Q.1

The imaginary axis at which the earth rotates remains inclined at an angle of ____ to the plane of earth's orbit.

  • 44 1/2 °
  • 55 1/2 °
  • 66 1/2 °
  • 0 °
Q.2

The ionosphere includes

  • mesosphere
  • thermosphere
  • thermosphere and exosphere
  • thermosphere, exosphere and mesosphere
Q.3

The infrared radiation by sun are strongly absorbed by

  • carbon dioxide
  • water vapours
  • carbon dioxide and water vapours
  • ozone
Q.4

The hot and cold deserts together occupy nearly ____ land area of the world.

  • 1/2
  • 1/4th
  • 1/3rd
  • 3/4th
Q.5

The Homolographic projection has the correct representation of

  • shape
  • area
  • baring
  • distance
Q.6

The latitudinal differences in pressure delineate a number of major pressure zones, which correspond with

  • zones of climate
  • zones of oceans
  • zones of land
  • zones of cyclonic depressions
Q.7

The higher the wind speed and the longer the fetch or distance of open water across which the wind blows and waves travel, the ____ waves and the ____ energy they process.

  • larger, more
  • larger, less
  • smaller, more
  • smaller, less
Q.8

The hazards of radiation belts include

  • deterioration of electronic circuits
  • damage of solar cells of spacecraft
  • adverse effect on living organisms
  • All of the above
Q.9

The great Victoria Desert is located in

  • Canada
  • West Africa
  • Australia
  • North America
Q.10

The intersecting lines drawn on maps and globes are

  • latitudes
  • longitudes
  • geographic grids
  • None of the above
Q.11

The major crude oil markets are the

  • Middle East regions
  • far east regions
  • both (a) and (b)
  • None of the above
Q.12

The main objective of centrally sponsored Command Area Development programme is

  • improving the utilisation of irrigation potential
  • optimizing agricultural productivity and production from the irrigated area
  • both (a) and (b)
  • None of the above
Q.13

The Mistral is

  • very cold wind, which blows down from the plateau of central France
  • swift, dry, cold northerly wind that blows down from the western Alps and the plateau of Southern France and out over the Mediterranean
  • wind that blows for 100 days a year and may cause extensive frost damage to plants
  • All of the above
Q.14

The main percentage of the volume of water in the hydrosphere is in

  • oceans and seas
  • groundwater's, rivers and streams
  • glaciers and ice sheets
  • freshwater lakes and water vapours
Q.15

The minimum values of annual receipts of solar radiation occur at

  • the equator
  • the tropics
  • the arctic
  • None of the above
Q.16

The main period of Mesozoic era include

  • Triassic period and Cretaceous period
  • Jurassic period and Triassic period
  • Triassic period, Jurassic period and cretaceous period
  • cretaceous period and Jurassic period
Q.17

The longest epoch of the tertiary period is

  • Palaeocene
  • Eocene
  • Oligocene
  • Miocene
Q.18

The mean distance of the earth from the sun is approximately

  • 149,502,000 km
  • 150,503,000 km
  • 148,000,000 km
  • 150,000,000 km
Q.19

The moon orbits the earth at a mean distance approximately

  • 0.384 million km
  • 149.6 million km
  • 579 million km
  • 227.9 million km
Q.20

The mean basin area of successive ordered streams formed a linear relationship when graphed. This statement is given by

  • morph metric analysis
  • law of drainage composition
  • law of basin areas
  • None of the above
Q.21

The Suez canal connects the

  • Baltic sea and the Caspian sea
  • Mediterranean sea and the Red sea
  • Red sea and the Caspian sea
  • Mediterranean sea and the North sea
Q.22

The main vegetation of the steppe type climatic regions is

  • evergreen forests
  • evergreen deciduous forests
  • large grasslands
  • coniferous forests
Q.23

Which of the following is an inland sea?

