Practice Test

Q1) Which one of the following planets has largest number of Natural Satellites or Moons? Show Answer

Q2) In order of their distances from the Sun, which of the following planets lie between Mars and Uranus? Show Answer

Q3) Variations in the length of day time and night time from season to season are due to Show Answer

Q4) What is the purpose of the US Space Agency's Themis Mission, which was recently in the news? Show Answer

Q5) In the structure of planet earth, below the mantle, the core is mainly made up of which one of the following? Show Answer

Q6) Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched
Theory/Law : Associated Scientist
1. Continental Drift : Edwin Hubble
2. Expansion of Universe: Alfred Wegener
3. Photoelectric Effect : Albert Einstein
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Q7) What is the approximate mean velocity with which the Earth moves round the Sun in its orbit? Show Answer

Q8) Consider the following statements
1. The Richter scale is a logarithmic scale and so an increase of 1 magnitude unit represents a fartor of 10times in amplitude.
2. Each integer reading of the Richter scale has an energy 100 times that of the previous integer reading.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? Show Answer

Q9) Consider the following geological Phenomena
1. Development of a fault.
2. Movement along a fault.
3. Impact produced by a volcanic eruption.
4. Folding of rocks.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? Show Answer

Q10) Consider the following statements
1. Most magmas are a combination of liquid, solid and gas.
2. Water vapour and carbon dioxide are the principal gases dissolved in a magma.
3. Basaltic magma is hotter than the silicia magma.
4. The magma solidified between sedimentary rocks in a horizontal positions is known as Dyke.
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Q11) Consider the following statements regarding the earthquake
1. The intensity of earthquake is measured on Mercalli Scale.
2. The magnitude of an earthquake is a measure of energy release.
3. Earthquake magnitudes are based on direct measurements of the amplitude of seismic waves.
4. In the Richter Scale, each whole number demonstrates a hundred fold increase in the amount of energy released.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? Show Answer

Q12) Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Gegrophical Feature : Region Show Answer

Q13) Assertion (A) The continents are considered as floating on the denser layers of rocks.
Reason (R) The continents are made of lighter rocks.
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Q14) Consider the following
1. Electromagnetic radiation
2. Geothermal energy
3. Gravitational force
4. Plate movements
5. Rotation of the Earth
6. Revolution of the Earth
Which of the above are responsible for bringing dynamic changes on the surface of the Earth? Show Answer

Q15) Assertion (A) Each day tide is delayed by 26 minutes.
Reason (R) Moon rotates on its axis.
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Q16) Earth's albedo is largely affected by Show Answer

Q17) Which of the factors affect the distribution of temperature on the Earth's surface?
1. Longitudes
2. Altitude
3. Distance from the coast
4. Prevailing winds
5. Ocean currents
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Q18) Consider the following statements about Biodiversity
1. Earth has a total of 87 lakhs species of which 86% has been unidentified.
2. Species diversity is three times more on land as compare to the oceanic reason.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? Show Answer

Q19) Assertion (A) Divergent plate boundaries are associated with quiet volcanic eruptions.
Reason (R) Oceanic Crusts moves in opposite directions from mid oceanic ridge.
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Q20) Gutenberg discontinuity separates Show Answer

Q21) Which of the following factors affect the distribution of insolation?
1. Angle of Sun's rays
2. Length of day
3. Distance between the Earth and the Sun
4. Sunspots
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Q22) Through which one of the following groups of countries does the Equator pass? Show Answer

Q23) Which of the following volcanoes are active volcanoes?
1. Aconcagua
2. Etna
3. Fujiyama
4. Vesuvius
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Q24) Assertion (A) The circum-pacific belt is the most vulnerable zone of Tsunamis.
Reason (R) It is tectonically most active area and generates world's major earthquakes.
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Q25) Consider the following statements
1. Biodiversity is normally greater in the lower latitudes as compared to the higher latitudes
2, Along the mountain gradients biodiversity is normally greater in the lower altitudes as compared to the high altitude

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Q26) Which one of the following is a depositional Landform? Show Answer

Q27) Consider the following statements
1. Submarine canyons are mostly found on continental shelves.
2. Continental shelves are basically the extended form of continental plateforms. Show Answer

Q28) A Geographic region has the following distinct characteristics
1. Warm and dry climate.
2. Mild and wet winter.
3. Everygreen oak trees.
The above features are the distinct characteristics of which one of the following regions ?
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Q29) Consider the following kinds of organisms
1. Bacteria
2. Fungi
3. Flowering plants
Some species of which of the above kinds of organisms are employed as biopesticides? Show Answer

Q30) Consider the following statements
1. The Richter scale is a logarithmic scale and so an increase of 1 magnitude unit represents a factor of 10 times in amplitude.
2. Each integer reading of the Richter scale has an energy 100 times that the previous integer reading.
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Q31) Teak, Green heart, Mahogany, Ebony and Logwood are likely to be found in Show Answer

Q32) The Canterbury grasslands are not like Show Answer

Q33) Which one of the following is not a pastoral nomad? Show Answer

Q34) Which one of the following is characterized with maximum of wildlife and plant diversity? Show Answer

Q35) The North Pole is always in the light Show Answer

Q36) Which one of the following soils are not in situ soils? Show Answer

Q37) Assertion (A) Ecological productivity decrease from the equator towards the poles
Reason ( R ) Insulation rapidly decreases from the equator towards the pole

