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  1. The major pedogenic process acting on soils at the macro scale are

  2. A.

     laterisation and podsolisation

    B.

     calcification and salinisation

    C.

     salinisation and gleisation

    D.

     All of the above

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  3. The minerals resources of north-eastern zone include

  4. A.

     coal, Fe, Mn, Cu, Mica, U, diamond

    B.

     crude Petroleum and natural gas

    C.

     Fe, Au(gold)

    D.

     natural gas, Fe, Au, Mn, U

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  5. The moon

  6. A.

     is the natural satellite of earth

    B.

     has no liquid water

    C.

     has no atmosphere

    D.

     All of the above

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  7. The moon's volume is about ____ that of earth.

  8. A.

     1/40th

    B.

     1/50th

    C.

     1/60th

    D.

     1/20th

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  9. The magnetic field of earth, Magnetosphere expands to about

  10. A.

     9600 km above the earth's surface

    B.

     8000 km above the earth's surface

    C.

     64,000 km above the earth's surface

    D.

     None of the above

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  11. The ministry of Water Resources lays down policies and programmes for the development and regulation of the country's water resources. It covers

  12. A.

     sartorial planning, coordination and policy guidelines

    B.

     technical examination and techno- appraisal of project providing central assistance to specific proj

    C.

     facilitation of external assistance in resolution of interstate water disputes, policy formulation p

    D.

     All of the above

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  13. The main crops of kharif are

  14. A.

     rice, jowar, bajra

    B.

     ragi, maize

    C.

     cotton, jute

    D.

     All of the above

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

  16. A.

     oceans and seas

    B.

     groundwaters, rivers and streams

    C.

     glaciers and ice sheets

    D.

     freshwater lakes and water vapours

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  17. The longest epoch of the tertiary period is

  18. A.

     Palaeocene

    B.

     Eocene

    C.

     Oligocene

    D.

     Miocene

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  19. The main watershed of most of the peninsular river lies in the

  20. A.

     Aravalli hills

    B.

     Raj Mahal hills

    C.

     Siwalik hills

    D.

     Western Ghats

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