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  1. The rate at change of temperature is called

  2. A.

     temperature difference

    B.

     temperature gradient

    C.

     isotherm

    D.

     None of the above


  3. The rate of infiltration normally declines rapidly during the early part of rainstorm event and reaches a constant value after several hours of rainfall. The factors responsible for this phenomenon are

    1. I. the filling of fine soil pores with water, which reduces capillary forces
    2. II. moistened soil, clay particles to swell and reduce the size of pores
    3. III. raindrop impact breaking up with soil clumps, splashing fine particles into pores
  4. A.

     I, II

    B.

     I, III

    C.

     II, III

    D.

     All of the above


  5. The process where the particle moves from the surface to the medium in quick, continuous, repeated cycles is called

  6. A.

     saltation

    B.

     suspension

    C.

     traction

    D.

     solution


  7. The obscuring of one celestial body by another, particularly that of the sun or a planetary satellite

  8. A.

     elliptic

    B.

     ecliptic

    C.

     eclipse

    D.

     None of the above


  9. The river Sutlej, on which the Bhakra Dam has been built, originates from

  10. A.

     a spring in Vering

    B.

     near Bara Lacha Pass in Lahul

    C.

     Rakas lake in Tibet

    D.

     Mansarovar lake


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

  12. A.

     fromtogenesis

    B.

     frontolysis

    C.

     both (a) and (b)

    D.

     None of the above


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

  14. A.

     500, 100

    B.

     570, 225

    C.

     470, 150

    D.

     470, 225


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

  16. A.

     hydrolysis

    B.

     carbonation

    C.

     oxidation

    D.

     solution


  17. The plants grown in equatorial regions include

  18. A.

     wheat, barley, maize

    B.

     evergreen dense forests, rubber trees, groundnuts

    C.

     groundnuts, soyabeens, potatoes

    D.

     evergreen coniferous forests, oats, cocoa


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

  20. A.

     abrasion, crystallization, pressure release

    B.

     abrasion, oxidation, hydrolysis

    C.

     crystallization, carbonation, thermal insolation

    D.

     None of the above