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Q1. Regions with congenial climate and fertile soil, ideal for human occupancy is known as .......

ecofriendly

Ecumen

plains

none of them.

Q2. Contour bunding is used ...

to stop the winds in sandy deserts

to irrigate desert areas

to prevent erosion in hilly areas

none of these

Q3. Which of the following statements is NOT CORRECT? (a) Mahanadhi river rises in Chhatisgarh (b) Godavari river rises in Maharashtra {c} Cauvery river rises in Andhra Pradesh (d) Tapti river rises in Madhya Pradesh.

Q4. Acidic soils are not found in ............

Tripura

Manipur

Assam

Rajasthan

Q5. The hill biosphere reserve in Tamilnadu is ......

Yercaud

Nilgiris

Kodaikkanal

none of them.

Q6. North India gets rainfall due to ....

Northern cold winds

South west monsoons

North East monsoons

Western disturbances

Q7. .............is the highest hill of South India.

Anamalai

Nilgiris

Cardamom

Munnar

Q8. As one moves from the equator to the poles along a meridican ..............

the variety of flora and fauna decreases

the variety of flora and fauna increases

the variety of flora alone increases

the variety of fauna alone increases.

Q9. Richter Scale is used to measure the .................

intensity of earthquakes

velocity of winds

depths of waterbodies

heat

Q10. It takes 11 seconds for the light to reach the earth from moon and 8 minutes from the Sun. How much time will it take from the nearest bright star to reach the earth?

4.5 minutes

45 minutes

45 months

4.3 light years.

Q11. "Willy Willy" is a term generally used to indicate............

a very high tide as it occurs during tsunami

an earthquake

tropical cyclone occuring in Indian Ocean near India

tropical cyclone or dust devil in/near Australia

Q12. Isohels are the cartographic lines connecting places with equal..........

cloud formation

sun shine

flowering time

snow fall

Q13. Isobaths are contour lines on a map or graph showing .............

rainfall

pressure

ocean depth

time

Q14. Which of the following states is land locked?

Maharashtra

West Bengal

Andhra Pradesh

Bihar

Q15. ASSERTION {A}: During the Neap Tides, the high tide is lower and the low tide is higher than usual. REASON {R} : The Neap Tide, unlike the Spring Tide, occurs on the New Moon instead of on the Full Moon.

Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true

Q16. Among the following soils, which one is found in heavy rainfall regions?

Alluvial

Laterite

Red

Black

Q17. Which of the following phenomenon occur due to stars?

Comet

Black Hole

Ozone Hole

Rainbow

Q18. Isohalines are the contour lines of waterbodies or places with equal............

hailstorms

salinity

altitude

transport cost

Q19. Why Russia has many local time differences

Because of long east west stretches

because north south stretch is more

because it covers two continents

because of large differences in climate.

Q20. Lines joining places experiencing a thunderstorm at the same time are known as............

isohaline

isobath

isobronts

isohyets

Q21. "Epicentre" is a geological term associated with.............

earthquakes

folding of rocks

faulting of curst

earth's interior

Q22. Black Cotton Soil of India belong to...............

chernozem

alluvial

podzol

laterite

Q23. Forests helps in

soil erosion

soil protection

depleting the soil of its moisture

all of these

Q24. Pick the correct statement.

Planets have an apparent motion and twinkle

Planets have no apparent motion but twinkle

Planets have an apparent motion but do not twinkle

Planets have no apparent motion and do not twinkle

Q25. ..............soil is most commonly found in the Indo-Gangetic Plain.

laterite

regur

podzol

alluvial

Q26. The pedogenic regime with which the movement of salts to the upper layers of soils is associated (through capillary action) is ..............

gleisation

podzolisation

calcification

none of them

Q27. Laterisation occurs in ...........

warm and humid areas

riverine tracts

cool temperate areas

poorly drained areas

Q28. Different seasons are formed because ...

the Sun is moving around the earth

of revolution of the earth around the sun on its orbit

of rotation of the earth around its axis

all of these

Q29. The pedogenic regime of calcification is commonly associated with which of the following?

coastal areas

cool temperate areas

mid latitude steppe lands

hot, humid areas

Q30. With what type of climate is the pedogenic regime of podzolisation associated?

cool and dry

humid temperate

equatorial

hot and dry

Q31. Which of the pedogenic regimes is associated with hot, dry climates?

calcification

gleisation

laterisation

podzolisation

Q32. Bermuda Triangle (sometimes called the Devil's Triangle) lies in which of the following oceans?

South Pacific

North Pacific

North Atlantic

South Atlantic

Q33. Earthquakes are caused due to

volcanic eruptions

land slides

cyclones

movement of a part of earth's surface on account of the faulting of rocks

Q34. The layers in soil are referred as ............

layers

horizons

profile

pedocals

Q35. ..............is an organic rock.

coal

slate

granite

marble

Q36. Rocks formed deep inside the earth by the solidification of the lava is known as ................rocks.

sedimentary

volcanic

metamorphic

plutonic

Q37. There are two places P and Q. The longitudes of P and Q are 45 degreeE and 60 degreeW respectively. What will be the difference in their local times?

7 hours

6 hours

3.5 hours

same local time at both the places

Q38. Metamorphic rocks originate from...........rocks.

sedimentary

igneous

both igneous and sedimentary

none of them

Q39. Among the following Indian states which one receives the maximum rainfall?

Kerala

Meghalaya

Maharashtra

Gujarat

Q40. The Red Sea is an example of a ..........structure.

residual

folded

faulted

lava

Q41. How the grass lands of South America called?

Stepes

Prairies

Pampas

Savanna

Q42. Convergence of the Western and Eastern Ghats take place at ........

Kanyakumari

Javadu Hills

Nilgiri Hills

Cardamom Hills

Q43. Plateaus located between plains and mountains are known as ..................

Piedmont plateaus

peninsular plateaus

continental plateaus

none of them

Q44. How the local hot winds in the USA and Canada, which move down the west slopes of the Rockies are called?

Chinook

Nevada

Chili

none of these

Q45. Humidity of the air ....

increases with the increase in atmospheric temperature

decreases with the increase in atmospheric temperature

is not affected by the change in atmospheric temperature

does not show any consistent behaviour with the change in atmospheric temperature.

Q46. Plains formed in limestone regions are known as ..........

alluvial plains

flood plains

peneplains

karst plains

Q47. Plains formed due to the filling up of lakes are known as ......

flood plains

delta plains

lacustrine plains

till plains

Q48. How do we call the theory suggesting that South America and Africa continents were once joined to gether is.............

Continental Drift Theory

Ritter's Theory

Kant's Theory

Tetrahedral Theory

Q49. Himalayan rivers are perennial because ...

they flow from inexhaustible springs in the Himalayas

they are fed in summer by melting snow of Himalayas

there is continuous rain throughout the year in the catchment areas

none of these.

Q50. The crustal layer of the earth is also known as .............

nife

moho

sima

sial

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