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| 2651. |
Compos in Brazil and Llanos in Venezuela are examples of |
| A. | Temperate grasslands |
| B. | Tundra type of vegetation |
| C. | Tropical grasslands |
| D. | Mediterranean vegetation |
| Answer» D. Mediterranean vegetation | |
| 2652. |
Conservation of species outside their natural habitat is called |
| A. | in-situ conservation |
| B. | in-vivo conservation |
| C. | ex-situ conservation |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 2653. |
'Evaporites' is |
| A. | a rock |
| B. | a meterite |
| C. | a brackish water pan |
| D. | an evaporimeter |
| Answer» B. a meterite | |
| 2654. |
Due to which of the below mentioned reasons, do clouds float in the sky?A. Low temperatureB. Low speedC. Low pressureD. Low density |
| A. | A |
| B. | D |
| C. | C |
| D. | B |
| Answer» D. B | |
| 2655. |
Punjab shares roughly _____ kms of International border. |
| A. | 553 |
| B. | 682 |
| C. | 366 |
| D. | 464 |
| Answer» B. 682 | |
| 2656. |
How many days does the moon take to revolve around the earth ? |
| A. | 26.32 days |
| B. | 27.32 days |
| C. | 30 days |
| D. | 365 days |
| Answer» C. 30 days | |
| 2657. |
Examine the following statements and select the proper option.Statement ‘A’: Inner core of the Earth is made up by Nickel and Ferrous.Statement ‘B’: The Earth’s crust is made up of Silica, Aluminium and Magnesium. |
| A. | Statement ‘A’ and ‘B’ are both correct. |
| B. | Statement ‘A’ is correct and ‘B’ is wrong |
| C. | Statement ‘A’ is wrong and ‘B’ is correct. |
| D. | Statement ‘A’ and ‘B’ are both wrong. |
| Answer» B. Statement ‘A’ is correct and ‘B’ is wrong | |
| 2658. |
In the Northern Hemisphere, two weeks after ______, the Earth is in its orbit around the Sun at the Aphelion. |
| A. | winter solstice |
| B. | autumnal equinox |
| C. | vernal equinox |
| D. | summer solstice |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2659. |
Lakshadweep is in the ____. |
| A. | Bay of Bengal |
| B. | Pacific ocean |
| C. | Indian ocean |
| D. | Arabian sea |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2660. |
If the plane of the earth’s equator were not inclined to the plane of the earth’s orbit, |
| A. | The year would be longer |
| B. | The winter would be longer |
| C. | There would be no change of seasons |
| D. | The summers would be warmer |
| Answer» D. The summers would be warmer | |
| 2661. |
According to Koeppen's classification of climatic regions 'Aw' indicates? |
| A. | Monsoon type with short dry season |
| B. | Tropical savannah |
| C. | Hot desert type |
| D. | Polar type |
| Answer» C. Hot desert type | |
| 2662. |
Between India and East Asia, the navigation-time and distance can be greatly reduced by which of the following?1. Deepening the Malacca straits between Malaysia and Indonesia.2. Opening a new canal across the Kra isthmus between the Gulf of Siam and the Andaman Sea.Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» D. Neither 1 nor 2 | |
| 2663. |
In terms of population which is the largest city of China? |
| A. | Beijing |
| B. | Shanghai |
| C. | Guangzhou |
| D. | Shenzhen |
| Answer» C. Guangzhou | |
| 2664. |
Eastern boundary of Kashmir is ______ |
| A. | Siachen Glacier |
| B. | Gilgit - Baltistan |
| C. | Karakoram |
| D. | Ladakh region |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2665. |
Ozone layer present in the atmosphere absorbs ________. |
| A. | Cosmic rays |
| B. | To infrared rays |
| C. | Ultraviolet rays |
| D. | All radiations |
| Answer» D. All radiations | |
| 2666. |
'Big-Bang theory' explains the origin of |
| A. | Mammals |
| B. | Ice-age |
| C. | Universe |
| D. | Ocean |
| Answer» D. Ocean | |
| 2667. |
Identify the correct statements from the following :Statement 'A': The weight of water vapour per unit volume of air in specific temperature is called relative humidity.Statement 'B': Specific humidity is the ratio of air water vapour content to its water vapour capacity at a given temperature. |
