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Keep Learning! 1 / 50 1) The moon’s volume is about ____ that of earth. 1/40th 1/50th 1/20th 1/60th 2 / 50 2) The mountains that separate European and Arctic Russia are the Carpathians the Pyranees the Urals the Balkans 3 / 50 3) The Penumbra is the outer portion of the moon's shadow None of the above formed by the tangent that intersects between the sun and the moon both (a) and (b) 4 / 50 4) The R-horizon of soil horizon consists of weathered parent material plant litter at various levels of decomposition None of the above unweathered bedrock 5 / 50 5) The major countries of central America are Belize, Costa Rica, Panama All of these Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait China, Taiwan, Japan 6 / 50 6) The magnetic field generated due to magnetic storm is directed in the ____ direction to the earth’s main field. northward southward opposite same 7 / 50 7) The longest day (shortest night) in the southern hemisphere is November 22 June 21 July 21 December 22 8 / 50 8) The period of daylight varies with latitude and the season reaches a maximum of 24 hour in the polar zones in summer is nearly constant near the equator All of these 9 / 50 9) The planet that takes the highest time for completing a rotation is Mercury Venus Pluto Earth 10 / 50 10) The longest epoch of the tertiary period is Eocene Miocene Oligocene Palaeocene 11 / 50 11) The main properties of cosmic ray particles are All of these are its properties its energy its rest mass its electric charge 12 / 50 12) The process of weathering results into All of these a breakdown of one mass in to two or more masses, with no chemical change in the mineral or rock the addition of specific atoms or compounds to the weathered surface the complete loss of particular atoms or the compounds from the weathered surface 13 / 50 13) The model that describes how various geological processes create, modify and influence rock is called None of the above rock cycle water cycle energy cycle 14 / 50 14) The main percentage of the volume of water in the hydrosphere is in freshwater lakes and water vapours groundwaters, rivers and streams oceans and seas glaciers and ice sheets 15 / 50 15) The moon has no liquid water has no atmosphere All of these is the natural satellite of earth 16 / 50 16) The propagation of radio signals is greatly influence by exosphere ionosphere troposphere thermosphere 17 / 50 17) The pedogenic process associated with poor drainage and which involves the accumulation of organic matter in the upper layers of the soil is called gleisation podsolisation salinisation calcification 18 / 50 18) The ministry of Water Resources lays down policies and programmes for the development and regulation of the country’s water resources. It covers All of these technical examination and techno- appraisal of project providing central assistance to specific proj sartorial planning, coordination and policy guidelines facilitation of external assistance in resolution of interstate water disputes, policy formulation p 19 / 50 19) The percentage of the incident radiation reflected back to space is called both are similar terms planet's albedo None of the above earth's albedo 20 / 50 20) The part of continental margin that is structurally a part of continent? Continental shelf Continental Slope None of the above both (a) and (b) 21 / 50 21) The main factor determining a region’s climate is temperature latitude longitude All of these 22 / 50 22) The moon orbits the earth at a mean distance approximately 227.9 million km 149.6 million km 0.384 million km 579 million km 23 / 50 23) The process that involves the eroded material being dissolved and carried along in water as individual ions is called suspension solution traction saltation 24 / 50 24) The oldest rocks found in ocean basins are ____ than the oldest continental rocks. larger younger smaller older 25 / 50 25) The magnetic field of earth, Magnetosphere expands to about 8000 km above the earth's surface None of the above 9600 km above the earth's surface 64,000 km above the earth's surface 26 / 50 26) The original founders of Common wealth of Independent States, in December 1991, are Moldavia, Khazakhastan and Uzbekistan Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan Tadjikistan, Khirghizia and Turkemenistan Russia, Ukraine and Byelorus 27 / 50 27) The major pedogenic process acting on soils at the macro scale are salinisation and gleisation laterisation and podsolisation All of these calcification and salinisation 28 / 50 28) The minimum values of annual receipts of solar radiation occur at the equator the arctic None of the above the tropics 29 / 50 29) The mean radius of the earth is approximately 12,800 km 6,400 km 32,000 km 9,600 km 30 / 50 30) The reaction between compounds and oxygen is called oxidation hydrolysis solution carbonation 31 / 50 31) The most obvious effect of pressure on rocks is foliation the reorientation of mineral crystals lineation lithification 32 / 50 32) The main objective of centrally sponsored Command Area Development programme is both (a) and (b) improving the utilisation of irrigation potential None of the above optimizing agricultural productivity and production from the irrigated area 33 / 50 33) The relative abundance of dissolved salts in seawater in descending order is as follows chlorine, sodium, sulphate, magnesium, calcium, potassium chlorine, sodium, magnesium, calcium, potassium, sulphate chlorine, magnesium, calcium, sodium, potassium, sulphate sodium, chlorine, magnesium, potassium, sulphate, calcium 34 / 50 34) The plants of which of the following crops are highly sensitive to frost? Maize None of the above Barely Cotton 35 / 50 35) The longest era of the classification of the history of earth is Pre-Cambrian era Palaeozoic era Mesozoic era Cainozoic era 36 / 50 36) The minerals resources of north-eastern zone include coal, Fe, Mn, Cu, Mica, U, diamond Fe, Au(gold) natural gas, Fe, Au, Mn, U crude Petroleum and natural gas 37 / 50 37) The planets with no natural satellites (reported so far) are Earth and Pluto Mars and Neptune Jupiter and Saturn Mercury and Venus 38 / 50 38) The river situated along the border between the USA and Mexico is the Amazon the Colorado the Rio Grande the Mississippi 39 / 50 39) The religion of Afghanistan is Hinduism Islam Christianity Buddhism 40 / 50 40) The main producers of free gas are both (a) and (b) the south Bassein and Tapti fields in the western offshore None of the above the gas fields in Tripura and Andhra Pradesh (KG Basin) 41 / 50 41) The progressive wave theory regarding of tides was put forth by William Whewell R.A. Harris Issac Newton G.B. Airy 42 / 50 42) The main crops of kharif are otton, jute All of these ragi, maize rice, jowar, bajra 43 / 50 43) Which of the following is a warm current? Labrador current Benguela current South Pacific current Kurosiwo current 44 / 50 44) The rock formations that cannot store groundwater are called perched aquifer spring aquicludes aquifers 45 / 50 45) The process of capture of precipitation by the plant canopy and its subsequent return to the atmosphere is called interception stem flow through fall sublimation 46 / 50 46) The region that has a typical dispersed rural settlement pattern is the eastern Rajasthan Telengana plateau western Ganga plain Kerala coastal plain 47 / 50 47) The percentage of sun’s radiation reflected back into space is about 17 percent None of the above 47 percent 36 percent 48 / 50 48) The original landmass, pangola split into Laurissa in the north and Godwanaland in the south Laurissa in the west and Godwanaland in the east Laurissa in the south and Godwanaland in the north Laurissa in the east and Godwanaland in the west 49 / 50 49) The main watershed of most of the peninsular river lies in the Aravalli hills Western Ghats Siwalik hills Raj Mahal hills 50 / 50 50) The pyramidal peaks that form when several cirques chisel a mountain form three more sides are called medial moraines cirques horns aretes Your score isThe average score is 0%🎉 Challenge alert! 💡 Share this quiz with your friends and see who scores the highest! 🏆🤩🔥 LinkedIn Facebook Follow Us @ 0% Restart quiz Exit We’d love to hear your thoughts! 📝 Share your valuable review with us. 🙌 🌟 Thank you for your support! 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