The major important force which provide resistance to particles towards entertainment is
1.frictional resistance
2.particle cohesive bonds
3.particle adhesive bonds
4.momentum
The metamorphism that contains the chemical replacement of elements in rock minerals when gases with liquids permute into bedrock is called
1.metasomatic metamorphism
2.dynamic metamorphism
3.thermal metamorphism
4.contact metamorphism
The most important factor that is affecting all the chemical weathering processes is
1.Vegetation
2.topography
3.Climate
4.None of these
In Which period magnetosphere become unstable by magnetic storm?
1.Initial phase
2.storm sudden commencement phase
3.main phase
4.None of the above
Landon meridian passing is known as-
1.equator
2.prime minister of meridian
3.Tropic of Cancer
4.Tropic of Capricorn
length of the day is determined in
1.solar terms
2.astronomical units
3.length of the hours
4.None
length of the day is determined in
1.solar terms
2.astronomical units
3.length of the hours
4.None
list of important mountains of Europe is
1.Alps, Himalayas, Rock mountains
2.Andes, Alps, Pyrenees
3.Alps, Carpathians, Pyrenees, Apennines
4.None
Species extinction major cause is
1.agricultural activities
2.habitat loss and degradation
3.Both of the above
4.None of the above
Sulphide group minerals are
1.Cinnabar
2.Pyrite
3.Galena
4.All of the above
The great Victoria Desert is located in
1.Australia
2.India
3.Canada
4.Usa
The greatest variety of animal and plant species is fund in
1.tropical moist forests
2.temperate grasslands
3.tundra regions
4.in hot desert
The ground water that occurs when flow of the subterranean water is not confined by the presence of impermeable layers is called
1.confined groundwater
2.unconfined groundwater
3.aquifer
4.artesian
The groundwater can become confined between two impermeable layers. This type of enclosed water is known as
1.artesian well
2.artesian
3.unconfined groundwater
4.confined groundwater
The gulf that separates Finland and Sweden in Europe is
1.the Gulf of Lions
2.the Gulf of Bothnia
3.the Gulf of Genoa
4.the Gulf of Venice
The habitats valuable for commercially harvested species are called
1.sea grass bed
2.coral reefs
3.hot spots
4.all
The hazards of radiation belts include
1.damage of solar cells of spacecraft
2.deterioration of electronic circuits
3.adverse effect on living organisms
4.All of the above
The headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States, formed out of erstwhile USSR, is at
1.Kiev in Ukraine
2.Minsk in Byelorussia
3.Moscow in Russia
4.Kistiner in Moldavia
The heavier silicates named as Sima or silica + magnesium are most abundant in the
1.core
2.crust
3.mantle
4.ocean floors
The heavy day soils that show significant expansion and contraction due to the presence or absence of moisture is called
1.vertisols
2.aridsols
3.histosols
4.andisols
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.
1.larger, less
2.larger, more
3.smaller, less
4.smaller, more
The highest and lowest values of a weather element observed over the entire period of record are
1.extremes
2.absolute extremes
3.average extremes
4.relative extremes
The highest average salinity amongst the following seas is reported from
1.Red Sea
2.Dead Sea
3.Black Sea
4.Mediterranean Sea
The highest concentration of mineral deposits are found in which of the following zone?
1.northwestern zone
2.northeastern zone
3.southern zone
4.none
The highest mountain peak of Oceania is
1.Mt. Cook, South Island (New Zealand)
2.Mt. Victoria, Papua New Guinea
3.Mt. Kosciusko, Australia
4.None
The highest mountains in Africa, which is not part of any mountains chain, is called as
1.Mt. Kilimanjaro
2.Mt. Aconcagua
3.Mt. Kosciuszko
4.Mont Blanc
The Himalayan mountain system belongs to which of the following?
1.Residual mountains
2.Volcanic mountains
3.Block mountains
4.None
The Homolographic projection has the correct representation of
1.Baring
2.Shape
3.Area
4.None
The hot and cold deserts together occupy nearly ____land area of the world.
1.1/3rd
2.1/4th
3.1/2
4.3/4th
The hot, dry wind on the east or leeward side of the Rocky mountains (North America) is called
1.the Sirocco
2.the Chinook
3.the Harmattan
4.the Loo
The humidity of air of earth depend on which factor?
1.location
2.temperature
3.weather
4.all
The hunting and gathering economy can support only
1.2 person per sq. km
2.1 person per sq. km
3.3 person per sq. km
4.5 person per sq. km
The hydrological cycle is a conceptual model that describes
1.the movement of water between biosphere, atmosphere, lithosphere and hydrosphere
2.the storage of water between biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and lithosphere
3.A and B
4.None
The Ice age ended about ___ years ago.
