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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 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 the moon and partly by the sun |
| B. | infrared rays from the sun |
| C. | ultraviolet rays from the sun |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. infrared rays from the sun | |
| 2. |
The snow line on the northern side of greater Himalayas range about |
| A. | 4,500 to 6,000 metres |
| B. | 5,500 to 6,000 metres |
| C. | 3,500 to 6,000 metres |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. 3,500 to 6,000 metres | |
| 3. |
The transport of warm air toward the poles and cold air toward the equator is due to |
| A. | the temperature gradient |
| B. | the development of waves |
| C. | the latitude difference |
| D. | the longitude difference |
| Answer» C. the latitude difference | |
| 4. |
The most obvious effect of pressure on rocks is |
| A. | foliation |
| B. | lineation |
| C. | lithification |
| D. | the reorientation of mineral crystals |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
The time difference between each side of the International Date line is |
| A. | 12 hours |
| B. | 24 hours |
| C. | 36 hours |
| D. | 48 hours |
| Answer» C. 36 hours | |
| 6. |
The longest ship canal in the world is the |
| A. | St. Laurence Seaway (USA and Canada) |
| B. | Suez canal, Egypt |
| C. | Kiel canal, Germany |
| D. | Panama canal, Central America |
| Answer» B. Suez canal, Egypt | |
| 7. |
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 | |
| 8. |
Which of the following is concerned with the study of characteristics, origin and development of land forms? |
| A. | Ecology |
| B. | Geography |
| C. | Geology |
| D. | Geomorphology |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
The process that creates the deep oceanic trenches is called |
| A. | plate tectonics |
| B. | sea floor spreading |
| C. | continental drift |
| D. | isostasy |
| Answer» B. sea floor spreading | |
| 10. |
The most explosive type of volcano is |
| A. | the caldera |
| B. | a cinder cone |
| C. | basalt plateau |
| D. | shield volcanoes |
| Answer» B. a cinder cone | |
| 11. |
The low latitude zone of globe extends between |
| A. | Tropic of Capricorn and Cancer |
| B. | North pole to South pole |
| C. | Tropic of Capricorn and equator |
| D. | Equator and Tropic of Cancer |
| Answer» B. North pole to South pole | |
| 12. |
The major crops found in Sudan are |
| A. | rice, barley, bananas, cocoa |
| B. | maize, cotton, bananas, groundnut |
| C. | bajra, oats, tobacco |
| D. | wool, wine, jute |
| Answer» C. bajra, oats, tobacco | |
| 13. |
The smallest country of the world is |
| A. | Russia |
| B. | Vatican city |
| C. | Brazil |
| D. | Canada |
| Answer» C. Brazil | |
| 14. |
The middle latitude extends between |
| A. | 23(1/2)° North to 32(1/2)° South |
| B. | 23(1/2)° and 66° in both the hemispheres |
| C. | 66° North to 66° South |
| D. | North pole and South pole |
| Answer» C. 66° North to 66° South | |
| 15. |
The tropical easterlies wind lie at |
| A. | 0-30° latitude |
| B. | 30-60° latitude |
| C. | 60-90° latitude |
| D. | 10-40° latitude |
| Answer» B. 30-60° latitude | |
| 16. |
The two 'equinoxes' take place respectively in the months of |
| A. | January and June |
| B. | July and December |
| C. | March and September |
| D. | September and December |
| Answer» D. September and December | |
| 17. |
The highest mountain peak of Oceania is |
| A. | Mt. Victoria, Papua New Guinea |
| B. | Mt. Kosciusko, Australia |
| C. | Mt. Cook, South Island (New Zealand) |
| D. | Puncak Jaya, Indonesia. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
The southernmost part of the world is |
| A. | Cape of Good Hope, Africa |
| B. | Cape of Horn, S. America |
| C. | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| D. | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Answer» C. Colombo, Sri Lanka | |
| 19. |
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 | |
| 20. |
The underlying cause of bio diversity loss is |
| A. | poverty and unsustainable development projects |
| B. | macroeconomic policies |
| C. | international trade factors |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
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 | |
| 22. |
Which of the following is not a kharif crop? |
| A. | Jute |
| B. | Maize |
| C. | Mustard |
| D. | Rice |
| Answer» D. Rice | |
| 23. |
The study of soils is called |
| A. | geomorphology |
| B. | pedology |
| C. | hydrology |
| D. | biogeography |
| Answer» C. hydrology | |
| 24. |
The slow down slope movement of soil and sediment because of frost heaving and thawing is called |
| A. | solifluction |
| B. | gelifluction |
| C. | frost creep |
| D. | rockfall |
| Answer» D. rockfall | |
| 25. |
The most important force that provide resistance to particles towards entertainment is |
| A. | frictional resistance |
| B. | particle cohesive bonds |
| C. | particle adhesive bonds |
| D. | momentum |
| Answer» B. particle cohesive bonds | |
| 26. |
The main crops of kharif are |
