1. Isobars are lines joining places having equal ___
Pressure
2. Tropical grassland of Brazil is called ___
Campos
3. Land and sea-breezes occur due to ___
Convection
4. Basaltic lava is found in the ___
Deccan Trap
5. Mediterranean type of climate is characterized by ___
dry summer and wet winter
6. Which one of the following types of erosion is responsible for the formation of Chambal Ravines?
Gully
7. Which of the following winds is called anti-trade wind?
Westerlies
8. The orbits of planets around the sun may be ___
Great circular and parabolic
9. What is supernova?
A dying star
10. The term ‘Isoneph’ indicates the lines of equal ___
cloudiness
11. Hanging Valley is formed due, to the action of ___
Glacier
12. Which is the world’s largest desert?
Sahara
13. “Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty, and the people used to be nomadic hoarders”. For which region is this statement correct?
Siberian Tundra
14. Shale is metamorphosed into which of the following rocks?
Slate
15. Which among the following coal contains 90 per cent of carbon?
Anthracite
16. Tropical storm in Chinese Sea is known as ___
Typhoon
17. The deepest trench of the world-The Mariana Trench’ is located in the ___
Pacific ocean
18. Trade winds blow from the ___
subtropical high pressure
19. Convectional Rainfall occurs in ___
Equatorial region
20. The residue left after extracting juice from sugar-beet and sugarcane is called ___
bagasse
21. Which of the following is called “brown paper”?
Tea
22. IR 20 and Ratna are two important varieties of ___
paddy
23. Nature of unemployment in agriculture in India is ___
seasonal and disguised
24. Which one of the following is related to Silviculture?
Forest crops
25. Jhum Cultivation is a method of cultivation which used to be practiced in ___
Central Highland
26. Indian agriculture is typically characterized as ___
land scarce, labor surplus economy
27. The term “Green Revolution” has been used to indicate higher production through ___
enhanced agricultural productivity per hectare
28. The gradation and standardization of agricultural products are conducted through ___
Directorate of Marketing and Inspection
29. Which of the following countries has highest percentage of land under cultivation?
U.SA.
30. In Indian agriculture, the period from July to October November is called ___
Kharif season