1.14000
2.1400
3.140
4.14
The imaginary line on the earths surface, which closely follows the 180° meridian, is called the
1.Tropic of Cancer
2.International Date Line
3.Equator
4.Prime Meridian
The import of crude oil and petroleum done from national oil companies of producer countries, which have a net exportable surplus of oil is by
1.term tenders
2.term contracts
3.monthly tenders
4.All of them
The infrared radiation by sun are strongly absorbed by
1.water vapours
2.carbon dioxide and water vapours
3.carbon dioxide
4.ozone
The initial increase of magnetic field in magnetic storms is caused
1.when there is a large decrease in field intensity
2.when the shock wave, associated with the gusty solar wind, compresses the magnetosphere
3.when the gust wind itself engulfs the magnetosphere
4.none of the above
The intersecting lines drawn on maps and globes are
1.Longitudes
2.Latitudes
3.Geographic grids
4.None of the above
The ionosphere contains ionized air that protects the earth from
1.the infrared rays of the sun
2.the ultraviolet rays of the sun
3.the falling meteorites
4.None
The ionosphere includes
1.thermosphere
2.mesosphere
3.thermosphere and exosphere
4.thermosphere, exosphere and mesosphere
The iron industries of which countries are dependent on imported raw materials
1.Poland
2.Britain
3.Japan
4.All
The iron ore mined at Bailadila is mostly
1.magnetic
2.limonite
3.siderite
4.haematite
The island of Sri Lanka formerly known as
1.Tasmania
2.Ceylon
3.Madagascar
4.None
The islands of Seychelles are located in which ocean?
1.Atlantic
2.Arctic
3.Indian
4.Pacific
The islands with coral covered surfaces in Bay of Bengal are
1.Nicobar islands
2.Andaman islands
3.A and B
4.None
The knowledge about the topography of the ocean basins has been derived from
1.echo sounder
2.seismic surveying
3.side-scan sonar
4.all
The landforms that are created by massive earth movements are called as
1.weathering landforms
2.structural landforms
3.depositional landforms
4.erosional landforms
The landforms that are influences by several process namely, weathering, erosion, deposition are known as
1.structural landforms
2.polygenetic landforms
3.polycyclic landforms
4.None of the above
The landmass of which of the following continents is the least?
1.Australia
2.Africa
3.Asia
4.Europe
The largest country of the world by geographical area is
1.Vatican City
2.Russia
3.USA
4.Australia
The largest dune files are found in
1.North Africa
2.Middle East
3.A and B
4.None
The largest fish exporting region in the world is
1.the south-east asian region
2.the north-west pacific region
3.the north-east pacific region
4.the north-east atlantic region
The largest gold producing country in 2006 in the world ?
1.South Africa
2.India
3.USA
4.Australia
The largest production of mica in Asia is form in which of the following country?
1.Malaysia
2.Indonesia
3.Myanmar
4.India
The last major glacial period began about 2,000,000 years before present and is commonly known as
1.Paleocene or ice age
2.Pleistocene or ice age
3.Pliocene or ice age
4.Holocene or ice age
The last major glacial period began about 2,000,000 years before present and is commonly known as
1.Paleocene or ice age
2.Pleistocene or ice age
3.Pliocene or ice age
4.Holocene or ice age
The latitude AA on the map shows which of the following?
1.Tropic of Capricorn
2.Equator
3.Tropic of Cancer
4.None
The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of
1.Equator
2.South pole
3.Axis of earth
4.North pole
The latitudinal differences in pressure delineate a number of major pressure zones, which correspond with
1.zones of oceans
2.zones of climate
3.zones of cyclonic depressions
4.zones of land
The layer of the earth, immediately below the crust, is called
1.inner core
2.outer core
3.inner mantle
4.outer mantle
The least explosive type of volcano is called
1.Shield volcanoes
2.Cinder cone
3.Basalt plateau
4.Composite volcanoes
The length of the tropical years is decreasing very slowly as a result of
1.Small, progressive changes in the earths rotational speed
2.Small, progressive change in earths orbit around the sun
3.A and B
4.None
The limit beyond which the stars suffer internal collapse is called the
1.Chandrasekhar limit
2.Raman Effect
3.Aurora Borealis
4.Quasan Zone
The longest ship canal in the world is the
1.Suez canal, Egypt
2.St. Laurence Seaway (USA and Canada)
3.Kiel canal, Germany
4.Panama canal, Central America
The low heating capacity of which of the types of coal reduces its value as an industrial fuel?
