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Questions : Consider the following statements:
  1. A valley that has been formed by glacial erosion has characteristic V-shaped with very steep sides.
  2. After the ice melted, a tributary valley ‘hangs’ above the main valley so that its stream plunges down a waterfall.
Choose the correct statement/s from the codes given below:

(a) 1 and 2 both

(b) 1 only

(c) None

(d) 2 only

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

A valley that has been formed by glacial erosion has characteristic U-shaped with a wide, flat floor and very steep sides. In glacial erosion, the main valley is eroded much more rapidly than the tributary valley as it contains a much larger glacier.

After the ice has melted a tributary valley, therefore, ‘hangs’ above the main valley so that its stream plunges down as waterfall. Such tributary valleys are called a hanging valley.

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Question : 1

Isolines joining places of equal rainfall are called ________

a) isobars

b) isohyets

c) contours

d) isotherms

Answer: (b)

Isohyet is a line drawn on a map connecting points that receive equal amounts of rainfall in a given period. A map with isohyets is called an isohyetal map.

Question : 2

Tsunami word belongs to which of the following languages?

a) Hebrew

b) Arabic

c) Latin

d) Japanese

Answer: (d)

Question : 3

Which one of the following mountains is not built during the Tertiary period?

a) Andes Mountain

b) Rocky Mountain

c) Aravalli Mountain

d) Atlas Mountain

Answer: (c)

Aravalli Mountain is not built during the tertiary period.

The Aravalli Range literally meaning ‘line of peaks’, is a range of mountains in western India running approximately 800 km in a northeastern direction across the Indian states of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi.

Question : 4

Match the following List I & List II:

List I List II
A. Slate 1. Igneous rock
B. Lignite 2. Metamorphic rock
C. Bauxite 3. Non-ferrous mineral
D. Granite 4. Sedimentary rock
Codes: A B C D

a) 2 3 4 1

b) 1 3 3 2

c) 1 4 3 2

d) 2 4 3 1

Answer: (d)

1. Slate- Metamorphous Rock

2. Lignite- sedimentary Rock

3. Bauxite- Non ferrous mineral

4. Granite - Igneous Rock

Question : 5

Time of which of the following places is equal to the time of GMT?

  1. Accra
  2. Dublin
  3. Madrid
  4. Lisbon
Use the code below to select the correct answer.

a) 1, 2 and 4

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 2, 3 and 4

d) 1, 3 and 4

Answer: (a)

Question : 6

Point of intersection of Equator and the prime Meridian is located at

a) Morocco

b) Atlantic Ocean

c) Pacific Ocean

d) Ghana

Answer: (b)

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