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1. Which of the following was the first planet to have its motions plotted across the sky during the second millennium BC?
Mars
Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
2. Which of the following disciplines attempts spatial synthesis?
History
Geography
Polity
None of the above
3. Which of the following is the value of Hubble constant?
73 kilometers per second per mega parsec
75 kilometers per second per mega parsec
77 kilometers per second per mega parsec
69 kilometers per second per mega parsec
4. Which of the following forms outermost solid part of the earth?
Core
Crust
Mantle
Magma
5. The �Amos� series of satellites belongs to which among the following countries?
India
USA
Israel
China
6. Old Faithful� Geyser is located in which among the following countries?
Canada
US
Spain
Mexico
7. Which among the following countries is known as �Land of Thousand Lakes�?
Norway
Finland
Sweden
Estonia
8. Forest Research Institute of India is located in?
Ghaziabad
Dehradun
Delhi
Lucknow
9. What is the � Sidereal Month � in Hours Minutes and Seconds?
27 days 7 hours and 11.6 seconds
27 days 8 hours and 11.6 seconds
27 days 9 hours and 11.6 seconds
27 days 11 hours and 11.6 seconds
10. Which among the following gas is abundant on atmosphere of Mars ?
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen
Argon
Carbon Monoxide
11. In which of the following oceans world�s largest island is located?.
Atlantic
Arctic
Pacific
Indian
12. In which type of rocks the Fossil Fuel can be found?
Igneous
Sedimenatry
Metamorphic
None of the above
13. In which of the following direction we can find the evening star?
East
West
North
South
14. Which among the following African country has been traditionally a center of ethnic conflicts between Hutus & Tutsi ethnic groups?15.
