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Q1. Regions with congenial climate and fertile soil, ideal for human occupancy is known as .......
Correct answer : 2
Q2. Contour bunding is used ...
Correct answer : 3
Q3. Which of the following statements is NOT CORRECT? (a) Mahanadhi river rises in Chhatisgarh (b) Godavari river rises in Maharashtra {c} Cauvery river rises in Andhra Pradesh (d) Tapti river rises in Madhya Pradesh.
Correct answer : 3
Q4. Acidic soils are not found in ............
Correct answer : 4
Q5. The hill biosphere reserve in Tamilnadu is ......
Correct answer : 2
Q6. North India gets rainfall due to ....
Correct answer : 2
Q7. .............is the highest hill of South India.
Correct answer : 1
Q8. As one moves from the equator to the poles along a meridican ..............
Correct answer : 1
Q9. Richter Scale is used to measure the .................
Correct answer : 1
Q10. It takes 11 seconds for the light to reach the earth from moon and 8 minutes from the Sun. How much time will it take from the nearest bright star to reach the earth?
Correct answer : 4
Q11. "Willy Willy" is a term generally used to indicate............
Correct answer : 4
Q12. Isohels are the cartographic lines connecting places with equal..........
Correct answer : 2
Q13. Isobaths are contour lines on a map or graph showing .............
Correct answer : 2
Q14. Which of the following states is land locked?
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Q15. ASSERTION {A}: During the Neap Tides, the high tide is lower and the low tide is higher than usual. REASON {R} : The Neap Tide, unlike the Spring Tide, occurs on the New Moon instead of on the Full Moon.
Correct answer : 3
Q16. Among the following soils, which one is found in heavy rainfall regions?
Correct answer : 2
Q17. Which of the following phenomenon occur due to stars?
Correct answer : 2
Q18. Isohalines are the contour lines of waterbodies or places with equal............
Correct answer : 2
Q19. Why Russia has many local time differences
Correct answer : 1
Q20. Lines joining places experiencing a thunderstorm at the same time are known as............
Correct answer : 3
Q21. "Epicentre" is a geological term associated with.............
Correct answer : 1
Q22. Black Cotton Soil of India belong to...............
Correct answer : 1
Q23. Forests helps in
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Q24. Pick the correct statement.
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Q25. ..............soil is most commonly found in the Indo-Gangetic Plain.
Correct answer : 4
Q26. The pedogenic regime with which the movement of salts to the upper layers of soils is associated (through capillary action) is ..............
Correct answer : 3
Q27. Laterisation occurs in ...........
Correct answer : 1
Q28. Different seasons are formed because ...
Correct answer : 2
Q29. The pedogenic regime of calcification is commonly associated with which of the following?
Correct answer : 3
Q30. With what type of climate is the pedogenic regime of podzolisation associated?
Correct answer : 2
Q31. Which of the pedogenic regimes is associated with hot, dry climates?
Correct answer : 1
Q32. Bermuda Triangle (sometimes called the Devil's Triangle) lies in which of the following oceans?
Correct answer : 3
Q33. Earthquakes are caused due to
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Q34. The layers in soil are referred as ............
Correct answer : 2
Q35. ..............is an organic rock.
Correct answer : 1
Q36. Rocks formed deep inside the earth by the solidification of the lava is known as ................rocks.
Correct answer : 4
Q37. There are two places P and Q. The longitudes of P and Q are 45 degreeE and 60 degreeW respectively. What will be the difference in their local times?