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1. Which of the following planet is an example of Jovian planet?
Earth
Mercury
Venus
Saturn
2. Which of the following layer of the earth is termed as Sial?
Core
Crust
Mantale
None of the above
3. Which among the following the correct English Official name of CERN ( Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire)?
European Organization for Nuclear Research
European Council for Nuclear Research
European Center for Nuclear Research
European Nuclear Research organization
4. Which among the following lakes makes the border tripoint of Kenya , Tanzania & Uganda ?
Lake Turkana
Lake Victoria
Lake Tivu
Lake Tanganyika
5. The logo of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is depicts which among the following animals?
Panda
Polar Bear
Tiger
Stag
6. Mogao Caves, also known as Caves of the Thousand Buddhas are located in which among the following countries?
Cambodia
China
Japan
Vietnam
7. Who was the first to observe Saturn with a telescope?
Galileo Galilei
Issac Newton
Jacques Cassini
David H. Levy
8. What is the Sidereal Month in Hours , Minutes and Seconds?
27 days, 7 hours and 11.6 seconds
27 days, 8 hours and 11.6 seconds
27 days, 9 hours and 11.6 seconds
27 days, 11 hours and 11.6 seconds
9. Which of the following is worlds longest estuary?
Orange River Estuary
Great Bay
Gulf of Ob
San Francisco Bay
10. Zebrafish, which has been genetically modified in Glofish to be sold as a pet is native to which among the following countries?
India and Sri Lanka
Australia & New Zealand
India and Pakistan
Japan
11. The winds that blow from the subtropical high pressure belts towards the sub polar low pressure belts are called as ?
Local Winds
Trade Winds
Westerlies
Easterlies
12. Which among the following comet is seen every 75 to 76 years?
Halleys Comet
Holmes Comet
Donatis Comet
Orion
13. Shale is an example of ?
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphic Rock
None of the above
14. 180 degree longitude is also known as ?
Arctic Circle
International Date Line
The Great Circle
Equator
15. The part of Earths lithosphere that surfaces in the ocean basins is called ?
Ocean floor
Ocean crust
Continental slope
None of the above
16. The Magna Carta was a charter of Rights granted to the Englishmen during 1215 AD by which of the following ?
King John II
Henry I
Henry II
Hary I
17. Which among the following is the most abundant element by mass in Earths Crust ?
Iron
Aluminum
Nickel
Oxygen
18. About 90% of the worlds earthquakes and 80% of the worlds largest earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire. In which sea this Ring of Fire lies ?
Himalayan Area
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Mediterranean Area
19. Headquarters of Asian Clearing Union is loacted at
Manila
Beijing
Tokyo
Tehran
20. Which country is compiling Worlds first Traditional Knowledge Digital Library?
China
India
USA
UK
21. Which among the following River is not in Asia?
Amur
Lena
Mekong
Berg
22. Which of the following country is known as Kalaallit Nunaat, meaning Land of the people ?
Estonia
Greenland
Iceland
Panama
23. Which among the following is correct about Heliopause?
Heliopose is the theoretical boundary beyond which Light from Sun can not reach
Heliopose is the theoretical boundary beyond which heat from Sun can not reach
Heliopose is the theoretical boundary beyond which Solar Winds can not reach
Heliopose is the theoretical boundary beyond which there is no existence of Solar system
