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World Geography - 1 (Gen. Studies)

Description: World Geography Mixed - 1
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Which of the following options represents the correct decreasing order of the rock-forming elements in terms of their availability in the earth’s crust?

  1. Iron > Oxygen > Silicon > Aluminium

  2. Iron > Silicon > Oxygen > Aluminium

  3. Oxygen > Silicon > Aluminium > Iron

  4. Oxygen > Iron > Silicon > Aluminium

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Availability of various rock forming elements (in percent) in earth’s crust (in % mass) is Oxygen – 46.6 Silicon – 27.7 Aluminium – 8.1 Iron – 5.0

What do you mean by 'plutonic rocks'?

  1. Rocks formed due to crystallisation of magma beneath the earth's surface.

  2. Rocks associated with volcanic eruptions.

  3. Rocks formed due to the effect of overlying pressure and change in temperature.

  4. These are not rocks, but rock forming minerals and elements.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Igneous rocks are divided into two main categories: plutonic rock and volcanic rock. Plutonic or intrusive rocks result when magma cools and crystallises slowly within the earth's crust. A common example of this type is granite. Volcanic or extrusive rocks result from magma reaching the surface either as lava or fragmental ejecta forming minerals such as pumice or basalt.

Time between two passages of a star over the same meridian of longitude is known as

  1. solar day

  2. solstice

  3. equinox

  4. sidereal day

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Time between two observe passages of a star over the same meridian of longitude is called Sidereal day. Sidereal day = 23 hours 56 min. 4.09 sec.

Identify the weather condition that occurs when the air temperature is at or below 0oC.

  1. Dew

  2. Fog

  3. Frost

  4. Mist

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Frost is the weather condition that occurs when the air temperature is at or below 0o.

Tar sands containing large molecular hydrocarbon like crude are found in limited quantities in several parts of the world but most important known occurrence is in

  1. USA

  2. Canada

  3. Australia

  4. Russia

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Correct Option: B

Biosphere reserves are being threatened with

  1. rainfall

  2. pollution

  3. soil erosion

  4. population rate

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Correct Option: B

Ecosystem means

  1. interdependence of human beings on other things

  2. interdependence of animals on humans for survival

  3. interdependence of living beings for survival

  4. interdependence of living beings on non-living things

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Ecosystem means interdependence of living beings for survival.

The 'Earth Summit' was held at

  1. Geneva

  2. New Delhi

  3. Sydney

  4. Rio-de-Janeiro

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Correct Option: D

The lines joining the places with equal amount of rainfall are called

  1. isolines

  2. isodrums

  3. isohyets

  4. isotherms

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Correct Option: C

Which of the following is the closest star to the earth?

  1. Barnard's Star

  2. Wolf 359

  3. Proxima Centauri

  4. Rigil Kentaurus

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The distance of Proxima Centauri from the earth is 4.243 light years, which makes it the closest star to the earth.

In which of the following deserts do the Bushmen reside?

  1. Thar Desert

  2. Atacama Desert

  3. Kalahari Desert

  4. Great Victoria Desert

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Correct Option: C

Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer. List I List II (Minerals) (Major producing countries) A. Bauxite 1. Brazil B. Gold 2. U.S.A. C. Copper 3. Malaysia D. Tin 4. South Africa

  1. (A) 1 (B) 4 (C) 3 (D) 2

  2. (A) 4 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3

  3. (A) 4 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 1

  4. (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

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Correct Option: A

Birth-rate means ________ population.

  1. births per 100

  2. births per 10000

  3. births per 1000

  4. births per 10

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Correct Option: C

The Canadian Pacific Railway runs between

  1. Edmonton and Halifax

  2. Montreal and Vancouver

  3. Ottawa and Prince Rupert

  4. Halifax and Vancouver

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Correct Option: B

Which strait lies between the Scandinavian countries and the Arctic Ocean?

