Correct : A. a small crack on the side of volcano ejecting gas and steam
4. Mediterranean climate prevails in
Correct : A. Central Chile
5. lsohalines are lines Joining places having
Correct : C. equal salinity
6. Alaskan current is found in
Correct : C. North Pacific
7. Barkhans are
Correct : A. depositional features of wind action
8. Red Indiana called this local wind Ice Eater?
Correct : B. Chinook
9. Climate of a place is decided by
Correct : D. All of them
10. Lines Joining places having equal height are
Correct : A. Contours
11. Lowest temperature is recorded in
Correct : C. Verkhoyansk
12. Which among these is a metamorphic rock?
Correct : A. Gneiss
13. Outwash plain is a depositional feature associated with
Correct : C. glacier
14. The Tropical Savanna Climate located in South Brazil is
mown as
Correct : C. Campos
15. The greatest diversity of animal and plant species occurs
Correct : B. tropical moist forests
16. The amount of dew is measured by
Correct : B. Drosometer
17. The biggest freshwater lake is
Correct : C. Superior
18. Which among these is a form of precipitation?
Correct : D. hail
19. Which among these is a cold current
Correct : B. Canaries current
20. Which of the following is incorrect?
Correct : C. At the summer solstice the sun shines vertically over the Tropic of Capricorn
21. The North Pole is always in the light
Correct : B. from March 21 to September 23
22. The inequality between day and night becomes greater or more marked as one travels from ______ to ______.
Correct : B. Equator, Poles
23. Which of the statements as regards the consequences of the movement of the earth is not correct?
Correct : C. Rotation of the earth cause variation in the duration of days and nights
24. Contours are lines showing
Correct : C. places on earth at the same altitude
25. The forces responsible for the movements of the earth's crust, eruption of volcanoes and earthquakes are
Correct : B. tectonic forces
26. Igneous rocks are formed from molten rock material. Which
one of the following is not an igneous rock?
Correct : D. Slate
27. Chemical weathering is a name given to
Correct : B. chemical interaction of oxygen, carbon dioxide or water with the minerals in the rocks
28. The layers of the earth's crust are distinguished by their
Correct : D. All the above
29. The longitudinal, transverse and surface waves in an earthquake originate from
Correct : A. the focus within the body of the earth
30. The temperature at the core of the earth is about
Correct : B. 2000º C
31. There are two types of crusts – the continental and the oceanic. The continental crust is
Correct : B. thicker below the mountains than below the plains
32. Magma that reaches earth's surface and then solidifies is called
Correct : B. lava
33. The number of economic minerals associated with sedimentary rocks is
Correct : B. less than that associated with igneous rocks
34. The capacity of rock to allow water to pass through it is called
Correct : D. permeability
35. Carbonaceous rocks which produce coal and of belong to the
category of rocks called
Correct : C. sedimentary
36. The "cradles of civilization" have been
Correct : B. plains
37. A narrow inlet of sea between cliffs or steep slopes, especially associated with Scandinavia is
Correct : C. Fjord
38. Malaspine Glacier is in
Correct : C. Alaska
39. What is the usual altitude of the plains?
Correct : B. Less than 500 metres above sea level
40. Which one of the following types of plains is not formed by
the action of the riven?
Correct : A. Loess plains
41. Changing of colour of a rock into yellow or red is due to
Correct : B. oxidation
42. Climate of a place is dependent on several factors. Which one
of the following is the most significant?
Correct : C. Latitude
43. Seasonal contrasts are maximum in
Correct : C. mid latitudes
44. A line drawn on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunshine are
Correct : A. Isohel
45. Most of the weather phenomena take place in the
Correct : C. Troposphere
46. Simla is cooler than Amritsar although they are on the same
latitude. This is because
Correct : B. Shimla is at greater height above sea level than Amritsar
47. Roaring Forties is/are
Correct : B. westerly winds
48. Why does temperature increase with increase in height in
Stratosphere?
Correct : C. Concentration of ozone
49. The velocity of winds is related to
Correct : D. pressure gradient
50. Which of the following absorbs the insolation from the sun and preserves the earth's radiated heat, thus acting like a blanket allowing the earth neither to become too cold nor too hot?
