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