| A. | Statements 'A' and 'B' both are correct |
| B. | Statements 'A' and 'B' both are incorrect |
| C. | Statement 'A' is correct but statement 'B' is incorrect |
| D. | Statement 'A' is incorrect but statement 'B' is correct |
| Answer» C. Statement 'A' is correct but statement 'B' is incorrect | |
| 2668. |
Cirrus and cumulus are types of ______. |
| A. | soil |
| B. | mountains |
| C. | clouds |
| D. | waves |
| Answer» D. waves | |
| 2669. |
For which of the following is the mountainous land most useful? |
| A. | Source of water |
| B. | Agriculture |
| C. | Settlement |
| D. | Mineral resource |
| Answer» B. Agriculture | |
| 2670. |
The products of ____ are a major source of sediments for erosion and ____ |
| A. | weathering, deposition |
| B. | deposition, weathering |
| C. | rocks, weathering |
| D. | rocks, deposition |
| Answer» B. deposition, weathering | |
| 2671. |
The study of human geography includes study of |
| A. | human society and culture |
| B. | behaviour and urban systems |
| C. | economics and politics |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2672. |
The phenomenon of an opening occurring in the earth's surface through which a jet of hot water and steam is forces out at irregular intervals is called |
| A. | crater |
| B. | geyser |
| C. | hot spring |
| D. | volcano |
| Answer» C. hot spring | |
| 2673. |
The study of day-to-day variations in weather called is called |
| A. | climatology |
| B. | meteorology |
| C. | cyclogenesis |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. cyclogenesis | |
| 2674. |
The most densely populated country of Africa is |
| A. | Mauritius |
| B. | Rwanda |
| C. | Burundi |
| D. | Sierra Leone |
| Answer» B. Rwanda | |
| 2675. |
The part of continental margin that is structurally a part of continent? |
| A. | Continental shelf |
| B. | Continental Slope |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 2676. |
The soils whose parent material tend to be rich in sand are |
| A. | spodsols |
| B. | alfisols |
| C. | aridsols |
| D. | ultisols |
| Answer» B. alfisols | |
| 2677. |
The lowermost and the oldest epoch of the Tertiary Period of geologic time is |
| A. | Pliocene |
| B. | Palaeozoic |
| C. | Holocene |
| D. | Palaeocene |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2678. |
The main watershed of most of the peninsular river lies in the |
| A. | Aravalli hills |
| B. | Raj Mahal hills |
| C. | Siwalik hills |
| D. | Western Ghats |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2679. |
The R-horizon of soil horizon consists of |
| A. | unweathered bedrock |
| B. | weathered parent material |
| C. | plant litter at various levels of decomposition |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. weathered parent material | |
| 2680. |
The most salty sea in the world is |
| A. | Red sea |
| B. | Dead sea |
| C. | Arabian sea |
| D. | Mediterranean sea |
| Answer» C. Arabian sea | |
| 2681. |
The planet with the maximum number of natural satellites (moons), so far discovered is |
| A. | Jupiter |
| B. | Neptune |
| C. | Saturn |
| D. | Uranus |
| Answer» B. Neptune | |
| 2682. |
The polar Easterlies lie at |
| A. | 0-30° latitude |
| B. | 30-60° latitude |
| C. | 60-90° latitude |
| D. | 90° latitude |
| Answer» D. 90° latitude | |
| 2683. |
The minimum values of annual receipts of solar radiation occur at |
| A. | the equator |
| B. | the tropics |
| C. | the arctic |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 2684. |
The time interval from when the given star passes directly overhead to when it next passed directly overhead, is defined as |
| A. | one sidereal day |
| B. | one solar day |
| C. | both the terms are similar, so any of these may be used |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. one solar day | |
