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This section includes 441 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 401. |
The percentage of the incident radiation reflected back to space is called |
| A. | planet's albedo |
| B. | earth's albedo |
| C. | both are similar terms |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. earth's albedo | |
| 402. |
The mica belt of the Himalayas, the major part of it is situated in |
| A. | Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Rajasthan |
| D. | West Bengal |
| Answer» C. Rajasthan | |
| 403. |
The storms or frontal systems develop where |
| A. | air is rising |
| B. | atmospheric pressure is low |
| C. | at the equator and in the mid-latitudes |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 404. |
The northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere are separated by |
| A. | the International Date line |
| B. | the plane of the equator |
| C. | the plane of Tropic of Cancer |
| D. | the plane of Tropic of Capricorn |
| Answer» C. the plane of Tropic of Cancer | |
| 405. |
The tropical cyclones with maximum sustained surface winds of 33 ms are called |
| A. | tropical depressions |
| B. | tropical storms |
| C. | hurricane |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 406. |
The major pedogenic process acting on soils at the macro scale are |
| A. | laterisation and podsolisation |
| B. | calcification and salinisation |
| C. | salinisation and gleisation |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 407. |
The sidereal month may be defined as |
| A. | the period in which the moon completes an orbit around the earth |
| B. | the period in which the moon completes an orbit around the earth and returns to the same positions in the sky |
| C. | the period of rotation of moon |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. the period of rotation of moon | |
| 408. |
The main dividing line between the geological regions of the Indo Gangetic plain and the peninsula is |
| A. | the Vindhya range |
| B. | the Aravallis |
| C. | the Nilgiri hills |
| D. | the Satpwas |
| Answer» B. the Aravallis | |
| 409. |
The Plio-Pleistocene boundary lies about ____ years ago, at the beginning of the interval of warming after the last Pleistocene glaciations. |
| A. | 100000 |
| B. | 1000 |
| C. | 10000 |
| D. | 100 |
| Answer» D. 100 | |
| 410. |
The R-horizon of soil horizon consists of |
| A. | unweathered bedrock |
| B. | weathered parent material |
| C. | plant litter at various levels of decomposition |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. weathered parent material | |
| 411. |
The modern theory of plate tectonics states |
| A. | the creation of oceanic crust and the drifting of continents |
| B. | the convention currents within the earth's mantle cause the creation of new oceanic crust at the mid oceanic ridges |
| C. | that the oceanic crust is destroyed at areas where this crust type becomes subducted under the lighter continental crust |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 412. |
Which of the following is most useful for measuring the shortest distance between two places on the earth and path between them? |
| A. | Atlas map |
| B. | Thematic maps |
| C. | Wall maps |
| D. | Globe |
| Answer» E. | |
| 413. |
The process that directs precipitation down plant branches and stems is called |
| A. | stem flow |
| B. | through flow |
| C. | interception |
| D. | canopy drip |
| Answer» B. through flow | |
| 414. |
The smallest country of the world is |
| A. | Russia |
| B. | Vatican city |
| C. | Brazil |
| D. | Canada |
| Answer» C. Brazil | |
| 415. |
The main factor determining a region's climate is |
| A. | longitude |
| B. | latitude |
| C. | temperature |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» C. temperature | |
| 416. |
The smallest glaciers are |
| A. | mountain or alpine glaciers |
| B. | continental glaciers |
| C. | piedmont glaciers |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. continental glaciers | |
| 417. |
The magnetosphere becomes unstable during the magnetic storms during a period of |
| A. | initial phase |
| B. | storm sudden commencement phase |
| C. | main phase |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 418. |
The northern portion of the western coastal plain is called |
| A. | Konkan plain |
| B. | Malabar coast |
| C. | Coromendel coast |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Malabar coast | |
| 419. |
The headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), formed out of erstwhile USSR, is at |
| A. | Minsk in Byelorussia |
| B. | Moscow in Russia |
| C. | Kiev in Ukraine |
| D. | Kistiner in Moldavia |
| Answer» B. Moscow in Russia | |
| 420. |
