Q.1

The initial increase of magnetic field in magnetic storms is caused

  • when the shock wave, associated with the gusty solar wind, compresses the magnetosphere
  • when there is a large decrease in field intensity
  • when the gust wind itself engulfs the magnetosphere
  • None of the above
Q.2

The highest average salinity amongst the following seas is reported from

  • Dead Sea
  • Red Sea
  • Black Sea
  • Mediterranean Sea
Q.3

The layer of the earth, immediately below the crust, is called

  • outer core
  • inner core
  • inner mantle
  • outer mantle
Q.4

The largest gold producing country in the world(inis

  • China
  • Canada
  • South Africa
  • USA
Q.5

The length of the day is determined in

  • astronomical units
  • solar terms
  • length of the hours
  • None of the above
Q.6

The import of crude oil and petroleum done from national oil companies of producer countries, which have a net exportable surplus of oil is by

  • term contracts
  • term tenders
  • monthly tenders
  • All the above
Q.7

The largest city in Latin America is

  • Mexico city
  • Caracas
  • Rio-de-Janeiro
  • Buenos Aires
Q.8

The landmass of which of the following continents is the least?

  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Australia
  • Europe
Q.9

The ground water that occurs when flow of the subterranean water is not confined by the presence of impermeable layers is called

  • unconfined groundwater
  • confined groundwater
  • aquifer
  • artesian
Q.10

The latitude 'AA' on the map represents the

  • Tropic of Cancer
  • Tropic of Capricorn
  • Equator
  • None of the above
Q.11

The temperature increases rapidly after

  • ionosphere
  • exosphere
  • stratosphere
  • troposphere
Q.12

The leading state in producing paper is

  • Bihar
  • West Bengal
  • Kerala
  • Orissa
Q.13

The island state of Australia is

  • Victoria
  • Queensland
  • Tasmania
  • New South Wales
Q.14

The Himalayan mountain system belongs to which of the following?

  • Volcanic mountains
  • Residual mountains
  • Block mountains
  • Fold mountains
Q.15

The highest mountains in Africa, which is not part of any mountains chain, is

  • Mt. Aconcagua
  • Mt. Kilimanjaro
  • Mt. Kosciuszko
  • Mont Blanc
Q.16

The hydrological cycle is a conceptual model that describes

  • the storage of water between biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and lithosphere
  • the movement of water between biosphere, atmosphere, lithosphere and hydrosphere
  • both (a) and (b)
  • None of the above
Q.17

The hot, dry wind on the east or leeward side of the Rocky mountains (North America) is called

  • the Chinook
  • the Sirocco
  • the Harmattan
  • the Loo
Q.18

The land-sea distribution or the positions of the world's continents and major oceans influences

  • the major pressure belts that develop from the general circulation of the atmosphere
  • the development of the mid-latitude cyclonic depressions, at the convergence zone between polar and subtropical air masses
  • both (a) and (b)
  • None of the above
Q.19

The highest and lowest values of a weather element observed over the entire period of record are

  • extremes
  • average extremes
  • absolute extremes
  • relative extremes
Q.20

Without ____ the equator would be much hotter than it is while the poles would be much cooler.

  • latitudinal redistribution of heat
  • cycle of air circulation
  • global wind pattern
  • All are similar terms
Q.21

The gulf that separates Finland and Sweden in Europe is

  • the Gulf of Bothnia
  • the Gulf of Lions
  • the Gulf of Genoa
  • the Gulf of Venice
Q.22

The largest fresh water lake of Africa, area wise is

  • lake Victoria
  • lake Tanganyika
  • lake Malawi
  • Lake Rudolf
Q.23

The humidity of the air depends upon

  • temperature
  • location
  • weather
  • All of the above
Q.24

The largest dune files are found in

  • Middle East
  • North Africa
  • both (a) and (b)
  • None of the above
Q.25

The Ice age ended about ____ years ago.

