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101.

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
102.

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
103.

The tide produced when the moon and the sun are at right angles to the earth, thus pulling in opposite directions, is called

A. neap tide
B. spring tide
C. diurnal tide
D. ebb tide
Answer» B. spring tide
104.

The soil found in areas of heavy rainfall and high humidity, where there is good growth of vegetation is

A. peat and marshy soil
B. saline and alkaline soil
C. black soil
D. alluvial soil
Answer» B. saline and alkaline soil
105.

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
106.

The temperature inversion is

A. whenever the normal decrease of atmospheric temperature
B. when the decrease in temperature or moisture or both takes place
C. whenever the normal decrease of atmospheric temperature or moisture or both change with height over a short vertical interval
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
107.

The snow line of the Rocky Mountains of the USA is about

A. 3 km above sea level
B. 6 km above sea level
C. it is at the sea level
D. None of the above
Answer» B. 6 km above sea level
108.

The study of day-to-day variations in weather called is called

A. climatology
B. meteorology
C. cyclogenesis
D. None of the above
Answer» C. cyclogenesis
109.

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.
110.

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
111.

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
112.

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
113.

The south temperature zone is a region lying between

A. the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic circle
B. the Antarctic circle and the South pole
C. the Tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn
D. the Tropic of Capricorn and the equator
Answer» B. the Antarctic circle and the South pole
114.

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.
115.

The soil used for cutting bricks, use in the construction of houses is

A. black soil
B. laterite soil
C. alluvial soil
D. saline and alkaline soils
Answer» C. alluvial soil
116.

The sediment deposited at the base of the glacier is called

A. till
B. moraine
C. glacial sand
D. None of the above
Answer» B. moraine
117.

The shortest day (longest night) in the Southern hemisphere is

A. June 21
B. December 21
C. December 22
D. June 20
Answer» B. December 21
118.

The smallest glaciers are

A. mountain or alpine glaciers
B. continental glaciers
C. piedmont glaciers
D. None of the above
Answer» B. continental glaciers
119.

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
120.

The study of soils is called

A. geomorphology
B. pedology
C. hydrology
D. biogeography
Answer» C. hydrology
121.

The tropical cyclones do not occur to the equator because of

A. weak coriolis force
B. light and variable width
C. excessive humidity
D. connective activity
Answer» B. light and variable width
122.

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
123.

The smallest division of geological time scale is

A. eon
B. eras
C. stage
D. periods
Answer» D. periods
124.

The smallest state, population wise, in the world is

A. Vatican City
B. Monaco
C. Nauru
D. Liechtenstein
Answer» B. Monaco
125.

The various types of plate convergence is

  1. oceanic-oceanic convergence
  2. oceanic-continental convergence
  3. continental-continental convergence

A. I, II
B. II, III
C. I, III
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
126.

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.
127.

The shallow seas found in the Atlantic basin include the

A. Caribbean sea and Mediterranean
B. Baltic and Arctic seas
C. Gulf of Mexico
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
128.

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.
129.

Which of the following is measured on the Richter scale?

A. Density of liquids
B. Intensity of earthquakes
C. Velocity of tornadoes
D. Height of mountains
Answer» C. Velocity of tornadoes
130.

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
131.

The time at a place is determined by

A. the parallels of longitude
B. the parallels of latitude
C. distance from equator
D. distance from prime meridian
Answer» B. the parallels of latitude
132.

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
133.

The relative abundance of dissolved salts in seawater in descending order is as follows

A. chlorine, sodium, sulphate, magnesium, calcium, potassium
B. sodium, chlorine, magnesium, potassium, sulphate, calcium
C. chlorine, magnesium, calcium, sodium, potassium, sulphate
D. chlorine, sodium, magnesium, calcium, potassium, sulphate
Answer» B. sodium, chlorine, magnesium, potassium, sulphate, calcium
134.

The planets with no natural satellites (reported so far) are

A. Mercury and Venus
B. Earth and Pluto
C. Mars and Neptune
D. Jupiter and Saturn
Answer» B. Earth and Pluto
135.

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
136.

The oldest rocks found in ocean basins are ____ than the oldest continental rocks.

A. older
B. younger
C. larger
D. smaller
Answer» C. larger
137.

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.
138.

The propagation of radio signals is greatly influence by

A. troposphere
B. ionosphere
C. exosphere
D. thermosphere
Answer» C. exosphere
139.

The rock formations that cannot store groundwater are called

A. aquifers
B. aquicludes
C. perched aquifer
D. spring
Answer» C. perched aquifer
140.

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
141.

The planet that takes the highest time for completing a rotation is

A. Mercury
B. Venus
C. Earth
D. Pluto
Answer» C. Earth
142.

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
143.

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
144.

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
145.

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
146.

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.
147.

The moon orbits the earth at a mean distance approximately

A. 0.384 million km
B. 149.6 million km
C. 579 million km
D. 227.9 million km
Answer» B. 149.6 million km
148.

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
149.

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
150.

The ministry of Water Resources lays down policies and programmes for the development and regulation of the country's water resources. It covers

A. sartorial planning, coordination and policy guidelines
B. technical examination and techno- appraisal of project providing central assistance to specific projects
C. facilitation of external assistance in resolution of interstate water disputes, policy formulation planning and development of ground water resources
D. All of the above
Answer» E.