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401. |
Llanos and Campos are grasslands found in |
A. | Siberia |
B. | North America |
C. | South America |
D. | India |
Answer» C. South America |
402. |
The line dividing North Korea and South Korea is |
A. | 17th parallel |
B. | 23rd parallel |
C. | 38th parallel |
D. | Oder-Neisse Line |
Answer» C. 38th parallel |
403. |
Deciduous trees |
A. | grow in abundance in dry places |
B. | grow straight |
C. | never bear fruit |
D. | shed their leaves at a certain season |
Answer» D. shed their leaves at a certain season |
404. |
You are asked to import Ostrich, Platypus and Kaola Bear. To which country will you opt to go, to get all the three? |
A. | Australia |
B. | Japan |
C. | Canada |
D. | New Zealand |
Answer» A. Australia |
405. |
Savanna is a |
A. | desert |
B. | forest |
C. | grassland |
D. | snowclad mountain |
Answer» C. grassland |
406. |
The duration of the day and night is always equal at the |
A. | Equator |
B. | Greenwhich Line |
C. | Poles |
D. | Tropics |
Answer» A. Equator |
407. |
Quinine is obtained from the |
A. | Mulberry tree |
B. | Eucalyptus tree |
C. | Cinchona plant |
D. | Cocoa plant |
Answer» C. Cinchona plant |
408. |
Latex is a name for |
A. | a milk product |
B. | latent heat |
C. | crude rubber |
D. | refined honey |
Answer» C. crude rubber |
409. |
Ozone layers absorb |
A. | infrared rays |
B. | ultraviolet rays coming from the sun |
C. | all radiations from the sun |
D. | cosmic rays |
Answer» B. ultraviolet rays coming from the sun |
410. |
Why does the mercury column in the barometer fall rapidly before a severe storm? It is due to |
A. | increase in the humidity of air |
B. | fall in the atmospheric pressure |
C. | severe heat energy from the sun |
D. | rise in the atmospheric pressure |
Answer» B. fall in the atmospheric pressure |
411. |
A sierra is a/an |
A. | mountain range |
B. | a midday or afternoon nap |
C. | unit of electrical conductance |
D. | holiday resort in the Mediterranean Sea |
Answer» A. mountain range |
412. |
The largest country in the world (area-wise) is |
A. | China |
B. | India |
C. | Russia |
D. | the USA |
Answer» C. Russia |
413. |
Which among the following is a renewable source? |
A. | forest |
B. | coal |
C. | limestone |
D. | sand |
Answer» A. forest |
414. |
"The length of its day and the tilt of its axis are almost identical to those of the earth". This is true of |
A. | Uranus |
B. | Neptune |
C. | Saturn |
D. | Mars |
Answer» D. Mars |
415. |
Monazite is an ore of |
A. | copper |
B. | iron |
C. | thorium |
D. | titanium |
Answer» C. thorium |
416. |
The years 1700, 1800 and 1900 were |
A. | leap years |
B. | not leap years |
C. | famine years |
D. | years of natural calamities |
Answer» B. not leap years |
417. |
The snowline is the line on mountain or hill slope which |
A. | is the highest limit of perpetual snow . |
B. | is the lowest limit of perpetual snow |
C. | represents the highest amount of snowfall received |
D. | represents the lowest amount of snowfall received |
Answer» B. is the lowest limit of perpetual snow |
418. |
The yield or food grain per man is high under |
A. | intensive cultivation |
B. | extensive cultivation |
C. | mono cultivation |
D. | farm cultivation |
Answer» B. extensive cultivation |
419. |
The general direction or movement or a tropical cyclone in the northern hemisphere is |
A. | eastward then poleward |
B. | eastward then towards the equator |
C. | westward then poleward |
D. | westward then towards the equator |
Answer» C. westward then poleward |
420. |
The relative humidity or the atmospheric air |
A. | increases with increase in temperature |
B. | decreases with increase in temperature |
C. | decreases with decrease in temperature |
D. | is independent of temperature |
Answer» B. decreases with increase in temperature |
421. |
Ferrel's Law is associated with the |
A. | velocity of winds |
B. | high pressure of winds |
C. | low pressure of winds |
D. | direction of winds |
Answer» D. direction of winds |
422. |
The temperature at which the air is saturated is known as |
A. | saturation temperature |
B. | critical temperature |
C. | condensation temperature |
D. | dew point |
Answer» D. dew point |
423. |
In an artesian well, in what order the rock-layer are generally found? (from bottom to surface) |
