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2. The Temperate Grassland or Shrub-Land Biome is
commonly known as –
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1.Steppe in Central Asia
2. Prairie in North America
3.Veld in South America
Correct option is

3. A. Deep Ocean Drilling Project
B. Volcanic eruption
C. gravitation
D. All the abovve
Which among the following is indirect source of information
about the Interior

4. A. Mid oceanic ridge volcano
B. Caldera
C. Composite volcano
D. Shield volcano
Which is the most explosive of the earth’s volcanoes. They
are usually so explosive that when they erupt they tend to
collapse on themselves rather than building any tall
structure

5. The Hawaiian volcanoes are the example of?
Hint - These volcanoes are mostly made up of basalt, a type
of lava that is very fluid when erupted
A. Flood
B. Caldera
C. Composite volcano
D. Shield volcano

6. Which type of volcanic eruptions have caused Deccan Trap
formations
(a) Shield
(b) Composite
(c) Flood
(d) Caldera

7. A. Batholith
B. Phacolith
C. Lapolith
D. Dyke
A large body of magmatic material that cools in the
deeper depth of the crust develops in the form of large
domes

8. A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3
D. 1, 2 and 3
Which among the following pair is correctlty matched
lapolith- saucer shape, concave to the sky body
sill - near horizontal bodies of the intrusive
igneous rocks
dykes. -wall-like structure
1.
2.
3.

9. I am a large dome-shaped intrusive bodies with a level
base and connected by a pipe-like conduit from below?
A. Lapolith
B. Lacolith
C. Batholith
D. Phacolith

10. A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. both 1 and 2
D. neither 1 nor 2
Which among the following statements is/are correct
Body waves are generated due to the release of energy
at the focus
The body waves interact with the surface rocks and
generate new set of waves called surface waves
1.
2.

13. Which among the following statements is/are correct
A. The velocity of Earthquake waves changes as they travel
through materials with different densities. The denser the
material, the higher is the velocity.
B. P-waves move faster and are the last to arrive at the surface
C. P-waves vibrate perpendicular to the direction of the wave.
D. The direction of vibrations of S-waves is Parallel to the wave
direction in the vertical plane

14. which among the following statements is/are correct
S waves travel through gaseous, liquid and solid
materials
P waves travel only through solid materials
1.
2.
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. both 1 and 2
D. neither 1 nor 2

15. A. Core
B. Crust
C. Upper mantle
D. Mantle
Which among the following is made up of nickel and iron

16. Which among the following is Correct?
A. Oceanic crust is thinner as compared to the
continental crust
B. The upper portion of the crust is called
asthenosphere
C. The Inner core is in liquid state while the
outer core is in solid state
D.Crust is sometimes referred as the nife layer

17. A. upper and lower mantle
B. crust and core
C. crust and upper mantle
D. mantle and core
Which one of the following describes the lithosphere

21. which among the following statements is/are correct
When magma in its upward movement cools and turns into
solid form it is called igneous rock
metamorphic rocks form under the action of pressure,
volume and temperature
1.
2.
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. both 1 and 2
D. neither 1 nor 2

22. Quartz may be white, green, red, yellow , due to?
A. Temperature
B. Pressure
C. Impurities
D. None of these

23. Arrange the following in increasing order of hardness?
1.talc
2. gypsum
3. feldspar
4.diamond
A. 1,2,3,4
B. 4,3,2,1
C. 2,3,1,4
D. 4,3,1,2

26. A. Igneous rock
B. Metamorphic rock
C. Sedimentary rock
D. All the above
Which rocks form out of magma and lava from the
interior of the earth, they are known as primary rocks

27. Which of the following rock is formed by the process of
lithification?
A. Igneous rock
B. Metamorphic rock
C. Sedimentary rock
D. All the above

28. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
A. Geyserite - Organically formed
B. chalk- Organically formed
C. shale. - Mechanically formed
D. sandstone - chemically formed

29. Which one of the following are the two main
constituents of granite?
(a) Iron and nickel
(b) Iron and silver
(c) Silica and aluminium
(d) Iron Oxide and potassium

30. Which one of the following is not a sedimentary rock?
(a) Tillite
(b) Borax
(c) Breccia
(d) Marble

31. Sandstone, conglomerate, limestone are examples of
A. Igneous rock
B. Metamorphic rock
C. Sedimentary rock
D. none

32. Syenite, slate, schist are examples of
A. Igneous rock
B. Metamorphic rock
C. Sedimentary rock
D. none

33. In which type of rocks we see a number of layers of
varying thicknes
A. Igneous rock
B. Metamorphic rock
C. Sedimentary rock
D. All the above

34. Which one of the following is the salient feature of
metamorphic rocks?
(a) Changeable
(b) Crystalline
(c) Quite
(d) Foliation

