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1) The Equator, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn run through the continent of a. Africa b. Australia c. South America d. Nor America
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2) The smallest planet is a. Earth b. Mars c. Mercury d. Pluto
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3) Bad Lands develop as a result of a. Weathering of rocks b. Sheet erosion c. Gully erosion d. None of the above
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4) Rich mineral area in the sea is a. Enclosed sea - an area of inland drainage b. Deep Sea c. Slopes d. Shelves
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5) Soils of volcanic origin, where weathering is actively breaking down lavas and liberating the essential plant foods, are most favoured for the cultivation of a. Coffee b. Tea c. Sugar beet d. Sugarcane
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6) The difference between sun and shade temperatures is largest in which of the following types of elimates? a. Amazon b. Tibetan c. Iran d. Sahara
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7) Anticyclones are so-called because a. They are systems of divergence and outflow of air b. They have no pressure gradient c. They move in a direction opposite to that of cyclones d. They destroy the cyclonic conditions.
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8) The Plannetary winds variously known as roaring forties, furious fifties and stormy syxties are a. Cyclones b. Plar winds c. Westerlies d. Trade winds
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9) The portion of the atmosphere which extends from the earth's surface tip to 6-8 miles and experiences decrese in temperature at a constant rate is the a. Troposphere b. Ionosphere c. Stratosphere d. Tropopause
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10) Which one of the following is not the result of mechanical weathering of rocks? a. Peeling of the surface layers b. Splitting into grains and gravels c. Breaking into boulders d. Falling into a powdery mass
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11) When it is noon in India what would be the time in England? a. 6.30 P.M. b. 2.30 P.M. c. 2.30 AM. d. 6.30 AM.
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12) High mean temperature, high relative humidity and heavy rainfall (well distributed all over the year) are the characteristic features of the a. Equatorial region b. Savanna region c. Monsoon region d. Mediterranean region.
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13) Comets revolve around a. The Earth b. The Sun c. The Venus d. No single heavenly body
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14) The star-like objects at the edge of the universe are a. Comets b. Black holes c. Galaxies d. Quasars
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15) The word now used to describe the shape of the earth is a. Flat b. Oblate spheriod c. Circle d. Sphere
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16) Only one side of the moon is ever seen from the earth because a. The moon is at perigee b. Only one side reflects light c. The moon does not rotate d. The periods of rotation and revolution are equal.
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17) A cyclone is a system of wind blowing a. From the Bay of Bengal towards Bangladesh annually b. Spirally outwards a low pressure region c. Spirally outwards from a high pressure region d. In a straight line from a high to low pressure region
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18) The average time interval between one high tide and the next high tide is approximately a. 6 hours b. 24 hours c. 12 hours d. 3 hours
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19) The most common element by weight in the earth's crust is a. Iron b. Oxygen c. Silicon d. Aluminum
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20) The four nearest planets to the earth in order to distance are a. Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Mercury b. Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Mercury c. Venus, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter d. Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter
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21) If J stands for Jupiter, N for Neptune, P for Pluto, S for Saturn, and V for Uranus, the order of the outer-planets from the earth is a. J, 5, V, N, P b. J, 5, N. V, P c. J, V, S, N, P d. J, N, 5, V, P
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22) When the moon is one the side of the earth directly opposite the sun, the moon is in the phase known as: a. New b. First quarter c. Last quarter d. Full
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23) At local noon on board a ship, the chronometer reads 3.30 p.m. The longitude of the ship is a. 52'30' west b. 37'30' west c. 60 west d. 45 west
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24) Which type of rock weathers most rapidly in a hot, moint climate? a. Slate b. Quartzite c. Granite d. Limestone
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25) As seen from the earth, which planet passes through phases similar to those of the moon? a. Jupiter b. Mars c. Pluto d. Venus
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26) Which part of the earth's mass is _____ water? a. About 1% b. About 5% c. Much less than 1% d. About 10%
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27) The scientific instrument Seismograph is used for recording a. Humidity b. Atmospheric pressure c. Earthquake shocks d. Speed at which a vehicle is moving
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28) At what height from the earth's surface is the stratosphere found? a. 0-3 kms b. 78-103 kms c. 8-18 km d. Above 3200 km
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29) Extrusive igneous rocks have a. Few grains b. No grains c. Grains of big size d. Grains which are not visible
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30) Sediments are carried by various water bodies. You will find maximum sediments in a/ an a. Ocean b. River c. Pond d. Lake
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31) A planet whose mass and radius is twice the Earth's will accelerate due to gravity a. 32 m/sec2 b. 19.6 m/sec2 c. 4.9 m/sec2 d. 9.8 m/sec2
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32) The transitional zone between the troposphere and the stratosphere is called a. Stratopause b. Tropopause c. Either Tropopause or Stratopause d. None of these
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33) The number of standard time zones in the entire world is a. 36 b. 24 c. 360 d. 12
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34) The time deeded for the moon to go through a complete cycle of phases is a. 30 days b. 27? c. 31 days d. 29
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35) The phase of the moon during an eclipse of the sun is a. Half b. New c. Full d. In any phase
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36) The number of earthquakes that occur each year is about a. 14 b. 1000 c. 2 d. 100
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37) Gravitic rocks belong to which of the following rock types? a. Sedimentary b. Basaltic c. Igneous d. Metamorphic
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38) The moon does not fall onto the earth despite the attraction between the earth and the sun because of a. The usn's opposing attraction b. The centrifugal reaction c. A gravitational repulsion d. The fixed orbit in which the moon rotates
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39) The nearest star to the sun is a. Alpha Centuari b. Sirius c. Polaris d. Mercury
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40) The asteroids are between a. Saturn and Uranus b. Jupiter and Saturn c. Mars and Jupiter d. Mars and Earth
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41) The idea that the earth was the centre of the universe was maintained by a. Copernicus b. Galileo c. Aristachus d. Aristotle
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42) What percentage of earth area does water occupy? a. 90% b. 80% c. 75% d. 65% e. 70%
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43) Who first held the view that the earth is a sphere? a. Pythagoras b. Newton c. Galileo d. Aristotle
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44) The busiest ocean route in the world is a. North Atlantic route b. Suez Canal c. Cape route d. Panama Canal e. Palk Strait
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45) Spring tides occur when a. When the gravitational pull of the sun is at right angles to that of the moon b. The moon casts its shadow on the sun c. Sun, moon and earth are in a straight line d. None of the above
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46) Hurricanes are a. Tropical cyclones of the West Indies b. Tropical cyclones of China c. Depressions in the North Sea d. Tropical depressions in the Mediterranean Sea
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47) The lowest layer of the earth's atmosphere is called a. Stratosphere b. Ionosphere c. Mesosphere d. Troposphere
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48) Which among the following is a metamorphic rock? a. Coal b. Limestone c. Slate d. Shale
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49) Neptune's day is approximately a. 12 hours b. 18 hours c. 23 hours d. 24 hours
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50) Dry summers great sunshine and rainy winters are characteristics of which of the following types of climates? a. Mediterranean b. Tropical c. Tundra d. Equatorial
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