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Keep Learning! 1 / 50 1) The platform and the basement rock together form shield both (a) and (b) None of the above craton 2 / 50 2) The ozone layer at high altitude contains only ordinary oxygen (O₂) atomic oxygen (O) and ordinary oxygen (O₂) only ozone (O₃) mixture of atomic oxygen (O), ordinary oxygen (O₂) and Ozone (O₃) 3 / 50 3) The panama canal links Siberia with Greenland North America with South America None of the above Canada with Greenland 4 / 50 4) The planet with the maximum number of natural satellites (moons), so far discovered is Uranus Saturn Jupiter Neptune 5 / 50 5) The river Jordan drains into the Dead Sea Adriatic Garden Resaca Garden Gulf of Suez 6 / 50 6) The periodic rise and fall of the sea level on the earth, gives rise to tides. This is related to the position of the moon with reference to the earth and the gravitational pull exerted mainly by the moon and partly by the sun infrared rays from the sun ultraviolet rays from the sun None of the above 7 / 50 7) The region of three W’s that is wheat, wool and wine is steppe type climatic regions china type climatic regions equatorial regions mediterranean climatic regions 8 / 50 8) The Pyrenees mountains are located on the border between ____ and ____ Norway, Sweden Hungary, Romania France, Spain Romania, Bulgaria 9 / 50 9) The phosphate are a group of minerals of one or more metallic elements chemically associated with the phosphate compound ____ PO₂ PO₄ PO₃ PO 10 / 50 10) The planets called the inner planets are Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto 11 / 50 11) The rate of infiltration normally declines rapidly during the early part of rainstorm event and reaches a constant value after several hours of rainfall. The factors responsible for this phenomenon areI. the filling of fine soil pores with water, which reduces capillary forces II. moistened soil, clay particles to swell and reduce the size of pores III. raindrop impact breaking up with soil clumps, splashing fine particles into pores I, III I, II All of these II, III 12 / 50 12) The plants grown in equatorial regions include groundnuts, soyabeens, potatoes evergreen coniferous forests, oats, cocoa evergreen dense forests, rubber trees, groundnuts wheat, barley, maize 13 / 50 13) The number of a topographic map is 47A/16/NW. Its scale must be 1 : 50,000 1 : 100,000 1 : 25,000 1 : 250,000 14 / 50 14) The Palaeozoic era contains ____ time periods. six seven five four 15 / 50 15) The right ascension is the equivalent of longitude on the celestial sphere, and it is given in the units of only hours degrees only seconds time-hours, minutes and seconds 16 / 50 16) The rate at change of temperature is called temperature difference None of the above isotherm temperature gradient 17 / 50 17) The rainfall in the peninsular interior averages about 850 mm a year 750 mm a year 650 mm a year 550 mm a year 18 / 50 18) The northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere are separated by the plane of Tropic of Cancer the plane of the equator the International Date line the plane of Tropic of Capricorn 19 / 50 19) The ratio of the weight of water vapour to the total weight of air (including the water vapor) is called mixing ratio relative humidity specific humidity absolute humidity 20 / 50 20) The phenomenon associated with collision and subduction of the planet is All of these island arcs volcanoes earthquakes 21 / 50 21) The polar diameter is ____ to the equatorial diameter. more equal less they cannot be compared 22 / 50 22) The process where the particle moves from the surface to the medium in quick, continuous, repeated cycles is called suspension solution traction saltation 23 / 50 23) The ratio of land to ocean in the southern hemisphere is 1 to 4 1 to 1 1 to 10 1 to 1.5 24 / 50 24) Which of the following is concerned with the description and mapping of the main features of the universe? Cosmology Geomorphology Cosmography None of these 25 / 50 25) The ocean water is saline due to both (a) and (b) salts are already present in sea water evaporation of its surface volume of fresh water added by rainfall 26 / 50 26) The part of the earth and thin layer of air above its surface, which support life on earth, are referred to as ionosphere stratosphere biosphere mesosphere 27 / 50 27) The place where material is excavated when the zone of maximum stream velocity approaches the stream’s bed is called scoured pools ox-bow lakes riffles flood plain 28 / 50 28) The river Sutlej, on which the Bhakra Dam has been built, originates from near Bara Lacha Pass in Lahul Mansarovar lake Rakas lake in Tibet a spring in Vering 29 / 50 29) The products of ____ are a major source of sediments for erosion and ____ deposition, weathering rocks, weathering weathering, deposition rocks, deposition 30 / 50 30) The ridges of the waves are where the jet stream of waves closes to the poles equator None of the above prime meridian 31 / 50 31) The process that creates a sub layer, which is white to gray in colour and composes of silica sand in the A horizon is called laterisation podsolosation calcification gleisation 32 / 50 32) The polar Easterlies lie at 90ᵒ latitude 30-60ᵒ latitude 60-90ᵒ latitude 0-30ᵒ latitude 33 / 50 33) The Palaeozoic era starts at ____ million years ago and ends at ____ million years ago. 500, 100 470, 225 470, 150 570, 225 34 / 50 34) The process that directs precipitation down plant branches and stems is called canopy drip through flow interception stem flow 35 / 50 35) The northern portion of the western coastal plain is called None of the above Malabar coast Konkan plain Coromendel coast 36 / 50 36) The Rhine river of northern Europe empties into the Baltic sea the Adriatic sea the North sea the Bay of Biscay 37 / 50 37) The planets that are called superior planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and Jupiter Mercury, Pluto, Venus, Neptune and Earth Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto Earth, Uranus, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter 38 / 50 38) The phosphate are a group of minerals of one or more metallic elements chemically associated with the phosphate compound ____ silicates phosphates oxides carbonates 39 / 50 39) The points in the ecliptic farthest north and south of the celestial equator are called autumnal and vernal equinox north celestial pole and south celestial pole None of the above summer and winter solstices 40 / 50 40) The polar regions of earth cannot support forest growth because the ground is often frozen or snow or ice covered the growing season is short in these areas the rainfall is very low All of these factors 41 / 50 41) The process that creates the deep oceanic trenches is called continental drift plate tectonics isostasy sea floor spreading 42 / 50 42) The process of particle detachment by moving glacial ice is called plucking abrasion None of the above scouring 43 / 50 43) The process of evaporation of water in nature is one of the basic components of the hydrological cycle. The other process that is considered to be essential for the completion of hydrological cycle is the movement of water vapour in the atmosphere flow tide and ebb tide in a river movement of water in the water table flow of water in the sea 44 / 50 44) The process that may cause physical weathering or mechanical rupture are abrasion, oxidation, hydrolysis abrasion, crystallization, pressure release None of the above crystallization, carbonation, thermal insolation 45 / 50 45) The reaction is carbonate and bicarbonate ions with mineral is called oxidation solution hydrolysis carbonation 46 / 50 46) The process of soil development is called leaching illuviation eluviations pedogenesis 47 / 50 47) The obscuring of one celestial body by another, particularly that of the sun or a planetary satellite elliptic ecliptic None of the above eclipse 48 / 50 48) The process that explains the recent changes in the height of sea level in coastal areas of eastern and northern Canada and Scandinavia is isostasy continental drift plate tectonics None of the above 49 / 50 49) The process of destruction or dying of fronts is called None of the above frontolysis fromtogenesis both (a) and (b) 50 / 50 50) 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 crater volcano geyser hot spring 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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