Q.1

The most obvious effect of pressure on rocks is

  • foliation
  • lineation
  • lithification
  • the reorientation of mineral crystals
Q.2

The major graphite producing country is

  • Russia
  • Sri Lanka
  • India
  • China
Q.3

The major countries of central America are

  • Belize, Costa Rica, Panama
  • China, Taiwan, Japan
  • Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait
  • All of the above
Q.4

The low latitude zone of globe extends between

  • Tropic of Capricorn and Cancer
  • North pole to South pole
  • Tropic of Capricorn and equator
  • Equator and Tropic of Cancer
Q.5

The most important force that provide resistance to particles towards entertainment is

  • frictional resistance
  • particle cohesive bonds
  • particle adhesive bonds
  • momentum
Q.6

The most recent and logical concept regarding the origin of ocean basins and continents is that of

  • continental data
  • conventional current
  • plate tectesic
  • cooling process
Q.7

The main properties of cosmic ray particles are

  • its electric charge
  • its rest mass
  • its energy
  • All of these are its properties
Q.8

The most important factor that is affecting all the chemical weathering processes is

  • vegetation
  • topography
  • climate
  • None of the above
Q.9

The most notable example of a tectonic valley is that of the

  • Doon valley
  • Kashmir valley
  • plains of Aksai Chin
  • None of the above
Q.10

The magnetic field of earth, Magnetosphere expands to about

  • 9600 km above the earth's surface
  • 8000 km above the earth's surface
  • 64,000 km above the earth's surface
  • None of the above
Q.11

The movement of particles by rolling, sliding and shuffling along the eroded surface is called

  • saltation
  • suspension
  • traction
  • solution
Q.12

The mean surface temperature of the sun is estimated to be of the prder of

  • 5500�C
  • 4000�C
  • 2000�C
  • 1000�C
Q.13

The longest era of the classification of the history of earth is

  • Cainozoic era
  • Pre-Cambrian era
  • Palaeozoic era
  • Mesozoic era
Q.14

The maximum soil fertility occurs in the pH range of

  • 5.0 to 6.2
  • 6.0 to 7.2
  • 7.0 to 8.2
  • 4.0 to 5.2
Q.15

The main producers of free gas are

  • the south Bassein and Tapti fields in the western offshore
  • the gas fields in Tripura and Andhra Pradesh (KG Basin)
  • both (a) and (b)
  • None of the above
Q.16

The main objective of multi-purpose river projects are

  • extension of irrigation facilities by constructing dams to store surplus water during the rainy season, for release in summer
  • power generation by constructing hydro power stations
  • flood controls and making rivers navigable
  • All of the above
Q.17

The metamorphism which involves the chemical replacement of elements in rock minerals when gases and liquids permute into bedrock is called

  • metasomatic metamorphism
  • dynamic metamorphism
  • thermal metamorphism
  • contact metamorphism
Q.18

The main types of air mass include

  1. maritime tropical(mT)
  2. maritime polar(mP)
  3. maritime arctic(mA)
  4. continental polar(cP)
  • All of the above
  • I, III, IV
  • I, IV
  • I, II
Q.19

The model that describes how various geological processes create, modify and influence rock is called

  • water cycle
  • energy cycle
  • rock cycle
  • None of the above
Q.20

The longest river in the Common wealth of independent states is the

  • Irtysh river
  • Ob river
  • Yenisei river
  • Volga river
Q.21

The monetary currency of Greece is called (prior to Jan2002).

  • guilder
  • drachma
  • yen
  • dinar
Q.22

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

  • sartorial planning, coordination and policy guidelines
  • technical examination and techno- appraisal of project providing central assistance to specific projects
  • facilitation of external assistance in resolution of interstate water disputes, policy formulation planning and development of ground water resources
  • All of the above
Q.23

Which of the following is an igneous rock?