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Q38) Which one of the following soils is also called black soil? Show Answer

Q39) Arrange the different salt of the ocean in decreasing order.
1. Magnesium Bromide
2.Potassium Sulphate
3. Calcium Carbonate
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Q40) The Red Data Book published by the International Union for Conversation of Nature and Natural Resource ( IUNC) contain lists of
1.Endemic plant and animal species present in the biodiversity hotspots
2.Threatened plant and animal species
3. Protected sites for conservation of nature and natural resource in various conditions
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Q41) Biodiversity forms the basis for human existence in the following ways
Soil formation
Prevention of soil erosion
Recycling of waste
Pollination of crops
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Q42) Consider the following statements
1. The boundaries of a National Park are defined by legislation
2. A Biosphere reserve is declared to conserve a few specific species of flora and fauna
3. In a wildlife sanctuary,limited biotic interference is permitted
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Q43) They are fantastically diverse. They speak hundred of language and dialects. They comprise scores of ethnic groups. They include highly industrialized economics and up and coming economies. They span half the surface of the Earth and are home to two fifths of the world populations. The group of countries referred to here belongs to Show Answer

Q44) Assertion (A) Insect resistant transgenic cotton has been produced by inserting Bt gene
Reason (R) The Bt gene is derived from a bacterium.
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Q45) Which one of the following has influenced most,the location of industries in the world? Show Answer

Q46) Arrange the stages of a star in it's life cycle in chronological order
1. White dwarf
2.Pulsar
3. Supernova
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Q47) Main hunting ground for blue whales is located in Show Answer

Q48) Commercial sources of energy purely consist of Show Answer

Q49) The percentage of radiant energy reflected back by surface is called Show Answer

Q50) Energy is lost as it moves from one trophic level to the next because Show Answer

Q51) Ecosystem management values most Show Answer

Q52) In general, it is name for parasites to Show Answer

Q53) Consider the following statements

1) Target of forest department is to have 66% of forest caves in hill area.

2) Indian hill region are up to this mark in this target.

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Q54) Consider the following statements

1) Emission from deforestation and degradation is more than emissions from transportation

2) Objective of sustainable forest management is to focus on forest management is to focus on forest development only and having human beings from out of the process.

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Q55) Consider the following statements

1) Among all states and UTs Andaman and Nicobar has the highest percentage area of forest

2) Among all states and UTs, Rajasthan has all the lowest percentage area of forest.

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Q56) Consider the following statements

1) Reforestation is done when new area is incorporated for forestry.

2) Ploughing along the contour helps in soil protection.

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Q57) Man and BIosphere Programme is affiiated with Show Answer

Q58) Man and Biosphere Programme is affiiated with Show Answer

Q59) Which species in ecological science are called edge species ? Show Answer

Q60) Differenciate between threatened and endangered species Show Answer

Q61) Consider the following statements regarding Ecosystem in Earth

1) Sun is the only source of energy for all ecosystem on Earth

2)Plant capture only 2-10% of the photosynthetically Active Radiations (PAR)

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Q62) The best way to dispose waste is Show Answer

Q63) Which of the following statements is/are correct ?

1) Alpha diversity (within community diversity) refers to the rate of replacemnet of species along a gradient of habitats or communities/

2) Gamma diversity (coveall) refers to the diversity of habitats over the total landscape or geographical area. Show Answer

Q64) Which of the following statements is/are correct ?

1) Alpha diversity (within community diversity) refers to the rate of replacemnet of species along a gradient of habitats or communities/

2) Gamma diversity (coveall) refers to the diversity of habitats over the total landscape or geographical area. Show Answer

Q65) Consider the followng statements regarding ecological pyramids

1) Pyramid of energy is always upright, can never be inverted

2) When energy flows from a particular tropic level to the next tropic level, some energy is always lost as neat at each step.

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Q66) IRENA (Intergovernmantal Agency on Renewable Energy) Assembly was held at Show Answer

Q67) Find the correct regions specified as biodiversity hotspots
1) Horn of Africa
2) Madagascar and the neighbouring Indian Ocean islands
3) South-West Australia
4) New found land islands region in North Atlantic Ocean
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Q68) Consider the following statements
1) Biodiversity is normally greater in the lower latitudes as compared to the higher latitedes.
2) Along the mountain gradients, biodiversity is normally greater in the lower altitedes as compared to the higher altitedes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? Show Answer

Q69) The Red data books published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and national resources contain lists of
1) Endemic plant and animal species present in the biodiversity hot spots.
2) Threatened plant and animal species.
3) Protected sites for conservation of nature and natural resources in various countries
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Q70) Consider the following

1) Photosynthesis

2) Respiration

3) Decay of organic matter

4) Volcanic action

Which of the above add carbon dioxide to the carbon cycle on the Earth ? Show Answer

Q71) In the context of ecosystem productivity, marine upwelling zones are important as they increase the marine productivity by bringing the
1) Decomposed micro-organisms to the surface
2) Nutrients to the surface
3) Bottom-dwelling organism to the surface
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Q72) Consider the following regions

1) Eastern Himalayas

2) Eastern Mediterranean region

3) North-West Australia

Which of the above is/are biodiversity hotspot(s)? Show Answer

Q73) Where was the world summit on sustainable development (Rio-10) held ? Show Answer

Q74) Which one of the following statements is correct ? Show Answer

Q75) The Millenium Ecosystem Assessement describes the following major categories of ecosystem services provisioning, supporting, regulating, preserving and cultural. Which one of the following is supporting services ? Show Answer

Q76) Which of the following can be threats to the biodiversity of geographical area ?