A. | permeable, non-permeable and permeable |
B. | non-permeable and permeable |
C. | permeable and non- permeable |
D. | non-permeable, permeable and non-permeable |
Answer» D. non-permeable, permeable and non-permeable |
424. |
The home or the fur-bearing animals is the |
A. | coniferous forests |
B. | temperate deciduous forests |
C. | tundra |
D. | temperate grasslands |
Answer» A. coniferous forests |
425. |
If A and B are two stations antipode to each other then their |
A. | seasons are opposite |
B. | day and night are opposite |
C. | seasons day and night are opposite |
D. | climates are opposite |
Answer» C. seasons day and night are opposite |
426. |
The evergreen trees are those which remain green through out the year. This is because |
A. | their leaves do not fall at all |
B. | of the effect of the climatic conditions in which they have evolved |
C. | their leaves fall in small numbers at intervals |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. their leaves fall in small numbers at intervals |
427. |
What type or vegetation is associated with South Africa? |
A. | Veld |
B. | Steppes |
C. | Pampas |
D. | Prairies |
Answer» A. Veld |
428. |
Doldrums is/are |
A. | mount of sand blown and formed on beaches and in deserts |
B. | low pressure belt of calm and light surface winds near the Equator |
C. | the north-east and south-east winds |
D. | planetary winds |
Answer» B. low pressure belt of calm and light surface winds near the Equator |
429. |
What is the "cloud burst"? It is |
A. | the states of sky with respect to clouds |
B. | the disintergration of a huge cloud mass |
C. | an abnormal heavy downpour of rain |
D. | breaking up of clouds by high mountain ranges |
Answer» C. an abnormal heavy downpour of rain |
430. |
A narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses is called |
A. | ridge |
B. | peninsula |
C. | isthmus |
D. | neck |
Answer» C. isthmus |
431. |
On the Equator the day and night are equal |
A. | on equinoxes |
B. | on summer solstice |
C. | on winter solstice |
D. | throughout the year |
Answer» D. throughout the year |
432. |
Which calendar is being universally followed? |
A. | Christian Era |
B. | Julian Calendar |
C. | Gregory Calendar |
D. | Saka Era |
Answer» C. Gregory Calendar |
433. |
The salinity or the sea is maximum at the |
A. | Indian Ocean |
B. | Red Sea |
C. | Baltic Sea |
D. | Atlantic Ocean |
Answer» B. Red Sea |
434. |
Crude oil is generally round in |
A. | igneous rocks |
B. | sedimentary rocks |
C. | metamorphic rocks |
D. | sandy desert soils |
Answer» B. sedimentary rocks |
435. |
If one watches a distant ship coming towards the shore through a telescope one first sees |
A. | its hull |
B. | its funnel |
C. | its mast |
D. | the ship |
Answer» C. its mast |
436. |
The only cereal crop which originated in America is |
A. | rye |
B. | barley |
C. | oats |
D. | corn |
Answer» D. corn |
437. |
Which or the following is known as the lifelines of a country? |
A. | natural growth rate of population |
B. | food supplies |
C. | energy resources |
D. | modem means of transport and communication |
Answer» D. modem means of transport and communication |
438. |
The Trans-Siberian railway links |
A. | The Baltic coast with the North Sea |
B. | Leningrad with Oldiotsk |
C. | Buanos Aires with Valparaiso |
D. | Leningrad with Vladivostok |
Answer» D. Leningrad with Vladivostok |
439. |
The Trans-Andean railway connects |
A. | Mexico City with Santiago |
B. | Panama City with Santiago |
C. | Buenos Aires with Valparaiso |
D. | Rio de Janerio with Bogota |
Answer» C. Buenos Aires with Valparaiso |
440. |
The gap between birth rate and death rate per 1000 mid-year population of a given region is known as |
A. | population rate |
B. | natural growth rate of population |
C. | birth and death rate of population |
D. | population increamental ratio |
Answer» B. natural growth rate of population |
441. |
The number of women per thousand men is called |
A. | men-women ratio |
B. | sex ratio |
C. | relative density |
D. | manage ratio |
Answer» B. sex ratio |
442. |
The population of India has of late been growing very fast because |
A. | not enough attention has been paid to methods of population control |