  • 140
  • 1,400
  • 14,000
  • 140,000
Q.26

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

  • aridsols
  • vertisols
  • histosols
  • andisols
Q.27

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

  • crust
  • core
  • mantle
  • ocean floors
Q.28

The least explosive type of volcano is called

  • Basalt plateau
  • Cinder cone
  • Shield volcanoes
  • Composite volcanoes
Q.29

The islands of Seychelles are located in the

  • Arctic Ocean
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
Q.30

The knowledge about the topography of the ocean basins has been derived from

  • seismic surveying
  • echo sounder
  • side-scan sonar
  • All of the above
Q.31

The highest mountain peak of Oceania is

  • Mt. Victoria, Papua New Guinea
  • Mt. Kosciusko, Australia
  • Mt. Cook, South Island (New Zealand)
  • Puncak Jaya, Indonesia.
Q.32

The habitats valuable for commercially harvested species are called

  • coral reefs
  • sea grass bed
  • hot spots
  • None of the above
Q.33

The largest continent in the world is

  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Australia
  • Antarctica
Q.34

The important mountains of Europe include

  • Andes, Alps, Pyrenees
  • Alps, Carpathians, Pyrenees, Apennines
  • Alps, Himalayas, Rock mountains
  • None of the above
Q.35

The groundwater can become confined between two impermeable layers. This type of enclosed water is called

  • artesian
  • artesian well
  • unconfined groundwater
  • confined groundwater
Q.36

The Harmattan is

  • cool, extremely dry wind that forms over the Sahara and blows westward or south-westward to the African coast
  • wind that blows during the dry season from December to February
  • tertiary wind that carry great quantities of fine dust from the Sahara
  • All of the above
Q.37

The languages used in China is

  • Chinese, English
  • Chinese, Arabic
  • Chinese, French
  • Chinese, Korean
Q.38

The HBJ Upgradation project, upgraded the capacity of HBJ pipeline from 18.2 MM SC MD to

  • 20 MM SC MD
  • 33.4 MM SC MD
  • 22.3 MM SC MD
  • 29.6 MM SC MD
Q.39

The imaginary line on the earth's surface, which closely follows theº meridian, is called the

  • International Date Line
  • Tropic of Cancer
  • Equator
  • Prime Meridian
Q.40

The largest fish exporting region in the world is

  • the north-east atlantic region
  • the north-east pacific region
  • the north-west pacific region
  • the south-east asian region
Q.41

The island of Sri Lanka formerly known as

  • Madagascar
  • Tasmania
  • Ceylon
  • None of the above
Q.42

The headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), formed out of erstwhile USSR, is at

  • Minsk in Byelorussia
  • Moscow in Russia
  • Kiev in Ukraine
  • Kistiner in Moldavia
Q.43

The length of the tropical years (the time interval between successive occurrences of the spring equinox) is decreasing very slowly as a result of

  • small, progressive changes in the earth's rotational speed
  • small, progressive change in earth's orbit around the sun
  • both (a) and (b)
  • None of the above
Q.44

Which of the following is tropical grassland?

  • Taiga
  • Savannah
  • Pampas
  • Prairies
Q.45

The landforms that are created by massive earth movements due to plate tectonics are called

  • structural landforms
  • weathering landforms
  • erosional landforms
  • depositional landforms
Q.46

The last major glacial period began about 2,000,years before present and is commonly known as

  • Pleistocene or ice age
  • Paleocene or ice age
  • Pliocene or ice age
  • Holocene or ice age
Q.47

The largest glaciers are

  • mountain glaciers
  • alpine glaciers
  • continental glaciers
  • piedmont glaciers
Q.48

The highest mountains on earth namely Mount Everest, KKanchenjanga are located in

  • the greater Himalayas
  • the Lesser Himalayas
  • the outer Himalayas
  • None of the above
Q.49

The largest country of the world by geographical area is

  • Russia
  • Vatican City
  • Australia
  • USA
Q.50

With the disintegration of USSR in endcomprised of ____ Union Republics.

  • 15
  • 10
  • 5
  • 25
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