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A.Jute
B.Maize
C.Mustard
D.Rice
Option:A
2.Theshapeofearthis
A.sphere
B.oblatespheroid
C.circular
D.spheroid
Option:B
3.ThetertiarywindsonthenorthoftheAlps(Europe)arecalled
A.theChinook
B.thefoehn
C.thesirocco
D.theloo
Option:B
4.Thetropicaleasterlieswindlieat
A.030?latitude
B.3060?latitude
C.6090?latitude
D.1040?latitude
Option:A
5.Thespringseasoninthenorthtemperatezoneiswhen
A.thesunisdirectlyoverheadtheequator
B.thesunisdirectlyoverheadtheTropicofCancer
C.thesunreturnstoequator
D.thesunisattheTropicofCancer
Option:A
6.ThetermAbyssalrefersto
A.innermostpartoftheearth
B.organismfoundintheshallowwaterzoneoftheseas
C.deeperpartsoftheoceans
D.Noneoftheabove
Option:C
7.Thetransportofwarmairtowardthepolesandcoldairtowardtheequatorisdueto
A.thetemperaturegradient
B.thedevelopmentofwaves
C.thelatitudedifference
D.thelongitudedifference
Option:B
8.ThetraditionallandsofthenomadsofCentralAsiaare
A.MongoliaandTibet
B.SinkiangandTurkistan
C.Kirghizsteppe
D.Alloftheabove
Option:D
9.Thetimeintervalfromwhenthegivenstarpassesdirectlyoverheadtowhenitnext
passeddirectlyoverhead,isdefinedas
A.onesiderealday
B.onesolarday
C.boththetermsaresimilar,soanyofthesemaybeused
D.Noneoftheabove
Option:A
10.Thethreerecognizedmajorfishinggroundsoftheworldarelocatedinthe
A.northernhemisphereonly
B.southernhemisphereonly
C.twointhesouthernhemisphereonlyandoneinthenorthernhemisphere
D.oneinthesouthernhemisphereonlyandtwointhenorthernhemisphere
Option:A
11.Thevariationinthedurationofthedayandthenightisduetoearths
A.rotationonitsaxis
B.revolutionaroundthesun
C.inclinationofanangleof60(1/2)degrees
D.both(a)and(b)
Option:D
12.Thesulphitesareamineralgroupthatcontainoneormoremetallicelementsin
combinationwiththesulphatecompound____
A.SO3
B.SO2
C.SO4
D.SO
Option:C
13.Thetermflorainthecontextofnaturalvegetationrefersto
A.assemblageofplantspecieslivinginassociationwitheachotherinagivenenvironmental
frame
B.plantsofaparticularregionorperiod,listedbyspeciesandconsideredasagroup
C.alargetractcoveredbytreesandshrubsanditsadministrationforassessingeconomic
benefits
D.roleplayedbyspeciesofanimalsinthemaintenanceofecologicalbalance
Option:B
14.Whichofthefollowingisconcernedwiththestudyofcharacteristics,originand
developmentoflandforms?
A.Ecology
B.Geography
C.Geology
D.Geomorphology
Option:D
15.ThesoilscommontothesoutheasternUSAarecalled
A.ultisols
B.alfisols
C.aridsols
D.mollisols
Option:A
16.Thesouthernmostpartoftheworldis
A.CapeofGoodHope,Africa
B.CapeofHorn,S.America
C.Colombo,SriLanka
D.Wellington,NewZealand
Option:B
17.Thetextureofasoilrefersto
A.thesizedistributionofthemineralparticlescomposingthesoil
B.thedistributionofmineralparticlesinthesoil
C.thecrystaldistributioninsoil
D.Noneoftheabove
Option:A
18.Thesteadyorinitialphaseofthemagneticstormsis
A.precededbystormsuddencommencement
B.magneticstormatmiddleandlowaltitudes
C.asharpincreaseofthefield
D.Noneoftheabove
Option:A
19.TheSuezcanalconnectsthe
A.BalticseaandtheCaspiansea
B.MediterraneanseaandtheRedsea
C.RedseaandtheCaspiansea
D.MediterraneanseaandtheNorthsea
Option:B
20.TheuppermostepochoftheNeogeneperiodis
A.thePlioceneepoch
B.thePleistocenepoch
C.theMioceneepoch
D.theOligoceneepoch
Option:A
21.Thetypeofigneousrockthatformfrommagmaisafunctionof
A.thechemicalcompositionofthemagma
B.temperatureofsolidification
C.therateofcooling,whichinfluencesthecrystallisationprocess
D.Alloftheabove
Option:D
22.Theslowdownslopemovementofsoilandsedimentbecauseoffrostheavingand
thawingiscalled
A.solifluction
B.gelifluction
C.frostcreep
D.rockfall
Option:C
23.Thetransverse,longitudinalandsurfacewavesinanearthquakeoriginatefrom
A.theepicentrewithinthebodyoftheearth
B.thefocusonthesurfaceoftheearth
C.thefocuswithinthebodyoftheearth
D.theepicentreonthebodyoftheearth
Option:C
24.Thesmallestcountryoftheworldis
A.Russia
B.Vaticancity
C.Brazil
D.Canada
Option:B
25.Thesmallestannualtemperaturerangeoccursinthe
A.equatorialtropicalclimatezone
B.subtropicalclimatezone
C.temperateclimatezone
D.polarclimatezone
Option:A
26.TheSouthFrigidZoneistheregion
A.lyingbetween66(1/2)?southand90?south
B.lyingbetweentheAntarcticcircletothesouthpole
C.hasthecoldestclimatethroughouttheyear
D.Alloftheabove
Option:D
27.Thetemperatureneededtokeeptheearthssurfaceandtheatmospherein
thermalequilibriumiscalled
A.thesurfacetemperature
B.equilibriumtemperature
C.themeanglobalsurfacetemperature
D.globaltemperature
Option:C
28.Theshorttermvariationsoftheatmosphere,rangingfromminutestomonthsare
called
A.climate
B.weather
C.temperature
D.humidity
Option:B
29.Thetideproducedasaconsequenceofthemoonandthesunpullingtheearthin
thesamedirectioniscalled
A.ebbtide
B.hightide
C.springtide
D.neaptide
Option:C
30.Thetropicalcycloneswithmaximumsustainedsurfacewindsof33msarecalled
A.tropicaldepressions
B.tropicalstorms
C.hurricane
D.Noneoftheabove
Option:C