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19751.

What is a molten igneous substance called?

A. mantle
B. Mangma
C. cl
D. Border
Answer» C. cl
19752.

What is the temperature of freshly fired lava?

A. 100 to 300 degree Celsius. In the middle of
B. 300 to 600 degree C. In the middle of
C. 600 to 1200 degree C. In the middle of
D. 1200 to 1800 degree C. In the middle of
Answer» D. 1200 to 1800 degree C. In the middle of
19753.

What percentage of the surface is covered by basalt?

A. 20
B. 30
C. 40
D. 50
Answer» B. 30
19754.

Which of the following topography is different from others on the basis of attainment stage?

A. dike
B. Lacolith
C. stitch
D. nourished cone
Answer» E.
19755.

What percentage is more in acid igneous rocks?

A. of iron
B. of silica
C. of quartz
D. none of these
Answer» C. of quartz
19756.

Which of the following minerals does not have association with sedimentary rocks?

A. Coal
B. Hematite
C. asbestos
D. mineral oil
Answer» D. mineral oil
19757.

What is meant by the word rock in geographical studies?

A. soft clay particles
B. hard and small particles of soil
C. hard and large particles of soil
D. all matter from which the crust is made
Answer» E.
19758.

Which one of the following rocks is different from the rest on the basis of formation process and physical characteristics?

A. marble
B. basalt
C. slate
D. rhinestones
Answer» C. slate
19759.

Who was the author of Saare Jahan Se Achcha Hindustan Hamara?

A. Mohammad Iqbal
B. Bhagat Singh
C. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
D. Abul Kalam Azad
Answer» B. Bhagat Singh
19760.

Which is the most abundant non-metal in the earth's crust?

A. sodium
B. aluminum
C. Iron
D. silicon
Answer» E.
19761.

Which part of the earth's atmosphere behaves like a solid in spite of extreme temperatures?

A. mantle
B. core
C. Table
D. none of these
Answer» C. Table
19762.

Which type of rocks is most widespread in the southern plateau?

A. granite
B. laterite
C. Lava
D. sand stone
Answer» C. Lava
19763.

Who gave the division of land in the form of Sial, Sima and Nife?

A. Van der Great
B. the daily
C. by holmes
D. sweis
Answer» E.
19764.

What is the correct sequence (from most ancient to the latest) of the Third Kalpi era?

A. new, mediocre, primitive, under-modern
B. primordial, short-lived, ephemeral, mediocre
C. latest, latest, mediocre, mediocre
D. primordial, short-lived, mediocre, eponymous
Answer» E.
19765.

Which of the following earthquake waves can pass through the core of the Earth?

A. P
B. S
C. P and S
D. from both S and L
Answer» B. S
19766.

What separates the Mohorovic discontinuity?

A. to core and metal
B. plate and mantle
C. inner core and outer coda
D. to Saima and Nife
Answer» C. inner core and outer coda
19767.

What separates the 'Gutenberg-Weichert discontinuity'?

A. to core and metal
B. plate and mantle
C. inner core and outer coda
D. outer mantle and inner mantle
Answer» B. plate and mantle
19768.

What is the correct shape of the earth?

A. ellipsoid
B. geoid
C. Spheroid
D. no one
Answer» C. Spheroid
19769.

What is the length of the equatorial diameter of the Earth?

A. 7951 miles
B. 7927 miles
C. 7910 miles
D. 8000 miles
Answer» E.
19770.

Where did Buddha give his first sermon?

A. in Uruvela
B. in Sarnath
C. in kushinagar
D. in Bodhgaya
Answer» C. in kushinagar
19771.

What is the approximate volume of the Earth?

A. 2000 billion cubic km.
B. 1083 billion cubic km.
C. 1500 billion cubic km.
D. 1750 billion cubic km.
Answer» C. 1500 billion cubic km.
19772.

With reference to the hypothesis of the origin of planets, which of the following statements is correct?

A. The planets are formed due to the aggregation of all the matter of nine rings separated from the nebula in the form of nine knots.
B. The planets have been formed due to the different aggregation of all the material of the nine rings that came back from the original one ring from the nebula.
C. Planets are formed due to the agglomeration of planets.
D. Planets are formed from filaments.
Answer» E.
19773.

Who among the following was on the southern bank of the Tethys Sea?

A. gondwana land
B. Laresia
C. Arabian Shield
D. siberian shield
Answer» B. Laresia
19774.

Between which of the following planets is theAsteroid-Weltlocated?

A. Jupiter-Venus
B. Jupiter-Arun
C. Jupiter-Saturn
D. Jupiter-Mars
Answer» E.
19775.

Which of the following planets is closest to Earth?

