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