  • Caribbean sea
  • Caspian sea
  • Red sea
  • Yellow sea
Q.24

The meridian passing through London is called the

  • equator
  • Tropic of Cancer
  • Prime Meridian of 0� Meridian
  • Tropic of Capricorn
Q.25

The minerals resources of north-eastern zone include

  • coal, Fe, Mn, Cu, Mica, U, diamond
  • crude Petroleum and natural gas
  • Fe, Au(gold)
  • natural gas, Fe, Au, Mn, U
Q.26

The major cause of species extinction is

  • agricultural activities
  • extraction (including mining, fishing, logging)
  • development (human settlements, industry)
  • habitat loss and degradation
Q.27

The main percentage of the volume of water in the hydrosphere is in

  • oceans and seas
  • groundwater, rivers and streams
  • glaciers and ice sheets
  • freshwater lakes and water vapours
Q.28

The main watershed of most of the peninsular river lies in the

  • Aravalli hills
  • Raj Mahal hills
  • Siwalik hills
  • Western Ghats
Q.29

The major control over the form of the developing slope is exerted by

  • inputs to the hill slope
  • outputs from the hill slope
  • balance between inputs and outputs from the hill slope system
  • None of the above
Q.30

The mean radius of the earth is approximately

  • 32,000 km
  • 6,400 km
  • 9,600 km
  • 12,800 km
Q.31

The most explosive type of volcano is

  • the caldera
  • a cinder cone
  • basalt plateau
  • shield volcanoes
Q.32

The minerals of sulphide group are

  • Cinnabar
  • Pyrite
  • Galena
  • All of the above
Q.33

The most densely populated country of Africa is

  • Mauritius
  • Rwanda
  • Burundi
  • Sierra Leone
Q.34

The most well known member of halick group is

  • Halite
  • Pyrite
  • Galena
  • Hematite
Q.35

The most recent era of the geological time scale is

  • Mesozoic
  • cenozoic
  • Triassic
  • paleocene
Q.36

The most salty sea in the world is

  • Red sea
  • Dead sea
  • Arabian sea
  • Mediterranean sea
Q.37

The moon

  • is the natural satellite of earth
  • has no liquid water
  • has no atmosphere
  • All of the above
Q.38

The major crops found in Sudan are

  • rice, barley, bananas, cocoa
  • maize, cotton, bananas, groundnut
  • bajra, oats, tobacco
  • wool, wine, jute
Q.39

The main tributaries of Indus river system are

  • the Jhelum, the Chenab , the Ravi
  • the Beas, the Sutlej
  • both (a) and (b)
  • None of the above
Q.40

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

  • June 21
  • December 22
  • July 21
  • November 22
Q.41

The middle latitude extends between

  • 23(1/2)? North to 32(1/2)? South
  • 23(1/2)? and 66? in both the hemispheres
  • 66? North to 66? South
  • North pole and South pole
Q.42

Which of the following is a warm current?

  • Benguela current
  • Labrador current
  • Kurosiwo current
  • South Pacific current
Q.43

The lowest point, on land, in the world is

  • Death valley, USA
  • Caspian sea, Russia
  • Dead sea, Jordan/Israel
  • Lake Eyre, Australia
Q.44

The major countries of Middle East are

  • Iran, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait
  • UAE, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen
  • Israel, Turkey, Cyprus, Afghanistan
  • All of the above.
Q.45

The mountains that separate European and Arctic Russia are

  • the Pyranees
  • the Balkans
  • the Carpathians
  • the Urals
Q.46

The low heating capacity of which of the types of coal reduces its value as an industrial fuel?

  • Anthracite
  • Bituminous coal
  • Lignite
  • Peat
Q.47

The most densely populated regions in the world are

  • the monsoon climatic regions
  • the equatorial regions
  • the hot desert climatic regions
  • the summer climatic regions
Q.48

The moon's volume is about ____ that of earth.

  • 1/40 th
  • 1/50 th
  • 1/60 th
  • 1/20 th
Q.49

The most pleasant elements i.e. summer temperatures rarely aboveand winters are fairly mild, occur in the

  • tropical mid-latitude zone
  • sub-tropical latitude zone
  • temperature mid-latitude zone
  • sub-temperature latitude zone
Q.50

The model which explains the various types of igneous rocks

  • rock cycle
  • Bowens reaction series
  • both are similar terms
  • None of the above
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