Tanzania
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sudan
15. Which among the following country is the world�s leading producer of synthetic industrial diamond?16.
United states
Congo
China
South Africa
16. For which of the following commodity / mineral the Shenshi and shanshi regions of China are world famous?
Iron
Coal
Diamond
Petroleum
17. Which of the following country is the largest producer of Uranium?
Australia
Canada
Russia
France
18. The Archipelago Sea is the part of which sea?Arabian Sea
Arabian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Baltic Sea
Sea of Japan
19. Which of the following is the largest island of Indonesia?
Java
Sulawesi
Sumatra
Bali
20. Which among the following is not the island of Indonesia?
Sumatra
Java
Sulavesi
Greenland
21. Who discovered the first pulsar ?
Edwin Hubble
Galileo Galilei
Fred Hoyle
Jocelyn Bell
22. What is a large cluster of stars called?
Constellation
Nebula
Quasar
Galaxy
23. Which among the following Galaxies is also known as Messier 31?
Milky Way galaxy
Pinwheel galaxy
Andromeda galaxy
Sombrebo galaxy
24. What is the name of the first white dwarf to be discovered?
Eridani B
Betelgeuse
Procyon B
Sirius B
25. The stars are mostly composed of which elements?
Hydrogen and Nitrogen
Hydrogen and Helium
Hydrogen and oxygen
Nitrogen and Helium
26. What is the approximate distance between the Earth and the Sun ?
350 million km
100 million km
150 million km
250 million km
27. Which among the following planet and its associated weather system is not correctly matched?28.
The Great Red Spot � Saturn
Dust Storms � Mars
Hurricanes � Earth
Holes in atmosphere � Neptune
28. The Big Splat theory is related to the origin of which among the following?
Moon
Sun
Volcanoes
Universe
29. Which among the following is not an alternative name for Moon?
Gaia
Luna
Selene
Cynthian
30. Which among the following is not an Eon?
Archean
Hadean
Palaeozoic
Proterozoic
31. Which of the following is a black sand beach in India?
Tithal Beach
Radhanagar Beach
Varkala Beach
Varca Beach
32. Which cosmologist is not associated with the Steady State theory of the universe?33.
Hermann Bondi
Thomas Chamberlin
Sir Fred Hoyle
Thomas Gold
33. Which is the first spacecraft to orbit Jupiter?
Pioneer 10
Galileo
InSight
New Horizons
34. Which is the thinnest layer among all the layers of the Earth?
Crust
Mantle
Inner core
Outer core
35. On which of the following does the seismic wave velocity depend?
Density of the rock
Elasticity of the rock
Shape of the rock
Both 1 and 2
36. When did the Supercontinent Pangaea begin to break up?
200 million years ago
50 million years ago
2000 million years ago
500 million years ago
37. What does the word �Pangaea� mean?
All Earth
All Ocean
All Mountains
All Volcanoes
38. Which among the following is not a characteristic of shield volcano?
Hottest Lava
Highly Fluid
Light colored lava
Poor in silica
39. What is decomposition of a chemical compound by reaction with water called?
Oxidation
Hydrolysis
Erosion
Carbonation
40. What is the reduction in the size of the wind blown particles due to their mutual friction called?
Abrasion
Attrition
Deflation
Deposition
41. Which type of rocks is/are commonly affected by hydrolysis?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Both 2 & 3
42. What type of landform is Gaur?
Fluvial
Glacial
Aeolian
Karst
43. What are Arete like features in Alps described as?
Lahars
Grat
Hart
Horns
44. Which among the following is not an example of a landform Butte?
Devil�s Tower
Sugarloaf mountain
Pawnee Buttes
Tamanrasset Province
45. Which among the following is a biological environment based on a limestone plain with thin or no soil called?
Alvars
Lavakas
Lahars
Hoodoo
46. Which among the following is a step-like landform?
Ridges
Terraces
Hoodoos
Benches
47. What is a valley with steeper slope on one side called?
Asymmetric valley
Tor
Mesa
Vale
48. What are Ox bow lakes created by Rio Grande called?
Resacas
Loo
Cuesta
Backswamp
49. What type of a landform is Ejecta blanket?
Fluvial landform
Impact landform
Karst landform
Lacustrine landform
50. Which caves are formed along the coasts of the world?
Primary caves
Littoral caves
Corrasional caves
Glacier caves
51. Which of the following was the first planet to have its motions plotted across the sky during the second millennium BC?
Mars
Venus
Jupiter
Saturn
52. Which of the following disciplines attempts spatial synthesis?
History
Geography
Polity
None of the above
53. Which of the following is the value of Hubble constant?
73 kilometers per second per mega parsec
75 kilometers per second per mega parsec
77 kilometers per second per mega parsec
69 kilometers per second per mega parsec
54. Which of the following forms outermost solid part of the earth?
Core
Crust
Mantle
Magma
55. The �Amos� series of satellites belongs to which among the following countries?
India
USA
Israel
China
56. Old Faithful� Geyser is located in which among the following countries?
Canada
US
Spain
Mexico
57. Which among the following countries is known as �Land of Thousand Lakes�?
Norway
Finland
Sweden
Estonia
58. Forest Research Institute of India is located in?
Ghaziabad
Dehradun
Delhi
Lucknow
59. What is the � Sidereal Month � in Hours Minutes and Seconds?
27 days 7 hours and 11.6 seconds
27 days 8 hours and 11.6 seconds
27 days 9 hours and 11.6 seconds
27 days 11 hours and 11.6 seconds
60. Which among the following gas is abundant on atmosphere of Mars ?
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen
Argon
Carbon Monoxide
61. In which of the following oceans world�s largest island is located?.
Atlantic
Arctic
Pacific
Indian
62. In which type of rocks the Fossil Fuel can be found?
Igneous
Sedimenatry
Metamorphic
None of the above
63. In which of the following direction we can find the evening star?
East
West
North
South
64. Which among the following African country has been traditionally a center of ethnic conflicts between Hutus & Tutsi ethnic groups?15.
