The Rhine river of northern Europe empties into
A. the Baltic sea
B. the North sea
C. the Bay of Biscay
D. the Adriatic sea
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The place where material is excavated when the zone of maximum stream velocity approaches the stream's bed is called
A. scoured pools
B. riffles
C. ox-bow lakes
D. flood plain
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The planets called the inner planets are
A. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
B. Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus
C. Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
D. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
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The periodic rise and fall of the sea level on the earth, gives rise to tides. This is related to
A. the position of the moon with reference to the earth and the gravitational pull exerted mainly by the moon and partly by the sun
B. infrared rays from the sun
C. ultraviolet rays from the sun
D. None of the above
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The planets that are called superior planets are
A. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and Jupiter
B. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto
C. Mercury, Pluto, Venus, Neptune and Earth
D. Earth, Uranus, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter
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The phenomenon associated with collision and subduction of the planet is
A. volcanoes
B. island arcs
C. earthquakes
D. All of the above
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The products of ____ are a major source of sediments for erosion and ____
A. weathering, deposition
B. deposition, weathering
C. rocks, weathering
D. rocks, deposition
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The polar regions of earth cannot support forest growth because
A. the growing season is short in these areas
B. the ground is often frozen or snow or ice covered
C. the rainfall is very low
D. All of these factors
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The part of the earth and thin layer of air above its surface, which support life on earth, are referred to as
A. stratosphere
B. ionosphere
C. biosphere
D. mesosphere
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The ridges of the waves are where the jet stream of waves closes to the
A. poles
B. equator
C. prime meridian
D. None of the above
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The rate at change of temperature is called
A. temperature difference
B. temperature gradient
C. isotherm
D. None of the above
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The rate of infiltration normally declines rapidly during the early part of rainstorm event and reaches a constant value after several hours of rainfall. The factors responsible for this phenomenon are
I. the filling of fine soil pores with water, which reduces capillary forces II. moistened soil, clay particles to swell and reduce the size of pores III. raindrop impact breaking up with soil clumps, splashing fine particles into pores A. I, II
B. I, III
C. II, III
D. All of the above
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The process where the particle moves from the surface to the medium in quick, continuous, repeated cycles is called
A. saltation
B. suspension
C. traction
D. solution
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The obscuring of one celestial body by another, particularly that of the sun or a planetary satellite
A. elliptic
B. ecliptic
C. eclipse
D. None of the above
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The river Sutlej, on which the Bhakra Dam has been built, originates from
A. a spring in Vering
B. near Bara Lacha Pass in Lahul
C. Rakas lake in Tibet
D. Mansarovar lake
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The process of destruction or dying of fronts is called
A. fromtogenesis
B. frontolysis
C. both (a) and (b)
D. None of the above
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The Palaeozoic era starts at ____ million years ago and ends at ____ million years ago.
A. 500, 100
B. 570, 225
C. 470, 150
D. 470, 225
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The reaction is carbonate and bicarbonate ions with mineral is called
A. hydrolysis
B. carbonation
C. oxidation
D. solution
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The plants grown in equatorial regions include
A. wheat, barley, maize
B. evergreen dense forests, rubber trees, groundnuts
C. groundnuts, soyabeens, potatoes
D. evergreen coniferous forests, oats, cocoa
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The process that may cause physical weathering or mechanical rupture are
A. abrasion, crystallization, pressure release
B. abrasion, oxidation, hydrolysis
C. crystallization, carbonation, thermal insolation
D. None of the above
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