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Class Exercise:
1. Which planet of the solar system spins on its axis at the fastest rate?
(a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
2. The outermost layer of Sun is called :
(a) convection zone (b) photosphere (c) chromospheres (d) corona
3. Mac Mohan Line demarcates the boundary between :
(a) India and Pakistan (b) India and China
(c) India and Nepal (d) India and Bangladesh
4. The layer of the atmosphere which provides ideal conditions for flying of jet aeroplanes is :
(a) troposphere (b) stratosphere (c) ionosphere (d) exosphere
5. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of :
(a) axis of earth (b) North Pole (c) South Pole (d) equator
6. The layer of the earth, immediately below the crust, is called :
(a) outer core (b) inner core (c) inner mantle (d) outer mantle
7. Yellow river is :
(a) Damodhar (b) Hwang-Ho (c) Amazon (d) Tapti
8. The imaginary line on the earth's surface, which closely follows the 180° meridian, is called the :
(a) International Date Line (b) Tropic of Cancer
(c) Equator (d) Prime Meridian
9. The limit beyond which the stars suffer internal collapse is called the :
(a) Raman Effect (b) Chandrasekhar limit
(c) Aurora Borealis (d) Quasan Zone
10. The latitude that passes through zero degrees on the map represents the :
(a) Tropic of Cancer (b) Tropic of Capricorn (c) Equator (d) Polar lines
11. The imaginary axis at which the earth rotates remains inclined at an angle of ____ to the plane of
earth's orbit.
(a) 44½ ° (b) 55½ ° (c) 66½ ° (d) 0 °
12. The largest gulf in the world is :
(a) Gulf of Mexico (b) Persian Gulf
(c) Gulf of Carpentaria (d) Gulf of Mannar
13. The minor planets revolving between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars are called :
(a) Novas (b) Comets (c) Meteors (d) Asteroids
14. Which of the following is an igneous rock?
(a) Granite (b) Limestone (c) Slate (d) Quartzite
15. The main dividing line between the geological regions of the Indo Gangetic plain and the
peninsula is:
(a) the Vindhya Range (b) the Aravallis (c) the Nilgiri hills (d) the Satpwas
16. We always see the same face of the Moon because :
(a) it is smaller than the Moon
(b) it revolves on its axis in a direction opposite that of the Earth
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(d) it rotates at the same speed as the Earth around the Sun
17. The longest circle which can be drawn on the Earth surface passes through the :
(a) Circle of Arctic (b) Equator (c) Tropic of Cancer (d) Tropic of Capricorn
18. The phenomenon called “Equinox” is due to the :
(a) rotation of the Earth on its own axis (b) Revolution of the Earth on its inclined axis
(c) oblate-spheroid shape of the Earth (d) Gravitational pull of the planet
19. How many minutes for each degree of longitude does the local time of any place vary from the
Greenwich Time?
(a) Four minutes (b) Two minutes (c) Eight minutes (d) Ten minutes
20. Name the sea whose boundaries touches three continents.
(a) Mediterranean Sea (b) Red Sea (c) Caspian Sea (d) Caribbean Sea
21. The planet emitting green light is :
(a) Jupiter (b) Venus (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
22. When the earth is at the largest distance from the Sun, it is called :
(a) Aphelion (b) Perihelion (c) Equinox (d) Sidereal
23. The continent through which the imaginary lines of Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn and
Equator passes is :
(a) Africa (b) Australia (c) Europe (d) Asia
24. The permanent tilt of the earth's axis and the revolution of the earth in its orbit causes :
(a) day and night
(b) varying length of day and night at different times of the year
(c) deflecting of the winds
(d) difference in temperature between places on different meridians
25. A shooting star that flashes across the night sky is really as :
(a) comet (b) meteor (c) falling planet (d) falling star
26. More than 90% of the rock-forming minerals in the Earth's crust consist of :
(a) silicates (b) oxides (c) carbonates (d) sulphides and sulphates
27. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through:
(a) Gujarat (b) Orissa (c) Tripura (d) West Bengal
28. The planet with the shortest rotation time around its axis is :
(a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Earth (d) Pluto
29. If the longitudinal difference between two places is 47 degree, then the time difference between
these two places will be:
(a) 3 hours 4 minutes (b) 3 hours 8 minutes
(c) 2 hours 56 minutes (d) 3 hours 40 minutes
30. The shortest day (longest night) in the southern hemisphere is :
(a) June 21 (b) December 21 (c) December 22 (d) June 20
31. The Suez Canal connects the :
(a) Baltic Sea and the Caspian Sea (b) Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea
(c) Red Sea and the Caspian Sea (d) Mediterranean Sea and the North Sea
32. The type of igneous rock that form from magma is a function of :
(a) the chemical composition of the magma
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(c) the rate of cooling, which influences the crystallisation process