Tanzania
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sudan
65. Which among the following country is the world�s leading producer of synthetic industrial diamond?16.
United states
Congo
China
South Africa
66. For which of the following commodity / mineral the Shenshi and shanshi regions of China are world famous?
Iron
Coal
Diamond
Petroleum
67. Which of the following country is the largest producer of Uranium?
Australia
Canada
Russia
France
68. The Archipelago Sea is the part of which sea?Arabian Sea
Arabian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Baltic Sea
Sea of Japan
69. Which of the following is the largest island of Indonesia?
Java
Sulawesi
Sumatra
Bali
70. Which among the following is not the island of Indonesia?
Sumatra
Java
Sulavesi
Greenland
71. Who discovered the first pulsar ?
Edwin Hubble
Galileo Galilei
Fred Hoyle
Jocelyn Bell
72. What is a large cluster of stars called?
Constellation
Nebula
Quasar
Galaxy
73. Which among the following Galaxies is also known as Messier 31?
Milky Way galaxy
Pinwheel galaxy
Andromeda galaxy
Sombrebo galaxy
74. What is the name of the first white dwarf to be discovered?
Eridani B
Betelgeuse
Procyon B
Sirius B
75. The stars are mostly composed of which elements?
Hydrogen and Nitrogen
Hydrogen and Helium
Hydrogen and oxygen
Nitrogen and Helium
76. What is the approximate distance between the Earth and the Sun ?
350 million km
100 million km
150 million km
250 million km
77. Which among the following planet and its associated weather system is not correctly matched?28.
The Great Red Spot � Saturn
Dust Storms � Mars
Hurricanes � Earth
Holes in atmosphere � Neptune
78. The Big Splat theory is related to the origin of which among the following?
Moon
Sun
Volcanoes
Universe
79. Which among the following is not an alternative name for Moon?
Gaia
Luna
Selene
Cynthian
80. Which among the following is not an Eon?
Archean
Hadean
Palaeozoic
Proterozoic
81. Which of the following is a black sand beach in India?
Tithal Beach
Radhanagar Beach
Varkala Beach
Varca Beach
82. Which cosmologist is not associated with the Steady State theory of the universe?33.
Hermann Bondi
Thomas Chamberlin
Sir Fred Hoyle
Thomas Gold
83. Which is the first spacecraft to orbit Jupiter?
Pioneer 10
Galileo
InSight
New Horizons
84. Which is the thinnest layer among all the layers of the Earth?
Crust
Mantle
Inner core
Outer core
85. On which of the following does the seismic wave velocity depend?
Density of the rock
Elasticity of the rock
Shape of the rock
Both 1 and 2
86. When did the Supercontinent Pangaea begin to break up?
200 million years ago
50 million years ago
2000 million years ago
500 million years ago
87. What does the word �Pangaea� mean?
All Earth
All Ocean
All Mountains
All Volcanoes
88. Which among the following is not a characteristic of shield volcano?
Hottest Lava
Highly Fluid
Light colored lava
Poor in silica
89. What is decomposition of a chemical compound by reaction with water called?
Oxidation
Hydrolysis
Erosion
Carbonation
90. What is the reduction in the size of the wind blown particles due to their mutual friction called?
Abrasion
Attrition
Deflation
Deposition
91. Which type of rocks is/are commonly affected by hydrolysis?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Both 2 & 3
92. What type of landform is Gaur?
Fluvial
Glacial
Aeolian
Karst
93. What are Arete like features in Alps described as?
Lahars
Grat
Hart
Horns
94. Which among the following is not an example of a landform Butte?
Devil�s Tower
Sugarloaf mountain
Pawnee Buttes
Tamanrasset Province
95. Which among the following is a biological environment based on a limestone plain with thin or no soil called?
Alvars
Lavakas
Lahars
Hoodoo
96. Which among the following is a step-like landform?
Ridges
Terraces
Hoodoos
Benches
97. What is a valley with steeper slope on one side called?
Asymmetric valley
Tor
Mesa
Vale
98. What are Ox bow lakes created by Rio Grande called?
Resacas
Loo
Cuesta
Backswamp
99. What type of a landform is Ejecta blanket?
Fluvial landform
Impact landform
Karst landform
Lacustrine landform
100. Which caves are formed along the coasts of the world?
Primary caves
Littoral caves
Corrasional caves
Glacier caves
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