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This section includes 358 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 201. |
_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$? |
| A. | podsolosation |
| B. | calcification |
| C. | laterisation |
| D. | gleisation |
| Answer» B. calcification | |
| 202. |
_The percentage of sun's radiation reflected back into space is about$? |
| A. | 36 percent |
| B. | 47 percent |
| C. | 17 percent |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. 47 percent | |
| 203. |
_The percentage of the incident radiation reflected back to space is called$? |
| A. | planet's albedo |
| B. | earth's albedo |
| C. | both are similar terms |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. earth's albedo | |
| 204. |
_The ratio of land to ocean in the southern hemisphere is$? |
| A. | 1 to 1.5 |
| B. | 1 to 1 |
| C. | 1 to 4 |
| D. | 1 to 10 |
| Answer» D. 1 to 10 | |
| 205. |
_The ocean water is saline due to$? |
| A. | evaporation of its surface |
| B. | volume of fresh water added by rainfall |
| C. | salts are already present in sea water |
| D. | both (a) and (b) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 206. |
_The propagation of radio signals is greatly influence by$? |
| A. | troposphere |
| B. | ionosphere |
| C. | exosphere |
| D. | thermosphere |
| Answer» C. exosphere | |
| 207. |
_Cocos plate lies between:$? |
| A. | Central America and Pacific Plate. |
| B. | North America and Pacific Plate. |
| C. | South America and Pacific Plate. |
| D. | None of Above. |
| Answer» B. North America and Pacific Plate. | |
| 208. |
The time interval between one vernal equinox and the next is nearest to which of the following figures?$? |
| A. | 359 days |
| B. | 361 days |
| C. | 363 days |
| D. | 365 days |
| Answer» E. | |
| 209. |
The smallest state, population wise, in the world is$? |
| A. | Vatican City |
| B. | Monaco |
| C. | Nauru |
| D. | Liechtenstein |
| Answer» B. Monaco | |
| 210. |
The sequence of layers of atmosphere from earth to upwards is$? |
| A. | troposphere, tropopause, stratosphere, stratopause, mesosphere, mesopause, ionosphere(thermosphere, thermopause, exosphere) |
| B. | troposphere, stratosphere, stratopause, mesosphere , ionosphere |
| C. | troposphere, tropopause, stratosphere, thermosphere, exosphere |
| D. | troposphere, tropopause, stratosphere, mesosphere , exosphere, thermosphere, thermopause |
| Answer» B. troposphere, stratosphere, stratopause, mesosphere , ionosphere | |
| 211. |
The study of soils is called$? |
| A. | geomorphology |
| B. | pedology |
| C. | hydrology |
| D. | biogeography |
| Answer» C. hydrology | |
| 212. |
The underlying cause of bio diversity loss is$? |
| A. | poverty and unsustainable development projects |
| B. | macroeconomic policies |
| C. | international trade factors |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 213. |
The thickness of biosphere is$? |
| A. | 8-10 km above the earth's surface |
| B. | 5-8 km above the earth's surface |
| C. | 5-10 km above the earth's surface |
| D. | 10-12 km above the earth's surface |
| Answer» B. 5-8 km above the earth's surface | |
| 214. |
The type of soil needed for rice is$? |
| 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 | |
| 215. |
The sidereal month may be defined as$? |
| A. | the period in which the moon completes an orbit around the earth |
| B. | the period in which the moon completes an orbit around the earth and returns to the same positions i |
| C. | the period of rotation of moon |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. the period of rotation of moon | |
| 216. |
The intersecting lines drawn on maps and globes are$? |
| A. | latitudes |
| B. | longitudes |
| C. | geographic grids |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 217. |
The Homolographic projection has the correct representation of$? |
| A. | shape |
| B. | area |
| C. | baring |
| D. | distance |
| Answer» C. baring | |
| 218. |
India's major contacts with out-side world for the last two millennia have been by sea there-by earning the title for India:$? |
| A. | The Mistress of the Eastern Seas |
| B. | The Mistress of the Western Seas |
| C. | The Mistress of the Southern Seas |
| D. | The Mistress of the Northern Seas |
| Answer» B. The Mistress of the Western Seas | |
| 219. |
The highest point of Australia is:$? |
| A. | Mount Kosciusko. |
| B. | Mount Twonsend |
| C. | Mount Twynam |
| D. | Abbott Peak |
| Answer» B. Mount Twonsend | |
| 220. |
The hydrological cycle is a conceptual model that describes$? |
| A. | the storage of water between biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and lithosphere |
| B. | the movement of water between biosphere, atmosphere, lithosphere and hydrosphere |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 221. |
The iron ore mined at Bailadila is mostly$? |
| A. | haematite |
| B. | siderite |
| C. | limonite |
| D. | magnetic |
| Answer» B. siderite | |
| 222. |
The groundwater can become confined between two impermeable layers. This type of enclosed water is called$? |
| A. | artesian |
| B. | artesian well |
| C. | unconfined groundwater |
| D. | confined groundwater |
| Answer» B. artesian well | |
| 223. |
Which of the following is tropical grassland?$? |
| A. | Taiga |
| B. | Savannah |