1) Global Warming

2) Fragmentation of habitat.

3) Invasion of alien species

4) Promotion of vegetarianism

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Q77) Which of the following represents greatest conservation of genetic bank ? Show Answer

Q78) What is the average distance (approximate) between the sun and earth?
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Q79) Quartzite is metamorphosed from Show Answer

Q80) Which one of the following statement is correct with reference to our solar system? Show Answer

Q81) Among the following which planet takes maximum time for one revolution around the Sun? Show Answer

Q82) Where is the volcanic mountain, Mount St. Helens located?
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Q83) The group of small pieces of rock revolving round the sun between the orbit of Mars and Jupiter are called Show Answer

Q84) In the earth's direction of rotation is reversed, what should be the IST when it is noon at the International Date Line?
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Q85) Which one of the following stars is nearest to the Earth?
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Q86) Which one of the following conditions is most relevant for the presence of life on Mars? Show Answer

Q87) If the starts are seen to rise perpendicular to the horizon by an observer, he is located on the: Show Answer

Q88) A meteor is Show Answer

Q89) Diamond ring is a phenomenon observed: Show Answer

Q90) Which one of the following plateaus is a Piedmont plateau? Show Answer

Q91) Phobos and Deimos are satellites of Show Answer

Q92) The earth's surface receives the Sun's radiant energy at the rate of Show Answer

Q93) An instrument to measure the amount of brightness of sunshine received at a point on Earth's surface is Show Answer

Q94) The earth's rotation does not cause Show Answer

Q95) Why are we able to see only one face of the moon all the time? Show Answer

Q96) The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the place of Show Answer

Q97) The sun reaches its maximum angular distance from the equator at the Show Answer

Q98) Which would you record the maximum angle of incidence of the sun's rays at the North pole? Show Answer

Q99) If a solar eclipse occurs when the moon is quite far from the earth, the eclipse would be likely to be Show Answer

Q100) what can be maximum duration of totality for a solar eclipse? Show Answer

Q101) That the earth is a sphere is not proved by Show Answer

Q102) The South pole experiences continuous light at Show Answer

Q103) At 12 noon of December 21, you observe that you cast no shadow as you stand in bright sunlight, so you must be somewhere near Show Answer

Q104) The difference in the duration of day and night increases as one moves from Show Answer

Q105) Which of the following statements with regards to the term 'great circle' is nor correct?
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Q106) Why is it that the Himalayan region is poor in mineral resources? Show Answer

Q107) The solar eclipse achieves totality only in limited geographical regions because Show Answer

Q108) The Earth's Magnetism is due to the presence of Show Answer

Q109) Which is the only uniform region of the earth's interior? Show Answer

Q110) The Earth rotates through Show Answer

Q111) The Sidereal month many be defined as Show Answer

Q112) A biological process where organisms produce organic substances, that have the ability to decompose minerals and rocks by the removal of metallic cations is called Show Answer

Q113) Arrange these elements in the order of decreasing abundant in the earth's crust. Show Answer

Q114) Isostasy is Show Answer

Q115) Magma that is more granitic trends to be very explosive because Show Answer

Q116) The minimum distance between the sun and the earth occurs on Show Answer

Q117) Which of the statement does not prove the spherical shape of the earth Show Answer

Q118) What is the International Date line? Show Answer

Q119) What is the relationship between solar day and sidereal day? Show Answer

Q120) One Astronomical Unit is the average distance between Show Answer

Q121) How much of the surface of the moon is visible from the earth? Show Answer

Q122) What is the unit of measurement of the distances of stars from the earth? Show Answer

Q123) On the surface of the moon, the Show Answer

Q124) 'Light from the nearest star reaches the earth in Show Answer

Q125) Which comet appears every 76 years? Show Answer

Q126) The moon's period of revolution with reference to the sun is Show Answer

Q127) We always see the same face of the moon because Show Answer

Q128) What is a tidal bore? Show Answer

Q129) Which of the following is wrong? Show Answer

Q130) A day is added when one crosses Show Answer

Q131) Name the instrument used for measuring humidity. Show Answer

Q132) Which one of the following is a great circle? Show Answer

Q133) In which region can the phenomenon of midnight sun be observed? Show Answer

Q134) The term 'nife' refers to Show Answer

Q135) The crustal layer of the earth is also called Show Answer

Q136) The theory suggesting that the continents of South America and Africa were once joined together was the Show Answer

Q137) Plains formed due to the filling up of lakes are called Show Answer

Q138) Plains formed in limestone regions are called Show Answer

Q139) Plateaus situated in between plains and mountains are called Show Answer

Q140) Metamorphic rocks originate from Show Answer

Q141) Rocks formed deep inside the earth as a result of solidification of lava are called Show Answer

Q142) Which is an organic rock? Show Answer

Q143) The layers in soil are referred to as Show Answer

Q144) In which direction is the Tropic of Capricorn in relation to the Equator? Show Answer

Q145) What meridian is the International Date Line ? Show Answer

Q146) What is a more precise geographical name for a tableland? Show Answer

Q147) What do Mauna Loa, Krakatoa and Stromboli have in common? Show Answer

Q148) When there is noon at I.S.T. meridian people another place of the Earth are taking their 6 O' clock morning tea. The longitude of the place is Show Answer

