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1.Whichofthefollowingisnotakharifcrop?

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

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