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  1. The process of destruction or dying of fronts is called

  2. A.
    fromtogenesis
    B.
    frontolysis
    C.
    both (a) and (b)
    D.
    None of the above

  3. The Palaeozoic era starts at ____ million years ago and ends at ____ million years ago.

  4. A.
    500, 100
    B.
    570, 225
    C.
    470, 150
    D.
    470, 225

  5. The reaction is carbonate and bicarbonate ions with mineral is called

  6. A.
    hydrolysis
    B.
    carbonation
    C.
    oxidation
    D.
    solution

  7. The plants grown in equatorial regions include

  8. A.
    wheat, barley, maize
    B.
    evergreen dense forests, rubber trees, groundnuts
    C.
    groundnuts, soyabeens, potatoes
    D.
    evergreen coniferous forests, oats, cocoa

  9. The process that may cause physical weathering or mechanical rupture are

  10. A.
    abrasion, crystallization, pressure release
    B.
    abrasion, oxidation, hydrolysis
    C.
    crystallization, carbonation, thermal insolation
    D.
    None of the above

  11. The process of particle detach ment by moving glacial ice is called

  12. A.
    plucking
    B.
    abrasion
    C.
    scouring
    D.
    None of the above

  13. The points in the ecliptic farthest north and south of the celestial equator are called

  14. A.
    summer and winter solstices
    B.
    autumnal and vernal equinox
    C.
    north celestial pole and south celestial pole
    D.
    None of the above

  15. Which of the following is concerned with the description and mapping of the main features of the universe?

  16. A.
    Cosmography
    B.
    Cosmology
    C.
    Geomorphology
    D.
    None of these

  17. The process that creates the deep oceanic trenches is called

  18. A.
    plate tectonics
    B.
    sea floor spreading
    C.
    continental drift
    D.
    isostasy

  19. The rainfall in the peninsular interior averages about

  20. A.
    650 mm a year
    B.
    750 mm a year
    C.
    850 mm a year
    D.
    550 mm a year