Q149) Volcanic eruptions do not occur in : Show Answer

Q150) What does the term 'lithosphere' refers to? Show Answer

Q151) Sandstone is a Show Answer

Q152) When it is 12 noon at Allahabad, the time at Wellington (New Zealand) would be closed to which one of the following? Show Answer

Q153) the correct sequence of the earth's location on its orbit around the sun is Show Answer

Q154) Chemical weathering is at its maximum in Show Answer

Q155) Basalt is a typical Example of Show Answer

Q156) Batholiths and Lacoliths are formations of Show Answer

Q157) A rift valley is formed mainly due to : Show Answer

Q158) Beirut time is two hours ahead and limca time is five hours behind GMT. The longitudes of Beirut and Limca are respectively: Show Answer

Q159) Which one of the following is not an igneous rock? Show Answer

Q160) Which one of the following is a metamorphic rock? Show Answer

Q161) Which one of the following statements is correct?
Chemical weathering includes: Show Answer

Q162) When fine sand is carried by win and deposited as wind-borne sedimentary rock, what is it called ? Show Answer

Q163) Which one of the following statements is correct ? Show Answer

Q164) Mount Merapi is located on which one of the islands? Show Answer

Q165) If there are four place on the same meridian 500 km apart and the local time at one place is 12:00 noon, what will be the time at the three other places? Show Answer

Q166) Which of the following features is the product of vulcanicity ? Show Answer

Q167) Which one of the following experiences the least annual range of temperature ? Show Answer

Q168) In which country is the active volcano Mount Merapi located? Show Answer

Q169) Granite and Basalt are the examples of which of the following? Show Answer

Q170) Foucault experiment is proof of which one of the following ? Show Answer

Q171) Which one of the following is the time required for the earth to return to a given point in its orbit with reference to fixed stars called? Show Answer

Q172) Which one among the following explains the earthquakes of the eastern margins of Asia? Show Answer

Q173) Unlike other Meridians International Date Line is drawn zigzag in order to Show Answer

Q174) The latitude is the angular distance of a point of the Earth surface, North or South of the equator as measured from the Show Answer

Q175) Which one among the following is a primary rock? Show Answer

Q176) Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
( Month Position of Sun) Show Answer

Q177) A team of scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory including those from India created the heaviest anti-matter (anti-helium nucleus). What is/are the implication/ implications of the creation of anti-matter?
1) It will make mineral prospecting and oil exploration easier and cheaper.
2) It will help probe the possibility of the existence of stars and galaxies made of anti-matter.
3) It will help understand the evolution of the universe.
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Q178) Consider the following statements regarding asteroids
1) Asteroids are rocky debris of varying size orbiting the sun.
2) Most of the asteroids are small but some have diameter as large and 1000km.
3) The orbit of asteroids lies between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn.
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Q179) Which of the following are correct?
1) In the behavior of earthquake waves, we study only three types of waves and they are 'S' - Surface waves , 'L'- Longitudinal waves and 'P' transverse.
2) The velocity of P -waves and S- waves increase with the depth throughout .
3) L- waves do not pass through the mantle because it is a liquid layer.
4) S' waves persists only to surface and do surface and do not penetrate deep into earth.
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Q180) About 95 per cent of active volcanoes occur at the
1)plate subduction zones
2) transform faults
3) island arcs
4) mid-oceanic ridges
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Q181) Arrange the following rocks in a descending order in terms of silica content.
1) Andesite
2) Granite
3) Basalt
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Q182) What is difference between asteroids and comets?
1) Asteroids are small rocky planetoids, white comets are formed of frozen gases held together by rocky and metallic material.
2) Asteroids are found mostly between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars, while comets are found mostly between Venus and Mercury.
3) Comets show a perceptible glowing tail, white asteroids do not'
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Show Answer

Q183) Which of the following is/are cited by the scientists as evidence/evidences for the continued expansion of universe?
1) Detection of microwaves in space
2) Observation of redshift phenomenon in space
3) Movement of asteroids in space
4) Occurrence o supernova explosions in space
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Q184) Consider the following statements:
1) The Axis of the earth's magnetic field is inclined at 23 and half to the geographic axis of the earth.
2) The earth's magnetic pole in the Northern Hemisphere is located on a peninsula in Northern Canada.
3) The earth's magnetic equator passes through Thumba in South India.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct? Show Answer

Q185) Consider the following statements :
1) Albedo of an object determines its visual brightness when viewed with reflected light.
2) Albedo of Mercury is much greater than the albedo of the Earth.
Which of the following given above is/are correct? Show Answer

Q186) Consider the following statements made about sedimentary rocks:
1) Sedimentary rocks are formed at earth's surface by the hydrological system.
2) Formation of sedimentary rocks involves the weathering of preexisting rocks.
3) Sedimentary rocks contain fossils.
4) Sedimentary rocks typically occur in layers. Show Answer

Q187) Earthquakes are important in landforms studies because they can trigger catastrophic events like
1) Landslides and mudflows
2) Glacier surges
3) Tsunamis causing damages and shoreline changes.
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Q188) Consider the following statements :
1) On the planet Earth, the fresh water available for use amounts to about less then 1% of the total water found
2) Of the total fresh water found on the planet Earth 95% is bound up in polar ice caps and glaciers.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct? Show Answer

