Q.1

The major geological events of the Palaeozoic era include

  • Caledonian mountain rise, life comes ashore
  • Appalachians and Central European mountains come up
  • both (a) and (b)
  • None of the above
Q.2

The steady or initial phase of the magnetic storms is

  • preceded by storm sudden commencement
  • magnetic storm at middle and low altitudes
  • a sharp increase of the field
  • None of the above
Q.3

The term 'regur' refers to

  • deltaic alluvial soils
  • lateral soils
  • black cotton soils
  • red and yellow soils
Q.4

The sulphites are a mineral group that contain one or more metallic elements in combination with the sulphate compound ____

  • SO3
  • SO2
  • SO4
  • SO
Q.5

The major events of Pre-Cambrian era include

  • formation of crust, continents and oceans
  • formation of crust, birth of oldest known rock, origin of life
  • formation of present day atmosphere
  • All of the above.
Q.6

The shape of earth is

  • sphere
  • oblate spheroid
  • circular
  • spheroid
Q.7

The plants of which of the following crops are highly sensitive to frost?

  • Barely
  • Cotton
  • Maize
  • None of the above
Q.8

The process of soil development is called

  • leaching
  • illuviation
  • eluviations
  • pedogenesis
Q.9

The periodic rise and fall of the sea level on the earth, gives rise to tides. This is related to

  • the position of the moon with reference to the earth and the gravitational pull exerted mainly by the moon and partly by the sun
  • infrared rays from the sun
  • ultraviolet rays from the sun
  • None of the above
Q.10

The pedogenic process associated with poor drainage and which involves the accumulation of organic matter in the upper layers of the soil is called

  • salinisation
  • gleisation
  • calcification
  • podsolisation
Q.11

The religion of Afghanistan is

  • Islam
  • Buddhism
  • Hinduism
  • Christianity
Q.12

The second largest continent in the world is

  • Asia
  • Australia
  • Africa
  • Europe
Q.13

The time interval between one vernal equinox and the next is nearest to which of the following figures?

  • 359 days
  • 361 days
  • 363 days
  • 365 days
Q.14

Which of the following is not a kharif crop?

  • Jute
  • Maize
  • Mustard
  • Rice
Q.15

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

  • oxides
  • silicates
  • carbonates
  • phosphates
Q.16

The planets that are called superior planets are

  • Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and Jupiter
  • Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto
  • Mercury, Pluto, Venus, Neptune and Earth
  • Earth, Uranus, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter
Q.17

The rock formations that cannot store groundwater are called

  • aquifers
  • aquicludes
  • perched aquifer
  • spring
Q.18

The region that has a typical dispersed rural settlement pattern is the

  • Kerala coastal plain
  • western Ganga plain
  • eastern Rajasthan
  • Telengana plateau
Q.19

The southern Deccan area is in a rain shadow and receives only

  • 50 to 1000 mm of rainfall a year
  • 100 to 200 mm of rainfall a year
  • 200 to 400 mm of rainfall a year
  • 50 to 400 mm of rainfall a year
Q.20

Which of the following is measured on the Richter scale?

  • Density of liquids
  • Intensity of earthquakes
  • Velocity of tornadoes
  • Height of mountains
Q.21

The panama canal links

  • Canada with Greenland
  • North America with South America
  • Siberia with Greenland
  • None of the above
Q.22

The phenomenon associated with collision and subduction of the planet is

  • volcanoes
  • island arcs
  • earthquakes
  • All of the above
Q.23

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

  • Mercury
  • Venus
  • Earth
  • Pluto
Q.24

The reaction between compounds and oxygen is called

  • oxidation
  • hydrolysis
  • carbonation
  • solution
Q.25

The underlying cause of bio diversity loss is

  • poverty and unsustainable development projects
  • macroeconomic policies
  • international trade factors
  • All of the above
Q.26

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

  • earth scattering
  • earth radiation
  • earth albedo
  • None of the above
Q.27

The tertiary winds on the north of the Alps (Europe) are called

  • the Chinook
  • the foehn
  • the sirocco
  • the loo
Q.28

The Rhine river of northern Europe empties into

  • the Baltic sea
  • the North sea
  • the Bay of Biscay
  • the Adriatic sea
Q.29

The products of ____ are a major source of sediments for erosion and ____

  • weathering, deposition
  • deposition, weathering
  • rocks, weathering
  • rocks, deposition
Q.30

The Penumbra is

  • the outer portion of the moon's shadow
  • formed by the tangent that intersects between the sun and the moon
  • both (a) and (b)
  • None of the above
Q.31

The percentage of sun's radiation reflected back into space is about

  • 36 percent
  • 47 percent
  • 17 percent
  • None of the above
Q.32

The temperature increases rapidly after

  • ionosphere
  • exosphere
  • stratosphere
  • troposphere
Q.33

The time difference between each side of the International Date line is

  • 12 hours
  • 24 hours
  • 36 hours
  • 48 hours
Q.34

The tropical easterlies wind lie at

  • 0-30? latitude
  • 30-60? latitude
  • 60-90? latitude
  • 10-40? latitude
Q.35

The place where material is excavated when the zone of maximum stream velocity approaches the stream's bed is called

  • scoured pools
  • riffles
  • ox-bow lakes
  • flood plain
Q.36

The polar regions of earth cannot support forest growth because

  • the growing season is short in these areas
  • the ground is often frozen or snow or ice covered
  • the rainfall is very low
  • All of these factors.
Q.37

The river situated along the border between the USA and Mexico is

  • the Rio Grande
  • the Amazon
  • the Mississippi
  • the Colorado
Q.38

The progressive wave theory regarding of tides was put forth by

  • R.A. Harris
  • Issac Newton
  • William Whewell
  • G.B. Airy
Q.39

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

  • stream flow
  • laminar flow
  • turbulent flow
  • helical flow
Q.40

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

  • black soil
  • laterite soil
  • alluvial soil
  • saline and alkaline soils
Q.41

The spring season in the north temperate zone is when

  • the sun is directly overhead the equator
  • the sun is directly overhead the Tropic of Cancer
  • the sun returns to equator
  • the sun is at the Tropic of Cancer
Q.42

The planets called the inner planets, are

  • Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
  • Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus
  • Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
  • Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Q.43

The part of the earth and thin layer of air above its surface, which support life on earth, are referred to as

  • stratosphere
  • ionosphere
  • biosphere
  • mesosphere
Q.44

The process of capture of precipitation by the plant canopy and its subsequent return to the atmosphere is called

  • sublimation
  • stem flow
  • interception
  • through fall
Q.45

The storms or frontal systems develop where

  • air is rising
  • atmospheric pressure is low
  • at the equator and in the mid-latitudes
  • All of the above
Q.46

The sidereal month may be defined as

  • the period in which the moon completes an orbit around the earth
  • the period in which the moon completes an orbit around the earth and returns to the same positions in the sky
  • the period of rotation of moon
  • None of the above
Q.47

The term 'Abyssal refers to

  • inner most part of the earth
  • organism found in the shallow water zone of the seas
  • deeper parts of the oceans
  • None of the above
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