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1.

The second largest island (next to Greenland) in the world is~!

A. Borneo
B. Malagasy
C. New Guinea
D. Sumatra
Answer» D. Sumatra
2.

The tide of minimum rise is called~!

A. spring tide
B. low tide
C. ebb tide
D. None of the above
Answer» C. ebb tide
3.

The spiral flow in a stream caused by channel shape is called%!

A. stream flow
B. laminar flow
C. turbulent flow
D. helical flow
Answer» E.
4.

The unit of the light year is used for measuring%!

A. speed of satellites
B. speed of ships
C. distance between bodies in the universe
D. speed of rockets
Answer» D. speed of rockets
5.

The term 'regur' refers to%!

A. deltaic alluvial soils
B. lateral soils
C. black cotton soils
D. red and yellow soils
Answer» D. red and yellow soils
6.

The third world includes about 120 countries of%!

A. Asia, Africa and Central America
B. Asia, Australia and Europe
C. Africa, North America
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Asia, Australia and Europe
7.

The tropical and temperate deserts of the world, occupy nearly ____ of the land surface of the worlds.%!

A. (1/4) th
B. (1/3) rd
C. (1/2)
D. (1/7) th
Answer» E.
8.

The term used to describe the combined effect of all shortwave losses in%!

A. earth scattering
B. earth radiation
C. earth albedo
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
9.

The study of human geography includes study of%!

A. human society and culture
B. behaviour and urban systems
C. economics and politics
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
10.

The soils whose parent material tend to be rich in sand are%!

A. spodsols
B. alfisols
C. aridsols
D. ultisols
Answer» B. alfisols
11.

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.
12.

The heavy day soils that show significant expansion and contraction due to the presence or absence of moisture is called

A. aridsols
B. vertisols
C. histosols
D. andisols
Answer» C. histosols
13.

The landforms that are influences by several process namely, weathering, erosion, deposition are known as

A. polygenetic landforms
B. structural landforms
C. polycyclic landforms
D. None of the above
Answer» B. structural landforms
14.

The heavier silicates named as 'Sima' or silica + magnesium are most abundant in the

A. crust
B. core
C. mantle
D. ocean floors
Answer» E.
15.

The islands with coral covered surfaces in Bay of Bengal are

A. Andaman islands
B. Nicobar islands
C. both (a) and (b)
D. None of the above
Answer» C. both (a) and (b)
16.

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
17.

*$_Which of the following is not a kharif crop??

A. Jute
B. Maize
C. Mustard
D. Rice
Answer» D. Rice
18.

*$_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
19.

*$_The ridges of the waves are where the jet stream of waves closes to the?

A. poles
B. equator
C. prime meridian
D. None of the above
Answer» B. equator
20.

*$_The variation in the duration of the day and the night is due to earth's?

A. rotation on its axis
B. revolution around the sun
C. inclination of an angle of 60(1/2) degrees
D. both (a) and (b)
Answer» E.
21.

*$_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
22.

*$_The type of igneous rock that form from magma is a function of?

A. the chemical composition of the magma
B. temperature of solidification
C. the rate of cooling, which influences the crystallisation process
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
23.

*$_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
24.

*$_The South Frigid Zone is the region?

A. lying between 66(1/2)? south and 90? south
B. lying between the Antarctic circle to the south pole
C. has the coldest climate throughout the year
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
25.

*$_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
26.

*$_The rainfall in the peninsular interior averages about?

A. 650 mm a year
B. 750 mm a year
C. 850 mm a year
D. 550 mm a year
Answer» B. 750 mm a year
27.

*$_The right ascension is the equivalent of longitude on the celestial sphere, and it is given in the units of?

A. degrees
B. time-hours, minutes and seconds
C. only hours
D. only seconds
Answer» C. only hours
28.

*$_The river Sutlej, on which the Bhakra Dam has been built, originates from?

A. a spring in Vering
B. near Bara Lacha Pass in Lahul
C. Rakas lake in Tibet
D. Mansarovar lake
Answer» D. Mansarovar lake
29.

*$_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
30.

*$_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
31.

*$_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
32.

*$_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
33.

*$_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.
34.

*$_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
35.

*$_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
36.

*$_The main factor determining a region's climate is?

A. longitude
B. latitude
C. temperature
D. All of the above
Answer» C. temperature
37.

*$_The most well known member of halick group is?

A. Halite
B. Pyrite
C. Galena
D. Hematite
Answer» B. Pyrite
38.

*$_The unit of the light year is used for measuring?

A. speed of satellites
B. speed of ships
C. distance between bodies in the universe
D. speed of rockets
Answer» D. speed of rockets
39.

*$_The most notable example of a tectonic valley is that of the?

A. Doon valley
B. Kashmir valley
C. plains of Aksai Chin
D. None of the above
Answer» C. plains of Aksai Chin
40.

*$_The most recent and logical concept regarding the origin of ocean basins and continents is that of?

A. continental data
B. conventional current
C. plate tectesic
D. cooling process
Answer» B. conventional current
41.

*$_The model which explains the various types of igneous rocks?

A. rock cycle
B. Bowens reaction series
C. both are similar terms
D. None of the above
Answer» C. both are similar terms
42.

*$_The mean basin area of successive ordered streams formed a linear relationship when graphed. This statement is given by?

A. morph metric analysis
B. law of drainage composition
C. law of basin areas
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
43.

*$_The mountains which come into being after the continental drift started, with the break up of the large land mass of pangola are?

A. young mountains
B. old mountains
C. volcanic mountains
D. fold mountains
Answer» B. old mountains
44.

*$_The heavier silicates named as 'Sima' or silica + magnesium are most abundant in the?

A. crust
B. core
C. mantle
D. ocean floors
Answer» E.
45.

*$_The islands with coral covered surfaces in Bay of Bengal are?

A. Andaman islands
B. Nicobar islands
C. both (a) and (b)
D. None of the above
Answer» C. both (a) and (b)
46.

*$_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
47.

*$_The heavy day soils that show significant expansion and contraction due to the presence or absence of moisture is called?

A. aridsols
B. vertisols
C. histosols
D. andisols
Answer» C. histosols
48.

*$_The landforms that are influences by several process namely, weathering, erosion, deposition are known as?

A. polygenetic landforms
B. structural landforms
C. polycyclic landforms
D. None of the above
Answer» B. structural landforms
49.

*$_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
50.

*$_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