Q189) Lithosphere covers
1) Continental crust
2) Oceanic crust
3) Upper solid part of mantle
4) Upper liquid part of mantle
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Q190) Consider the following statements:
1) The radial force lead to the epeirogenetic movements in earth plates.
2) Eurasian plate is made only of the continental crust.
Which of the above statements is/are correct? Show Answer

Q191) Which of the following are not correct?
1) Upper layer of the crust is composed of crystalline acidic igneous and metamorphic rocks.
2) The lower layer of crust has basaltic or ultra basic rocks.
3) The mean radius of the earth is 6,400 m.
4) The core temperature of the earth is approximately 2,000.
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Q192) Consider the following statements :
1) Mars of believed to have the possibility of life, after earth,
2) Mars has same size, mass and density as that of earth.
3) Mars is called as 'Earth's twin'.
4) Moon revolves westward around earth in around 27 days.
Which of the above statements is/are correct? Show Answer

Q193) Consider the following statements :
1) By about 22 December , the sun is vertically overhead at the equator.
2) In summer , the sun is higher in the sky than in winter.
Which of the above statements is/are correct? Show Answer

Q194) If the earth's axis had not been inclined.
1) temperature distribution would have been uniform
2) days and night would not have occurred
3) seasons would not have occurred
4) poles would not have continuous day Show Answer

Q195) The sun is never overhead at any time in
1) North Temperate Zone
2) South Temperate Zone
3) North Frigid Zone
4) Torrid Zone
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Q196) The permanent tilt of the earth's axis and the revolution of the earth in its orbit together cause
1) deflection of winds and ocean currents.
2) difference in time between places on different meridians.
3) Varying length of day and nigh at different times of the year.
4) changes in the altitude of the mid-day sun at different times of the year. Show Answer

Q197) On December 22 , the sun
1) is not visible at the north pole
2) is only visible for a few minutes at the Antarctic circle
3) rises south of east and sets south of west at the tropic of Cancer
4) rises south of east and sets south of west at the equator Show Answer

Q198) Which of the following are true with regard to fold mountains?
1) They often act as climate barriers.
2) They receive heavy rain or snow which give rise to rivers
3) They are rich in minerals.
4) They pose no problem to communication as they contain many passes. Show Answer

Q199) Which of the following are true with respect to fold mountains?
1) Their tops are often buried beneath snow and ice.
2) They form rugged peaks.
3) They are caused by contraction of the earth's crust.
4) They contain a core composed of metamorphic and igneous rocks. Show Answer

Q200) Which of the following are wrongly matched?
1) Planet nearest to the earth-Mercury
2) Planet farthest form the earth-Pluto
3) Planet with the most elliptical orbit- Uranus
4) Planet with the slowest rotation - Neptune Show Answer

Q201) Assuming the directions similar to those on the earth. which planet / planets will experience a sunrise in the west?
1) Mercury
2) Uranus
3) Saturn
4) Venus Show Answer

Q202) On which day do the spring tides occur?
1) new moon
2) first quarter of the moon
3) third quarter of the moon
4) full moon
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Q203) Which of the following are wrongly matched?
1) Summer solstice-March 21
2) Winter solstice - December 22
3) Autumnal equinox -June 21
4) Vernal equinox -September 23
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Q204) Identify the factors responsible for change in seasons on the earth's surface,
1) rotation of the earth
2) revolution of the earth
3) inclination of the axis of the earth
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Q205) Arrange the planets correctly in descending order in terms of number of their satellites.
1) Uranus
2) Jupiter
3) Saturn
4) Mars
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Q206) Identify the sedimentary rocks
1) basalt
2) Limestone
3) shale
4) granite
5) quartzite
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Q207) The standard time of the following countries is ahead of behind Greenwich Mean Time depending on whether they are East or West of the longitude passing through Greenwich.
1) Cuba
2) Greece
3) Iraq
4) Costa Rica
5) Japan
Which one of the following sequential orders given the correct arrangement of the countries according to their standard time form ahead to behind GMT ? Show Answer

Q208) Consider the following statements:
1) As a rock, graphite is formed form coal by thermal metamorphism.
2) Gypsum is an example of sedimentary rock.
Which of these statements is/are correct? Show Answer

Q209) Consider the following statements:
1) Mechanical weathering takes place only in sedimentary rocks.
2) The rain-water reacts with rocks to form new chemical substance.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Show Answer

Q210) Consider the following rocks:
1) Coal
2) Dolerite
3) Granite
4) Limestone
Which of the above is/are sedimentary rocks: Show Answer

Q211) Consider the following statements:
1) International Data Line lies on the Greenwich Meridian .
2) The date of Alaska is ahead of the data of Siberia.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Q212) Consider the following statements:
1) Coal is a sedimentary rock.
2) Basalt is an igneous rock.
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Q213) Which on of the following statements is/are correct with regard to Milky Ways?
1) It is a spiral galaxy.
2) The solar system resides in one of its spiral arms.
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Q214) Consider the following statements:
1) The tropical year is shorter than the sidereal year.
2) The solar day is longer than the sidereal day.
Which if the statement given above is/are correct? Show Answer

Q215) Consider the following statements:
1) Shale becomes slate through metamorphosis.
2) Shale is converted to slate when it is subjected to tremendous pressure and high temperature.