With the disintegration of USSR in end 1991, comprised of ____ Union Republics. |
| A. | 15 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 25 |
| Answer» B. 10 | |
| 421. |
The infrared radiation by sun are strongly absorbed by |
| A. | carbon dioxide |
| B. | water vapours |
| C. | carbon dioxide and water vapours |
| D. | ozone |
| Answer» B. water vapours | |
| 422. |
The length of the tropical years (the time interval between successive occurrences of the spring equinox) is decreasing very slowly as a result of |
| A. | small, progressive changes in the earth's rotational speed |
| B. | small, progressive change in earth's orbit around the sun |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 423. |
The hot and cold deserts together occupy nearly ____ land area of the world. |
| A. | 43497 |
| B. | 1/4th |
| C. | 1/3rd |
| D. | 3/4th |
| Answer» D. 3/4th | |
| 424. |
The major events of Pre-Cambrian era include |
| A. | formation of crust, continents and oceans |
| B. | formation of crust, birth of oldest known rock, origin of life |
| C. | formation of present day atmosphere |
| D. | All of the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 425. |
The imaginary line on the earth's surface, which closely follows the 180 º meridian, is called the |
| A. | International Date Line |
| B. | Tropic of Cancer |
| C. | Equator |
| D. | Prime Meridian |
| Answer» B. Tropic of Cancer | |
| 426. |
The imaginary axis at which the earth rotates remains inclined at an angle of ____ to the plane of earth's orbit. |
| A. | 44 1/2 ° |
| B. | 55 1/2 ° |
| C. | 66 1/2 ° |
| D. | 0 ° |
| Answer» D. 0 ¬∞ | |
| 427. |
The term 'Abyssal refers to |
| A. | inner most part of the earth |
| B. | organism found in the shallow water zone of the seas |
| C. | deeper parts of the oceans |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 428. |
The Harmattan is |
| A. | cool, extremely dry wind that forms over the Sahara and blows westward or south-westward to the African coast |
| B. | wind that blows during the dry season from December to February |
| C. | tertiary wind that carry great quantities of fine dust from the Sahara |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 429. |
The island of Sri Lanka formerly known as |
| A. | Madagascar |
| B. | Tasmania |
| C. | Ceylon |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 430. |
The landforms that are created by massive earth movements due to plate tectonics are called |
| A. | structural landforms |
| B. | weathering landforms |
| C. | erosional landforms |
| D. | depositional landforms |
| Answer» B. weathering landforms | |
| 431. |
The ionosphere includes |
| A. | mesosphere |
| B. | thermosphere |
| C. | thermosphere and exosphere |
| D. | thermosphere, exosphere and mesosphere |
| Answer» D. thermosphere, exosphere and mesosphere | |
| 432. |
The languages used in China is |
| A. | Chinese, English |
| B. | Chinese, Arabic |
| C. | Chinese, French |
| D. | Chinese, Korean |
| Answer» B. Chinese, Arabic | |
| 433. |
The process of capture of precipitation by the plant canopy and its subsequent return to the atmosphere is called |
| A. | sublimation |
| B. | stem flow |
| C. | interception |
| D. | through fall |
| Answer» D. through fall | |
| 434. |
The main types of air mass include maritime tropical(mT) maritime polar(mP) maritime arctic(mA)continental polar(cP) |
| A. | All of the above |
| B. | I, III, IV |
| C. | I, IV |
| D. | I, II |
| Answer» B. I, III, IV | |
| 435. |
The type of soil needed for rice is |
| A. | clayey loam |
| B. | rich , muddy and saturated with water |
| C. | deep, loamy, well drained |
| D. | humus, rich in Fe and potash |
| Answer» C. deep, loamy, well drained | |
| 436. |
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 | |
| 437. |
The texture of a soil refers to |
| A. | the size distribution of the mineral particles composing the soil |
| B. | the distribution of mineral particles in the soil |
| C. | the crystal distribution in soil |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. the distribution of mineral particles in the soil | |
| 438. |
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. | |
| 439. |
The intersecting lines drawn on maps and globes are |
| A. | latitudes |
| B. | longitudes |
| C. | geographic grids |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 440. |
The pedogenic process associated with poor drainage and which involves the accumulation of organic matter in the upper layers of the soil is called |
| A. | salinisation |
| B. | gleisation |
| C. | calcification |
| D. | podsolisation |
| Answer» C. calcification | |
| 441. |
The Homolographic projection has the correct representation of |
| A. | shape |
| B. | area |
| C. | baring |
| D. | distance |
| Answer» C. baring | |