| A. | rice, jowar, bajra |
| B. | ragi, maize |
| C. | cotton, jute |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
The major countries of Middle East are |
| A. | Iran, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait |
| B. | UAE, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen |
| C. | Israel, Turkey, Cyprus, Afghanistan |
| D. | All of the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
The thickness of biosphere is |
| A. | 8-10 km above the earth's surface |
| B. | 5-8 km above the earth's surface |
| C. | 5-10 km above the earth's surface |
| D. | 10-12 km above the earth's surface |
| Answer» B. 5-8 km above the earth's surface | |
| 29. |
The soils common to the south eastern USA are called |
| A. | ultisols |
| B. | alfisols |
| C. | aridsols |
| D. | mollisols |
| Answer» B. alfisols | |
| 30. |
The process of destruction or dying of fronts is called |
| A. | fromtogenesis |
| B. | frontolysis |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. both (a) and (b) | |
| 31. |
The mean distance of the earth from the sun is approximately |
| A. | 149,502,000 km |
| B. | 150,503,000 km |
| C. | 148,000,000 km |
| D. | 150,000,000 km |
| Answer» B. 150,503,000 km | |
| 32. |
The process that may cause physical weathering or mechanical rupture are |
| A. | abrasion, crystallization, pressure release |
| B. | abrasion, oxidation, hydrolysis |
| C. | crystallization, carbonation, thermal insolation |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. abrasion, oxidation, hydrolysis | |
| 33. |
The mountains that separate European and Arctic Russia are |
| A. | the Pyranees |
| B. | the Balkans |
| C. | the Carpathians |
| D. | the Urals |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
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 | |
| 35. |
The most well known member of halick group is |
| A. | Halite |
| B. | Pyrite |
| C. | Galena |
| D. | Hematite |
| Answer» B. Pyrite | |
| 36. |
The plants grown in equatorial regions include |
| A. | wheat, barley, maize |
| B. | evergreen dense forests, rubber trees, groundnuts |
| C. | groundnuts, soyabeens, potatoes |
| D. | evergreen coniferous forests, oats, cocoa |
| Answer» C. groundnuts, soyabeens, potatoes | |
| 37. |
The major geological events of the Palaeozoic era include |
| A. | Caledonian mountain rise, life comes ashore |
| B. | Appalachians and Central European mountains come up |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 38. |
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 | |
| 39. |
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. | |
| 40. |
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. | |
| 41. |
The minerals of sulphide group are |
| A. | Cinnabar |
| B. | Pyrite |
| C. | Galena |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
Which of the following is concerned with the description and mapping of the main features of the universe? |
| A. | Cosmography |
| B. | Cosmology |
| C. | Geomorphology |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Cosmology | |
| 43. |
The process of particle detach ment by moving glacial ice is called |
| A. | plucking |
| B. | abrasion |
| C. | scouring |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. abrasion | |
| 44. |
The Palaeozoic era starts at ____ million years ago and ends at ____ million years ago. |
| A. | 500, 100 |
| B. | 570, 225 |
| C. | 470, 150 |
| D. | 470, 225 |
| Answer» C. 470, 150 | |
| 45. |
The smallest annual temperature range occurs in the |
| A. | equatorial tropical climate zone |
| B. | subtropical climate zone |
| C. | temperate climate zone |
| D. | polar climate zone |
| Answer» B. subtropical climate zone | |
| 46. |
The term 'flora' in the context of natural vegetation refers to |
| A. | assemblage of plant species living in association with each other in a given environmental frame |
| B. | plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a group |
| C. | a large tract covered by trees and shrubs and its administration for assessing economic benefits |
| D. | role played by species of animals in the maintenance of ecological balance |
| Answer» C. a large tract covered by trees and shrubs and its administration for assessing economic benefits | |
| 47. |
The troughs of the waves are where the jet stream of waves is closest to the |
| A. | poles |
| B. | equator |
| C. | Prime meridian |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Prime meridian | |
| 48. |
The phosphate are a group of minerals of one or more metallic elements chemically associated with the phosphate compound ____ |
| A. | PO4 |
| B. | PO3 |
| C. | PO2 |
| D. | PO |
| Answer» B. PO3 | |
| 49. |
The main tributaries of Indus river system are |
| A. | the Jhelum, the Chenab , the Ravi |
| B. | the Beas, the Sutlej |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 50. |
The Suez canal connects the |
| A. | Baltic sea and the Caspian sea |
| B. | Mediterranean sea and the Red sea |
| C. | Red sea and the Caspian sea |
| D. | Mediterranean sea and the North sea |
| Answer» C. Red sea and the Caspian sea | |