Big-Bang theory was postulated by
1. Georges Lemaitre
2.Edwin Hubble
3.Schmidt
4.Wegener
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Earthquake waves are recorded on the
1.Seismograph
2.Barograph
3.Pantograph
4.Ergograph
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Expansion of universe means
1.increase in the number of stars.
2. increase in space between the galaxies.
3.discovery of new celestial bodies.
4.increase in the speed of rotation of planets.
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Firstly life on the earth was originated in
1.Water
2.Air
3.Plain land
4.Mountains
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Fossils are
1.remains of plants and animals in the rocks
2.the old rocks
3.the old books related to the origin of the earth
4. the dust particles
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Geo-informatics comprising techniques such as
1.remote sensing, GIS, GPS
2.computer cartography
3.qualitative techniques
4.quantitative techniques
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Magma refers to ____
1.Rocks
2.Material in the upper mantle
3.Material in the upper core
4.Material in the crut
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Physical geography deals with the
1. study of settlements
2.study of culture
3.study of soils
4. study of humans
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Regional geography helps in identifying the
1. realms
2.regions
3.distributions
4.problems
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Soils are formed by the process of
1.Soil synthesis
2.Pedogenesis
3.Photosynthesis
4.Radio genesis
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The Deccan trap is a large
1.flood plain
2. flood basalt province
3. lava plain
4. shield volcano
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The inner planets mean
1.Planets between the sun and the earth
2.Planets between the sun and the belt of asteroids
3.Planets in gaseous state
4. Planets without satellite(s)
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The intensity of an earthquake is measured in
1.Richter Scale
2.Mercalli scale
3.Measuring scale
4.Seismograph
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The interior of the earth can only be understood by ______________
1.Direct methods
2.Indirect methods
3.Both the indirect and direct methods
4.None of the above
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The magnitude of an earthquake is measured in
1.Richter Scale
2.Mercalli scale
3.Measuring scale
4.Seismograph
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The major issue for environmental geography is
1.scientific study of the habitats.
2.pollution, land degradation, and conservation of the environment
3.vgeographic characteristics of animals and their habitats.
4.population explosion.
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The oceans were formed within __________ from the formation of the earth.
1.500 million years ago
2.300 million years ago
3.400 million years ago
4.200 million years ago
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The regional approach was developed by
1.Alexander Von Humboldt.
2.Karl Ritter
3.Ptolemy
4.Ibn-e-Batuta
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The terrestrial planets were formed in the close vicinity of the
1. Parent star
2.Asteroids
3.Escaping gases
4.Outer planets
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The upper portion of the mantle is known as
1.Asthenosphere
2.Crust
3.Lithosphere
4.Fossil Sphere
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The vibration direction parallel to the wave direction in the vertical plane is present in
1.P-waves
2.S-waves
3.Surface waves
4.L-wave
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The wrong statement in relation to terrestrial planets is
1.they are formed at quite a distant location.
2.they have low gravitational pull
3.they could not hold the escaping gases.
4.they are made up of rocks and metal, and have relatively high densities
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To sustain our life, we use
1.technology
2.shelter
3.resources
4.environment
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Volcanoes are
1. indirect source of information about the earth’s interior.
2. direct source of information about the interior of the earth.
3. not a source of information about the interior of the earth.
4. good source to ascertain earth’s temperature.
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Water vapours and gases in the atmosphere were contributed by
1. magnetism
2.seismic activities
3.volcanism
4.tectonic activity
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What do we study under physical geography?
1.Weather
2.Soil
3.Atmosphere
4.All of the above
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What is the approximate depth of the mantle?
1. 2400 km
2. 2900 km
3.3200 km
4.3500 km
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What is the density of the rocks between the adjoining line on mantle and core?
1. 3-4 gm. per sq. cm
2.5 gm. per sq. cm
3.4-5 gm. per sq. cm
4.6 gm. per sq. cm
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What is the diameter of Galaxies?
1.Between 80 thousands to 1, 50,000 light years
2.Between 70 thousands to 1, 30,000 light years
3. Between 50 thousands to 1, 10,000 light years
4. Between 30 thousands to 1, 20,000 light years
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What is the distance between the Earth and the Sun?
1.149.6 Millions kms
2.15.98 Millions kms
3.169.34 Millions kms
4. 179.67 Millions kms
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What is the mean thickness of oceanic crust?
1.5 km
2.30 km
3.10 km
4. 70 km
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What is the thickness of the crust?
1.10 km to 200 km
2. 5 km to 30 km
3.30 km to 400 km
4.100 km to 200 km
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What is the thickness of the earth’s crust in the Himalayan region?
1. 75 kms
2.60 kms
3.70 kms
4. 65 kms
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Which is not a type of volcano?
1.Shield volcano
2. Composite volcano
3.Ridge volcano
4.Caldera
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Which of the following is not a sub-branch of biogeography
1.Zoogeography
2.Plant geography
3.Environmental geography
4.Climate geography
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Which of the following is not studied under population geography?
1.Sex ratio
2.Migration
3.Pollution
4.Population
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Which one of the following describes the lithosphere?
1.Upper and middle mantle
2.Crust and upper mantle
3.Crust and core
4.Mantle and core
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Which one of the following disciplines attempts temporal synthesis?
1.Sociology
2.Geography
3.Anthropology
4.History
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Which one of the following experts gave the Collision Hypothesis?
1.Immunal kant
2.Lalpace
3.Chamberlain
4.Sir James and Harold Jeffrey
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Which one of the following experts gave the nebular hypothesis?
1.Immunal kant
2.Lalpace
3.Chamberlain
4.Moulton
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Which one of the following features can be termed as physical features?
1.Port
2.Road
3.Plain
4.Waterpark
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Which one of the following has the longest duration?
1. Eons
2.Period
3.Era
4.Epoch
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Which one of the following is a direct source of the information about the interior of the Earth?
1.Earthquake waves
2.Volcanoes
3.Gravitational force
4.Earth magnetism
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Which one of the following is associated with biogeography?
1. Geology
2.Sociology
3.Zoology
4.Climatology
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Which one of the following is not related to the formation or modification of the present atmosphere?
1.Solar winds
2.Differentiation
3.Degassing
4.Photosynthesis
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Which one of the following is the concern of geography?
1.To find the relationship between two country
2.To find the relationship between two parties
3.To find the relationship between any two phenomena
4.None of these
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Who among the following said that ‘geography is a concern with the description and explanation of the areal differentiation of the earth’s surface
1.Herodotus
2.Eratosthenes
3.Richard Hartshorne
4.Galileo
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Who developed systematic geography?
1.Hambolt
2. Karl Ritter
3. Kumari Sample
4.Alfred Hartner
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Who suggested that the earth and the moon formed a single rapidly rotating body?
1.Sir George
2.Sir Chamberlain
3.Sir Moulton
4.None of these
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Why are the terrestrial planets rocky?
1.These planets are smaller
2. They could not hold the escaping gases
3.Both a and b
4.None of these
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