1. Which of the following processes is responsible for producing the sand dunes in western Rajasthan?
Wind deposition
2. The solar radiation coming to Earth is called ___
Sunshine
3. Marble is the metamorphosed form of ___
Limestone
4. Which one of the following planets has no moon?
Mercury
5. Which group of the industries maximizes savings on transport costs by being located near the sources of materials?
Iron and steel, aluminum, cement
6. The Earth rotates on its axis at an inclination of ___
23½°
7. The surface temperature of the sun is estimated as ___
6000 °C
8. Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere than in Northern Hemisphere?
Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight
9. Dolomite is a/an ___
Sedimentary rock
10. Where do most of the weather phenomena take place?
Troposphere
11. Colorado in U.S.A. is famous for this landform ___
Grand Canyon
12. Hailstorms are caused due to ___
freezing
13. Daily weather changes in the atmosphere are associated with ___
Troposphere
14. El Nino is ___
a warm ocean current
15. Duncan Passage is located between ___
South and Little Andaman
16. Mushroom Rocks are the typical land forms seen in ___
Deserts
17. The deepest ocean of the world is ___
Pacific ocean
18. The presence of ozone in the stratosphere is responsible for ___
checking the penetration of ultra-violet rays to the earth
19. Where in India can you normally spot the Siberian crane in winter?
Keoladeo Ghana Sanctuary
20. Which of the following type of coal has the lowest proportion of volatile matter?
Anthracite
21. At what height geosynchronous orbit is located?
36,000 km
22. The atmospheric layer reflecting radio waves is called ___
Ionosphere
23. The deepest surface depression on the earth is ___
Mariana Trench
24. Where the hot deserts are generally found?
On the western margins of the Tropics
25. Mist is caused by ___
water vapour at low temperature
26. Which from the following is a land-locked sea?
Aral Sea
27. Equatorial regions experience ___
hot and humid climate
28. When the barometer reading dips suddenly, it is an indication of ___
Storm
29. A place where there is constant intermingling of salt water and fresh water is ___
Estuary
30. What is ‘equinox’?
When the day and night are of equal duration it is called an equinox