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Q216) Which of the following statements regarding the Deccan Trap is/are correct?
1) Intense volcanic activity in the form of fissure eruption took place towards the end of Cretaceous period.
2) The volcanic lava spread out in horizontal sheets
3) The regur soil found here is rich in nitrogen.
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Q217) Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1) The major constituent mineral of granite rock is quartz.
2) The major constituent mineral of sandstone rock is feldspa
3) The major constituent mineral of limestone rock is dolomite
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Q218) Assertion : The same face of the moon is always presented to the earth.
Reason : The moon rotates about its own axis in 23 and half days which is about the same time is takes to orbit the earths Show Answer

Q219) Assertion : Existence of human life on Venus is highly importable.
Reason : Venus has extremely high level of carbon dioxide in its atmosphere. Show Answer

Q220) Assertion : To orbit around the sun the planet Mars takes lesser time than the time taken by the earth,
Reason : The diameter of the planet Mars is less than that of earth. Show Answer

Q221) Assertion : Eclipse do not occur on all full moon and new moon days,
Reason : The moon revolves round the earth in an elliptical orbit, Show Answer

Q222) Assertion : The chemical weathering of rocks is common in warm and humid climate .
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Q223) On the day the sun is nearest to the earth, the earth is said to be in Show Answer

Q224) The earth is at its maximum distence from the sun on Show Answer

Q225) The rate of rotation of the earth on its axis is highest on Show Answer

Q226) A Galaxy is a large constellation of stars in which there is a central bulge and three rotating arms. Every galaxy is composed of about Show Answer

Q227) Consider the following statements regarding earth
1. Earth is the third planet from the Sun.
2. It is the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System.
3. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets.
4. It is sometimes referred to as the world or the Blue Planet.
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Q228) Earth's lithosphere is divided into Show Answer

Q229) Which of the following is not true about earth? Show Answer

Q230) Consider the following facts with regard to geological history of the earth
1. Earth's atmosphere and oceans formed by volcanic activity and out gassing that included water vapor.
2. The origin of the world's oceans was condensation augmented by water and ice delivered by asteroids, proto-planets, and comets.
3. atmospheric "greenhouse gases" kept the oceans from freezing while the newly forming Sun was only at 70% luminosity.
4. By 3.5 billion years ago , the Earth's magnetic field was established, which helped prevent the atmosphere from being stripped away by the solar wind.
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Q231) The life cycle of the Sun
1. The future of the planet is closely tied to that of the Sun.Waht is predicted about Sun’s future
2. As a result of the steady accumulation of helium at the Sun's core, the star's total luminosity will slowly increase.
3. The luminosity of the Sun will grow by 10% over the next 1.1 byr and by 40% over the next 3.5 byr.
4. Climate models indicate that the rise in radiation reaching the Earth is likely to have dire consequences, including the loss of the planet's oceans.
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Q232) Consider the following statements about the rising temperature of earth and its consequences
1. The Earth's increasing surface temperature will accelerate the inorganic CO2 cycle, reducing its concentration to levels lethally low for plants (10 ppm for C4 photosynthesis) in approximately 500-900 myr.
2. The lack of vegetation will result in the loss of oxygen in the atmosphere, so animal life will become extinct within several million more years.
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Q233) Consider the following statements with regard to earth size
1. Earth is a terrestrial planet, meaning that it is a rocky body, rather than a gas giant like Jupiter
2. It is the largest of the four terrestrial planets in size and mass.
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Q234) The crust is separated from the mantle by the Show Answer

Q235) latitude on the Northern hemisphere is called the Show Answer

Q236) The Prime Meridian is at 0° and is known as Show Answer

Q237) Consider the following facts about International Date Line
International Date line is drawn at Show Answer

Q238) Consider the following facts with regard to the Standard Time of a Place:
1. To the left of the 0° longitude (the Prime Meridian) are the Western longitudes and to its right are eastern longitudes, whereas to the left of the 180° longitude (the International Date Line) are the eastern longitudes and to its right are the western longitudes.
2. When we move towards the left of any longitude the time gets reduced by 4 minutes for every 1° of longitude whereas while moving towards the right of any longitude the time gets enhanced by 4 minutes for every 1° of longitude.
3. We gain one day (24 hours) while crossing the International Date Line from its right and loosing one day while crossing it from its left.
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Q239) Consider the following statements
1. Earth's internal heat comes from a combination of residual heat from planetary accretion and heat produced through radioactive decay
2. The major heat-producing isotopes in the Earth are potassium-40, uranium-238, uranium-235, and thorium-232.
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Q240) The mechanically rigid outer layer of the Earth, the lithosphere, is broken into pieces called tectonic plates. These plates are rigid segments that move in relation to one another at one of three types of plate boundaries which of the following is not included? Show Answer

Q241) The major tectonic plates are
1. The Pacific
2. North American
3. Eurasian
4. African
5. Antarctic
6. Indo-Australian
7. South American
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Q242) Which of the following is not true about the Earth's terrain- Show Answer

Q243) The outermost layer of the Earth that is composed of soil and subject to soil formation processes is Show Answer

