Which of the following is an igneous rock?

The largest part of our hydrosphere is

The length of the tropical years (the time interval between successive occurrences of the spring equinox) is decreasing very slowly as a result of

The languages used in China is

The ground water that occurs when flow of the subterranean water is not confined by the presence of impermeable layers is called

The major cause of species extinction is

The Harmattan is

The major crude oil markets are the

The initial increase of magnetic field in magnetic storms is caused

The limit beyond which the stars suffer internal collapse is called the

The gulf that separates Finland and Sweden in Europe is

The largest fish exporting region in the world is

With the disintegration of USSR in end 1991, comprised of ____ Union Republics.

The metamorphism which involves the chemical replacement of elements in rock minerals when gases and liquids permute into bedrock is called

The minerals of sulphide group are

The layer of the earth, immediately below the crust, is called

The last major glacial period began about 2,000,000 years before present and is commonly known as

The highest sand dunes are found in

The iron and steel industries of which of the following countries are almost fully dependent on imported raw materials?

The meridian passing through London is called the

The Himalayan mountain system belongs to which of the following?

The import of crude oil and petroleum done from national oil companies of producer countries, which have a net exportable surplus of oil is by

Within the transporting medium, transport can occur by

The highest average salinity amongst the following seas is reported from

The least explosive type of volcano is called

The most explosive type of volcano is

The landforms that are created by massive earth movements due to place tectonics are called

The Ice age ended about ____ years ago.

The largest gulf in the world is

The longest ship canal in the world is the

The lowermost and the oldest epoch of the Tertiary Period of geologic time is

The imaginary line on the earth’s surface, which closely follows the 180o meridian, is called the

The hot, dry wind on the east or leeward side of the Rocky mountains (North America) is called

The mountains which come into being after the continental drift started, with the break up of the large land mass of pangola are

The habitats valuable for commercially harvested species are called

The landforms that are influences by several process namely, weathering, erosion, deposition are known as

The highest mountains in Africa, which is not part of any mountains chain, is

The main vegetation of the steppe type climatic regions is

The most pleasant elements i.e. summer temperatures rarely above 40o and winters are fairly mild, occur in the

The heavier silicates named as ‘Sima’ or silica + magnesium are most abundant in the

The largest continent in the world is

The knowledge about the topography of the ocean basins has been derived from

The group of minerals chemically containing hydrocarbons is

The Mistral is

The major geological events of the Palaeozoic era include

The highest mountain peak of Oceania is

The magnetosphere becomes unstable during the magnetic storms during a period of

The largest country of the world by geographical area is

The mean basin area of successive ordered streams formed a linear relationship when graphed. This statement is given by

The greatest variety of animal and plant species is found in

The largest gold producing country in the world is

The island of Sri Lanka formerly known as

The infrared radiation by sun are strongly absorbed by

Which of the following is tropical grassland?

The imaginary axis at which the earth rotates remains inclined at an angle of ____ to the plane of earth’s orbit.

The luminous coloured ring, surrounding the sun is called the

The largest city in Latin America is

The ionosphere contains ionized air that protects the earth from

The main dividing line between the geological regions of the Indo Gangetic plain and the peninsula is

The largest fresh water lake of Africa, area wise is

The heavy day soils that show significant expansion and contraction due to the presence or absence of moisture is called

The movement of particles by rolling, sliding and shuffling along the eroded surface is called

The groundwater can become confined between two impermeable layers. This type of enclosed water is called

The largest glaciers are

The major events of Pre-Cambrian era include

The highest and lowest values of a weather element observed over the entire period of record are

The horizontal of soil profile is composed of

The most recent era of the geological time scale is

The monsoon climatic regions are

The islands with coral covered surfaces in Bay of Bengal are

The most important factor that is affecting all the chemical weathering processes is

The headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), formed out of erstwhile USSR, is at

The HBJ Upgradation project, upgraded the capacity of HBJ pipeline from 18.2 MM SC MD to

The latitude ‘AA’ on the map represents the

The temperature increases rapidly after

The main period of Mesozoic era include

The islands of Seychelles are located in the

The highest mountains on earth namely Mount Everest, K2, Kanchenjanga are located in

Without ____ the equator would be much hotter than it is while the poles would be much cooler.

The hunting and gathering economy can support only

The major crops found in Sudan are

The minor planets revolving between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars are called

The largest dune files are found in

The most important force that provide resistance to particles towards entertainment is

The ionosphere includes

The leading state in producing paper is

The iron ore mined at Bailadila is mostly

The island state of Australia is

The low latitude zone of globe extends between

The highest degree of concentration of mineral deposits are found in

The longest river in the Common wealth of independent states is the

The lowest point, on land, in the world is

The important mountains of Europe include

The land-sea distribution or the positions of the world’s continents and major oceans influences

The main percentage of the volume of water in the hydrosphere is in

The low heating capacity of which of the types of coal reduces its value as an industrial fuel?

The hot and cold deserts together occupy nearly ____ land area of the world.

The hydrological cycle is a conceptual model that describes

The main objective of multi-purpose river projects are

The largest production of mica in Asia is from