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Sedimentary rocks are :

a) Porous

b) Hard

c) Rough

d) Brittle

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Lines drawn parallel to the equator are called :

a) Latitudes

b) Longitudes

c) Meridians

d) None of these

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In the Northern Hemisphere the longest day is on :

a) 21st June

b) 21st March

c) 22nd December

d) 21st September

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Earth's crust have the abundant reserves of :

a) Iron, Silicon and Oxygen

b) Silicon, Nitrogen and Aluminum

c) Silicon, Oxygen and Aluminum

d) Iron, Silicon and Nitrogen

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The Prime Meridian passes through :

a) USA

b) Great Britain

c) Switzerland

d) Finland

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Bauxite is an important ore of :

a) Aluminum

b) Zinc

c) Copper

d) Mica

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The Earth completes on rotation on its axis in :

a) 23h 30m

b) 23h 56m 4.9s

c) 24h

d) 23h 10m 2s

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Wind blowing in a spiral form around a region of low atmospheric pressure is a :

a) Hurricane

b) Cyclone

c) Anticyclone

d) Tornado

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Which of the following is/are the main agent of soil erosion ?

a) Wind and water

b) Rocks

c) Sand

d) None of these

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The ocean cover approximately ______ of Earth's surface.

a) 50 %

b) 60 %

c) 70 %

d) 80 %

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The Earth moves from :

a) West to East

b) East to West

c) North to South

d) South to North

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As per koppen climate classification category B is :

a) Polar

b) Desert

c) Tropical

d) Highland

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Equinox means :

a) Days are longer than nights

b) Nights are longer than days

c) Days and nights are equal

d) The shortest day and the longest night in the year

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Lines joining places of equal temperature are called :

a) Isotherms

b) Isohyets

c) Isomers

d) Isobars

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The gravitational pull at lunar surface is _____ of Earth.

a) One-third

b) One-forth

c) One-fifth

d) One-sixth

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The Earth is spheroid because of its :

a) Revolution around the sun

b) Gravitational force

c) Centrifugal force of rotation

d) Inclination on its own axis

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Which of the following is a "great circle" ?

a) Arctic circle

b) Equator

c) Tropic of cancer

d) Tropic of Capricorn

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Which of the following pair is correct ?

a) Marble : Metamorphic rock

b) Basalt : Intrusive igneous rock

c) Slate : Extrusive igneous rock

d) None of these

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Which of the following is an example of sedimentary rock ?

a) Marble

b) Slate

c) Limestone

d) None of these

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The shape of earth is :

a) Elliptical

b) Oval

c) Spherical

d) Oblate Spheroid

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The line joining the areas having the same rainfall is called :

a) Isobar

b) Isohyet

c) Isotherm

d) Isohaline

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A day is added when a man crosses the International Date Line from :

a) North to South

b) East to West

c) West to East

d) South to West

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Earthquakes are caused by :

a) Tectonism

b) Denudation

c) Earth's revolution

d) Earth's rotation

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For a time difference of one hour the longitudinal distance is equal to _____ degrees :

a) 15

b) 30

c) 45

d) 60

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What is the approximate circumference of earth ?

a) 25,000 km

b) 16,000 km

c) 40,000 km

d) 50,000 km

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Monsoon is caused by :

a) Seasonal reversal of winds

b) Revolution of Earth

c) Movement of clouds

d) Rise in temperature

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Which of the following layers makes radio transmission possible ?

a) Troposphere

b) Ionosphere

c) Mesosphere

d) Stratosphere

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On 21st June, the Sun is vertically overhead the :

a) Tropic of Capricorn

b) Equator

c) Position of Sun is not definite

d) Tropic of Cancer

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The polar diameter of the earth is shorter than its equatorial diameter by :

a) 25 km

b) 80 km

c) 43 km

d) 30 km

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Which of the following is an igneous rock ?

a) Shale

b) Quartzite

c) Marble

d) Granite

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Pampas are vast grassy plains of :

a) South America

b) North America

c) Africa

d) Eurasia

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Which metal is most abundantly found in the earth's crust ?

a) Aluminum

b) Zinc

c) Iron

d) Copper

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The distance between consecutive longitudes at the poles is :

a) Zero

b) 18 km

c) 25 km

d) 10 km

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Richter scale is used to register the intensity of :

a) Ocean currents

b) Earthquakes

c) Rotation of the earth

d) Revolution of the earth

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What is the shape of the Earth's orbit around Sun ?

a) Circular

b) Hyperbolic

c) Ellipse

d) Parabolic

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In which part of the atmosphere commercial aircrafts usually fly ?

a) Thermosphere

b) Stratosphere

c) Troposphere

d) Mesosphere

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The equatorial radius of earth is approximately :

a) 12,700 km

b) 6,900 km

c) 6,371 km

d) 11,600 km

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Temperate grasslands of Asia and Europe are called :

a) Pampas

b) Savannah

c) Steppes

d) Prairie

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The layer of atmosphere close to Earth's surface is called :

a) Exosphere

b) Ionosphere

c) Stratosphere

d) Troposphere

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The international Date Line passes through :

a) 180 degree longitude

b) 180 degree to equator

c) 180 degree east or west meridian

d) Exactly 0 degree meridian

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Atmospheric pressure exerted on earth is due to :

a) Rotation of earth

b) Revolution of earth

c) Gravitational pull

d) Uneven heating of earth

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The Gutenberg discontinuity is between :

a) The crust and the mantle

b) The upper and lower mantles

c) The outer core and the lower mantle

d) The inner and outer cores

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Slate, diamond and marble are _______ rocks.

a) Igneous

b) Sedimentary

c) Metamorphic

d) None of these

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Savannah Grasslands with tall trees are mainly found in :

a) South America

b) Africa

c) Central America

d) Australia

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Basalt rock is an example of :

a) Metamorphic

b) Volcanic

c) Intrusive rock

d) Sedimentary

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The most abundant element in the earth's atmosphere is :

a) Argon

b) Nitrogen

c) Oxygen

d) Krypton

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