(d) All of the above
33. The two 'equinoxes' take place respectively in the months of :
(a) January and June (b) July and December
(c) March and September (d) September and December
34. The planet that takes the highest time for completing a rotation is :
(a) Mercury (b) Venus (c) Earth (d) Pluto
35. The propagation of radio signals is greatly influence by:
(a) troposphere (b) ionosphere (c) exosphere (d) thermosphere
36. The southernmost point of peninsular India, that is, Kanyakumari, is
(a) north of Tropic of Cancer (b) south of the Equator
(c) south of the Capricorn (d) north of the Equator
37. Which of the following countries is often referred as the “Land of Midnight Sun”?
(a) Indonesia (b) Thailand (c) Japan (d) Norway
38. Which of the following is the largest fresh water lake in the world?
(a) Lake Superior (b) Lake Tanganyika (c) Lake Baikal (d) Lake Michigan
39. Which one of the following planets takes the same number of days for rotation and revolution?
(a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
40. Palk Strait separates
(a) Malaysia and Sumatra (b) India and Sri Lanka
(c) Sunda and Sumatra (d) Borneo and Celebes
41. Which set of two rivers given below together form the world's largest delta?
(a) The Ganges and the Brahmaputra (b) The Mississippi and the Missouri
(c) The Tigris and the Euphrates (d) The Seine and the Rhine
42. The climate of India is mainly tropical because:
(a) of the location of the Himalayas in its North
(b) major part of India lies within the tropics
(c) of the overpowering influence of India Ocean
(d) of the seasonal influence of jet streams
43. The Ganges in Bangladesh is known as the
(a) Farakka (b) Brahmaputra (c) Padma (d) Sonar
44. Which of the following river is known as „India‟s River of Sorrow‟?
(a) Hooghly (b) Damodar (c) Ghaghara (d) Kosi
45. The biggest lake in India is?
(a) Dal Lake (b) Chilka Lake (c) Wular Lake (d) Sambhar Lake
46. At the summer solstice, which one of the following latitudes will have the longest night?
(a) 45° N (b) 45° S (c) 60° N (d) 60° S
47. Lunar eclipse occurs on :
(a) New moon (b) Full moon (c) Half moon (d) Quarter moon
48. The period of one revolution of sun around the centre of galaxy is called :
(a) Parsec (b) Astronomical year (c) Cosmic year (d) Light year
49. Match the following:
A. Lithosphere 1. The relatively light rocks that form the continental crust

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B. Aesthenosphere 2. The relatively dense rocks that form the oceanic crust
C. Sima 3. Part of earth's upper mantle
D. Sial 4. The outer portion of the earth including the crust
ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD
(a) 2 3 4 1 (b) 3 4 1 2 (c) 4 3 2 1 (d) 3 2 1 4
50. Match the following :
A. Land of Rising Sun 1. Korea
B. Land of Midnight Sun 2. Finland
C. Land of Thousand 3. Japan Lakes
D. Land of Thunderbolt 4. Norway
5. Bhutan
ABCD ABCD ABCD ABCD
(a) 1 3 2 4 (b) 2 4 1 5 (c) 3 1 4 2 (d) 3 4 2 5
51. The highest waterfall of the world is :
(a) Niagara Falls (b) Boyoma Falls (c) Salto Angel Falls (d) Khone Falls
52. Which of the following celestial bodies bear, „The Sea of Tranquility' and „The Ocean of Storms‟?
(a) Mars (b) Venus (c) Moon (d) Sun
53. Which is the first National Park established in India?
(a) Velvadna National Park (b) Periyar National Park
(c) Bandipur National Park (d) Corbett National Park
54. Which of the following phenomenon is/are the effect of the rotation of the Earth?
1. Apparent movement of the Sun, the Moon and the Stars.
2. Flatness of the poles and bulge at the Equator.
3. Occurrence of sunrise, noon and sunset
4. Magnetic field of the earth.
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1,2 and 3 (d) 1,2, 3 and 4
55. Niagara Falls is located between which of the following pairs of lakes?
(a) Lake Superior and Lake Huron (b) Lake Huron and Lake Erie
(c) Lake Erie and Lake Ontario (d) Lake Ontario and Lake Huron
56. Which State has the largest coastline in India?
(a) Gujarat (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Karnataka (d) Andhra Pradesh
57. Which of the following rivers does not flow into the Arabian Sea?
(a) Tungabhadra (b) Sabarmati (c) Mandovi (d) Narmada
58. tropic of Cancer passes through which of the following group of Indian States:
(a) Gujarat, MP, Chattisgarh, Manipur (b) Rajasthan, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Mizoram
(c) UP, MP, Bihar, Jharkhand (d) Maharashtra, Chattisgarh, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh
59. When the wind is deflected due to the rotation of the Earth, it is called as :
(a) geotropic wind (b) polar wind (c) westerlies (d) trade winds
60. Which of the following soils is most suitable for cultivation of cereals?
(a) Alluvial soils (b) Red soils (c) Laterite soils (d) None of these

