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19. Consider the following features of Indian 22. Which of the following factors are
Peninsular block: responsible for aridity of deserts?
1. It was formed majorly out of ancient 1. Continentality
gneisses and granites. 2. Presence of cold ocean currents along
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26. Which of the following are well-established 2. Hoyle's Steady State Theory
causes of floods in India? 3. The Big Splat Theory
1. Rise of water in the channels and its
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spill-over.
2. Storm surge in coastal areas. below.
3. Presence of eroded materials in (a) 1 only
rivers due to higher rate of soil erosion.
(b) 1 and 2 only
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given below. (c) 2 and 3 only
27. "It is a sedimentary rock formed out of 1. They are terrigenous deposits and are
deposits of glaciers. The Gondawana system deposited on the continental shelves.
of sediments from India is known to have
2. They constitute of shelly and skeletal
its counter parts in six different landmasses
of the Southern Hemisphere. It provides remains of marine organisms.
).
2. All other planets have density less than 2. It is only found in North America.
3. Its predominant vegetation is cool
that of Earth.
temperate forest.
3. All planets have at least one natural
Which of the statements given above are
satellite.
correct?
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(a) 1 and 2 only
given below.
(b) 2 and 3 only
(a) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2 only
(d) 2 and 3 only 35. Consider the following statements with
regard to effects of propagation of
32. Which of the following are the characteristic earthquake waves:
features of extratropical cyclones? 1. Primary waves cause stretching and
1. They have a clear frontal system. squeezing of the material.
2. They cover a large area. 2. Secondary waves create troughs and
3. They move from west to east. crests in the material.
Select the correct answer using the code Which of the statements given above is/ are
3. Coriolis force
greenhouse gases. Select the correct answer using the code
(b) denuclearisation of nuclear weapon given below.
states. (a) 1 and 3 only
(c) bringing technologies to clean sea water. (b) 1 and 2 only
(d) mitigate the losses due to natural (c) 2 and 3 only
disasters. (d) 1, 2 and 3
1. India accounts for more than twenty (a) Russia and the United States
percent of the world’s land surface area. (b) England and France
correct?
42. Which of the following phenomenon are
(a) 1 only
caused by the inclination of the Earth on its
(b) 2 only
ecliptic plane?
(c) Both 1 and 2
1. Variation in length of day and night
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
2. Variation in position of the Midday Sun
).
(d) Loo
3. Canaries current
(
4. California current
5. Alaska current 54. Seif and barchans are types of
Which of the above mentioned are cold
currents? (a) localized showers.
(a) 1, 3 and 5 only (b) coral reefs.
(b) 2, 4 and 5 only
(c) 4 and 5 only (c) ocean currents.
(d) 2, 3 and 4 only (d) sand dunes.
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55. In India, the terms, 'Akal', Trikal, 'Jalkal' are 58. Which of the following factors influence
3. Humidity
(c) earthquakes
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(d) landslides
given below.
(a) 1 and 3 only
56. Along which of the following plate
(b) 1 and 2 only
boundaries, the crust is destroyed? (c) 1, 2 and 3
1. Convergent Boundary (d) 2 and 3 only
2. Divergent Boundary
59. Which of the following statements correctly
3. Transform Boundary
describes Planetesimals?
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(a) It refers to the smaller bodies which
given below.
exists at an early stage of the planet
(a) 1 only formation.
(b) 1 and 2 only (b) It is the study of planets’ internal
(c) 2 and 3 only structure.
57. Consider the following pairs: (d) It refers to the type of galaxies which
contains a large number of planets.
Pass State
La 3. Air
).
(
4. Mineral Particles
Which of the pairs given above are correctly
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matched?
given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(a) 1 and 4 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(c) 3 and 4 only (c) 1, 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 and 4 only (d) 2 and 3 only
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61. Which of the following factors affect the 64. Which of the following statements with
distribution of temperature of ocean water? reference to Jet Streams are correct?
1. Latitude 1. They are winds of upper air circulation
2. Prevailing winds that blow from west to east.
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3. Unequal distribution of land and water 2. Their pattern can be altered by the
Select the correct answer using the code presence of high mountains and
highlands on the earth's surface.
given below.
3. They do not exercise any influence over
(a) 1, 2 and 3
the weather conditions in India.
(b) 2 and 3 only
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(c) 1 and 3 only
given below.
(d) 2 only
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
62. Which among the following is/are features
(c) 1 and 3 only
of Tropical Evergreen Forests? (d) 1, 2 and 3
1. Well stratified forests with tall and short
structured trees 65. Which among the following rivers flow into
2. No shedding of leaves the Caspian Sea?
3. Require annual rainfall less than 50 cm 1. Volga
Select the correct answer using the code 2. Ural
given below. 3. Danube
(a) 1 and 2 only Select the correct answer using the code
(b) 1 and 3 only given below.
(c) 2 only (a) 1 and 3 only
characteristic feature of which part of 1. On the day of equinoxes, all parts of the
world have equal days and nights.
Himalayas?
2. When winter solstice occurs in the
(a) Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas
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3. Cocos plate
(
98. Which of the following combinations 100. Which of the following countries is most
will lead to maximum tidal range? likely to adopt multiple time zones?
(a) Spring Tide along with perigean position (a) A country which have large longitudinal
of Moon. expanse.
(b) Neap Tide with aphelion position of the (b) A country which has large latitudinal
Moon. expanse.
(c) Spring Tide with apogean position of the (c) A country which has high altitudinal
Moon. variation.
(d) Neap Tide with perihelion position of (d) A country which is located far away
the Sun. from the equator.
).
(