129. Highest value o.fsliding facto.r may be expected is co.

nstant is called
io.no.sphere
in case o.f · (b) The gaseo.us envelo.pe o.f the earth that
(a) co.ncrete o.n clayey so.il co.nsists o.f a mixture o.f gases and water
(b) co.ncrete o.n grand vapo.ur i'i called atmo.sphere
(c) co.ncrete o.n sand (c) The middle regio.n o.f the atmo.sphere is
(d) co.ncrete o.n ro.ck called strato.sphere
130. Which mineral is generally fo.und abundantly in (d) No.ne o.fthe abo.ve
ro.cks? . ·141. The 66.5° latitude is called
(a) sulphates (b) carbo.nates
(c) silicates (d) pho.sphate
131. Name the place which is famo.us fo.r lignite
depo.sits .
(a) Naro.ra (b) Bo.karo
(c) Neiveli (d) Almo.ra
132. When gro.und water flo.ws fro.m gravel into. sand,
we find that its rate o.f flo.w will
(a) remain the same (b) increase
(c) decrease (d) no.ne o.f the abo.ve
133. The impo.rtant agent o.f erosio.n
(a) winds (b) streams
(c) waves. (d) glaciers
134. Which o.ne o.f the fo.llo.wing do.es no.t po.ssess
black co.lo.ur ?
(a) Graphite (b) Musco.vite
(c) Bio.tiJe (d) No.ne o.fthe abo.ve
135. Which one o.f the fo.llowing mineral has go.t
golden yello.w co.lo.ur ?
(a) galena (b) bauxite
(c) magnetite (d) chalco.-pyrite ·
136. Which o.ne o.fthe fo.llo.wing has green colo.ur?
(a) Chlo.rites (b) Asbestos
(c) Flo.urites (d) Sulphur
137. Who. disco.vered that earth mo.vesto.und the sun?
(a) Newto.n (b) Galileo.
(c) Co.pernicus (d) Archmedies
(a) Temperate Zone (b) Arctic cIrcle
(c) Antarctic circle (d) Line.o.filluminatio.n
142. The planet which is nearest to. sun is
(a) Venus (b) Mercury
(c) Pluto. (d) Earth
143. The highest dam o.f the wo.rld is
(a) Vaio.nst, Italy (b) Nusek, USSR
(c) Grand Dixence, Switzerland
(d) Ro.gunsky, USSR
144. The brightest planet is
(0) venus (b) mercury
(c) earth (d) mo.o.n
145. The cause o.f earthquake is
. (0) the gases under the earth
(b) pressure generated by the co.o.ling o.f the
earth's interio.r
(c) so.me unknown pheno.meno.n under the earth
 (d) no.ne o.fthe abo.ve
146. Glacier is
(a) ice o.n the mo.untains
(b) huge sheet o.f ice
(c) huge mass of ice made co.mpact by its
weight
Cd) no.ne o.fthe abo.ve
147. Black so.il o.fDeccan is fo.rmed
(a) by the winds
(b) by the river
\
~c) by disintegration of the bay salt rock
. (d) none of the above
148. Isobars are the lines drawn on the map through
the places having
(a) the same altitude
(b) the same lattitude
(c) the same pressure
(d) the same temperature
149. Westerlies are those constant winds which blow
from the south-west in the northern hemisphere
and from the north-west in the southern
hemisphere towards
(a) the poles (b) the equaotor .
(c) both (a) and (b) (d) -none of the above
150. At the Doldrums on account of the extreme heat,
the air is always ascending water vapour content
so there is
(a) heavy rainfall (b) snow-fall
(c) strong winds (d) none of the above
151. Tides in the ocean are caused by
(a) Perihelion (b) Solstice
(c) Aphelion (d) Equinox
152. Rainfall of a particular place depends upon
(a) direction of mountains
(b) intensity of summer
(c) evaporation of sea water
(d) none ofthe above
153. Tundras are desert lands in ·the Arctic and
Antarctic regions and there is
(a) no snow
(0) very good vegetation
(c) non-vegetation
(d) none of the above
154. The imaginary line around which the earth
rotates is called
(a) equator . (b) south pole
(c) axis (d) none of the above
155. Solar year is the interval of time between two
successive evolution ofthe
(a) moon to the fixed point of axis
( b) earth to the fIXed point of axis
(c) sun to fixed point of axis
 (d) none of the above
156. Elevated land rising 450 m to 600 m at sea levelis
called
(a) hinterland (b) high land
(c) plateau (d) none of the above
157. The winds blowing from 30° to 60° north and
south of the equ!ltor are called
(0) trade winds (b) monsoon
(c) westerlies (d) none of the abvoe
ISS.The light which comes from stars tells us about
th~.!r .