B. | the death rate has been dropping on account of better medical and health facilities |
C. | the birth rate has continuously been increasing |
D. | industrialization has provided a fillip to growth of population |
Answer» B. the death rate has been dropping on account of better medical and health facilities |
443. |
Which or the following is the longest mountain range? |
A. | The Himalayas |
B. | The Rockies |
C. | The Andes |
D. | The Caucasus |
Answer» C. The Andes |
444. |
Rubber is the coagulated Juice or latex or an equatorial tree called |
A. | Ebony |
B. | Mahogany |
C. | Cinchona |
D. | Hevea |
Answer» D. Hevea |
445. |
Humidity in the air is measured in a |
A. | barometer |
B. | electrometer |
C. | hygrometer |
D. | hydrometer |
Answer» C. hygrometer |
446. |
Which is the world's largest river? |
A. | The Nile |
B. | The Amazon |
C. | The Brahmaputra |
D. | The Mississippi and Missouri |
Answer» B. The Amazon |
447. |
The winter snow-house or Eskimos is known as |
A. | Yurt |
B. | Tupic |
C. | Igloo |
D. | Tent |
Answer» C. Igloo |
448. |
Where are most or the Earth's active volcanoes concentrated at present? |
A. | South America |
B. | Africa |
C. | Pacific Ocean |
D. | Europe |
Answer» C. Pacific Ocean |
449. |
The palace of origin of an earthquake is called |
A. | seismographic zone |
B. | perimeter |
C. | epicentre |
D. | seismic focus |
Answer» D. seismic focus |
450. |
On which or the following African riven is the Kariba Dam one of the world's largest hydel power systems located? |
A. | The Nile |
B. | The Niger |
C. | The Congo |
D. | The Zambezi |
Answer» D. The Zambezi |
451. |
What does the machine tool industry produce? |
A. | It produces tools for the repair of machines |
B. | It produces machines with a high component of precision tools |
C. | It produces machines which can be used by other industries for the production of their finished goods |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. It produces machines which can be used by other industries for the production of their finished goods |
452. |
In spite of the very high temperature at the Earth's centre, the inner core is not in a molten state because the |
A. | core has a very high melting point |
B. | core is full of gases |
C. | great pressure at the centre raises the melting point of the rocks |
D. | core is impervious to heat |
Answer» C. great pressure at the centre raises the melting point of the rocks |
453. |
The meeting or warm and cold currents in the ocean lives rise to |
A. | frost |
B. | rain |
C. | fog |
D. | cloud-burst |
Answer» C. fog |
454. |
The actual amount or moisture contained in the air is known as |
A. | relative humidity |
B. | moisture content |
C. | dew point |
D. | absolute humidity |
Answer» D. absolute humidity |
455. |
Tropical rain forests appear in which or the following regions? |
A. | Australia, New Zealand and Fiji Islands |
B. | North and South of the Congo Basin |
C. | Central America and Guinea Coast |
D. | South America and South Africa |
Answer» B. North and South of the Congo Basin |
456. |
The tropical deciduous trees shed their leaves in summer because |
A. | of the heat of the summer |
B. | the rainfall is inadequate |
C. | it prevents loss of moisture through transpiration |
D. | deciduous trees shed leaves |
Answer» C. it prevents loss of moisture through transpiration |
457. |
The age of a tree can be estimated by |
A. | its height |
B. | the girth of its trunk |
C. | the number and size of its branches |
D. | the number of concentric rings on a cross-section of its trunk |
Answer» D. the number of concentric rings on a cross-section of its trunk |
458. |
The phenomenon known as the "Midnight Sun" is caused by |
A. | The rotation of the Earth on its axis |
B. | Sun spots |
C. | Inclination of the Earth's axis |
D. | Nuclear explosions |
Answer» C. Inclination of the Earth's axis |
459. |
The continents of the world are mainly composed of |
A. | core |
B. | mantal |
C. | sial |
D. | sima |
Answer» C. sial |
460. |
The difference in mean temperature between the hottest and coldest months in a year is known as |
A. | average annual temperature |
B. | mean temperature |
C. | annual range of temperature |
D. | isothermic range of temperature |
Answer» C. annual range of temperature |
461. |
By what name the Third World Countries are now commonly referred to? |