Q244) Consider the following statements-
1. This water cycle is a vital mechanism for supporting life on land, and is a primary factor in the erosion of surface features over geological periods.
2. Precipitation patterns vary widely, ranging from several meters of water per year to less than a millimeter.
3. Atmospheric circulation, topological features and temperature differences determine the average precipitation that falls in each region.
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Q245) Consider the following statements-
1. At higher latitudes the sunlight reaches the surface at lower angles and it must pass through thicker columns of the atmosphere.
2. The mean annual air temperature at sea level decreases by about 0.4 °C per degree of latitude away from the equator.
3. The Earth can be subdivided into specific latitudinal belts of approximately homogeneous climate. Ranging from the equator to the polar regions, these are the tropical (or equatorial), subtropical, temperate and polar climates.
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Q246) Consider the following statements -
Within the stratosphere is the ozone layer, a component that partially shields the surface from ultraviolet light and thus is important for life on Earth.
The Kármán line, defined as 100 km above the Earth's surface, is a working definition for the boundary between atmosphere and space.
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Q247) Consider the following with regard to the structure of the earth
1. The overall density of the Earth is much higher than the density of the rocks we find in the crust.
2. Meteorites of The commonest type is called a chondrite and they contain iron, silicon, magnesium and oxygen (Others contain iron and nickel).
3. A meteorite has roughly the same density as the whole earth.
4. A meteorite minus its iron has a density roughly the same as Mantle rock (e.g. the mineral called olivine).
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Q248) The inner core is made of ………………………………. and is unattached to the mantle, suspended in the molten outer core. Show Answer

Q249) Consider the following statements/s with regard to outer core of earth
1. The outer core of the earth is a hot, electrically conducting liquid .
2. This conductive layer combines with Earth's rotation to create a dynamo effect that maintains a system of electrical currents creating the Earth's magnetic field.
3. It is also responsible for the subtle jerking of Earth's rotation.
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Q250) Which of the following statement/s about mantle of earth is correct?
1. Solid fragments of the upper mantle have been found in eroded mountain belts and volcanic eruptions. Olivine (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 and pyroxene (Mg,Fe)SiO3 have been found.
2. These and other minerals are crystalline at high temperatures.
3. Part of the upper mantle called the asthenosphere might be partially molten.
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Q251) Which of the following is an example of the accumulation of basalt islands. Show Answer

Q252) This is the outer part of the Earth is composed essentially of Show Answer

Q253) The crust of the a earth is is very thin about Show Answer

Q254) The Solar System comprises of :
1. the Sun and its planetary system of eight planets,
2. dwarf planets, satellites (moons), and other objects that orbit the Sun.
3. formed 4.6 billion years ago from the gravitational collapse of a giant molecular cloud.
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Q255) Consider the following statements-
1. The Earth's outer solid layer, the lithosphere, is made of rock.
2. Rocks have been used by mankind throughout history.
3. From the Stone Age rocks have been used for tools.
4. The minerals and metals we find in rocks have been essential to human civilization.
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Q256) Consider the following statements-
1. The Earth's outer solid layer, the lithosphere, is made of rock.
2. Rocks have been used by mankind throughout history.
3. From the Stone Age rocks have been used for tools.
4. The minerals and metals we find in rocks have been essential to human civilization.
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Q257) Typically, the melting of rocks is caused by Show Answer

Q258) About 64.7% of the Earth's crust by volume consists of ……………………. making it the most plentiful category. Show Answer

Q259) Before being deposited, sediment was formed by weathering and erosion in a source area, and then transported to the place of deposition by …………………………….which are called agents of denudation. Show Answer

Q260) Sedimentary rocks are formed in three steps which of the following is not included: Show Answer

Q261) Which is the most common form igneous rock which makes up most of the ocean floors. Show Answer

Q262) Which rock floats on water. Show Answer

Q263) Which is the most common form of igneous rock in the UK. Show Answer

Q264) Consider the following facts about global warming
1. Earth has been in radioactive imbalance since at least the 1970s, where less energy leaves the atmosphere than enters it.
2. Most of this extra energy has been absorbed by the oceans.
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Q265) Glaciers are categorized by their Show Answer

Q266) Alpine glaciers, also known as Show Answer

Q267) Glaciers that terminate in the sea, including most glaciers flowing from Greenland, Antarctica, Baffin and Ellesmere Islands in Canada, Southeast Alaska, and the Northern and Southern Patagonian Ice Fields are called Show Answer

Q268) Glaciers form where the accumulation of snow and ice exceeds ablation. The area in which a glacier forms is called a Show Answer

Q269) In temperate glaciers, snow repeatedly freezes and thaws, changing into granular ice called Show Answer

Q270) Consider the following statements
1. Landslides can be initiated in slopes already on the verge of movement by rainfall, snowmelt, changes in water level, stream erosion, changes in ground water, earthquakes, volcanic activity, disturbance by human activities, or any combination of these factors.
2. Slope movement occurs when forces acting down-slope (mainly due to gravity) exceed the strength of the earth materials that compose the slope.
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Q271) The axis is tilted somewhat off the plane of the earth's revolution around the sun at Show Answer

Q272) Consider the following statements
1. When the axis tilts towards the sun, as it does between June and September, it is summer in the northern hemisphere but winter in the southern hemisphere.
2. when the axis points away from the sun from December to March, the southern hemisphere enjoys the direct rays of the sun during their summer months.
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Q273) Assertion-summer occurs in a hemisphere due to that hemisphere receiving more direct rays of the sun than the opposite hemisphere where it is winter.
Reason- In winter, the sun's energy hits the earth at oblique angles and is thus less concentrated.
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Q274) When the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and simultaneously the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere occur? Show Answer

