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  1. The Palaeozoic era contains ____ time periods.

  2. A.
    six
    B.
    four
    C.
    five
    D.
    seven

  3. The northern portion of the western coastal plain is called

  4. A.
    Konkan plain
    B.
    Malabar coast
    C.
    Coromendel coast
    D.
    None of the above

  5. The ozone layer at high altitude contains

  6. A.
    atomic oxygen (O) and ordinary oxygen (O2)
    B.
    only ozone (O3)
    C.
    mixture of atomic oxygen (O), ordinary oxygen (O2) and Ozone (O3)
    D.
    only ordinary oxygen (O2)

  7. The number of a topographic map is 47A/16/NW. Its scale must be

  8. A.
    1 : 250,000
    B.
    1 : 100,000
    C.
    1 : 50,000
    D.
    1 : 25,000

  9. The right ascension is the equivalent of longitude on the celestial sphere, and it is given in the units of

  10. A.
    degrees
    B.
    time-hours, minutes and seconds
    C.
    only hours
    D.
    only seconds

  11. The radiation belts are zones in space around the

  12. A.
    Earth
    B.
    Jupiter and Saturn
    C.
    Mercury
    D.
    Earth, Jupiter and Saturn

  13. The periods of different eras are further divided into

  14. A.
    eons
    B.
    epochs
    C.
    stages
    D.
    Any of the above

  15. The Plio-Pleistocene boundary lies about ____ years ago, at the beginning of the interval of warming after the last Pleistocene glaciations.

  16. A.
    1,00,000
    B.
    1,000
    C.
    10,000
    D.
    100

  17. The production of wheat has increased mainly due to

  18. A.
    increase in area under wheat
    B.
    increase in yield per hectare
    C.
    increase in demand for wheat
    D.
    increase in prices