1) Name a dusty whirlwind about loft in height and a few feet in diameter with low pressure zone at the centre: a. Dunes b. Denudation c. Fjord d. Dust devel
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2) What is Escarpment? a. A steep in land cliff b. An equinox in land cliff c. A fault in land cliff d. None of these
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3) A hole or vent in the ground in volcanic regions through with fumes or gases escape is called: a. Fringing Reef b. Fjord c. Fauna d. Fumarole
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4) Feather like crystals of ice deposited on the ground in the same manner as dew are called: a. Hoar Frost b. Horse Latitude c. Hoar Ice d. None of these
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5) Peat is a dark brown or black organic mass found in: a. Wet ground b. marshy ground c. Both of these d. none of these
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6) Ria is a long narrow sea inlet caused by: a. flooding of narrow valley b. blocking of a narrow valley c. damaging to a narrow valley d. sinking of a narrow valley
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7) What the vast tropical forests of the Amazon and its tributaries are called? a. Sargasso sea b. selvas c. spa d. steppe
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8) When the Tidal bore is produced? a. When a weak tidal current meets with weak river current. b. When the weak tidal current meets with strong river current. c. When a strong tidal current meets with river current d. When a strong tidal current meets with strong river current.
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9) What is True North? a. Geographical meridian b. Volcano c. Time Determination d. Tundra
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10) Meddle level thick grey clouds that cover the sky is called: a. Altocumulus b. Altostratus c. Cumulus d. Cumulonimbus
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11) The term referring to the half of the earth is: a. Half pole b. Hemisphere c. Both of them d. None of them
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12) Name the strait which is situated between England and France? a. Strait of Malacca b. Bab-el-Mandeb c. Bosporus d. Strait of Dover
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13) Mention the strait which connects Norht Sea with the English Channel? a. Strait of Dover b. Bosporus c. Strait of Malacca d. Bab-el-Mandeb
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14) Which one is the only natural passage between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea? a. Bering Strait b. Strait of Gibraltar c. Strait of Dover d. Dardanelles
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15) Name the strait which connects Mediterranean Sea with the Black Sea? a. Bering Strait b. Strait of Dover c. Bosporus d. Dardanelles
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16) Which of the following strait connects Mediterranean Sea with the Black Sea? a. Strait of Dover b. Strait of Gibraltar c. Strait of Malacca d. Dardanelles
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17) Dardanelles strait is in northwestern Turkey, situated between Asian Turkey and the Gallipoli (Gelibolu) Peninsula of European Turkey. It connects the Aegean Sea and the: a. Strait of Hormuz b. Strait of Malacca c. Bering Strait d. Sea of Marmara
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18) The Bering Strait is situated between Alaska and Siberia. Mention the Oceans those are connected with this strait? a. Pacific & Arctic b. Strait of Malacca c. Strait of Hormuz d. Pal Strait
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19) Mention the strait which lie between Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra? a. Bering Strait b. Strait of Gibraltar c. Strait of Hormuz d. Strait of Malacca
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20) Mention the strait which connects the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea? a. Strait of Gibraltar b. Bab-el-Mandeb c. Strait of Malacca d. Pal Strait
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21) The Strait of Malacca links three of the world's most populous countries. Two of them are China and Indonesia. Which is the third one? a. Pakistan b. Philippine c. Indonesia d. India
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22) The Strait of Malacca carries 50,000 vessels per year, carrying between one-fifth of the world's sea trade. Pick out the Strait through which would's quarter of all oil shipments carried by sea come through? a. Strait of Malacca b. Pal Strait c. Strait of Gibraltar d. Bering Strait
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23) Which of the following connects Red Sea to the Indian Ocean? a. Dardanelles Straits b. Bab-el-Mandeb c. Strait of Malaka d. Strait of Hormuz
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24) Mention the strait that connects Asia and North America? a. Denmark Strait b. Bab-el-Mandeb c. Bering Strait d. Strait of Dover
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25) Dardanelles Straits is situated between Europe and: a. Asia b. America c. Africa d. none of these
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26) Mention the strait that is situated between Greenland and lceland? a. Pas de Calais b. Dragon's Mouth strait c. Dardanelles Straits d. Denmark Strait
