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question_answer1)
Arrange the following rivers in descending order in respect of discharge of water and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. Amazon |
2. Congo |
4. Hwang Ho |
3. Ganga |
A)
Amazon, Ganga, Congo and Hwang Ho done
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B)
Amazon, Congo, Ganga and Hwang Ho done
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C)
Congo, Amazon, Hwang Ho and Ganaga done
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D)
Congo, Amazon, Ganga and Hwang Ho done
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question_answer2)
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. Stream piracy occurs where a tributary with a high gradient, rapidly erodes and captures the tributary of another stream. |
2. Potholes are eroded in a stream bed by sand, pebbles, and cobbles whirled around by eddies. |
A)
Only 1 is correct done
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B)
Only 2 is correct done
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C)
Both 1 and 2 are correct done
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D)
Neither 1 nor 2 is correct done
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question_answer3)
From the trade and commercial point of view which one is the most busy river of the world?
A)
Danube done
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B)
Rhine done
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C)
St. Lawrence done
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D)
Volga done
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question_answer4)
An exotic river stands for:
A)
A river older to the mountain from where the river originates. done
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B)
A tributary river captured by the consequent river. done
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C)
A seasonal river done
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D)
A river that rises in humid region and flows through an arid region. done
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question_answer5)
The term regolith stands for:
A)
A blanket of soil and loose rock fragments overlying the bedrock. done
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B)
A calcareous concretion in the soil. done
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C)
A large body of intrusive igneous rock. done
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D)
Rock that commonly have high permeability. done
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question_answer6)
The term 'Erg' stands for:
A)
High altitude desert done
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B)
Rocky Desert done
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C)
Semi-Desert done
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D)
Sandy Desert done
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question_answer7)
The term 'Cryosphere' stands for:
A)
The area in which the gravitational force of the Moon and the Sun is predominant. done
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The region below the Lithosphere where rocks are less rigid done
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C)
The shadow zone in which the seismic waves are not recorded done
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D)
The portion of the Earth's surface where water is in a solid form. done
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question_answer8)
Consider die following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. In hot deserts the rate of evaporation is more than the rate of precipitation. |
2. Hot deserts are found on the western side of sub-tropical latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere. |
3. There are cold water currents on the western side of most of the hot deserts. |
A)
1, 2 and 3 are correct done
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B)
1 and 2 are correct done
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C)
1 and 3 are correct done
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D)
2 and 3 are correct done
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question_answer9)
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List I (Landform) | List II (Agent of Erosion) |
Yazoo | 1. Glacier |
Snout | 2. River |
Qattara | 3. Underground water |
Solution valleys | 4. Wind action |
A)
a-2 b-1 c-4 d-3 done
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B)
a-2 b-1 c-3 d-4 done
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C)
a-3 b-4 c-2 d-1 done
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D)
a-3 b-4 c-1 d-2 done
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question_answer10)
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
A)
Erete Glacier done
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B)
Bajada High altitude desert done
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C)
Ria River submerged coast done
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D)
Palaya Wind action done
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question_answer11)
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
A)
Chert is a metamorphic rock. done
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B)
Loess is without stratification done
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Erratic is a large boulder carried by glacial ice to an area far removed from its point of origin. done
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D)
In an estuary, fresh water from the river mixes with the sea and dilutes sea water. done
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question_answer12)
Radial pattern of drainage is not found in the state of:
A)
Andhra Pradesh done
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B)
Assam done
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C)
Madhya Pradesh done
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D)
Tamil Nadu done
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question_answer13)
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. The major types of weathering are mechanical disintegration and chemical decomposition. |
2. Ice wedging is the most important form of mechanical weathering. |
3. Climate greatly influences the type and rate of weathering. |
4. The major controlling climatic factors are precipitation and temperature. |
A)
1, 2, and 3 are correct done
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B)
1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct done
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C)
1, 3 and 4 are correct done
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D)
2, 3 and 4 are correct done
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question_answer14)
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
A)
Ice wedging occurs when water seeps into fractures and expands as it freezes. done
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B)
A set of joints formed essentially parallel to the surface is known as sheeting. done
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C)
Sheeting is well developed in granite rocks. done
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D)
Batholith is the result of sudden cooling of magma done
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question_answer15)
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. Plants and animals play a variety and relatively minor roles in mechanical weathering. |
2. Rodents mechanically mix the soil and loose rock particles. |
3. The roots of trees widen cracks and contributes to the rock break down |
A)
1, 2 and 3 are correct done
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B)
2 and 3 are correct done
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C)
1 and 2 are correct done
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D)
1 and 3 are correct done
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question_answer16)
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
A)
The chemical union of water and a mineral is known as hydrolysis. done
