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(1) Which one of the following is the correct sequence (in the ascending order) of EMR spectral bands ?
(1) Blue - Green - Red - Ultra Violet
(2) Ultra Violet - Blue - Green - Red
(3) Ultra Violet - Red - Blue - Green
(4) Green - Red - Blue - Ultra Violet
Answer: Ultra Violet - Blue - Green - Red
(2) Which one of the following group of colours is called primary colours ?
(1) White, red and green
(2) Blue, green and red
(3) Yellow, violet and indigo
(4) Green, blue and black
Answer: Blue, green and red

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(3) Which one of the following terms is used to measure the extreme peak in a normal distribution ?
(1) Skewed
(2) Mesokurtic
(3) Leptokurtic
(4) Platykurtic
Answer: Leptokurtic
(4) The concept of Padiplain is associated with :
(1) W.M. Davis
(2) L.C. King
(3) W. Penk
(4) C.A. Cotton
Answer: L.C. King
(5) The direction of a horizontal line on an inclined rock strata is known as :
(1) Anticline
(2) Dip
(3) Syncline
(4) Strike
Answer: Strike
(6) Who stated that the slope profiles are convex, plane or concave according to the circumstances of the uplifting action ?
(1) Penck
(2) Davis
(3) Johnson
(4) Wood
Answer: Penck
(7) The premise that the present-day processes have been operating throughout geological time is the principle of :
(1) Isostasy
(2) Diastrophism
(3) Uniformitarianism
(4) Catastrophism
Answer: Uniformitarianism
(8) Which one of the following is the correct average slope of a typical ‘front’ in weather phenomena ?
(1) 1 : 150
(2) 1 : 100
(3) 1 : 50
(4) 1 : 5
Answer: 1 : 100
(9) In which one of the following atmospheric layers temperature remains constant ?
(1) Stratosphere
(2) Tropopause
(3) Mesosphere
(4) Troposphere
Answer: Tropopause
(10) Which one of the following is the correct sequence of surface components of pressure and wind from the equator to the poles ?
(1) Polar easterlies, Westerlies, Subtropical highs, Trade winds
(2) Subtropical highs, Westerlies, Trade winds, Polar easterlies
(3) Trade winds, Polar easterlies, Westerlies, Subtropical highs
(4) Trade winds, Subtropical highs, Westerlies, Polar easterlies
Answer: Trade winds, Subtropical highs, Westerlies, Polar easterlies
(11) Which one of the following isotherms for the average temperature of the Warmest month is generally accepted as equator ward edge of the Tundra climate ?
(1) 28C
(2) 108C
(3) 58C
(4) 158C
Answer: 108C
(12) Which one of the following types of climate is appropriate for BWh in Koppen’s World Climate classification ?
(1) Subtropical Desert Climate
(2) Subtropical Steppe Climate
(3) Midlatitude Desert Climate
(4) Midlatitude Steppe Climate
Answer: Subtropical Desert Climate
(13) Which one of the following values of temperature is correct for the average freezing point for seawater in Arctic and Antarctic seas ?
(1) 28C
(2) 08C
(3) −28C
(4) −108C
Answer: −28C
(14) Which one of the following periods when the sea level around the world, was as much as 130 meters lower than today ?
(1) Holocene
(2) Pleistocene
(3) Miocene
(4) Cambrian
Answer: Pleistocene
(15) Which one of the following terms is appropriate for plants that endure seasonal climatic fluctuations from year to year ?
(1) Perennials
(2) Annuals
(3) Seasonal
(4) Bi-annuals
Answer: Perennials

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