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Geography Quiz 2

author April 7, 2025 No Comments PYQ Quiz

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Consider the following: [2013]

Electromagnetic radiation
Geothermal energy
Gravitational force
Plate movements
Rotation of the earth 6. Revolution of the earth

Which of the above are responsible for bringing dynamic changes on the surface of the earth?

1, 2, 3, and 4 only

1, 3, 5 and 6 only

2, 4, 5, and 6 only

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6

Not Attempted

None

Contour Bunding is a method of soil conservation used in? [2013]

Desert margins, liable to strong wind action

Low flat plains, close to stream courses, liable to flooding

Scrublands, liable to spread of weed growth

None of the above

Not Attempted

None

Which one of the following sets of elements was primarily responsible for the origin of life on the Earth? [2012]

Hydrogen, Oxygen, Sodium

Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen

Oxygen, Calcium, Phosphorus

Carbon, Hydrogen, Potassium

Not Attempted

None

A person stood alone in a desert on a dark night and wanted to reach his village which was situated 5 km east of the point where he was standing. He had no instruments to find the direction but he located the polestar. The most convenient way now to reach his village is to walk in the: [2012]

Direction facing the polestar

Direction opposite to the polestar

Direction keeping the polestar to his left

Direction keeping the polestar to his right

Not Attempted

None

With reference to the soil conservation, consider the following practices: [2010]

Crop rotation
Sand fences
Terracing
Wind breaks

Which of the above are considered appropriate methods for soil conservation in India?

1, 2 and 3 only

2 and 4 only

1, 3 and 4 only

1, 2, 3 and 4

Not Attempted

None

In the structure of planet Earth, below the mantle, the core is mainly made up of which one of the following? [2009]

Aluminium

Chromium

Iron

Silicon

Not Attempted

None

Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched? [2008] Theory/Law Associated Scientist

Continental Drift: Edwin Hubble
Expansion of Universe: Alfred Wegener
Photoelectric Effect: Albert Einstein

2 and 3 only

3 only

2 only

1 only

Not Attempted

None

In order of their distance from the Sun, which of the following planets lie between Mars and Uranus? [2008]

Earth and Jupiter

Jupiter and Saturn

Saturn and Earth

Saturn and Neptune

Not Attempted

None

What is the approximate mean velocity with which the Earth moves round the Sun in its orbit? [2006]

20 km/s

30 km/s

40 km/s

50 km/s

Not Attempted

None

10.

Assertion (A): The same face of the Moon is always presented to the Earth. Reason (R): The Moon rotates about its own axis in 23 days which is about the same time that takes to orbit the Earth. [2005]

Both (A) and (R) are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

Both (A) and (R) are individually true and R is not the correct explanation of A

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true

Not Attempted

None

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