24. Which among the following is the worlds highest island?
Hawaii
Borneo
New Guinea
Sumatra
25. Gwadar Bay is located in which gulf?
Gulf of Guinea
Gulf of Gabes
Gulf of Oman
Gulf of Aden
26. Rama Setu or Rama Bridge is located in which gulf?
Gulf of Khambhat
Gulf of Kutch
Gulf of Oman
Gulf of Mannar
27. Which is the smallest gulf country in the world?
Bahrain
Oman
Iraq
Qatar
28. Which Isthmus connects the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf?
Isthmus of Rivas
Isthmus of Corinth
Madison Isthmus
Isthmus of Avalon
29. Which of the following Isthmus is disputed between Gibraltar and Spain?
Isthmus of Potidea
Isthmus of Gibraltar
Isthmus of Corinth
Isthmus of Suez
30. Which is the second longest canyon in the world?
Echo Canyon
Amazon Canyon
Ulubey Canyon
Fish River Canyon
31. Which among the following is a hypothesized area at the edge of the Solar system?
Oort cloud
Comets
Proxima Centauri
Meteor
32. What is the bubble like region in the interstellar medium known as ?
Chromosphere
Heliosphere
Photosphere
Corona
33. Which planet among the following does not have a natural satellite?
Saturn
Mercury
Neptune
Uranus
34. Which Era is known as the Age of Mammals?
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Paleozoic
Neoproterozoic
35. Which metamorphism happens without any appreciable chemical change?
Dynamic Metamorphism
Thermal Metamorphism
Contact Metamorphism
Regional Metamorphism
36. What are deep focus earthquakes also known as?
Crustal earthquakes
Intraplate earthquakes
Both 1 & 2
Neither 1 & 2
37. What are Stratovolcanoes also called?
Shield volcanoes
Composite volcanoes
Supervolcanoes
Volcanic cones
38. What is the narrow opening of the Volcano called?
Crater
Vent
Dyke
Sill
39. Which among the following is a permafost or periglacial landform?
Stacks
Seifs
Hummocks
Demoiselles
40. What are the processes involved in the formation of Badlands?
Erosion
Deposition
Both 1 & 2
Neither 1 & 2
41. Which among the following is not an example of a dissected plateau?
Alps Mountains
Catskill Mountains
Deccan Plateau
Allegheny Plateau
42. What is a valley through which a river runs called?
Vale
Tor
Cuesta
Deil
43. What is the line of lowest elevation within a valley or watercourse called?
Delta
Thalweg
Cuesta
Meander
44. What is an isolated steep sided residual hill composed of either limestone, marble, or dolomite called?
Inselberg
Mogote
Uvala
Horn
45. Which among the following pairs of landforms is not correctly matched?
Side valley A valley with a tributary to a larger river
Hill Landform that extends above the surrounding terrain
Mountain pass A geographic area containing several geologically related mountains
Rift valley Linear lowland created by a tectonic rift or fault
46. What is a steep slope separating two relatively level regions called?
Escarpment
Arete
Tor
Doab
47. Which among the following mountain ranges is located in Russia?
Andes
Ural
Arakan Yoma
Vosges
48. Which among the following plateau is famous for Sheep rearing in Argentina?
Colorado Plateau
Mexican Plateau
Bolivian Plateau
Patagonian Plateau
49. The Shipki La pass is located in which among the following states in India?
Sikkim
Arunachal Pradesh
Uttarakhand
Himachal Pradesh
50. Which among the following has the highest albedo?
Forests
Deserts
Fresh snow
Land surface
51. What is an imaginary line joining places having equal temperatures called?
Geotherm
Isotherm
Ectotherm
Eurytherm
52. How many climatic groups did Koeppen recognise?
20
10
5
2
53. The Sargasso Sea is located in which among the following oceans?
Pacific
Atlantic
Indian
Arctic
54. What is the shallow submerged extension of the continent called?
Continental Rise
Continental Shelf
Continental Slope
Submarine Trenches
55. Which raises the temperature near the eastern coast of North America and the West Coast of Europe?
Labrador
Canary
Gulf Stream
Benguela
56. Which among the following is not a cold current in the Atlantic Ocean?
Falkland current
Labrador current
Brazilian current
Benguela current
57. Which among the following layers of the Earths atmosphere is ideal for flying aeroplanes?
Troposphere
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
Ionosphere
58. Which among the following layers of the earths atmosphere helps in Radio transmission?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
59. The Kalahari desert is located in which among the following continents?
Africa
Asia
Europe
South America
60. In which among the following countries is the Lut Desert located?
Iran
Iraq
Afghanistan
Pakistan
61. What is a law stating that Coriolis forces deflect winds to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere called?
Boyles Law
Zeroth Law
Ferrels Law
Hookes Law
62. Which among the following winds originate from sub tropical high pressure belt and move towards subpolar low pressure belt?
Westerlies
Trade winds
Easterlies
Monsoons
63. The Challenger Deep is located in which among the following oceans?
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean
64. Which is the warmest ocean in the world?
Pacific
Atlantic
Indian
Southern
65. In which among the following oceans is the Factorian Deep located?
Indian
Atlantic
Pacific
Southern
66. Which among the following is not a push factor of migration?
Pleasant Climate
Unemployement
Poor living conditions
Socio-economic backwardness
67. Where was the first municipal corporation was set up in India?
Calcutta
Bombay
Delhi
Madras
68. The Kalmuk tribes inhabit which among the following areas?
Rockies
Atlas
Altai
Himalayas
69. What is the forest activity involving the production of Timber called?
Ranching
Mariculture
Lumbering
Algaculture
70. Which among the following statements is the correct definition of the term Carrying capacity of the land?
It is the gross total of the natural vegetation in the land
It is the number of animals a given area of land can support with its natural vegetation minus the respiration rate
It is the number of animals a given area of land can support with its natural vegetation and artificial vegetation
It is the number of animals a given area of land can support with its natural vegetation
71. Which among the following pairs of Tribes and their Habitat is not correctly matched?
Red Indians Aborigines of North America
Masai Cattle herders of South America
Hottentots Tropical Africa
Inuits Inhabitants of Tundra
72. Who among the following said, Asia has many people where people are few and few places where people are very many ?
Charles Darwin
F Hoyle
George Cressey
Thomas Hess
73. What are cities accommodating population size between one to five million called?
Urban Agglomeration
Census Town
Class I Town
Metropolitan City
74. What is the climate of most regions of nomadic herding?
Humid
Arid and Semi-arid
Monsoon
Cold and Dry
75. Which among the following are the representative groups of the animal herders of Africa?
Yakut
Masai
Eskimos
Bedouins
76. Who among the following has given the classification of Agriculture?
Jeans Jacques
D. Whittlesey
Alexander Humboldt
Thomas Hess
77. Where did the earliest plantation came up?
Islands off the Guinea coast of Africa.
Galapos Islands
Islands of Indonesia
Ireland
78. Musa sapientum, is a variety of which among the following crops?
Cotton
Silk
Tobacco
Banana
79. Which among the following factor/factors affect the industrial location? 1. Government Policy 2. Relief 3. Climate 4. Raw Materials Select the correct code from the options given below:
Only 1, 3 & 4
Only 3 & 4
Only 1 & 4
1, 2, 3 & 4
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