A. wed
B. Venus
C. Mars
D. Jupiter
Answer» C. Mars
19776.

What is the average distance of the Sun from Earth?

A. 915 million miles
B. 945 million miles
C. 930 million miles
D. 901 million miles
Answer» D. 901 million miles
19777.

When did Taylor introduce his site-displacement theory?

A. From the tragic era
B. from the jurassic era
C. from the Cambrian era
D. from the Cretaceous
Answer» E.
19778.

Which scholar expressed his opinion about 'flow' in 1858?

A. edward sweis
B. Freak
C. ontonio snyder
D. Gregory
Answer» D. Gregory
19779.

Which principle is there in Jainism and Buddhism, on which there is disagreement between the two religions?

A. severe penance
B. emphasis on morality
C. emphasis on pure conduct
D. Rejection of caste discrimination
Answer» B. emphasis on morality
19780.

Who is included in the Indian Parliament?

A. Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha
B. Lok Sabha
C. President
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
19781.

How many subjects are there in the state list at present?

A. 97
B. 66
C. 61
D. 62
Answer» D. 62
19782.

Which is the largest institution of Panchayati Raj?

A. Zilla Parishad
B. Village Panchayat
C. Gram Sabha
D. Panchayat committee
Answer» B. Village Panchayat
19783.

Which of the following were the northern banks of the Tethys Sea?

A. gondwana land
B. Arabian Shield
C. ember land
D. siberian land
Answer» D. siberian land
19784.

What is the approximate age of Earth?

A. 4.5 billion years
B. 180 crore years
C. 225 million years
D. 195 million years
Answer» B. 180 crore years
19785.

Kanishka, who was the Indian scientist who died in a plane crash in June 1985?

A. Dr. Homy J. Bhabha
B. Dr.Meghnath Saha
C. Dr. Y Naidumma
D. Vikram Sarabhai
Answer» D. Vikram Sarabhai
19786.

How many players are there in a hockey team?

A. Ten
B. Eleven
C. Twelve
D. thirteen
Answer» C. Twelve
19787.

How many players play in a team in Kho-Kho?

A. nine players
B. ten players
C. eleven players
D. twelve players
Answer» B. ten players
19788.

What were the people of Indus Valley Civilization unfamiliar with?

A. from copper
B. from iron
C. by the fire
D. from agriculture
Answer» C. by the fire
19789.

Who is the excavator of Harappan Civilization?

A. Dayaram Sawhney
B. NS. B Lal
C. ng majumdar
D. Rakhan Das Banerjee
Answer» B. NS. B Lal
19790.

Which was the great center of Buddhist learning during the Gupta period?

A. Ayodhya
B. Nashik
C. Nalanda
D. Ujjain
Answer» D. Ujjain
19791.

Which of the following eras was credited with the invention of the decimal system in present-day mathematics?

A. Kushan Age
B. secret age
C. Mauryan Age
D. crescent age
Answer» C. Mauryan Age
19792.

Who founded the Gurjara-Parihar dynasty?

A. Nagabhatta has
B. Vatsaraja
C. Harshavardhana
D. Mihirbhoj has
Answer» B. Vatsaraja
19793.

The paintings in the Ajanta caves belong to which period?

A. of the Maurya dynasty
B. of the Gupta dynasty
C. of the Kushan dynasty
D. of the Vardhan dynasty
Answer» C. of the Kushan dynasty
19794.

What was the main feature of the economic condition of the Gupta period?

A. Promotion of industries and agriculture
B. trade by sea and road
C. Establishment of business rules
D. Establishment of categories of craftsmen
Answer» B. trade by sea and road
19795.

Who was the main scholar of medicine during the Gupta period?

A. vagbhatt
B. Patanjali
C. varahamihira
D. panini
Answer» B. Patanjali
19796.

The codification of the two epicsRamayanaandMahabharataprobably took place during the Gupta period in which century?

A. 4th century AD
B. 3rd century AD
C. fifth century AD
D. 6th century AD
Answer» B. 3rd century AD
19797.

Who is Miss Universe 2012?

A. Olivia Culpo
B. jenny tugono
C. Leila Lopez
D. Shilpa Singh
Answer» B. jenny tugono
19798.

The era of climax of ancient Indian art and architecture was?

A. Rajput era
B. Mauryan Age
C. secret age
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
19799.

What are the most famous names in astronomy during the Gupta period?

A. varahamihira
B. Brahmagupta
C. Aryabhatta
D. Patanjali
Answer» D. Patanjali
19800.

Which of the following are the gold coins of Gupta period?

A. penny
B. dinar
C. Nishk
D. But
Answer» C. Nishk