1. Multiple choice questions. (i) Conservation of biodiversity is important for : (a) Animals (c) Plants (b) Animals and plants (d) All organisms (ii) Threatened species are those which : (a) threaten others (b) Lion and tiger (c) are abundant in number (d) are suffering from the danger of extinctionRead More →
1. Multiple choice questions. (i) Which one of the following is included in biosphere? (a) only plants (b) all living and non-living organisms (c) only animals (d) all living organisms (ii) Tropical grasslands are also known as : (a) the prairies (b) the savannas (c) the steppes (d) none of theRead More →
1. Multiple choice questions. (i) Upward and downward movement of ocean water is known as the : (a) tide (b) current (c) wave (d) none of the above (ii) Spring tides are caused : (a) As result of the moon and the sun pulling the earth gravitationally in the sameRead More →
1. Multiple choice questions. (i) Identify the element which is not a part of the hydrological cycle (a) Evaporation (b) Hydration (c) Precipitation (d) Condensation (ii) The average depth of continental slope varies between (a) 2-20m (b) 200-2,000m (c) 20-200m (d) 2,000-20,000m (iii) Which one of the following is notRead More →
1. Multiple choice questions. (i) Which one of the following is suitable for Koeppen’s “A” type of climate? (a) High rainfall in all the months (b) Mean monthly temperature of the coldest month more than freezing point (c) Mean monthly temperature of all the months more than 18o C (d)Read More →
1. Multiple choice questions. (i) Which one of the following is the most important constituent of the atmosphere for human beings? (a) Water vapor (c) Dust particle (b) Nitrogen (d) Oxygen (ii) Which one of the following process is responsible for transforming liquid into vapour? (a) Condensation (b) Transpiration (c)Read More →
1. Choose the right answer from the four alternatives given below. (i) Which one of the following rivers was known as the ‘Sorrow of Bengal’? (a) The Gandak (c) The Kosi (b) The Son (d) The Damodar (ii) Which one of the following rivers has the largest river basin inRead More →
1. Multiple choice questions. (i) Which one of the following figures represents the age of the earth? (a) 4.6 million years (b) 13.7 billion years (c) 4.6 billion years (d) 13.7 trillion years (ii) Which one of the following has the longest duration? (a) Eons (b) Period (c) Era (d) Epoch (iii) Which oneRead More →
1. Multiple choice questions. (i) If the surface air pressure is 1,000 mb, the air pressure at 1 km above the surface will be: (a) 700 mb (b) 1,100 mb (c) 900 mb (d) 1,300 mb (ii) The Inter Tropical Convergence Zone normally occurs: (a) near the Equator (b) near the Tropic ofRead More →