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1. The minor planets revolving between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars are called
Novas
Comets
Meteors
Asteroids
2. The lowermost and the oldest epoch of the Tertiary Period of geologic time is
Pliocene
Palaeozoic
Holocene
Palaeocene
3. The luminous coloured ring, surrounding the sun is called the
nebula
comet
asteroid
corona
4. he longest ship canal in the world is the
St. Laurence Seaway (USA and Canada)
Suez canal, Egypt
Kiel canal, Germany
Panama canal, Central America
5. 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
6. 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.
7. The meridian passing through London is called the
equator
Tropic of Cancer
Prime Meridian of 0� Meridian
Tropic of Capricorn
8. The most recent era of the geological time scale is
Mesozoic
cenozoic
Triassic
paleocene
9. The low heating capacity of which of the types of coal reduces its value as an industrial fuel?
Anthracite
Bituminous coal
Lignite
Peat
10. The most important factor that is affecting all the chemical weathering processes is
vegetation
topography
climate
None of the above
11. The longest river in the Common wealth of independent states is the
Irtysh river
Ob river
Yenisei river
Volga river
12. The monsoon climatic regions are
South-east Asia including Australia, Africa, America
Europe and South America
Asia, Africa and Antarctica
None of the above
13. The main vegetation of the steppe type climatic regions is
evergreen forests
evergreen deciduous forests
large grasslands
coniferous forests
14. The minerals of sulphide group are
Cinnabar
Pyrite
Galena
All of the above
15. The major crude oil markets are the
Middle East regions
far east regions
both (a) and (b)
None of the above
16. The most important force that provide resistance to particles towards entertainment is
frictional resistance
particle cohesive bonds
particle adhesive bonds
momentum
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
18. The magnetosphere becomes unstable during the magnetic storms during a period of
initial phase
storm sudden commencement phase
main phase
None of the above
19. The major cause of species extinction is
agricultural activities
extraction (including mining, fishing, logging)
development (human settlements, industry)
habitat loss and degradation
20. The major crops found in Sudan are
rice, barley, bananas, cocoa
maize, cotton, bananas, groundnut
bajra, oats, tobacco
wool, wine, jute
21. The most pleasant elements i.e. summer temperatures rarely above 40� and winters are fairly mild, occur in the
tropical mid-latitude zone
sub-tropical latitude zone
temperature mid-latitude zone
sub-temperature latitude zone
22. The movement of particles by rolling, sliding and shuffling along the eroded surface is called
saltation
suspension
traction
solution
23. Which of the following is an igneous rock?
Granite
Limestone
Slate
Quartzite
24. 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
25. 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
26. The most explosive type of volcano is
the caldera
a cinder cone
basalt plateau
shield volcanoes
27. The lowest point, on land, in the world is
Death valley, USA
Caspian sea, Russia
Dead sea, Jordan/Israel
Lake Eyre, Australia
28. 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
29. 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
30. 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
31. 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
32. 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
33. 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
34. 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
35. he model which explains the various types of igneous rocks
rock cycle
Bowens reaction series
both are similar terms
None of the above
36. The mean surface temperature of the sun is estimated to be of the prder of
5500�C
4000�C
2000�C
1000�C
37. Which of the following is an inland sea?
Caribbean sea
Caspian sea
Red sea
Yellow sea
38. The most densely populated country of Africa is
Mauritius
Rwanda
Burundi
Sierra Leone
39. 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.
40. 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
41. The main types of air mass include maritime tropical(mT) maritime polar(mP) maritime arctic(mA) continental polar(cP)
All of the above
I, III, IV
I, IV
I, II
42. The major motion of the planet earth includes
rotation
revolution
both (a) and (b)
any of these depending upon the question under construction
43. The most salty sea in the world is
Red sea
Dead sea
Arabian sea
Mediterranean sea
44. 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
45. The most notable example of a tectonic valley is that of the
Doon valley
Kashmir valley
plains of Aksai Chin
None of the above
46. The monetary currency of Greece is called (prior to Jan 1, 2002).
guilder
drachma
yen
dinar
47. 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
48. 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
49. 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
50. 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
51. 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
52. The major graphite producing country is
Russia
Sri Lanka
India
China
53. 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
54. The mica belt of the Himalayas, the major part of it is situated in
Andhra Pradesh
Bihar
Rajasthan
West Bengal
55. he most well known member of halick group is
Halite
Pyrite
Galena
Hematite
56. The mountains that separate European and Arctic Russia are
the Pyranees
the Balkans
the Carpathians
the Urals
57. The main properties of cosmic ray particles are
its electric charge
its rest mass
its energy
All of these are its properties
58. 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
59. The magnetic field generated due to magnetic storm is directed in the ____ direction to the earth's main field.
same
opposite
southward
northward
60. The main factor determining a region's climate is
longitude
latitude
temperature
All of the above
61. 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
62. The mean radius of the earth is approximately
32,000 km
6,400 km
9,600 km
12,800 km
63. Which of the following is a warm current?
Benguela current
Labrador current
Kurosiwo current
South Pacific current
64. The major countries of central America are
Belize, Costa Rica, Panama
China, Taiwan, Japan
Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait
All of the above
65. 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
66. 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
67. 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
68. The moon
is the natural satellite of earth
has no liquid water
has no atmosphere
All of the above
69. The moon's volume is about ____ that of earth.
1/40 th
1/50 th
1/60 th
1/20 th
70. 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
71. 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
72. The main crops of kharif are
rice, jowar, bajra
ragi, maize
cotton, jute
All of the above
73. 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
74. The longest epoch of the tertiary period is
Palaeocene
Eocene
Oligocene
Miocene
75. The main watershed of most of the peninsular river lies in the
Aravalli hills
Raj Mahal hills
Siwalik hills
Western Ghats
76. The longest day (shortest night) in the southern hemisphere is
12:00 AM
12:00 AM
12:00 AM
12:00 AM
77. The most obvious effect of pressure on rocks is
foliation
lineation
lithification
the reorientation of mineral crystals
78. The longest era of the classification of the history of earth is
Cainozoic era
Pre-Cambrian era
Palaeozoic era
Mesozoic era
79. 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
80. The minimum values of annual receipts of solar radiation occur at
the equator
the tropics
the arctic
. None of the above
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