GK Practice Test: Question Set - 09
1. The minerals resources of north-eastern zone include
- (A) Coal, Fe,
Mn, Cu, Mica, U, diamond
- (B) Crude
Petroleum and natural gas
- (C) Fe, Au (gold)
- (D) Natural gas,
Fe, Au, Mn, U
2. The minimum values of annual receipts of solar radiation occur at
- (A) The equator
- (B) The tropics
- (C) The arctic
- (D) None of the
above
3. The habitats valuable for commercially harvested species are called
- (A) Coral reefs
- (B) Sea grass
bed
- (C) Hot spots
- (D) None of the
above
4. Which of the following is an igneous rock?
- (A) Granite
- (B) Limestone
- (C) Slate
- (D) Quartzite
5. The main percentage of the volume of water in the hydrosphere is in
- (A) Oceans and
seas
- (B) Groundwater,
rivers and streams
- (C) Glaciers and
ice sheets
- (D) Freshwater
lakes and water vapors
6. The lowermost and the oldest epoch of the Tertiary Period of geologic time is
- (A) Pliocene
- (B) Palaeozoic
- (C) Holocene
- (D) Palaeocene
7. The least explosive type of volcano is called
- (A) Basalt
plateau
- (B) Cinder cone
- (C) Shield
volcanoes
- (D) Composite
volcanoes
8. The meridian passing through London is called the
- (A) Equator
- (B) Tropic of
Cancer
- (C) Prime
Meridian of 0º Meridian
- (D) Tropic
of Capricorn
9. The HBJ Upgradation project, upgraded the capacity of HBJ pipeline from 18.2 MM SC MD to
- (A) 20 MM SC MD
- (B) 33.4 MM SC
MD
- (C) 22.3 MM SC
MD
- (D) 29.6 MM SC
MD
10. The most important force that provide resistance to particles towards entertainment is
- (A) Frictional
resistance
- (B) Particle
cohesive bonds
- (C) Particle
adhesive bonds
- (D) Momentum
11. The major events of Pre-Cambrian era include
- (A) Formation
of crust, continents and oceans
- (B) Formation
of crust, birth of oldest known rock, origin of life
- (C) Formation of
present day atmosphere
- (D) All
of the above
12. The main vegetation of the steppe type climatic regions is
- (A) Evergreen
forests
- (B) Evergreen
deciduous forests
- (C) Large
grasslands
- (D) Coniferous
forests
13. The minerals of sulphide group are
- (A) Cinnabar
- (B) Pyrite
- (C) Galena
- (D) All
of the above
14. The most pleasant elements i.e. summer temperatures rarely above 40º and winters are fairly mild, occur in the
- (A) Tropical
mid-latitude zone
- (B) Sub-tropical
latitude zone
- (C) Temperature
mid-latitude zone
- (D) Sub-temperature
latitude zone
15. The most explosive type of volcano is
- (A) The caldera
- (B) A
cinder cone
- (C) Basalt
plateau
- (D) Shield
volcanoes
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