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Questions : Isolines joining places of equal rainfall are called ________

(a) isobars

(b) isohyets

(c) contours

(d) isotherms

The correct answers to the above question in:

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.

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Question : 1

Tsunami word belongs to which of the following languages?

a) Hebrew

b) Arabic

c) Latin

d) Japanese

Answer: (d)

Question : 2

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 : 3

Solar eclipse occurs when

a) the Sun comes between the Moon and the Earth

b) the Moon does not lie on the line joining the Sun and the Earth

c) the Earth comes between the Moon and the Sun

d) the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth

Answer: (d)

A solar eclipse is a type of eclipse that occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, and the Moon fully or partially blocks (“occults”) the Sun. This can happen only at new moon, when the Sun and the Moon are in conjunction.

Question : 4

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

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.

Question : 5

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 : 6

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)

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