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




2. The rock formations that cannot store groundwater are called




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




4. The Penumbra is




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




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




7. The oldest rocks found in ocean basins are ____ than the oldest continental rocks.




8. The period of daylight




9. The process of weathering results into




10. The part of continental margin that is structurally a part of continent?




11. The original landmass, pangola split into




12. The R-horizon of soil horizon consists of




13. The propagation of radio signals is greatly influence by




14. The pyramidal peaks that form when several cirques chisel a mountain form three more sides are called




15. The process that involves the eroded material being dissolved and carried along in water as individual ions is called




16. The relative abundance of dissolved salts in seawater in descending order is as follows




17. The planets with no natural satellites (reported so far) are




18. The percentage of the incident radiation reflected back to space is called




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




20. The religion of Afghanistan is




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




22. The reaction between compounds and oxygen is called




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




24. he progressive wave theory regarding of tides was put forth by




25. The original founders of Common wealth of Independent States, in December 1991, are




26. The Pyrenees mountains are located on the border between ____ and ____




27. The process of evaporation of water in nature is one of the basic components of the hydrological cycle. The other process that is considered to be essential for the completion of hydrological cycle is the




28. The ocean water is saline due to




29. The platform and the basement rock together form




30. The platform and the basement rock together form The process that explains the recent changes in the height of sea level in coastal areas of eastern and northern Canada and Scandinavi is




31. TThe river Jordan drains into the




32. The ratio of land to ocean in the southern hemisphere is




33. The polar diameter is ____ to the equatorial diameter.




34. The process that directs precipitation down plant branches and stems is called




35. The region of three W's that is wheat, wool and wine is




36. The process that creates a sub layer, which is white to gray in colour and composes of silica sand in the A horizon is called




37. The ratio of the weight of water vapour to the total weight of air (including the water vapor) is called




38. The polar Easterlies lie at




39. The phenomenon of an opening occurring in the earth's surface through which a jet of hot water and steam is forces out at irregular intervals is called




40. The northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere are separated by




41. The process of soil development is called




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




43. The panama canal links




44. The Rhine river of northern Europe empties into




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




46. The planets called the inner planets, are




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




48. The planets that are called superior planets are




49. The phenomenon associated with collision and subduction of the planet is




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




51. The polar regions of earth cannot support forest growth because




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




53. The ridges of the waves are where the jet stream of waves closes to the




54. The rate at change of temperature is called




55. The rate of infiltration normally declines rapidly during the early part of rainstorm event and reaches a constant value after several hours of rainfall. The factors responsible for this phenomenon are the filling of fine soil pores with water, which reduces capillary forces moistened soil, clay particles to swell and reduce the size of pores raindrop impact breaking up with soil clumps, splashing fine particles into pores




56. The process where the particle moves from the surface to the medium in quick, continuous, repeated cycles is called




57. The obscuring of one celestial body by another, particularly that of the sun or a planetary satellite




58. The river Sutlej, on which the Bhakra Dam has been built, originates from




59. The process of destruction or dying of fronts is called




60. The Palaeozoic era starts at ____ million years ago and ends at ____ million years ago.




61. The reaction is carbonate and bicarbonate ions with mineral is called




62. The plants grown in equatorial regions include




63. The process that may cause physical weathering or mechanical rupture are




64. The process of particle detach ment by moving glacial ice is called




65. The points in the ecliptic farthest north and south of the celestial equator are called




66. Which of the following is concerned with the description and mapping of the main features of the universe?




67. The process that creates the deep oceanic trenches is called




68. The rainfall in the peninsular interior averages about




69. The ozone layer at high altitude contains




70. The number of a topographic map is 47A/16/NW. Its scale must be




71. The right ascension is the equivalent of longitude on the celestial sphere, and it is given in the units of




72. The radiation belts are zones in space around the




73. The periods of different eras are further divided into




74. The Plio-Pleistocene boundary lies about ____ years ago, at the beginning of the interval of warming after the last Pleistocene glaciations.




75. he Palaeozoic era contains ____ time periods.