Correct : C. Ozone
51. Excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere due to pollution will cause
Correct : A. earth's temperature to rise
52. The radiation that heats earth's atmosphere comes from the
Correct : B. earth
53. Hurricanes or typhoons (tropical cyclones) develop and
mature
Correct : D. over water bodies only
54. The fog that commonly occurs along the sea-coasts is of the ______ type.
Correct : B. advection
55. The coral reefs are most characteristic of
Correct : B. Pacific Ocean
56. Along the coasts salinity is
Correct : A. lowered
57. Which of these oceans touches the shores of Asia on one side and that of America on the other?
Correct : B. Pacific Ocean
58. Which of these is not true of the effects of the ocean currents?
Correct : D. They do not affect rainfall over the coast
59. Gulf Stream, the most important current of the Atlantic Ocean, takes Its birth from the Gulf of Mexico. Its importance lies in its
Correct : B. warming effect
60. Which of the following is not a minor product derived from
forests?
Correct : D. Pulp
61. Which of the following does not characterless 'selva'?
Correct : B. They have suffered the greatest destruction at the hands of man
62. Which is the largest fishing ground in the world?
Correct : B. North Sea
63. Scandinavia is a suitable country for exploiting
hydroelectricity because of the presence of
Correct : A. lakes
64. Which of the following are not pastoral nomads?
Correct : A. Pygmies
65. The essential feature of shifting cultivation is
Correct : B. rotation of fields
66. Mixed farming involves
Correct : A. both crops and livestock
67. In USA rice is grown
Correct : A. in Texas
68. The Rhur-Complex is a major Industrial centre in
Correct : B. Germany
69. A short cut sea route between the European and-Asian countries was provided by
Correct : B. Seuz Canal
70. The construction of Panama Canal in 1913 eliminated the long and hazardous voyage
Correct : A. round the stormy Cape Horn
71. Which of the following is the busiest of ocean trade routes?
Correct : C. North Atlantic
72. Suez Canal links
Correct : C. Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea
73. If I wanted to reach the South Atlantic from the South Pacific while touching South America, I would have to use
Correct : C. Magellan Straits
74. Collective Farm of Ukraine is also known as
Correct : A. Kolkhoz
75. The busiest inland water-way of Europe is the Rhine. Its preeminence as a waterway rests on the fact that
Correct : C. its course is never frozen
76. Fish farming is practised in
Correct : C. China
77. Which of the following is taken into consideration while deciding a shipping route?
Correct : D. All the above
78. The most effective farming method for returning minerals to
the soil is
Correct : C. Crop rotation
79. Which strait divides Europe from Africa?
Correct : B. Gibraltar
80. The shortest air route from Moscow to San Francisco is
Correct : A. Over the Atlantic Ocean
81. What does the 17th parallel separate?
Correct : C. South and North Vietnam
82. The urban population of the world is growing faster than Its rural population. This is mainly because of
Correct : B. rural-urban migration
83. Which of the following lies on the Nile Rivers?
Correct : C. Khartoum
84. The Radcliff Line demarcates the boundary between
Correct : B. India and Pakistan
85. The world's largest river is
Correct : A. Amazon
86. The capacity of the Atmosphere to hold water vapour
Correct : A. increases as the temperature increases
87. For the formation of rainfall which of the following is not
essential?
Correct : D. wind
88. Snow is formed by the process of
Correct : C. sublimation
89. When dew point is reached it is said that at that temperature
Correct : D. All the above
90. If the atmospheric air is cooled because of expansion, the
cooling is known as
Correct : A. adiabatic
91. The deflection of the wind to the right in the northern hemisphere and to Its left in the southern hemisphere is caused by the
Correct : A. rotation of the Earth
92. In both the hemispheres the trade winds blow towards the
Correct : A. Equator
93. The Mediterranean type of climate is found in mid-latitudes on the
Correct : D. western side of the continents
94. The Doctor is a wind which
Correct : D. is conducive to health
95. Which of the following is not a tropical cyclone?
Correct : B. tornado
96. Fog can be classified as a
Correct : D. Low Stratus cloud
97. Ocean currents rotate
Correct : A. clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the southern hemisphere
98. Limestone is an example of
Correct : B. sedimentary rocks
99. The region with the lowest mean winter temperature (-50º C) is found in
Correct : B. Northern Canada
100. Monsoon wind is different from planetary winds because it