Total questions: 10
Time alloted : 10 minutes
Use ctrl + to increase font size Start Test
The difference between the Indian Standard Time and the Greenwich mean Time is:
-3 * 1/2 hours
+ 3 * 1/2 hours
- 3 * 1/4 hours
+ 5 * 1/2 hours
The biggest reserves of thorium are in:
India
China
The Soviet Union
U.S.A
The term 'Regur' refers to:
Laterite soils
Black Cotton soils
Red soils
Deltaic Alluvial soils
The fertility of the soil can be increased by growing :
Cereals
Fibre Crops
Legumes
Root Crops
Which of the following pairs of the river dam project and the State in which it is located, is not correct?
Gandhi Sagar — Madhya Pradesh
Tungabhadra — Tamilnadu
Bhakra Nangal -- Punjab
Hirakud --- Orissa
Turpentine oil used in medicine' is obtained from:
Acacia
Chir pin
Myrobalans
Kusum
Solar eclipse takes place when:
The moon comes between the sun and the earth
The earth comes between the sun and the moon
The sun comes between the moon and the earth
None of the above
The planets are kept is motion in their respective orbits by the:
Rotation of the sun on its axis
Gravitation and centrifugal forces
Great size and spherical shape
Rotation and the density of the planets
Atmospheric pressure exerted on earth is due to:
rotation of earth
revolution of earth
gravitational pull
uneven heating of earth
In determining the Indian climate, major role played by Himalayas is/are:
The east-west extension of the Great-Himalayas does not permit the summer monsoon to cross it and thus keeps its sojourn restricted to India
The direct the summer monsoon towards the north-west
During the winter they stop the southward penetration of the cold and dry polar air
All of the above
Quick links
Do not have an account? Register
