Troposphere |
| Answer» B. Hetrosphere | |
| 41. |
The total height of homosphere is ____________ km. |
| A. | 60-100 |
| B. | 90-100 |
| C. | 8--100 |
| D. | 70-100 |
| Answer» D. 70-100 | |
| 42. |
Magnetosphere is the second name of ____________ |
| A. | None of these |
| B. | Thermosphere |
| C. | Mesosphere |
| D. | Hetrosphere |
| Answer» C. Mesosphere | |
| 43. |
Which layer absorbs ultraviolet rays of sun ? |
| A. | Ozone layer |
| B. | E-layer |
| C. | D-layer |
| D. | F-layer |
| Answer» B. E-layer | |
| 44. |
What provides earliest flying conditions ? |
| A. | None of these |
| B. | Hetrosphere |
| C. | Stratosphere |
| D. | Mesosphere |
| Answer» D. Mesosphere | |
| 45. |
What is the part of atmosphere which contains constant gases with known composition called ? |
| A. | None of these |
| B. | Hetrosphere |
| C. | Thermosphere |
| D. | Homosphere |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
What is the limit of clouds upto? |
| A. | None of these |
| B. | Troposphere |
| C. | Homosphere |
| D. | Stratosphere |
| Answer» C. Homosphere | |
| 47. |
What is the lapse rate in Troposphere ? |
| A. | 6.5C/1000 m |
| B. | 9.5C/1000 m |
| C. | 8.5C/1000 m |
| D. | 7.5C/1000 m |
| Answer» B. 9.5C/1000 m | |
| 48. |
Where does Temperature of atmosphere decrease ? |
| A. | Both (b) u0026 (c) |
| B. | Mesosphere |
| C. | Troposphere |
| D. | Stratosphere |
| Answer» B. Mesosphere | |
| 49. |
Oxygen is ______ % in the air . |
| A. | 21 |
| B. | 20 |
| C. | 19 |
| D. | 18 |
| Answer» B. 20 | |
| 50. |
The greatest concentration of ozone is found at ______________ km. |
| A. | None of these |
| B. | 30 |
| C. | 20 |
| D. | 10 |
| Answer» D. 10 | |