  • Granite
  • Limestone
  • Slate
  • Quartzite
Q.24

The mica belt of the Himalayas, the major part of it is situated in

  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Bihar
  • Rajasthan
  • West Bengal
Q.25

The major pedogenic process acting on soils at the macro scale are

  • laterisation and podsolisation
  • calcification and salinisation
  • salinisation and gleisation
  • All of the above
Q.26

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

  • young mountains
  • old mountains
  • volcanic mountains
  • fold mountains
Q.27

The magnetosphere becomes unstable during the magnetic storms during a period of

  • initial phase
  • storm sudden commencement phase
  • main phase
  • None of the above
Q.28

The major motion of the planet earth includes

  • rotation
  • revolution
  • both (a) and (b)
  • any of these depending upon the question under construction
Q.29

The magnetic field generated due to magnetic storm is directed in the ____ direction to the earth's main field.

  • same
  • opposite
  • southward
  • northward
Q.30

The monsoon climatic regions are

  • South-east Asia including Australia, Africa, America
  • Europe and South America
  • Asia, Africa and Antarctica
  • None of the above
Q.31

The main examples of Rabi crop are

  • wheat, barley, peas, rapeseed, mustard, grams
  • rice, jowar, barley, wheat
  • peas, maize, cotton and jute
  • All of the above
Q.32

The main crops of kharif are

  • rice, jowar, bajra
  • ragi, maize
  • cotton, jute
  • All of the above
Q.33

The main dividing line between the geological regions of the Indo Gangetic plain and the peninsula is

  • the Vindhya range
  • the Aravallis
  • the Nilgiri hills
  • the Satpwas
Q.34

The planet with the maximum number of natural satellites (moons), so far discovered is

  • Jupiter
  • Neptune
  • Saturn
  • Uranus
Q.35

The main factor determining a region's climate is

  • longitude
  • latitude
  • temperature
  • All of the above
Q.36

The modern theory of plate tectonics states

  • the creation of oceanic crust and the drifting of continents
  • the convention currents within the earth's mantle cause the creation of new oceanic crust at the mid oceanic ridges
  • that the oceanic crust is destroyed at areas where this crust type becomes subducted under the lighter continental crust
  • All of the above
Q.37

The process of destruction or dying of fronts is called

  • fromtogenesis
  • frontolysis
  • both (a) and (b)
  • None of the above
Q.38

The river Jordan drains into the

  • Dead Sea
  • Adriatic Garden
  • Gulf of Suez
  • Resaca Garden
Q.39

The ratio of land to ocean in the southern hemisphere is

  • 1 to 1.5
  • 1 to 1
  • 1 to 4
  • 1 to 10
Q.40

The production of wheat has increased mainly due to

  • increase in area under wheat
  • increase in yield per hectare
  • increase in demand for wheat
  • increase in prices
Q.41

The points in the ecliptic farthest north and south of the celestial equator are called

  • summer and winter solstices
  • autumnal and vernal equinox
  • north celestial pole and south celestial pole
  • None of the above
Q.42

The propagation of radio signals is greatly influence by

  • troposphere
  • ionosphere
  • exosphere
  • thermosphere
Q.43

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

  • older
  • younger
  • larger
  • smaller
Q.44

The original founders of Common wealth of Independent States, in Decemberare

  • Tadjikistan, Khirghizia and Turkemenistan
  • Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan
  • Russia, Ukraine and Byelorus
  • Moldavia, Khazakhastan and Uzbekistan
Q.45

The ozone layer at high altitude contains

  • atomic oxygen (O) and ordinary oxygen (O2)
  • only ozone (O3)
  • mixture of atomic oxygen (O), ordinary oxygen (O2) and Ozone (O3)
  • only ordinary oxygen (O2)
Q.46

The region of three W's that is wheat, wool and wine is

  • mediterranean climatic regions
  • china type climatic regions
  • steppe type climatic regions
  • equatorial regions
Q.47

The Palaeozoic era starts at ____ million years ago and ends at ____ million years ago.

  • 500, 100
  • 570, 225
  • 470, 150
  • 470, 225
Q.48

The phosphate are a group of minerals of one or more metallic elements chemically associated with the phosphate compound ____

  • PO4
  • PO3
  • PO2
  • PO
Q.49

Which of the following is concerned with the description and mapping of the main features of the universe?

  • Cosmography
  • Cosmology
  • Geomorphology
  • None of these
Q.50

The pyramidal peaks that form when several cirques chisel a mountain form three more sides are called

  • horns
  • cirques
  • aretes
  • medial moraines
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