| 2685. |
The three recognized major fishing grounds of the world are located in the |
| A. | northern hemisphere only |
| B. | southern hemisphere only |
| C. | two in the southern hemisphere only and one in the northern hemisphere |
| D. | one in the southern hemisphere only and two in the northern hemisphere |
| Answer» B. southern hemisphere only | |
| 2686. |
The number of a topographic map is 47A/16/NW. Its scale must be |
| A. | 1 : 250,000 |
| B. | 1 : 100,000 |
| C. | 1 : 50,000 |
| D. | 1 : 25,000 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2687. |
The river situated along the border between the USA and Mexico is |
| A. | the Rio Grande |
| B. | the Amazon |
| C. | the Mississippi |
| D. | the Colorado |
| Answer» B. the Amazon | |
| 2688. |
The mountains which come into being after the continental drift started, with the break up of the large land mass of pangola are |
| A. | young mountains |
| B. | old mountains |
| C. | volcanic mountains |
| D. | fold mountains |
| Answer» B. old mountains | |
| 2689. |
The rainfall in the peninsular interior averages about |
| A. | 650 mm a year |
| B. | 750 mm a year |
| C. | 850 mm a year |
| D. | 550 mm a year |
| Answer» B. 750 mm a year | |
| 2690. |
Which of the following is measured on the Richter scale? |
| A. | Density of liquids |
| B. | Intensity of earthquakes |
| C. | Velocity of tornadoes |
| D. | Height of mountains |
| Answer» C. Velocity of tornadoes | |
| 2691. |
The main vegetation of the steppe type climatic regions is |
| A. | evergreen forests |
| B. | evergreen deciduous forests |
| C. | large grasslands |
| D. | coniferous forests |
| Answer» D. coniferous forests | |
| 2692. |
The term 'regur' refers to |
| A. | deltaic alluvial soils |
| B. | lateral soils |
| C. | black cotton soils |
| D. | red and yellow soils |
| Answer» D. red and yellow soils | |
| 2693. |
The major cause of species extinction is |
| A. | agricultural activities |
| B. | extraction (including mining, fishing, logging) |
| C. | development (human settlements, industry) |
| D. | habitat loss and degradation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2694. |
The radiation belts are zones in space around the |
| A. | Earth |
| B. | Jupiter and Saturn |
| C. | Mercury |
| D. | Earth, Jupiter and Saturn |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2695. |
The storms or frontal systems develop where |
| A. | air is rising |
| B. | atmospheric pressure is low |
| C. | at the equator and in the mid-latitudes |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2696. |
The moon's volume is about ____ that of earth. |
| A. | 1/40 th |
| B. | 1/50 th |
| C. | 1/60 th |
| D. | 1/20 th |
| Answer» C. 1/60 th | |
| 2697. |
The original founders of Common wealth of Independent States, in December 1991, are |
| A. | Tadjikistan, Khirghizia and Turkemenistan |
| B. | Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan |
| C. | Russia, Ukraine and Byelorus |
| D. | Moldavia, Khazakhastan and Uzbekistan |
| Answer» D. Moldavia, Khazakhastan and Uzbekistan | |
| 2698. |
The main period of Mesozoic era include |
| A. | Triassic period and Cretaceous period |
| B. | Jurassic period and Triassic period |
| C. | Triassic period, Jurassic period and cretaceous period |
| D. | cretaceous period and Jurassic period |
| Answer» D. cretaceous period and Jurassic period | |
| 2699. |
The longest epoch of the tertiary period is |
| A. | Palaeocene |
| B. | Eocene |
| C. | Oligocene |
| D. | Miocene |
| Answer» C. Oligocene | |
| 2700. |
The main objective of multi-purpose river projects are |
| A. | extension of irrigation facilities by constructing dams to store surplus water during the rainy season, for release in summer |
| B. | power generation by constructing hydro power stations |
| C. | flood controls and making rivers navigable |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |