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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 most well known member of halick group is |
| A. | Halite |
| B. | Pyrite |
| C. | Galena |
| D. | Hematite |
| Answer» B. Pyrite | |
| 2. |
The main properties of cosmic ray particles are |
| A. | its electric charge |
| B. | its rest mass |
| C. | its energy |
| D. | All of these are its properties |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
The model that describes how various geological processes create, modify and influence rock is called |
| A. | water cycle |
| B. | energy cycle |
| C. | rock cycle |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 4. |
The magnetic field generated due to magnetic storm is directed in the ____ direction to the earth's main field. |
| A. | same |
| B. | opposite |
| C. | southward |
| D. | northward |
| Answer» C. southward | |
| 5. |
The main factor determining a region's climate is |
| A. | longitude |
| B. | latitude |
| C. | temperature |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. temperature | |
| 6. |
The mean radius of the earth is approximately |
| A. | 32,000 km |
| B. | 6,400 km |
| C. | 9,600 km |
| D. | 12,800 km |
| Answer» C. 9,600 km | |
| 7. |
Which of the following is a warm current? |
| A. | Benguela current |
| B. | Labrador current |
| C. | Kurosiwo current |
| D. | South Pacific current |
| Answer» D. South Pacific current | |
| 8. |
The major countries of central America are |
| A. | Belize, Costa Rica, Panama |
| B. | China, Taiwan, Japan |
| C. | Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. China, Taiwan, Japan | |
| 9. |
The main producers of free gas are |
| A. | the south Bassein and Tapti fields in the western offshore |
| B. | the gas fields in Tripura and Andhra Pradesh (KG Basin) |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 10. |
The minerals resources of north-eastern zone include |
| A. | coal, Fe, Mn, Cu, Mica, U, diamond |
| B. | crude Petroleum and natural gas |
| C. | Fe, Au(gold) |
| D. | natural gas, Fe, Au, Mn, U |
| Answer» B. crude Petroleum and natural gas | |
| 11. |
The moon |
| A. | is the natural satellite of earth |
| B. | has no liquid water |
| C. | has no atmosphere |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
The moon's volume is about ____ that of earth. |
| A. | 1/40 th |
| B. | 1/50 th |
| C. | 1/60 th |
| D. | 1/20 th |
| Answer» C. 1/60 th | |
| 13. |
The magnetic field of earth, Magnetosphere expands to about |
| A. | 9600 km above the earth's surface |
| B. | 8000 km above the earth's surface |
| C. | 64,000 km above the earth's surface |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 14. |
The longest epoch of the tertiary period is |
| A. | Palaeocene |
| B. | Eocene |
| C. | Oligocene |
| D. | Miocene |
| Answer» C. Oligocene | |
| 15. |
The main watershed of most of the peninsular river lies in the |
| A. | Aravalli hills |
| B. | Raj Mahal hills |
| C. | Siwalik hills |
| D. | Western Ghats |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
The most obvious effect of pressure on rocks is |
| A. | foliation |
| B. | lineation |
| C. | lithification |
| D. | the reorientation of mineral crystals |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
The longest era of the classification of the history of earth is |
| A. | Cainozoic era |
| B. | Pre-Cambrian era |
| C. | Palaeozoic era |
| D. | Mesozoic era |
| Answer» C. Palaeozoic era | |
| 18. |
The main objective of centrally sponsored Command Area Development programme is |
| A. | improving the utilisation of irrigation potential |
| B. | optimizing agricultural productivity and production from the irrigated area |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 19. |
The minimum values of annual receipts of solar radiation occur at |
| A. | the equator |
| B. | the tropics |
| C. | the arctic |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 20. |
The rock formations that cannot store groundwater are called |
| A. | aquifers |
| B. | aquicludes |
| C. | perched aquifer |
| D. | spring |
| Answer» C. perched aquifer | |
| 21. |
The planet that takes the highest time for completing a rotation is |
| A. | Mercury |
| B. | Venus |
| C. | Earth |
| D. | Pluto |
| Answer» C. Earth | |
| 22. |
The Penumbra is |
| A. | the outer portion of the moon's shadow |
| B. | formed by the tangent that intersects between the sun and the moon |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 23. |
The river situated along the border between the USA and Mexico is |
| A. | the Rio Grande |
| B. | the Amazon |
| C. | the Mississippi |
| D. | the Colorado |
| Answer» B. the Amazon | |
| 24. |
The oldest rocks found in ocean basins are ____ than the oldest continental rocks. |
| A. | older |
| B. | younger |
| C. | larger |
| D. | smaller |
| Answer» C. larger | |
| 25. |
The period of daylight |
| A. | is nearly constant near the equator |
| B. | varies with latitude and the season |
| C. | reaches a maximum of 24 hour in the polar zones in summer |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
The process of weathering results into |
| A. | the complete loss of particular atoms or the compounds from the weathered surface |
| B. | the addition of specific atoms or compounds to the weathered surface |
| C. | a breakdown of one mass in to two or more masses, with no chemical change in the mineral or rock |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
The part of continental margin that is structurally a part of continent? |
| A. | Continental shelf |
| B. | Continental Slope |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 28. |
The propagation of radio signals is greatly influence by |
| A. | troposphere |
| B. | ionosphere |
| C. | exosphere |
| D. | thermosphere |
| Answer» C. exosphere | |
| 29. |
The pyramidal peaks that form when several cirques chisel a mountain form three more sides are called |
| A. | horns |
| B. | cirques |
| C. | aretes |
| D. | medial moraines |
| Answer» B. cirques | |
| 30. |
The process that involves the eroded material being dissolved and carried along in water as individual ions is called |
| A. | solution |
| B. | suspension |
| C. | saltation |
| D. | traction |
| Answer» B. suspension | |
| 31. |
The plants of which of the following crops are highly sensitive to frost? |
| A. | Barely |
| B. | Cotton |
| C. | Maize |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Maize | |
| 32. |
The religion of Afghanistan is |
| A. | Islam |
| B. | Buddhism |
| C. | Hinduism |
| D. | Christianity |
| Answer» B. Buddhism | |
| 33. |
The percentage of sun's radiation reflected back into space is about |
| A. | 36 percent |
| B. | 47 percent |
| C. | 17 percent |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. 47 percent | |
| 34. |
The progressive wave theory regarding of tides was put forth by |
| A. | R.A. Harris |
| B. | Issac Newton |
| C. | William Whewell |
| D. | G.B. Airy |
| Answer» D. G.B. Airy | |
| 35. |
The original founders of Common wealth of Independent States, in December 1991, are |
| A. | Tadjikistan, Khirghizia and Turkemenistan |
| B. | Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan |
| C. | Russia, Ukraine and Byelorus |
| D. | Moldavia, Khazakhastan and Uzbekistan |
| Answer» D. Moldavia, Khazakhastan and Uzbekistan | |
| 36. |
The ocean water is saline due to |
| A. | evaporation of its surface |
| B. | volume of fresh water added by rainfall |
| C. | salts are already present in sea water |
| D. | both (a) and (b) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
The platform and the basement rock together form |
| A. | craton |
| B. | shield |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. shield | |
| 38. |
The ratio of land to ocean in the southern hemisphere is |
| A. | 1 to 1.5 |
| B. | 1 to 1 |
| C. | 1 to 4 |
| D. | 1 to 10 |
| Answer» D. 1 to 10 | |
| 39. |
The polar diameter is ____ to the equatorial diameter. |
| A. | more |
| B. | equal |
| C. | less |
| D. | they cannot be compared |
| Answer» D. they cannot be compared | |
| 40. |
The process that creates a sub layer, which is white to gray in colour and composes of silica sand in the A horizon is called |
| A. | podsolosation |
| B. | calcification |
| C. | laterisation |
| D. | gleisation |
| Answer» B. calcification | |
| 41. |
The ratio of the weight of water vapour to the total weight of air (including the water vapor) is called |
| A. | specific humidity |
| B. | mixing ratio |
| C. | relative humidity |
| D. | absolute humidity |
| Answer» B. mixing ratio | |
| 42. |
The polar Easterlies lie at |
| A. | 0-30? latitude |
| B. | 30-60? latitude |
| C. | 60-90? latitude |
| D. | 90? latitude |
| Answer» D. 90? latitude | |
| 43. |
The process of soil development is called |
| A. | leaching |
| B. | illuviation |
| C. | eluviations |
| D. | pedogenesis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
The phosphate are a group of minerals of one or more metallic elements chemically associated with the phosphate compound ____ |
| A. | oxides |
| B. | silicates |
| C. | carbonates |
| D. | phosphates |
| Answer» C. carbonates | |
| 45. |
The panama canal links |
| A. | Canada with Greenland |
| B. | North America with South America |
| C. | Siberia with Greenland |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Siberia with Greenland | |
| 46. |
The place where material is excavated when the zone of maximum stream velocity approaches the stream's bed is called |
| A. | scoured pools |
| B. | riffles |
| C. | ox-bow lakes |
| D. | flood plain |
| Answer» B. riffles | |
| 47. |
The periodic rise and fall of the sea level on the earth, gives rise to tides. This is related to |
| A. | the position of the moon with reference to the earth and the gravitational pull exerted mainly by th |
| B. | infrared rays from the sun |
| C. | ultraviolet rays from the sun |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. infrared rays from the sun | |
| 48. |
The planets that are called superior planets are |
| A. | Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and Jupiter |
| B. | Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto |
| C. | Mercury, Pluto, Venus, Neptune and Earth |
| D. | Earth, Uranus, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter |
| Answer» C. Mercury, Pluto, Venus, Neptune and Earth | |
| 49. |
The products of ____ are a major source of sediments for erosion and ____ |
| A. | weathering, deposition |
| B. | deposition, weathering |
| C. | rocks, weathering |
| D. | rocks, deposition |
| Answer» B. deposition, weathering | |
| 50. |
The polar regions of earth cannot support forest growth because |
| A. | the growing season is short in these areas |
| B. | the ground is often frozen or snow or ice covered |
| C. | the rainfall is very low |
| D. | All of these factors. |
| Answer» E. | |