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  1. The typical soil of tropical region, formed by the weathering of laterite rock, which promotes leaching of the soil is

  2. A.
    laterite soils
    B.
    black soil
    C.
    red and yellow soil
    D.
    peat and marshy soil

  3. The two 'equinoxes' take place respectively in the months of

  4. A.
    January and June
    B.
    July and December
    C.
    March and September
    D.
    September and December

  5. The troughs of the waves are where the jet stream of waves is closest to the

  6. A.
    poles
    B.
    equator
    C.
    Prime meridian
    D.
    None of the above

  7. The study of soils is called

  8. A.
    geomorphology
    B.
    pedology
    C.
    hydrology
    D.
    biogeography

  9. The tropical cyclones do not occur to the equator because of

  10. A.
    weak coriolis force
    B.
    light and variable width
    C.
    excessive humidity
    D.
    connective activity

  11. The term 'regur' refers to

  12. A.
    deltaic alluvial soils
    B.
    lateral soils
    C.
    black cotton soils
    D.
    red and yellow soils

  13. The umbra is

  14. A.
    the inner portion of the moon's shadow
    B.
    formed by tangents to the sun and moon
    C.
    both (a) and (b)
    D.
    None of the above

  15. The tunnel that connects France and Italy is

  16. A.
    St. Gothard road Tunnel
    B.
    Mont Blanc Tunnel
    C.
    Mersey (Queens way) Tunnel
    D.
    Orange Fish rivers Tunnel

  17. The sequence of layers of atmosphere from earth to upwards is

  18. A.
    troposphere, tropopause, stratosphere, stratopause, mesosphere, mesopause, ionosphere(thermosphere, thermopause, exosphere)
    B.
    troposphere, stratosphere, stratopause, mesosphere , ionosphere
    C.
    troposphere, tropopause, stratosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
    D.
    troposphere, tropopause, stratosphere, mesosphere , exosphere, thermosphere, thermopause}

  19. The sediment deposited at the base of the glacier is called

  20. A.
    till
    B.
    moraine
    C.
    glacial sand
    D.
    None of the above