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Q31
The hot and cold deserts together occupy nearly ____ land area of the world.
  • A 1/2
  • B 1/4th
  • C 1/3rd
  • D 3/4th
Answer: Option C
Q32
The highest average salinity amongst the following seas is reported from
  • A Dead Sea
  • B Red Sea
  • C Black Sea
  • D Mediterranean Sea
Answer: Option A
Q33
The Himalayan mountain system belongs to which of the following?
  • A Volcanic mountains
  • B Residual mountains
  • C Block mountains
  • D Fold mountains
Answer: Option D
Q34
The heavy day soils that show significant expansion and contraction due to the presence or absence of moisture is called
  • A aridsols
  • B vertisols
  • C histosols
  • D andisols
Answer: Option B
Q35
 The HBJ Upgradation project, upgraded the capacity of HBJ pipeline from 18.2 MM SC MD to
  • A 20 MM SC MD
  • B 33.4 MM SC MD
  • C 22.3 MM SC MD
  • D 29.6 MM SC MD
Answer: Option B
Q36
The highest mountains on earth namely Mount Everest, K2, Kanchenjanga are located in
  • A the greater Himalayas
  • B the Lesser Himalayas
  • C the outer Himalayas
  • D None of the above
Answer: Option A
Q37
The infrared radiation by sun are strongly absorbed by
  • A carbon dioxide
  • B water vapours
  • C carbon dioxide and water vapours
  • D ozone
Answer: Option A
Q38
The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of
  • A axis of earth
  • B north pole
  • C south pole
  • D equator
Answer: Option D
Q39
The landforms that are influences by several process namely, weathering, erosion, deposition are known as
  • A polygenetic landforms
  • B structural landforms
  • C polycyclic landforms
  • D None of the above
Answer: Option A
Q40
The initial increase of magnetic field in magnetic storms is caused
  • A when the shock wave, associated with the gusty solar wind, compresses the magnetosphere
  • B when there is a large decrease in field intensity
  • C when the gust wind itself engulfs the magnetosphere
  • D None of the above
Answer: Option A

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