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1. What was the name given to the massive ocean by Wegener?
Pangaea
Panthalassa
Angaraland
Gondwanaland
2. The continental drift theory was propounded by
Alfred Wegner
Aortelius
Hall and Danna
Abraham Ortelius
3. The Indian subcontinent was located at
60 degree South latitude
30 degree South latitude
50 degree South latitude
40 degree South latitude
4. Which one of the following is not a minor plate?
Nazca
Arabia
the Philippines
Antarctica
5. When did Alfred Wegener give continental drift theory?
1920
1946
1912
1948
6. Which one of the following terms is related to Polar fleeing force?
Revolution of the Earth
Gravitation
Rotation of the Earth
Tides
7. What is a tectonic plate that lies between the Asiatic and Pacific Plate?
Cocos Plate
Nazca Plate
Arabian Plate
Philippine Plate
8. McKenzie, Parker and Morgan
molten rock
hot rock
solid rock
small rocks
9. According to the Plate Tectonic concept, how many major plates are there?
7
9
12
11
10. By which method has facilitated correlating the rock formation from different continents across oceans?
The radiometric dating methods
Carbon 14 method
Radioactive methods
Fling method
11. What was the name given by Alfred Wegener to a large continent surrounded?
Pangaea
Panthalassa
Angaraland
Gondwanaland
12. The ocean floor may be segmented into how much division based on the depth as well as the forms of relief?
3
4
5
7
13. Which one of the following is the type of plate boundary of the Indian plate along the Himalayan Mountains?
Ocean- Continents convergence
Divergent boundary
Transform boundary
Continent convergence
14. Tillite is formed due to
(a) deposits on mountains
deposits of volcanoes
deposits of glaciers
deposits of gold
15. Which of the following is not among the eight elements?
Oxygen and Silicon
Aluminium and Iron
Calcium and Sodium
Mica and Granite
16. Which of the following is not an example of metamorphic rocks?
Slate
Marble
Limestone
Schist
17. Which mineral group is abundantly found in the earth’s crust?
Mica group
Felspar group
Oxide group
Silicate group
18. Which one of the following is the salient feature of metamorphic rocks?
Changeable
Quite
Crystalline
Foliation
19. Which one of the following are the hardest minerals?
Topaz
Diamond
Quartz
Feldspar
20. Which of the following is a ferrous mineral?
Copper
Aluminium
Iron Ore
Tin
21. A non-metallic mineral in the following minerals is
Silver
copper
zinc
coal
22. Igneous rocks are
primary rocks
secondary rocks
tertiary rocks
soft rocks
23. Which one of the following is the component of sand and granite?
Amphibol
Quartz
Pyroxene
Mica
24. The most abundant rocks found on the earth’s crust are
(a) igneous rocks
sedimentary rocks
metamorphic rocks
granite rock
25. Rocks that were originally either sedimentary, igneous, or metamorphic and have been changed further by heat and pressure are called:
Volcanic
Sedimented
Metamorphic
None of the above
26. Which one of the following is not a sedimentary rock?
)Tillite
Borax
Breccia
Marble
27. Iron is a
ferrous metal
non-ferrous metal
precious metal
non-precious metal
28. What kind of colour does Pyroxene consist of?
Green
Black
Both (a) and (b)
None of the above
29. The minerals that do not contain metal contend are known as
precious minerals
ferrous minerals
non-metallic minerals
non-ferrous minerals
30. The parent material of soils is derived from
Igneous rockS
Metamorphic rocks
Sedimentary rocks
Biological action
31. What kind of changes are bought by internal forces?
It gives birth to new landforms
It promotes moistures
Both a and b
None of the above
32. The expansion of the salt depends on
temperature
hails
atmospheric pressure
winds
33. Which of the following processes is a degradational process?
Deposition
Diastrophism
Volcanism
Erosion
34. Rapid rolling or sliding of earth debris without backward rotation of mass is known as
debris slide
slump
rockslide
mudflow
35. Which one of the following helps in aerating the soil?
Microfaun
Meso fauna
Macrofauna
All of the above
36. Debris avalanche can be included in which category?
Landslide
Slow flow mass movements
Rapid flow mass movements
Subsidence
37. The capacity of rocks to allow water to pass through it is called_________
porosity
wedging
exfoliation
hydration
38. Which is the force that continuously elevates or build up parts of the earth’s surface?
Exogenic forces
Endogenic forces
Gradation
Degradation
39. Weathering is an important to process for what? Weathering is an important to process for what?
Formation of clouds
Formation of soil
Formation of water
All of the above
40. Which one of the following materials is affected by the hydration process?
Granite
Clay
Quartz
Salts
41. What do you mean by all Earth materials having a sloping surface?
Soil erosion
Landslides
Volcanism
Slump
42. Which of the following is a type of mass movement?
Slow movements
Rapid movements
Landslides
All of the above
43. In weathering ________
No motion of material takes place
Materials move from one place to another
The deposition of material takes place
None of the above
44. Which of the following is a form of weathering?
Physical
Chemical
Biological
All of the above
45. Weathering can be defined as ___________
Mechanical disintegration of rocks
Disintegration and deformation of rocks with the help of climatic factors
Chemical decomposition of rocks
All of the above
46. Which of the following is an example of endogenic forces?
Erosion
Volcanism
Weathering
Balance
47. The erosional landform consists of
valleys
floodplains
deltas
alluvial fans
48. A deep valley characterized by steep step-like side slopes is known as?
U-shaped valley
Gorge
Blind valley
Canyon
49. A deep valley characterized by steep step-like side slopes is known as?
U-shaped valley
Gorge
Blind valley
Canyon
50. The depositional landform consists of
levees
gorge
river terraces
valley
51. What is a deep, long, and wide trough or basin with very steep concave high walls at its head as well as insides is known as?
Cirque
Glacial valley
Lateral Moraine
Esker
52. Natural levees and point bars are a depositional landform of
glaciers
waves
winds
rivers
53. Which of the following is a type of channel pattern?
Floodplains
Deltas
Meander
Alluvial Fans
54. In which one of the following regions the chemical weathering process is more dominant than the mechanical process?
Humid region
Limestone region
Arid region
Glacier region
55. In which of the following regions the chemical weathering process is more dominant than the mechanical process?
desert region
arid region
limestone region
glacier region
56. Erosional landforms are the
levees
deltas
braided channels
river terraces
57. In the mature stage, what are the loop-like channel patterns that develop in rivers?
Meanders
Canyon
Delta
Cirque
58. Erosion causes
Changes
No change
Upliftment
Construction of land
59. Deflation and abrasion activities are associated with
waves
rivers
winds
glaciers
60. What are the most important landforms in desert areas?
Chardong
Interbedded rocks
Sand dunes
Valleys
61. In the middle stages, erosion of valley sides is
vertical
lateral
gradual
negligible
62. Which of the following is created by soil erosion by the rivers?
V-shaped valley
Waterfall
Delta
Sand dunes
63. The total number of wings a seif has is
1
3
5
6
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