GK Practice Test: Question Set - 14
1. The most important factor that is affecting all the chemical weathering processes is
- (A) Vegetation
- (B) Topography
- (C) Climate
- (D) None of the
above
2. The movement of particles by rolling, sliding and shuffling along the eroded surface is called
- (A) Saltation
- (B) Suspension
- (C) Traction
- (D) Solution
3. The largest fresh water lake of Africa, area wise is
- (A) Lake
Victoria
- (B) Lake
Tanganyika
- (C) Lake
Malawi
- (D) Lake
Rudot
4. The major geological events of the Palaeozoic era include
- (A) Caledonian
mountain rise, life comes ashore
- (B) Appalachians
and Central European mountains come up
- (C) Both (a) and
(b)
- (D) None of the
above
5. The main period of Mesozoic era include
- (A) Triassic
period and Cretaceous period
- (B) Jurassic
period and Triassic period
- (C) Triassic
period, Jurassic period and cretaceous period
- (D) Cretaceous
period and Jurassic period
6. The humidity of the air depends upon
- (A) Temperature
- (B) Location
- (C) Weather
- (D) All
of the above
7. The mean distance of the earth from the sun is approximately
- (A) 149,502,000
km
- (B) 150,503,000
km
- (C) 148,000,000
km
- (D) 150,000,000
km
8. The moon's volume is about __________ that of earth.
- (A) 1/40th
- (B) 1/50th
- (C) 1/60th
- (D) 1/20th
9. The initial increase of magnetic field in magnetic storms is caused
- (A) When
the shock wave, associated with the gusty solar wind, compresses the
magnetosphere
- (B) When
there is a large decrease in field intensity
- (C) When
the gust wind itself engulfs the magnetosphere
- (D) None
of the above
10. The monsoon climatic regions are
- (A) South-east
Asia including Australia, Africa, America
- (B) Europe
and South America
- (C) Asia,
Africa and Antarctica
- (D) None of the
above
11. The Panama Canal links
- (A) Canada with
Greenland
- (B) North
America with South America
- (C) Siberia
with Greenland
- (D) None
of the above
12. Which of the following is most useful for measuring the shortest distance between two places on the earth and path between them?
- (A) Atlas map
- (B) Thematic
maps
- (C) Wall maps
- (D) Globe
13. The sulphites are a mineral group that contain one or more metallic elements in combination with the sulphate compound _________.
- (A) SO3
- (B) SO2
- (C) SO4
- (D) SO
14. The points in the ecliptic farthest north and south of the celestial equator are called
- (A) Summer and
winter solstices
- (B) Autumnal and
vernal equinox
- (C) North
celestial pole and south celestial pole
- (D) None
of the above
15. The troughs of the waves are where the jet stream of waves is closest to the
- (A) Poles
- (B) Equator
- (C) Prime
meridian
- (D) None
of the above
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