35. A. Sedimentary rock
B. Igneous rock
C. Metamorphic rock
D. Placer deposits
Tillite is

36. which among the following statements is/are correct
orogenic processes involving mountain building
epeirogenic processes involving uplift or warping of
large parts of the earth’s crust
plate tectonics involving horizontal movements of
crustal plates
1.
2.
3.
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3
D. 1, 2 and 3

37. As per Wegener theory What was PANTHALASSA?
A. Super Continent
B. Mega-ocean
C. Laurasia land
D. Gondwana land

39. Which among the following pair is correctlty matched
Cocos plate : Between Central America and
Pacific plate
Nazca plate : Between the Asiatic and Pacific plate
Arabian plate : Mostly the Saudi Arabian landmass
1.
2.
3.
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3
D. 1, 2 and 3

40. Which one of the following is the type of plate boundary
of the Indian plate along the Himalayan mountains?
(a) Ocean-continent convergence
(b) Divergent boundary
(c) Transform boundary
(d) Continent-continent convergence

41. Which one of the following is the type of plate boundary is
Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
(a) Ocean-continent convergence
(b) Divergent boundary
(c) Transform boundary
(d) Continent-continent convergence

42. Polar fleeing force relates to:
(a) Revolution of the Earth
(b) Rotation of the earth
(c) Gravitation
(d) Tides

43. which among the following statements is/are correct
Pacific plate is largely an oceanic plate
Eurasian plate may be called a continental plate
1.
2.
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. both 1 and 2
D. neither 1 nor 2

44. A. Arabian plate
B. Pacific plate
C. Antartica plate
D. Eurasian plate
Which among the follwing is not a major plate

47. In which of the following stages of landform development,
downward cutting is dominated?
(a) Youth stage
(b) Late mature stage
(c) Early mature stage
(d) Old stage

48. A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 2
D. 2, 3 and 4
which among the following statements is/are correct
. A gorge is a deep valley with very steep to straight sides
canyon is characterised by steep steplike side slopes
Gorge is wider at its top than at its bottom
A canyon is almost equal in width at its top as well as its
bottom
1.
2.
3.
4.

52. Gullies,rills,gorge, canyon are made from
A . Running water
B. Ground Water
C. Glaciers
D. Winds

53. Which one of the following sentences best defines the term
‘Lapies’?
(a) A small to medium sized shallow depression
(b) A landform whose opening is more or less circular at
the top and funnel shaped towards bottom
(c) A landform formed due to dripping water from surface
(d) An irregular surface with sharp pinnacles, grooves and
ridges

55. Which of the following is NOT correct?
A. Alluvial fans in humid areas show normally low cones
with gentle slope from head to toe and they appear as high
cones with steep slope in arid and semi-arid climates.
B. Natural levees are found along the banks of large rivers
C. Meander is a landform made by running water.
D. Point bars are also known as meander bars. They are
found on the concave side of meanders of large rivers

56. A. Sink holes
B. Limestone Pavements
C. Stalagmites
D. stalactite
Which among the following rise up
from the floor of the caves

57. A. Cave
B. Bar
C. Spit
D. Beaches
Which among the following is erosional feature

58. A deep, long and wide trough or basin with very steep
concave high walls at its head as well as in sides is known
as:
(a) Cirque
(b) Lateral Moraine
(c) Glacial valley
(d) Esker

60. A. Outwash plains
B. Drumlins
C. Eskers
D. Pediments
Smooth oval shaped ridge-like features composed
mainly of glacial till with some masses of gravel and
sand is known as

61. A. Meanders
B. Oxbow lake
C. Playas
D. Cirque lake
Which among the following is known as Salt lakes

63. A. Barchans
B. Seifs
C. Pediments
D. pediplains
Crescent shaped dunes called

64. Winds cause
A. Deflation
B. Abrasion
C. Attrition
D. All of these

66. A.Water vapour also decreases from the equator towards the poles
B. In the warm and wet tropics, it may account for four per cent of the
air by volume, while in the dry and cold areas of desert and polar regions,
it may be less than one per cent of the air
C. The lower concentration of dust particles is found in subtropical and
temperate regions due to dry winds in comparison to equatorial and
polar regions
D. Density is highest near the surface of the earth and decreases with
increasing altitude
Which of the following is incorrect about atmosphere ?

68. Which one of the following gases is transparent to incoming
solar radiation and opaque to outgoing terrestrial radiation?
(a) Oxygen
(b) Nitrogen
(c) Helium
(d) Carbon dioxide

69. A. On 3rd January, the earth is the
nearest to the sun ,This position is
called perihelion
B. The transfer of heat through
horizontal movement of air is called
advection
C. The earth’s surface receives most of
its energy in short wavelengths
D. All of these
Which of the following is correct?