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Home Assignment
1. The phenomenon called “Equinox” is due to which of the following?
(a) Rotation of the Earth on its own axis (b) Revolution of the Earth on its inclined axis
(c) Oblate-spheroid shape of the Earth (d) Gravitational pull of the planet
2. Name the country through which both Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass.
(a) Brazil (b) Uruguay (c) Colombia (d) Ecuador
3. The International Date Line passes through which of the following?
(a) Bering Strait (b) Gibraltar Strait (c) Florida Strait (d) Malacca Strait
4. Which of the following is the largest island in the Indian Ocean?
(a) Madagascar (b) Maldives (c) Sri Lanka (d) Sumatra
5. Comets revolve around which of the following?
(a) Sun (b) Earth (c) Venus (d) No single heavenly body
6. The oldest mountains in India according to geographical history are :
(a) Satpuras (b) Nilgiris (c) Vindhyas (d) Aravallis
7. Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the formation of the following states
in India?
1. Sikkim 2. Mizoram 3. Goa 4. Arunachal Pradesh
(a) 3,1, 2, 4 (b) 1, 2, 3, 4 (c) 1, 2,4,3 (d) 1, 4, 2, 3
8. Match the following :
A. Blue Revolution 1. Dairy development
B. Green Revolution 2. Fisheries development
C. White Revolution 3. Food production
D. Yellow Revolution 4. Silk production
A B C D
(a) 4 3 1 2
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 1 3 2 4
(d) 3 2 1 4
9. What is the length of India's coastline?
(a) 5900 km (b) 6100 km (c) 7000 km (d) 7500 km
10. Which one of the following cities will never get the vertical rays of the sun?
(a) Srinagar (b) Mumbai (c) Kolkata (d) Thiruvananthapuram
11. The country which is commonly known as „The Land of Golden Fleece' is
(a) Australia (b) Britain (c) France (d) Japan
12. Which of the following countries are separated by the Strait of Gibraltar?
(a) Portugal and Morocco (b) Algeria and Spain
(c) Morroco and Spain (d) Algeria and Portugal
13. Area wise, which among the following is the largest physiographic unit of India?
(a) Himalayan Mountains (b) Thar Desert
(c) Deccan Plateau (d) Great Plains of North India
14. How many states of India share its border with Bhutan?

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(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5

15. Majuli, the largest river island in the world is located in which among the following states of India?
(a) Assam (b) Manipur (c) Nagaland (d) Tripura
16. Which of the following latitudes passes through India?
(a) Equator (b) Arctic Circle (c) Tropic of Capricorn (d) Tropic of Cancer
17. Which of the following is the bright heavenly body with a long luminous tail?
(a) A Planet (b) A Star (c) A Comet (d) A Constellation
18. Study of Universe is known as which of the following?
(a) Hydrography (b) Radiology (c) Cosmology (d) Seismology
19. “Niagara Falls” is located between which of the following pairs of lakes?
(a) Lake Superior and Lake Huron (b) Lake Huron and Lake Erie
(c) Lake Erie and Lake Ontario (d) Lake Ontario and Lake Huron
20. Which of the following are true regarding ionosphere?
I. It is the uppermost layer of atmosphere.
II. The molecules and atoms of nitrogen and oxygen in this layer absorb a part of solar radiation
and become ionized.
III. This layer is responsible for reflecting back the radio waves transmitted from the earth.
(a) I and II (b) I and II (c) II and III (d) I, II and III
21. When the wind is deflected due to the rotation of the Earth, it is called as:
(a) Geostropic Wind (b) Polar Wind (c) Westerlies (d) Trade Winds
22. The plane of contact of the troposphere and stratosphere is known as:
(a) Mesosphere (b) Ionosphere (c) Stratopause (d) Tropopause
23. Which of the following is called the „Gateway to the Pacific”?
(a) Suez Canal (b) Panama Canal (c) Bering Sea (d) Gulf of Alaska
24. “Coral Reefs” are formed by:
(a) Volcanic Rocks (b) Marine Sediments
(c) Chlorine material precipitated from sea water
(d) Tiny colonial marine animals which construct limestone skeleton material
25. The oldest mountains in India according to geographical history are:
(a) Satpuras (b) Nilgiris (c) Vindhyas (d) Aravallis
26. Coal is an example of which type of rock?
(a) Igneous Rocks (b) Sedimentary Rocks
(c) Metamorphic Rocks (d) None of these
27. Erosion of soil by a river mainly depends upon which of the following?
(a) its depth (b) its length
(c) its speed at which it flows (d) its width
28. Which of the following is the world‟s largest lake?
(a) Lake Victoria (b) Lake Superior (c) Caspian Sea (d) Black Sea
29. Which is the largest sea in the world?
(a) Caspian Sea (b) South China Sea
(c) Mediterranean Sea (d) North Sea
30. Which is the largest Gulf in the World?
(a) Gulf of Cambay (b) Gulf of Mexico (c) Persian Gulf (d) Strait of Hormuz