(a) density (b) size
(c) mass (d) rotational speed
159. Makarana marble is equivalent to
(a) lower dharwar (b) middle dharwar
(c) upper dharwar (d) all of the above
160. TIle largest amount of sediments are depsoited
(a) on river beds (b) on the ocean floor
(c) by glaciers (d) none of the above
161. Most ofthe permanent ice of the world is located
at
(a) Himalayas (b) Nagaland
. (c) Alaska (d) Antarctica
] 62. The transparent crystalline variety of silica is
(a) Mica (b) Feldspar
(c) Quartz (d) All of the above
163. Which is the main reason of earthquakes in India?
(a) faulting (b) folding
(c) both.(a) and (b) (d) none of the above
164. The seismic waves travel generally through
'(a) bed rock (b) loess soil
(c) both (a) and (b) (d) none of the above
165. Tonalite is an igneous rock of
(a) dionite class (b) gabbro class
(c) both (0) and (b) (d) none of the above
166. Re<l soils are generally found in
(a) Nothern states (b) Southern states
(c) Eastern states (d) Western states
167. Koyna dam is located in
(a) .Gujarat (b) Kamataka
(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Maharashtra
168. Avalanches are
(a) turbulent winds
(b) large sand stornlS
(c) valleys created by large scale erosion of
mountains
(d) large snow falls flowing along steep slopes
169. Swamps generally result from .
(a) impeded percolation
(b) checked evaporation
lc) poor aramage
(d) ali of the above .
170. TIle rate of evaporation of water from a lake will
 be least i.n
(a) humid climate
(b) dry climate
(c) variable temperature climate
(d) all of tile above
171. Ritcher scale measures
(a) ocean depth
(b) earthquake intensity
(c) wind intensity
(d) extent of soil erosion
172. Minor planets that revolve round the sun between
the orbits or Mars and Mercury are known as
(a) Satellites (b) Meteors
(c) Comets (d) Asteroids
173. The most important cause of soil erosion is
(a) overgrazing (b) deforestation
(c) wind (d) rain
174. Which of the statement is wrong?
(a) When winds are moisture laden, cloudy
weather is not probable and pecipitation
may not occur
(b) When the winds blow fi'om wamlerregiolls,
. temperature rise
(c) When winds are d.ry, sky is clear and there
is no rain
(d) When the winds corne from colder areas
temperat~re fall
175" The largest island of the world is
(a) Great Britain (b) Greenland
(c) New Guinea (d) Medagascar
176. Which of the following cities is situated on the
bank of River Tiber?
(a) Beslin (b) Rome
(c) Mexico city (d) Tokyo
177. Which country is named as 'The Cockpit of
Europe?
(a) Austria (b) Canada
(c) Belgium (d) Gennany
178. Igneous rocks are fonned
(a) through earthquake
(b) by the falling of the mountains
(c) by the cooling of the hot masses of the earth
(d) none of the above
17'J. The Uella stage or me flowmg rivers IS
(a) when the rivers flow throLigh the mountains
(b) when the rivers move upon the plain
(c) when the rivers deposit mud
(d) none of the above
18(}, Onc .. ninth of mass of glacier's icebergs is
available at
(a) above the sealevel
(b) below the sea level
I (c) equal to sea leval
 (d) none of the above
181. Yellow soil of China is
(0) by the disintegration of rocks
(b) by the rivers
. (c) deposit!!d by winds
Cd) none of the above
182. Horse latitude extends belween
«(I) 30° north and 30° south
(b) 50° north and 50° south
(c) 60° flOith and 60° south
(d) 60° north and 30° sou.th
183. Winds which move from low pressure sys,elf.
are
(a) Constant winds
(b) Periodical winds
(c) Variable winds
(d) None of the above
184. The greatest depth of sea is Mindanao in the
Western Pacific and it is
(a) 90 m below sea level
(b) 350 m below sea ley-el
(c) 600 m below sea level
(d) 900 m below sea level
185. One of the effects of the ocean currents is
(a) it breaks the shore
(b) it distributes the water equally
(c) it keeps the water pure
(d) none of the above
186. Places which are situated on the Tropic of Cancer
and the Tropic of Capricorn have
(a) no rainfall (b) heavy rainfall
(c) little rainfall (d) none of the above
187. One of the important uses of the forest is
(a) to check the. erosion of the soil
(b) to make the land fertile
,\P} to \:UUI\ vt;ry nil;\; ~ lJ) wilen me aays are longest
(d) none of the above (c) two periods when day and night are equal
188. The imaginary line drawn around the earth mid~ (d) none of the above
way between the pole is called 190. The distance betwen inter~stellar bodies is
(a) equator (b) earth's orbit
measured with the unit called
(c) north pole (d) none of the above
189. Equinox means (0) solar day (b) solar year
(a) when the night is longest (c) light year Cd) light day