The minimum values of annual receipts of solar radiation occur at

The periodic rise and fall of the sea level on the earth, gives rise to tides. This is related to

The original founders of Common wealth of Independent States, in December 1991, are

The progressive wave theory regarding of tides was put forth by

The main properties of cosmic ray particles are

The major control over the form of the developing slope is exerted by

The relative abundance of dissolved salts in seawater in descending order is as follows

The pyramidal peaks that form when several cirques chisel a mountain form three more sides are called

The main watershed of most of the peninsular river lies in the

The planets called the inner planets are

The monetary currency of Greece is called (prior to Jan 1, 2002).

The mean distance of the earth from the sun is approximately

The planets with no natural satellites (reported so far) are

The major motion of the planet earth includes

The Rhine river of northern Europe empties into

The maximum soil fertility occurs in the pH range of

The process of soil development is called

The main objective of centrally sponsored Command Area Development programme is

The platform and the basement rock together form

The oldest rocks found in ocean basins are ____ than the oldest continental rocks.

The part of continental margin that is structurally a part of continent?

The ministry of Water Resources lays down policies and programmes for the development and regulation of the country’s water resources. It covers

The main examples of Rabi crop are

The model that describes how various geological processes create, modify and influence rock is called

The mean radius of the earth is approximately

The reaction between compounds and oxygen is called

The main factor determining a region’s climate is

The ratio of the weight of water vapour to the total weight of air (including the water vapor) is called

The Penumbra is

The northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere are separated by

The moon’s volume is about ____ that of earth.

The region that has a typical dispersed rural settlement pattern is the

The model which explains the various types of igneous rocks

The most salty sea in the world is

The most recent and logical concept regarding the origin of ocean basins and continents is that of

The most well known member of halick group is

The percentage of sun’s radiation reflected back into space is about

The ratio of land to ocean in the southern hemisphere is

The propagation of radio signals is greatly influence by

The Pyrenees mountains are located on the border between ____ and ____

The major countries of central America are

The mica belt of the Himalayas, the major part of it is situated in

The ridges of the waves are where the jet stream of waves closes to the

The major graphite producing country is

The process of weathering results into

The polar Easterlies lie at

The longest epoch of the tertiary period is

The process that explains the recent changes in the height of sea level in coastal areas of eastern and northern Canada and Scandinavia is

The middle latitude extends between how many degrees?

The mean surface temperature of the sun is estimated to be of the order of

The most densely populated regions in the world are

The process that directs precipitation down plant branches and stems is called

The pedogenic process associated with poor drainage and which involves the accumulation of organic matter in the upper layers of the soil is called

The moon

The mountains that separate European and Arctic Russia are

The major pedogenic process acting on soils at the macro scale are

The process of evaporation of water in nature is one of the basic components of the hydrological cycle. The other process that is considered to be essential for the completion of hydrological cycle is the

Which of the following is an island sea?

The percentage of the incident radiation reflected back to space is called

The place where material is excavated when the zone of maximum stream velocity approaches the stream’s bed is called

The part of the earth and thin layer of air above its surface, which support life on earth, are referred to as

The process that involves the eroded material being dissolved and carried along in water as individual ions is called

The longest day (shortest night) in the southern hemisphere is

The process of capture of precipitation by the plant canopy and its subsequent return to the atmosphere is called

Which of the following is a warm current?

The region of three W’s that is wheat, wool and wine is

The phenomenon of an opening occurring in the earth’s surface through which a jet of hot water and steam is forces out at irregular intervals is called

The main crops of kharif are

The plants of which of the following crops are highly sensitive to frost?

The phosphate are a group of minerals of one or more metallic elements chemically associated with the phosphate compound ____

The magnetic field generated due to magnetic storm is directed in the ____ direction to the earth’s main field.

The planets that are called superior planets are

The main tributaries of Indus river system are

The moon orbits the earth at a mean distance approximately

The most obvious effect of pressure on rocks is

The most notable example of a tectonic valley is that of the

The modern theory of plate tectonics states

The main types of air mass include maritime tropical(mT) maritime polar(mP) maritime arctic(mA)continental polar(cP)

The process that creates a sub layer, which is white to gray in colour and composes of silica sand in the A horizon is called

The most densely populated country of Africa is

The river Jordan drains into the

The planet that takes the highest time for completing a rotation is

The religion of Afghanistan is

The original landmass, pangola split into

The minerals resources of north-eastern zone include

The planet with the maximum number of natural satellites (moons), so far discovered is

The river situated along the border between the USA and Mexico is

The phenomenon associated with collision and subduction of the planet is

The panama canal links

The period of daylight

The main producers of free gas are

The polar regions of earth cannot support forest growth because

The rock formations that cannot store groundwater are called

The magnetic field of earth, Magnetosphere expands to about

The products of ____ are a major source of sediments for erosion and ____

The R-horizon of soil horizon consists of

The longest era of the classification of the history of earth is

The major countries of Middle East are

The ocean water is saline due to

The polar diameter is ____ to the equatorial diameter.