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Keep Learning! 1 / 50 1) The sulphites are a mineral group that contain one or more metallic elements in combination with the sulphate compound ____ SO SO₄ SO₂ SO₃ 2 / 50 2) The southernmost part of the world is Cape of Horn, South America Wellington, New Zealand Colombo, Sri Lanka Cape of Good Hope, Africa 3 / 50 3) The umbra is None of the above formed by tangents to the sun and moon both (a) and (b) the inner portion of the moon's shadow 4 / 50 4) The temperature needed to keep the earth’s surface and the atmosphere in thermal equilibrium is called the surface temperature the mean global surface temperature global temperature equilibrium temperature 5 / 50 5) The sequence of layers of atmosphere from earth to upwards is troposphere, tropopause, stratosphere, thermosphere, exosphere troposphere, tropopause, stratosphere, stratopause, mesosphere, mesopause, ionosphere(thermosphere, thermopause, exosphere) troposphere, tropopause, stratosphere, mesosphere , exosphere, thermosphere, thermopause troposphere, stratosphere, stratopause, mesosphere , ionosphere 6 / 50 6) The study of soils is called hydrology pedology biogeography geomorphology 7 / 50 7) The smallest country of the world is Vatican city Russia Canada Brazil 8 / 50 8) The typical soil of tropical region, formed by the weathering of laterite rock, which promotes leaching of the soil is black soil red and yellow soil laterite soils peat and marshy soil 9 / 50 9) The Plio-Pleistocene boundary lies about ____ years ago, at the beginning of the interval of warming after the last Pleistocene glaciations. 10,000 1,000 100 1,00,000 10 / 50 10) The production of wheat has increased mainly due to increase in yield per hectare increase in demand for wheat increase in area under wheat increase in prices 11 / 50 11) The tide produced as a consequence of the moon and the sun pulling the earth in the same direction is called neap tide ebb tide spring tide high tide 12 / 50 12) The troughs of the waves are where the jet stream of waves is closest to the poles Prime meridian equator None of the above 13 / 50 13) The short term variations of the atmosphere, ranging from minutes to months are called climate weather humidity temperature 14 / 50 14) The type of igneous rock that form from magma is a function of All of these the rate of cooling, which influences the crystallisation process the chemical composition of the magma temperature of solidification 15 / 50 15) The tropical cyclones do not occur to the equator because of connective activity weak coriolis force light and variable width excessive humidity 16 / 50 16) The periods of different eras are further divided into epochs stages eons Any of these 17 / 50 17) The sediment deposited at the base of the glacier is called None of the above moraine glacial sand till 18 / 50 18) The traditional lands of the nomads of Central Asia are Mongolia and Tibet All of these Kirghiz steppe Sinkiang and Turkistan 19 / 50 19) The various types of plate convergence isI. oceanic-oceanic convergence II. oceanic-continental convergence III. continental-continental convergence II, III All of these I, III I, II 20 / 50 20) The South Frigid Zone is the region lying between 661/2 degree south and 90o south All of these lying between the Antarctic circle to the south pole has the coldest climate throughout the year 21 / 50 21) The Suez canal connects the Mediterranean sea and the North sea Mediterranean sea and the Red sea Red sea and the Caspian sea Baltic sea and the Caspian sea 22 / 50 22) The smallest state, population wise, in the world is Liechtenstein Nauru Vatican City Monaco 23 / 50 23) The term ‘Abyssal’ refers to None of the above inner most part of the earth deeper parts of the oceans organism found in the shallow water zone of the seas 24 / 50 24) The variation in the duration of the day and the night is due to earth’s inclination of an angle of 60¹/² degrees rotation on its axis both (a) and (b) revolution around the sun 25 / 50 25) The three recognized major fishing grounds of the world are located in the northern hemisphere only one in the southern hemisphere only and two in the northern hemisphere two in the southern hemisphere only and one in the northern hemisphere southern hemisphere only 26 / 50 26) The texture of a soil refers to the size distribution of the mineral particles composing the soil the crystal distribution in soil the distribution of mineral particles in the soil None of the above 27 / 50 27) The transverse, longitudinal and surface waves in an earthquake originate from the focus on the surface of the earth the epicentre on the body of the earth the focus within the body of the earth the epicentre within the body of the earth 28 / 50 28) The time interval from when the given star passes directly overhead to when it next passed directly overhead, is defined as one solar day one sidereal day both the terms are similar, so any of these may be used None of the above 29 / 50 29) The uppermost epoch of the Neogene period is the Oligocene epoch the Pliocene epoch the Miocene epoch the Pleistocen epoch 30 / 50 30) The term ‘regur’ refers to deltaic alluvial soils black cotton soils red and yellow soils lateral soils 31 / 50 31) The transport of warm air toward the poles and cold air toward the equator is due to the temperature gradient the longitude difference the development of waves the latitude difference 32 / 50 32) The steady or initial phase of the magnetic storms is preceded by storm sudden commencement a sharp increase of the field magnetic storm at middle and low altitudes None of the above 33 / 50 33) The tertiary winds on the north of the Alps (Europe) are called the Chinook the foehn the sirocco the loo 34 / 50 34) Which of the following is concerned with the study of characteristics, origin and development of land forms? Geography Geology Ecology Geomorphology 35 / 50 35) The tropical cyclones with maximum sustained surface winds of 33 ms are called tropical storms tropical depressions hurricane None of the above 36 / 50 36) The spring season in the north temperate zone is when the sun is directly overhead the Tropic of Cancer the sun returns to equator the sun is directly overhead the equator the sun is at the Tropic of Cancer 37 / 50 37) The third world includes about 120 countries of Africa, North America Asia, Africa and Central America None of the above Asia, Australia and Europe 38 / 50 38) The smallest annual temperature range occurs in the equatorial tropical climate zone temperate climate zone subtropical climate zone polar climate zone 39 / 50 39) The tropical and temperate deserts of the world, occupy nearly ____ of the land surface of the worlds. 1/3rd 1/7th Half 1/4th 40 / 50 40) The tropical easterlies wind lie at 0-30ᵒ latitude 60-90ᵒ latitude 30-60ᵒ latitude 10-40ᵒ latitude 41 / 50 41) The tunnel that connects France and Italy is Mont Blane tunnel St. Gothard road tunnel Mersey (Queens way) tunnel Orange Fish rivers tunnel 42 / 50 42) The soils common to the south eastern USA are called ultisols aridsols mollisols alfisols 43 / 50 43) The radiation belts are zones in space around the Mercury Earth Earth, Jupiter and Saturn Jupiter and Saturn 44 / 50 44) The shape of earth is sphere spheroid oblate spheroid circular 45 / 50 45) The two ‘equinoxes’ take place respectively in the months of January and June March and September September and December July and December 46 / 50 46) The smallest division of geological time scale is eras stage periods eon 47 / 50 47) The time at a place is determined by the parallels of latitude distance from equator distance from prime meridian the parallels of longitude 48 / 50 48) The term ‘flora’ in the context of natural vegetation refers to role played by species of animals in the maintenance of ecological balance plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a group a large tract covered by trees and shrubs and its administration for assessing economic benefits assemblage of plant species living in association with each other in a given environmental frame 49 / 50 49) Which of the following is not a kharif crop? Maize Jute Rice Mustard 50 / 50 50) The slow down slope movement of soil and sediment because of frost heaving and thawing is called rockfall frost creep gelifluction solifluction 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! Your feedback means the world to us. 🙏💖 Send feedback