A. | Least developed countries |
B. | Underdeveloped countries |
C. | Developing countries |
D. | Underdeveloped countries |
Answer» C. Developing countries |
462. |
What percentage or all water available on the Earth is contained in the oceans? |
A. | 50% |
B. | 70% |
C. | 86% |
D. | 97% |
Answer» D. 97% |
463. |
The most common igneous rock is |
A. | basalt |
B. | granite |
C. | limestone |
D. | cobalt |
Answer» B. granite |
464. |
Which or the following is mainly responsible for causing discomfort to mountaineers? |
A. | steep height |
B. | extreme cold |
C. | lack of oxygen |
D. | lack of shelter |
Answer» C. lack of oxygen |
465. |
The continuous circulation of water among the hydrosphere, atmosphere and Lithosphere is known as |
A. | Water circulation |
B. | Hydrologic cycle |
C. | Hydro-equilibrium |
D. | Precipitation |
Answer» B. Hydrologic cycle |
466. |
What is approximately the quantum of the pressure exerted by the atmosphere at sea level? |
A. | one kg per sq km |
B. | one kg per sq mtr |
C. | five kg per sq cm |
D. | five kg per sq mtr |
Answer» B. one kg per sq mtr |
467. |
The velocity of wind is related to |
A. | revolution of the Earth |
B. | rotation of the Earth |
C. | temperature |
D. | pressure gradient |
Answer» D. pressure gradient |
468. |
Which of the following is known as 'golden fiber'? |
A. | Silk |
B. | Egyptian cotton |
C. | Jute |
D. | Manila hemp |
Answer» C. Jute |
469. |
Silk production in the world has declined because of |
A. | lack of demand |
B. | lack of remunerative prices |
C. | growing competition from man-made fibres |
D. | dearth of skilled labour |
Answer» C. growing competition from man-made fibres |
470. |
What is a "shaft mine"? |
A. | A query |
B. | An open pit mine |
C. | A mine dug deep into the earth |
D. | A mine for descending into which a shaft is generally used |
Answer» C. A mine dug deep into the earth |
471. |
Which of the following varieties of coal accounts for the maximum coal output of the world? |
A. | Peat |
B. | Lignite |
C. | Bituminous |
D. | Anthracite |
Answer» C. Bituminous |
472. |
Which of the following is not one of the by-products of mineral oil? |
A. | Naphtha |
B. | Sulphur |
C. | Aniline dyes |
D. | Paraffin wax |
Answer» B. Sulphur |
473. |
Which of the following layers of the Earth's atmosphere provide ideal flying conditions for Jet aircraft? |
A. | Mesosphere |
B. | Thermosphere |
C. | Stratosphere |
D. | Troposphere |
Answer» C. Stratosphere |
474. |
Which of the following reflects radio waves back to the Earth? |
A. | Ionosphere |
B. | Thermosphere |
C. | Tropopause |
D. | Mesopause |
Answer» A. Ionosphere |
475. |
Condensation occurs when |
A. | the air is cold |
B. | the air is warm |
C. | the air is saturated |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» A. the air is cold |
476. |
Nautical mile is a unit of distance used in |
A. | space travel |
B. | navigation |
C. | aviation |
D. | communication |
Answer» B. navigation |
477. |
The temperature at which dew is formed is known as |
A. | evaporation point |
B. | dew point |
C. | precipitation point |
D. | critical point |
Answer» B. dew point |
478. |
Which of the following is not one of the three processes involved in the transfer of water between the atmosphere and the surface of the Earth? |
A. | Insolation |
B. | Evaporation |
C. | Condensation |
D. | Precipitation |
Answer» A. Insolation |
479. |
The process of water getting evaporated from the surface of leaves is known as |
A. | evaporation |
B. | evapo-transpiration |
C. | transpiration |
D. | transportation |
Answer» B. evapo-transpiration |
480. |
The process which leads to the formation of clouds is known as |
A. | evaporation |
B. | condensation |
C. | cloud-transpiration |
D. | precipitation |
Answer» B. condensation |
481. |
Which of the following is known as "the cold pole" of the world? |
A. | Laurentian region of Canada |
B. | Verkhoyansk in Russia |
C. | Antarctica |
D. | Greenland |
Answer» B. Verkhoyansk in Russia |
482. |
The division of the world into major natural regions is primarily based on |
A. | atmosphere |
B. | rainfall |
C. | climate types |
D. | annual range of temperature |
Answer» C. climate types |
483. |
Which of the following natural regions is known as the "big game country" a land of "Safari"? |