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27) Name the strait that separates England from France and the European continent, and connecting the English Channel and Atlantic Ocean with the North Sea a. Strait of Dover b. Pas de Calais c. Both of these d. None of these
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28) Drogon's Mouth strait is between Trinidad and: a. Cuba b. Venezuela c. Singapore d. Mexico
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29) Pick out the strait which is situated between Iran and Arabia? a. Denmark Strait b. Strait of Gibraltar c. Strait of Hormuz d. Bab-el-Mandeb
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30) Pak Strait is between India and: a. Singapore b. Nepal c. Bhutan d. Sri Lanka
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31) Mention the strait that is situated between Singapore and Indonesia? a. Strait of Hormuz b. Singapore Strait c. Strait of Singapore d. Strait of Indonesia
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32) Diameter of the Universe is at least: a. 93 billion light years b. 880 x 1024 metres c. Both of them d. None of them
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33) In which colour earth seems from outer space? a. Red and blue b. Blue c. White d. Mixture of white and blue
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34) What is called the interval between two consecutive transits of a star of an observer? a. A lunar day b. A solar day c. Both of them d. None of them
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35) What is the speed of light? a. 186,000 miles per second b. 286,000 miles per second c. 386,000 miles per second d. 486,000 miles per second
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36) The earth's motion round its axis once in 24 hours is called 'Rotation'. What its motion round the sun, approximately 365 days, is called? a. Circulation b. Revolution c. Circular Movement d. None
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37) What is called that velocity which is required by an object to overcome the gravitational pull of the earth and other astronomical bodies as to move into space? a. Gravitational velocity b. Escape velocity c. Base velocity d. Initial velocity
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38) Sun is the nearest star to Earth. Its distance from Earth is: a. 150 million km b. 200 million km c. 250 million km d. 300 million km
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39) What is parsec unit? a. Unit for measuring distance on moon b. Unit used for measuring distances in solar system c. Unit used in Oceanography d. None of these
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40) About 75% of total mass of the atmosphere and 90% of its water vapour is contained in the lowest zone which extends from the earth's surface to an altitude of about 8 km at the poles and 16 km at the equator. What is called this lowest zone? a. Stratosphere b. Aerosphere c. Troposphere d. Ionosphere
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41) In which zone of the earth, the ozone layer filters out the sun's ultraviolet radiation? a. Ionosphere b. Stratosphere c. Troposphere d. Magnosphere
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42) What is contained in the zone of earth, named as ionosphere? a. Electrically Charged gasses b. Electrically charged acids c. Electrically charged particles that reflect radio signals d. All of these
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43) Oxygen (21%) orgon (0.93%) and carbon dioxide (0.03%) are the components of atmosphere. What is the percentage of Nitrogen (by volume) in the composition of atmosphere? a. 57% b. 75% c. 70% d. 78%
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44) Natural light displays in the sky, usually observed at night, particularly in the polar regions are called: a. Cosmos b. Spectrum c. Ionization d. Aurora
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45) All the matter in the universe was once packed close together. A huge explosion made all this matter fly apart. All the galaxies were formed from this matter and they are still moving away from each other. What this theory about the beginning of the universe is called? a. Black hole b. Big Bang c. Steady state d. Binary theory
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46) Clouds are visible collection of water droplets that are suspended in the atmosphere. What are called those clouds whose lower surfaces touch the ground? a. Fog b. Condensation c. Smog d. Snow
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47) What is called the blocking off of light from the sun from one celestial body by another? a. Hide b. Penumbra c. Eclipse d. Temporary Eclipse
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48) An Eclipse of the Moon (lunar Eclipse) occurs when the moon enters the shadow of the Earth? When does the solar Eclipse occur? a. Earth enters the shadow of the moon b. Any satellite enters the shadow of the moon c. When earth, moon and sun comes at 180 moon d. None of these
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49) The equator runs through the centre of the earth and the centre of earth remains exactly in the same position in relation to the sun throughout the year. Due to this phenomenon where the days and nights are equal throughout the year? a. At South Africa b. At equator c. At North Pole d. None of these
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50) What is most important effect of moon on earth? a. Effects warmest b. Effects tides of ocean c. Effects water evaporation d. Does not affect the earth
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