Q275) What explains the eastward flow of the equatorial countercurrent? Show Answer

Q276) Which one of the following National Parks has a climate that varies from tropical to subtropical, temperate and arctic? Show Answer

Q277) “Each day is more or less the same, the morning is clear and bright with a sea breeze; as the sun climbs high in the sky, heat mounts up, dark clouds form, than rain comes with thunder and lightning. But rain is soon over.”
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Q278) If a wetland of international importance is brought under the ‘Montreux Record’, what does it imply? Show Answer

Q279) With reference to The Origin of the Universe Big-Bang theory propose
1. 5 billion years ago there was a big heavenly body, made up of heavy matters.
2. Due to sudden explosion of this heavenly body, normal matters came out of it.
3. Many celestial bodies were created as a result of aggregation of these normal
matters.
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Q280) Galaxy found the exact distance to our nearest galaxy, Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). What is the exact distance? Show Answer

Q281) Consider the following statements
1. The two most important forces acting on the Earth to create tides are the Moon's gravitational field pulling the ocean towards itself and the centrifugal force, or outward movement from the axis of rotation, caused by the Earth and Moon revolving in their orbit.
2. At the center of both the Earth and the Moon, centrifugal and gravitational forces cancel each other out, preventing the Moon from falling on the Earth and the Earth from flying out of orbit.
3. Both the Earth and the Moon revolve around the one center of both of their masses.
4. This common point is called the barycenter and is located at about ¾ of the radius from the Earth's center.
5. Although the Moon is the Earth's only satellite, the Earth moves slightly when they both orbit the barycenter.
6. In addition, the barycenter is not always in the same place due to the elliptical rotation of the Moon.
7. there is one revolution of the Moon every 27 days, so the angular velocity is the same at all places and the centrifugal force lines up with the radius from the barycenter.
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Q282) Consider the following phenomena:
1. It is hypothesized that the gravitational force is mediated by a massless spin- particle called the graviton.
2. Gravity is one of the four fundamental forces of nature, alon withelectromagnetism, and thnuclear strong force and weak force.
3. Colloquially, gravitation is a force of attraction that acts between and on alL physical objects with matter (mass) or energy.
4. In modern physics,gravitation is most accurately described by the general theory of elativity proposed by Einstein, which asserts that the phenomenon of gravitation is a consequence of the curvature of spacetime
5. .It provides an accurate approximation for most physical situations including spacecraft trajectory
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Q283) Glaciers are one of the most significant agents of landscape -
1. Geomorphology is the scientific study of land forms and the processes that shape them.
2. Although the study of geomorphology has been around since ancient times, the first official geomorphologic model was proposed between 1884 and 1899 by the American geographer, William Morris Davis. His geomorphic cycle model was inspired by theories of uniformitarianism and attempted to theorize the development of various landform features
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Q284) The independent variable/s that control/s landscape are/is
1. Climate (Precipitation And Temperature),
2. Plate Tectonics,
3. History (Time).
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Q285) Consider the following statements-
1. The surface of Earth is modified by a combination of surface processes that sculpt landscapes, and geologic processes that cause tectonic uplift and subsidence.
2. Surface processes comprise the action of water, wind, ice, fire, and living things on the surface of the Earth, along with chemical reactions that form soils and alter material properties, the stability and rate of change of topography under the force of gravity, and other factors, such as human alteration of the landscape.
3. Many of these factors are strongly mediated by climate.
4. The Earth surface and its topography therefore are an intersection of climatic, hydrologic, and biologic action with geologic processes.
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Q286) Consider the following -
The forces, which the affect crust of the earth include-,
1. Weathering And Erosion
2. Hydrologic Cycle
3. Fluvial Processes
4. Glaciation
5. Aeolian Activity
6. Biological Activity And Man
7. Waves
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Q287) Silica content of granodiorite is in the range of: Show Answer

Q288) Consider the following statements with reference to weathering-
1. Weathering is an erosional process that involves the chemical break down of rock (such as limestone) and the mechanical wearing down of rock by a plant’s roots growing and pushing through it, ice expanding in its cracks, and abrasion from sediment pushed by wind and water.
2. Weathering can for example result in rock falls and eroded rock .
3. At the same time, the use of more precise physical measurement techniques, including differential GPS, remotely sensed digital terrain models and laser scanning techniques, have allowed quantification and study of these processes as they happen.
4. Computer simulation and modeling may then be used to test our understanding of how these processes work together and through time.
5. Geomorphically relevant processes generally fall into the production of regolith by weathering and erosion, the transport of that material, and (3) its eventual deposition.
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Q289) Consider the following statements:
1. The earth’s crust is the major source of metals.
2. Seawater also contains some soluble salts such as sodium chloride, magnesium chloride, etc.
3. The elements or compounds, which occur naturally in the earth’s crust, are known as minerals.
4. At some places, minerals contain a very high percentage of a particular metal and the metal can be profitably extracted from it.
5. These minerals are called ores.
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Q290) Which one of the following statements is NOT correct? Show Answer

Q291) In the Indian context the term 'De-notified tribes' refers to: Show Answer

Q292) Tides occur in oceans and seas due to which of the following?
1. Gravitational Force of the Sun
2. Gravitational Force of the Moon
3. Gravitational Force of the Earth
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Q293) Turrialba volcano in ----------------------erupted in 2015. Show Answer