1.Anthracite
2.Bituminous coal
3.Lignite
4.Peat
The lowermost epoch of the Tertiary Period of geologic time is
1.Pliocene
2.Palaeozoic
3.Holocene
4.Palaeocene
The main vegetation of the steppe type climatic regions is
1.evergreen forests
2.evergreen deciduous forests
3.large grasslands
4.coniferous forests
The major crude oil markets are the
1.Middle East regions
2.Far East regions
3.Both of the above
4.None of the above
The major events of Pre-Cambrian era include
1.formation of present day atmosphere
2.formation of crust, continents and oceans
3.formation of crust, birth of oldest known rock, origin of life
4.All of the above
The most recent era of the geological time scale is
1.Mesozoic
2.cenozoic
3.Triassic
4.paleocene
The pedogenic process associated with poor drainage and which involves the accumulation of organic matter in the upper layers of the soil is called
1.gleisation
2.salinisation
3.calcification
4.podsolisation
The Penumbra is
1.The outer portion of the moon shadow
2.A and C
3.Formed by the tangent that intersects between the sun and the moon
4.None
The process of capture of precipitation by the plant canopy and its subsequent return to the atmosphere is called
1.stem flow
2.sublimation
3.interception
4.through fall
The rays of light of distant stars is affected by
1.Atmosphere of earth
2.Interstellar dust
3.A and B
4.None
The river situated along the border between the USA and Mexico is
1.the Amazon
2.the Rio Grande
3.the Mississippi
4.none
The rock formations that cannot store groundwater are called
1.aquicludes
2.aquifers
3.perched aquifer
4.spring
The temperature increases rapidly after
1.ionosphere
2.stratosphere
3.exosphere
4.troposphere
The temperature increases rapidly after
1.ionosphere
2.stratosphere
3.exosphere
4.troposphere
Tropical grassland??
1.Taiga
2.Pampas
3.Prairies
4.Savannah
Which among the following is the largest glaciers?
1.mountain glaciers
2.continental glaciers
3.alpine glaciers
4.piedmont glaciers
Which of the following group of minerals chemically containing hydrocarbons?
1.organic group
2.silicate group
3.oxide group
4.hydride group
Which of the following is leading state in producing paper
1.Maharashtra
2.West Bengal
3.Madhya Pradesh
4.Uttar Pradesh
Which of the following is the island state of Australia
1.Queensland
2.Tasmania
3.Victoria
4.New South Wales
Which of the following is the largest city in Latin America
1.Caracas
2.Mexico city
3.Rio-de-Janeiro
4.Buenos Aires
Which of the following is the largest continent in the world?
1.Asia
2.Africa
3.Antarctica
4.Australia
Which of the following is the largest fresh water lake of Africa, area wise is
1.lake Victoria
2.lake Malawi
3.lake Tanganyika
4.Lake Rudolf
Which of the following is the largest part of our hydrosphere is
1.Atlantic Ocean
2.Pacific ocean
3.Indian Ocean
4.Antarctica ocean
Which of the following languages used in China country?
1.Chinese, Arabic
2.Chinese, English
3.Chinese, Urdu
4.Chinese, French
Which of the following longest river in the Common wealth of independent states is-
1.Irtysh river
2.Ob river
3.Yenisei river
4.None of the above
Which of the following major geological events of the Palaeozoic era include-
1.Caledonian mountain rise, life comes ashore
2.Appalachians and Central European mountains come up
3.Both of the above
4.None of the above
Which of the following minor planets revolving between the orbits of and Mars and Jupiter :-
1.Novas
2.Comets
3.Meteors
4.Asteroids
Which of the following monsoon climatic regions ?
1.South-east Asia including Australia, Africa, America
2.Europe and South America
3.Asia, Africa and Antarctica
4.None of the above
Which of the the luminous coloured ring, surrounding the sun -
1.nebula
2.comet
3.asteroid
4.corona
which of the types of coal reduces the low heating capacity of its value as an industrial fuel?
1.Anthracite
2.Bituminous coal
3.Lignite
4.Peat
Which one is a largest gulf in the world
1.Persian Gulf
2.Gulf of Mexico
3.Gulf of Carpentaria
4.Gulf of Mannar
With the disintegration of USSR in end 1991, comprised of ____ Union Republics.
1.20
2.15
3.23
4.9
Within the transporting medium, transport can occur by
1.solution and traction
2.suspension
3.solution
4.All of the above
Without which of the following the equator would be much hotter than it is while the poles would be much cooler.
1.cycle of air circulation
2.latitudinal redistribution of heat
3.global wind pattern
4.all are similar terms
Without which of the following the equator would be much hotter than it is while the poles would be much cooler.
1.cycle of air circulation
2.latitudinal redistribution of heat
3.global wind pattern
4.all are similar terms