70. The temperature of air at any place is influenced by
(i) the latitude of the place
(ii) the altitude of the place
(iii) distance from the sea
(iv) the presence of warm and
cold ocean currents
(v) local aspects.
A.i,ii and iii
B. ii,iii,v
C.i,ii,iii,iv
D. All of these

71. The main reason that the earth experiences highest temperatures in the
subtropics in the northern hemisphere rather than at the equator is :
(a) Subtropical areas tend to have less cloud cover than equatorial
areas.
(b) Subtropical areas have longer day hours in the summer than the
equatorial.
(c) Subtropical areas have an enhanced “green house effect”
compared to equatorial areas.
(d) Subtropical areas are nearer to the oceanic areas than the
equatorial locations.

72. A. When the wind blows from the sea to the land it is known as sea
breeze.
B. When the wind blows from the sea to the land it is known as Land
breeze.
C. The appearance of warm water off the coast of Peru is known as the
El Nino.
D. The cool air, of the high plateaus and ice fields draining into the
valley is called katabatic wind
Which of the following is incorrect?

74. (i) Insolation (a) The difference between the mean temperature of the
warmest and the coldest months
(ii) Albedo (c) The lines joining the places of equal temperature
( iii) Isotherm (b) The incoming solar radiation
(iv) Annual range (d) The percentage of visible light reflected by an object
Which of the following pair(s) is/are correct?
A. Zero pair
B. Only two pair
C. Only three pair
D. All four pairs

75. The Inter Tropical Convergence Zone normally occurs:
(a) near the Equator
(b) near the Tropic of Cancer
(c) near the Tropic of Capricorn
(d) near the Arctic Circle

78. A. The Coriolis force is directly proportional to the angle of latitude. and acts
perpendicular to the pressure gradient force
B. The Coriolis force deflects the wind to the right direction in the northern
hemisphere.
C. The easterlies from either side of the equator converge in ITCZ.
Such circulations from the surface upwards and vice-versa are called cells. Such a
cell in the tropics is called Ferrel Cell.
D. If an air mass is fully lifted above the land surface, it is called the occluded
front
Which of the following is NOT correct?

79. A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
Which of the following pair(s) is/are correct?
cold front- warm air mass moves towards the cold air mass
warm front- When the cold air moves towards the warm air
mass
occluded front-air mass is fully lifted above the land surface
1.
2.
3.

80. A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3
D. 1, 2 and 3
Cyclones- Indian Ocean
Hurricanes - Atlantic
Typhoons - Western Pacific
1.
2.
3.
Which of the following pair(s) is/are correct?

82. The conditions favourable for the formation and intensification
of tropical storms are
(i) Large sea surface with temperature higher than 27° C;
(ii) Presence of the Coriolis force;
(iii) Small variations in the vertical wind speed
A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3
D. 1, 2 and 3

83. A. Cirrus
B. Cumulus
C. Nimbus
D. Stratus
Clouds are formed at high altitudes (8,000 - 12,000m)

84. Which among these are layered clouds covering large
portions of the sky
A. Cirrus
B. Cumulus
C. Nimbus
D. Stratus

90. A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. both 1 and 2
D. none
1.The Labrador Current is a cold current in the North
Atlantic Ocean.
2.The Falkland current is a warm current that flows along
the Chile coast of the South Pacific Ocean
Which among the following statements is/are correct

94. A. The ideal conditions for formation of dew are clear sky, calm
air, high relative humidity, and cold and long nights
B. It is necessary that the dew point is above the freezing point
C. The only difference between the mist and fog is that mist
contains more moisture than the fog
D. Mist contains less moisture than the fog.
Which among the following statements is/are incorrect

95. A. Seamount
B. Mid oceanic ridges
C. Submarine canyons
D. all the above
Which among the following are ocean minor relief features

97. A. As result of the moon and the sun pulling the earth
gravitationally in the same direction.
B. As result of the moon and the sun pulling the earth
gravitationally in the opposite direction
C. Indention in the coast line.
D. None of the above
Spring tides are caused

98. A. Semi-diurnal tide
B. Mixed tide
C. Diurnal tide
D. none
Two high tides and two low tides each day

99. The distance between the earth and the moon is minimum
when the moon is in
(a) Aphelion
(b) Perihelion
(c) Perigee
(d) Apogee

101. Which one of the following represents the inner planets?
(a) Planets between the sun and the earth
(b) Planets between the sun and the belt of asteroids
(c) Planets in gaseous state
(d) Planets without satellites

102. Which one of the following has the longest duration?
(a) Eon
(b) Era
(c) Period
(d) Epoch

104. The concept of human development was introduced by ?
A. Dr Mahbub-ul-Haq
B. Dr. Rahim sheikh
C. MS Swaminatham
D. All of these

105. A. Farmers specialise in vegetables only
B. Farmers specialise in Plantation only
C. Farmers specialise in Coffee only
D. Farmers specialise in Juite only
In truck farming?

106. Indian population recorded negative growth rate during?
A. 1901-1911
B. 1911-1921
C. 1921-1931
D. 1971-1981

107. In the region of eastern shore of Adriatic Sea, a cold and dry
wind blowing down from the mountain is known as
(a) Mistral
(b) Bora
(c)Bise
(d) Blizzard