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The process of soil development is called
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A. leaching
B. illuviation
C. eluviations
D. pedogenesis
Correct Answer
pedogenesis
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1. The process that involves the eroded material being dissolved and carried along in water as individual ions is called
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A. solution
B. suspension
C. saltation
D. traction
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Correct Answer: solution
2. The panama canal links
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A. Canada with Greenland
B. North America with South America
C. Siberia with Greenland
D. None of the above
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Correct Answer: North America with South America
3. The radiation belts are zones in space around the
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A. Earth
B. Jupiter and Saturn
C. Mercury
D. Earth, Jupiter and Saturn
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Correct Answer: Earth, Jupiter and Saturn
4. The Plio-Pleistocene boundary lies about ____ years ago, at the beginning of the interval of warming after the last Pleistocene glaciations.
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A. 1,00,000
B. 1,000
C. 10,000
D. 100
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Correct Answer: 10,000
5. 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
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A. flow tide and ebb tide in a river
B. movement of water vapour in the atmosphere
C. flow of water in the sea
D. movement of water in the water table
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Correct Answer: movement of water vapour in the atmosphere
6. The phosphate are a group of minerals of one or more metallic elements chemically associated with the phosphate compound ____
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A. PO
4
B. PO
3
C. PO
2
D. PO
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Correct Answer: PO
4
7. The river Sutlej, on which the Bhakra Dam has been built, originates from
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A. a spring in Vering
B. near Bara Lacha Pass in Lahul
C. Rakas lake in Tibet
D. Mansarovar lake
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Correct Answer: Rakas lake in Tibet
8. The process of weathering results into
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A. the complete loss of particular atoms or the compounds from the weathered surface
B. the addition of specific atoms or compounds to the weathered surface
C. a breakdown of one mass in to two or more masses, with no chemical change in the mineral or rock
D. All of the above
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Correct Answer: All of the above
9. The percentage of the incident radiation reflected back to space is called
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A. planet's albedo
B. earth's albedo
C. both are similar terms
D. None of the above
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Correct Answer: planet's albedo
10. The rainfall in the peninsular interior averages about
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A. 650 mm a year
B. 750 mm a year
C. 850 mm a year
D. 550 mm a year
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Correct Answer: 650 mm a year
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