World Geography - Mock Test 75

Question 741

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

A) Mercury B) Venus C) Earth D) Pluto

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Question 742

The rock formations that cannot store groundwater are called?

A) aquifers B) aquicludes C) perched aquifer D) spring

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Question 743

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

A) salinisation B) gleisation C) calcification D) podsolisation

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Question 744

The minimum values of annual receipts of solar radiation occur at?

A) the equator B) the tropics C) the arctic D) None of the above

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Question 745

The main objective of centrally sponsored Command Area Development programme is?

A) improving the utilisation of irrigation potential B) optimizing agricultural productivity and production from the irrigated area C) both a and b D) None of the above

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Question 746

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

A) Cainozoic era B) Pre-Cambrian era C) Palaeozoic era D) Mesozoic era

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Question 747

The most obvious effect of pressure on rocks is?

A) foliation B) lineation C) lithification D) the reorientation of mineral crystals

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Question 748

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

A) June 21 B) December 22 C) July 21 D) November 22

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Question 749

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

A) Aravalli hills B) Raj Mahal hills C) Siwalik hills D) Western Ghats

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Question 750

The longest epoch of the tertiary period is?

A) Palaeocene B) Eocene C) Oligocene D) Miocene

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