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  1. The minor planets revolving between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars are called

  2. A.
    Novas
    B.
    Comets
    C.
    Meteors
    D.
    Asteroids

  3. The lowermost and the oldest epoch of the Tertiary Period of geologic time is

  4. A.
    Pliocene
    B.
    Palaeozoic
    C.
    Holocene
    D.
    Palaeocene

  5. The luminous coloured ring, surrounding the sun is called the

  6. A.
    nebula
    B.
    comet
    C.
    asteroid
    D.
    corona

  7. The longest ship canal in the world is the

  8. A.
    St. Laurence Seaway (USA and Canada)
    B.
    Suez canal, Egypt
    C.
    Kiel canal, Germany
    D.
    Panama canal, Central America

  9. The major geological events of the Palaeozoic era include

  10. A.
    Caledonian mountain rise, life comes ashore
    B.
    Appalachians and Central European mountains come up
    C.
    both (a) and (b)
    D.
    None of the above

  11. The major events of Pre-Cambrian era include

  12. A.
    formation of crust, continents and oceans
    B.
    formation of crust, birth of oldest known rock, origin of life
    C.
    formation of present day atmosphere
    D.
    All of the above.

  13. The meridian passing through London is called the

  14. A.
    equator
    B.
    Tropic of Cancer
    C.
    Prime Meridian of 0� Meridian
    D.
    Tropic of Capricorn

  15. The most recent era of the geological time scale is

  16. A.
    Mesozoic
    B.
    cenozoic
    C.
    Triassic
    D.
    paleocene

  17. The low heating capacity of which of the types of coal reduces its value as an industrial fuel?

  18. A.
    Anthracite
    B.
    Bituminous coal
    C.
    Lignite
    D.
    Peat

  19. The most important factor that is affecting all the chemical weathering processes is

  20. A.
    vegetation
    B.
    topography
    C.
    climate
    D.
    None of the above