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B)
A good example of hydrolysis is the chemical weathering of feldspar. done
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C)
Oxidation is the combination of oxygen in the atmosphere or dissolved in water, with a mineral. done
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D)
The process of carbonation is more pronounced in the hot deserts. done
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question_answer17)
The largest quantity of sand is found in the desert of:
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Raba-aI-Khali done
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B)
Simpson Desert done
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C)
Sonaro Desert done
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D)
Victoria Desert done
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question_answer18)
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. Loess is a fine grained clay and silt deposited by wind |
2. Loess soil is confined in Asia and North America |
3. Loess deposits are without strata |
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1 and 2 are correct done
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B)
1 and 3 are correct done
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C)
2 and 3 are correct done
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D)
1, 2 and 3 are correct done
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question_answer19)
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List I (Landform) | List II (Agent of Erosion) |
(a) Inselberg | 1. Fluvial-action |
(b) Cave | 2. Sea waves |
(c) Tombolo | 3. Underground water |
(d) Wind Gap | 4. Wind action |
A)
a-3 b-4 c-1 d-2 done
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B)
a-3 b-1 c-4 d-2 done
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C)
a-4 b-2 c-3 d-1 done
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D)
a-4 b-3 c-2 d-1 done
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question_answer20)
River piracy is found mainly in the:
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Dendretic Drainage done
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B)
Parallel Drainage done
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C)
Rectangular Drainage done
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D)
Trellis Drainage done
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question_answer21)
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List I (Landform) | List II (Agent of Erosion) |
(a) Cataract | 1. Wind Action |
(b) Erratics | 2. Fluvial Action |
(c) Polje | 3. Glaciers |
(d) Barkhan water | 4. Underground |
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a-2 b-3 c-4 d-1 done
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B)
a-2 b-3 c-1 d-4 done
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C)
a-3 b-2 c-1 d-4 done
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D)
a-3 b-3 c-4 d-1 done
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question_answer22)
Which one of the followings represent igneous rocks?
A)
Gabbro, Conglomerate, Basalt, and Periodite done
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B)
Andesite, Basalt, Gneiss and Rhyolite done
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C)
Andesite, Diorite, Gabbro and Rhyolite. done
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D)
Basalt, Dirorite, Gabbro and Slate done
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question_answer23)
Which one of the following sets represents the metamorphic rocks?
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Gneiss, Evaporite, Marble and Quartzite done
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B)
Gneiss, Quartzite, Schist and Slate done
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C)
Dolomite, Gneiss, Marble and Schist done
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D)
Conglomerate, Gneiss, Quartzite and Slate done
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question_answer24)
Which one of the following statements is not correct about granite rocks?
A)
Granite is a permeable rock. done
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B)
Granite is weathered by the process of exfoliation. done
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C)
Granite is a coarse-grained igneous rock. done
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D)
Granite is not affected by chemical weathering. done
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question_answer25)
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. The height of the South Pole is 3000 metres above the sea level. |
2. The lowest temperature of the world is recorded at Vostok. |
3. The mean temperature of the South Pole is about \[-{{50}^{o}}C\] |
4. The warmest day on Antarctica recorded a temperature of about \[-{{15}^{o}}C\] |
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1, 2 and 3 are correct done
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B)
1, 3 and 4 are correct done
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C)
1, 2 and 4 are correct done
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D)
1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct done
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question_answer26)
Consider the following statements about the lithosphere and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. Earth's crust and that portion of the uppermost mantle directly below the crust extends down up to 70 km. |
2. Lithosphere varies in thickness from only a few kilometers in oceans. |
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Only 1 is correct done
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B)
Only 2 is correct done
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C)
Both 1 and 2 are correct done
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D)
Neither 1 nor 2 is correct done
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question_answer27)
Deep focus earthquakes originate generally at a depth of:
A)
70 km done
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B)
150 km done
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C)
200 km done
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D)
300km done
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question_answer28)
Which one of the following is not correct about the Mauna Loa Volcano?
A)
It rises about 9000 M above the sea level. done
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It is the result of convergent of plates. done
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C)
The source of lava of this volcano is in the mantle of the Earth. done
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D)
The Mauna Loa lies in the south-eastern part of the Hawaii Islands done
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question_answer29)
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below:
1. A sharp release of energy that produces shaking in Earth's crust is known as earthquake. |
2. Earthquake is a universal phenomenon recorded in all parts of the world. |
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Only 1 is correct done
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B)
Only 2 is correct done
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C)
Both 1 and 2 are correct done
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D)
Neither 1 nor 2 are correct done
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question_answer30)
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
A)
The general east-west trend of Himalayas terminates suddenly at its western and eastern extremities. done
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B)
The Himalayan Ranges are sharply bent southward in deep knee-bend flextures which are called syntaxial bends. done
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C)
The syntaxial in the west is near the Nanga Parbat. done
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D)
The Eastern Syntaxial Bend lies in the state of Assam done
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