  1. Barents Strait

  2. Berring Strait

  3. Bass Strait

  4. Cape of Horn

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Barents Strait lies between the Scandinavian countries and the Arctic Ocean.

Tasmania is separated from Australia by

  1. Sunda Strait

  2. Bass Strait

  3. Kanmon Strait

  4. Strait of Tiran

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Correct Option: B

In which of the following continents is the Dead Sea situated?

  1. Europe

  2. Australia

  3. Asia

  4. Africa

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Correct Answer: Asia

Which of the following is the deepest oceanic trench?

  1. Tonga

  2. Mariana

  3. Japan

  4. Kermadec

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following has been formed differently from the other three?

  1. Peat

  2. Bituminous

  3. Lignite

  4. Graphite

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Correct Option: D

Which of the following is an organically formed sedimentary rock?

  1. Gypsum

  2. Mudstone

  3. Limestone

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate (CaCO3).

Which is the driest place in the world?

  1. Sahara Desert

  2. Danakil Depression

  3. Djibouti

  4. Atacama Desert

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This desert is sterile because it is blocked from moisture on both sides by the Andes Mountains and by the Chilean Range.

The main cause of Kalahari being a desert is

  1. the cold currents near the coast

  2. its location on the west coast in the tropics

  3. its location in the tropics

  4. that its people are primitive

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following rivers is the longest?

  1. Amazon

  2. Nile

  3. Yangtze

  4. Mississippi

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Nile is the longest river (length = 6653 km).

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of

  1. divergent boundary

  2. convergent boundary

  3. spreading boundary

  4. transform boundary

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Correct Option: A

Which of the following is a major tectonic plate?

  1. Philippine Plate

  2. Arabian Plate

  3. Cocos Plate

  4. India-Australia-New Zealand Plate

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Correct Option: D

Which of the following phenomena causes the shape of Earth?

  1. Internal structure

  2. Atmospheric pressure

  3. Rotation

  4. Revolution

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Correct Option: C

With reference to earthquakes, which one of the following statements is not correct?

  1. S waves move objects at right angles to their direction of motion.

  2. S waves propagate through liquids.

  3. As the P waves propagate, they move material in a path parallel to the direction of movement.

  4. L waves travel along the surface of the earth's crust.

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following hazards is not entirely caused by the nature?

  1. Landslide

  2. Tsunami

  3. Earthquake

  4. Cyclone

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Natural hazards are hazards which are caused because of natural phenomena (hazards with meteorological, geological or even biological origin). Examples of natural hazards are cyclones, tsunamis, earthquake and volcanic eruption which are exclusively of natural origin. Landslides, floods, drought, fires are socio-natural hazards since their causes are both natural and man made. For example flooding may be caused because of heavy rains, landslide or blocking of drains with human waste.

Which of the following factors leads to the movement of earth's crustal plates?

  1. Variation in pressure in different layers of the earth's interior.

  2. Radioactive decay in the core of the earth.

  3. Convectional current that occurs in the crust.

  4. The earth's interior.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is a tricky question. Most of the students may wrongly mark option 3 as their answer, but it should be noted that convectional currents occur in the mantle, and not in the crust.

The movement of the earth's crustal plates is believed to be due to convection currents which occur in the semi-molten mantle. These convection currents are created by heat from within the earth - much of which is generated by radioactive decay in the core. 

Which of the following statements is true about the interior of the earth?

  1. Crust forms the largest fraction of the earth’s volume.

  2. Mantle forms the largest fraction of the earth’s volume.

  3. Core forms the largest fraction of the earth’s volume.

  4. Mantle and core form about 80 percent of the earth’s volume.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The planet Earth is made up of three main shells: very thin and brittle crust, mantle and core. Mantle and core are each divided into two parts. Although core and mantle are equal in thickness, core actually forms only 15 percent of the earth's volume, whereas mantle occupies 84 percent. The crust makes up the remaining 1 percent.

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