| C. | Pampas |
| D. | Prairies |
| Answer» C. Pampas | |
| 224. |
The subatomic particles arriving from outer space having high energy are called$? |
| A. | protons |
| B. | electrons |
| C. | cosmic rays |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 225. |
The hot and cold deserts together occupy nearly ____ land area of the world.$? |
| A. | 1/2 |
| B. | 1/4th |
| C. | 1/3rd |
| D. | 3/4th |
| Answer» D. 3/4th | |
| 226. |
The highest mountains on earth namely Mount Everest, K2, Kanchenjanga are located in$? |
| A. | the greater Himalayas |
| B. | the Lesser Himalayas |
| C. | the outer Himalayas |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. the Lesser Himalayas | |
| 227. |
The greatest variety of animal and plant species is fund in$? |
| A. | temperate grasslands |
| B. | tropical moist forests |
| C. | tundra regions |
| D. | in hot deserts |
| Answer» C. tundra regions | |
| 228. |
The island state of Australia is$? |
| A. | Victoria |
| B. | Queensland |
| C. | Tasmania |
| D. | New South Wales |
| Answer» D. New South Wales | |
| 229. |
The length of the day is determined in$? |
| A. | astronomical units |
| B. | solar terms |
| C. | length of the hours |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. solar terms | |
| 230. |
The rate of infiltration normally declines rapidly during the early part of rainstorm event and reaches a constant value after several hours of rainfall. The factors responsible for this phenomenon are the filling of fine soil pores with water, which reduces capillary forces moistened soil, clay particles to swell and reduce the size of pores raindrop impact breaking up with soil clumps, splashing fine particles into pores$? |
| A. | I, II |
| B. | I, III |
| C. | II, III |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 231. |
The Palaeozoic era starts at ____ million years ago and ends at ____ million years ago.$? |
| A. | 500, 100 |
| B. | 570, 225 |
| C. | 470, 150 |
| D. | 470, 225 |
| Answer» C. 470, 150 | |
| 232. |
The points in the ecliptic farthest north and south of the celestial equator are called$? |
| A. | summer and winter solstices |
| B. | autumnal and vernal equinox |
| C. | north celestial pole and south celestial pole |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. autumnal and vernal equinox | |
| 233. |
The northern portion of the western coastal plain is called$? |
| A. | Konkan plain |
| B. | Malabar coast |
| C. | Coromendel coast |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Malabar coast | |
| 234. |
The periods of different eras are further divided into$? |
| A. | eons |
| B. | epochs |
| C. | stages |
| D. | Any of the above |
| Answer» D. Any of the above | |
| 235. |
The northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere are separated by$? |
| A. | the International Date line |
| B. | the plane of the equator |
| C. | the plane of Tropic of Cancer |
| D. | the plane of Tropic of Capricorn |
| Answer» C. the plane of Tropic of Cancer | |
| 236. |
The place where material is excavated when the zone of maximum stream velocity approaches the stream's bed is called$? |
| A. | scoured pools |
| B. | riffles |
| C. | ox-bow lakes |
| D. | flood plain |
| Answer» B. riffles | |
| 237. |
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 | |
| 238. |
The periods of different eras are further divided into? |
| A. | eons |
| B. | epochs |
| C. | stages |
| D. | Any of the above |
| Answer» D. Any of the above | |
| 239. |
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 | |
| 240. |
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 | |
| 241. |
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 | |
| 242. |
The points in the ecliptic farthest north and south of the celestial equator are called? |
| A. | summer and winter solstices |
| B. | autumnal and vernal equinox |
| C. | north celestial pole and south celestial pole |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. autumnal and vernal equinox | |
| 243. |
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 | |
| 244. |
The rate of infiltration normally declines rapidly during the early part of rainstorm event and reaches a constant value after several hours of rainfall. The factors responsible for this phenomenon are the filling of fine soil pores with water, which reduces capillary forces moistened soil, clay particles to swell and reduce the size of pores raindrop impact breaking up with soil clumps, splashing fine particles into pores? |
| A. | I, II |
| B. | I, III |
| C. | II, III |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 245. |
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 | |
| 246. |
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 | |
| 247. |
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 | |
| 248. |
The most obvious effect of pressure on rocks is? |
| A. | foliation |
| B. | lineation |
| C. | lithification |
| D. | the reorientation of mineral crystals |
| Answer» E. | |
| 249. |
The main crops of kharif are? |
| A. | rice, jowar, bajra |
| B. | ragi, maize |
| C. | cotton, jute |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 250. |
The oldest rocks found in ocean basins are ____ than the oldest continental rocks.? |
| A. | older |
| B. | younger |
| C. | larger |
| D. | smaller |
| Answer» C. larger | |