Some Questions

, 96. The Guntenberg discontinuity is
between
(a) the crust and the mantle
(b) the upper and lower mantles (c) the outer core and the lower
mantle
(d) the inner and outer cores
97. Decaying vegetation produces or­
ganic acids which cause a break­
down of minerals. This is
(a) physical weathering
(b) chemical weathering
(c) bot.h (a) and (b)
(d) chemical erosion
98. A trellis drainage pattern develops
in a region which is
(a) made of rocks offering the
same resistance to erosion.
(b) volcanic in origin.
(c) made up of alternate belts of
hard and soft rocks.
(d) any of the !ibove.
99. The 'ring of fire'
1. is associated with earthquakes. 2. is associated with volcanoes. 3. goes round the Pacific Ocean. 4. is associated with forest fires. (a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
100. A piedmont plateau is situated (a) on a cliff
(b) at the foot of a mountain
(c) near seashores
(d) amidst mountain ranges
101; Which of the following is/are
matched correctly?
1. Earthquake's: seismic focus
origin
2. Epicentre
3. S waves
: point on earth's surface directly above seismic focus
: similar to
sound, waves : severi ty of
earthquake
4. Richter scale
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 3 and 4
102. A V-shaped valley is a feature
produced by
(a) youthful river
(b) mature river
(c) old river
(d) all of the above
103. All the following features are likely to occur in a limestone region ex­cept .
(a) coombs
(b) underground rivers
(c) ox-bow lakes.
(d) clints
104. Which of the following is not asso­
ciated with limestone landscape? (a) Doline
(b) Swallow hole
(c) Uvala
(d) Esker
105. Which of the features is not pro­
duced by wind erosion?
(a) Mushroom rocks
(b) Zeugen
(c) Yardang
(d) Barchan
106. Although hot deserts have a very
low annual rainfall, occasional heavy rain storms do occur and
these sometimes produce steep­
sided, flat-floored valleys called.
(a) gorges (b) wadi
(c) canyons (d) barchan
107. Which of the following is not an important condition for growth of coral?
(a) Wave-free salt water
(b) Clean salt water
(c) Warm seas
(d) Pfenty of sunlight
108. Which type of climate is known for the minimum diurnal range of
annual temperature? .
(a) Mediterranean
(b) Equatorial
(c) Hot deserts
(d) Cold deserts
109. Central and western part of Cali­
fornia experience climate.
(a) Monsoon
(b) Mediterranean
(c) Taiga
(d) Sudan
110. Though Amritsar and Simla are on the same latitude their climates
differ. This is attributable to
(a) the difference in their altitudes (b) their distance from the sea
(c) snowfall in Shimla
(d) pollution in Amritsar
111. 'Winter temperature ranging from
-29° C to -40° C, summer tempera­ture about 10° C, total annual pre­cipitatIon about 25 em., and low humidity. These characterise the
climate.
(a) Taiga
(b) Tundra
(c) Mountain
(d) West European
112. All of the following types a mates occur hi. the southern I­sphere except
(a) hot desert (b) sayar: (c) equatorial (d) tundr
113. A hot dry summer, mild w with moderate rainfall and al sunshine characterise the .... mate
(a) Mediterranean
(b) Taiga
(c) West European
(d) Subtropical steppe
114. Seasonal contrasts are maxin
in
(a) low latitudes
(b) high latitudes
(c) mid latitudes
(d) subtropic
115. Climate types are not classifie< the basis of
(a) temperature and rainfall (b) water balance.
(c) vapotranspiration
(d) distance from the equator
116. Which of the following factor most important for d~termir
the climate of a place?
(a) Rainfall
(b) Latitude
(c) Direction of winds (d) Direction of sea
117. Which of the following are t with regard to temperature con of the atmosphere of a given pIa I. The major temperature c
trasts on earth's surface
between land masses a oceans
II. . During night, the water s face cools more rapidly tI­the land surface
III. Temperature generally ( creases with latitude on eitl side of the equator
IV. Temperature rises to a ma mum during summer and fa
to a minimum during win!
(a) I, III and IV
(b) II, III and IV
(c) I and II
(d) III and IV
118. Which of the following places a favourably influenced by the Tra( winds?
I. West Indies II. Brazil. III. Mexico IV. MadagascaJ
(a) I and II .
(b) I, II, III and IV
(c) III and IV
(d) II and IV