1)

Which of the following is the main cause of 'bad lands'?

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A)

Excessive forest cover

B)

Soil erosion

C)

Scanty rainfall

D)

Open defecation

2)

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the mountains?
I- Mountains may be arranged in a line known as range.
II- The Aravali range in India is one of the oldest fold mountain systems in the world.
III- Mt. Kilimanjaro in South America is an example of a Volcanic Mountain.

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A)

OnlyI

B)

I, II and III

C)

Only I and II

D)

OnlyII

3)

Approximately how much percentage (nearest to integer) of total water on the surface of earth is accounted for by the oceans?

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A)

92

B)

94

C)

97

D)

96

4)

Which of the following crops is described as – ‘It is a crop which is used both as food and fodder. It is a Kharif crop that requires temperature between 21°C to 27°C and grows well in old alluvial soil’?

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A)

Bajra

B)

Maize

C)

Sesamum

D)

Ragi

5)

The ______ radiation belts are giant swaths of magnetically trapped highly energetic charged particles that surround Earth.

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A)

Aurora

B)

Chinook

C)

Kuiper

D)

Van Allen

6)

In which of the following places is the difference between the day and night temperatures likely to be the highest?

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A)

Thar Desert

B)

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

C)

Chilika Lake

D)

Mount Everest

7)

______ refers to an environment in which oxygen is readily available.

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A)

Anthropogenic

B)

Acidification

C)

Aerobic

D)

Anaerobic

8)

The _____ is the extended margin of each continent occupied by relatively shallow seas and gulfs.

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A)

oceanic deeps

B)

continental slope

C)

deep sea plain

D)

continental shelf

9)

Which of the following is commonly referred to as 'Ozone Hole'?

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A)

Lithosphere

B)

Biosphere

C)

Troposphere

D)

Stratosphere

10)

What do you call the weight a soil can withstand before severe damage occurs to the structure of the soil?

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A)

Bulk density

B)

Bearing capacity

C)

Field capacity

D)

Buffering capacity