A. | Equatorial |
B. | Tropical deserts |
C. | Savanna or Tropical Grassland region |
D. | Temperate Grassland region |
Answer» C. Savanna or Tropical Grassland region |
484. |
Which of the following natural regions has specialised in cultivation of fruit trees? |
A. | Mediterranean region |
B. | Warm Mid-latitude East Margin region |
C. | Tropical East Margin region |
D. | Mid-latitude Grassland region |
Answer» A. Mediterranean region |
485. |
Which of the following natural regions is inhabited by the Eskimos of Canada and Alaska, Lappas of Finland and the Samoyeds and Yakuts of Siberia? |
A. | High Mountain region |
B. | Polar Tundra |
C. | The Taiga region |
D. | Cool (Mid-Latitude) West margin region |
Answer» B. Polar Tundra |
486. |
The Tropical Grasslands of Brazil are known as |
A. | Llanos |
B. | Campos |
C. | Selvas |
D. | Savanna |
Answer» B. Campos |
487. |
Which of the following is not a product of the 'Monsoon Forests'? |
A. | Teak |
B. | Sal |
C. | Olive |
D. | Bamboo |
Answer» C. Olive |
488. |
Cloudy nights are warmer compared to clear cloudless nights, because clouds |
A. | Prevent cold waves from the sky from descending on earth |
B. | Reflect back the heat given off by earth |
C. | Produce heat and radiate it towards earth |
D. | Absorb heat from the atmosphere and send it towards earth |
Answer» B. Reflect back the heat given off by earth |
489. |
Why is very little rice sold in world markets? |
A. | The farmers cultivating rice exist on subsistence cultivation |
B. | The main producers of rice are also the main consumers |
C. | The market price of rice is not very remunerative |
D. | Rice is not eaten throughout the world |
Answer» B. The main producers of rice are also the main consumers |
490. |
Which or the following is not a proof of Earth being an oblate spheroid? |
A. | When a ship goes out to sea, first the hull disappears then the upper parts |
B. | The shadow of the Earth on the Sun during solar eclipse is always curved |
C. | Photographs of the Earth taken by artificial satellites have confirmed the fact |
D. | it has been found that polar circumference is lesser than equatorial circumference |
Answer» B. The shadow of the Earth on the Sun during solar eclipse is always curved |
491. |
Which of the following layers of the Earth is believed to account for the Earth's magnetism? |
A. | Crust |
B. | Mantle |
C. | Core |
D. | Lithosphere |
Answer» C. Core |
492. |
The approximate radius or the Earth is |
A. | 25000 km |
B. | 12500 km |
C. | 6400 km |
D. | 4500 km |
Answer» C. 6400 km |
493. |
The latitude also known as the |
A. | Tropic of Capricorn |
B. | Tropic of Cancer |
C. | Antarctic Circle |
D. | Arctic Circle |
Answer» D. Arctic Circle |
494. |
Sun's halo is produced by the refraction of light in |
A. | Water vapour in Stratus Clouds |
B. | Ice crystals in Cirro-cumulus clouds |
C. | dust particles in stratus clouds |
D. | Ice crystals in Cirrus clouds |
Answer» D. Ice crystals in Cirrus clouds |
495. |
The trees of spruce, fir, pine, etc are found in which of the following natural regions of the Earth? |
A. | Siberian Type |
B. | Tundra Type |
C. | Taiga Type |
D. | Laurentian Type |
Answer» C. Taiga Type |
496. |
When rain falls through a cold layer of air Dear the Earth's surface, raindrops get frozen into ice. This type of precipitation is called |
A. | hail |
B. | snowfall |
C. | snowstorm |
D. | sleet |
Answer» D. sleet |
497. |
The most salty basin in the world is the |
A. | Caspian Sea |
B. | Dead Sea |
C. | Red Sea |
D. | Arabian Sea |
Answer» B. Dead Sea |
498. |
In which of the following units is atmospheric pressure measured? |
A. | Grams per square km |
B. | Grams per centimetre |
C. | Kilograms per square metre |
D. | Pounds per cubic mile |
Answer» C. Kilograms per square metre |
499. |
Which set of two riven given below together form the world's largest delta? |
A. | The Ganges and the Brahmpautra |
B. | The Mississippi and the Missouri |
C. | The Tigris and the Euphrates |
D. | The Seine and the Rhine |
Answer» A. The Ganges and the Brahmpautra |
500. |
Molten rock below the surface of the Earth is called? |
A. | Magma |
B. | Crust |
C. | Core |
D. | Lava |
Answer» A. Magma |
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