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1. 'Physical Geography is simply the study and unification of a number of Earth Sciences which give us a general insight into the nature of man's environment'. Who gave this definition?
2. Which branch of Physical Geography studies landforms?
3. Who propounded the Nebula Hypothesis?
4. Which is the chief heavenly body of the Solar system?
5. Which is the largest planet of the Solar system?
6. In which period did vegetation and animals appear first on Earth?
7. On the Geological-time scale, what is the smallest segment?
8. Which elements are abundant in the formation of the Earth's interior layer?
9. What is the density of the whole Earth?
10. Which of the following describes the lithosphere?
11. In which layer of the Earth are Basalt rocks found?
12. How is the magnitude of an earthquake measured?
13. Who first used the term 'Isostacy'?
14. 'Bigger the column, lesser the density, smaller the column greater the density'. Who said this?
15. Who proposed 'The Continental Drift Theory'?
16. Who propounded the 'Plate Tectonic Theory'?
17. What type of force is an earthquake?
18. What is the place on the Earth's surface where an earthquake is first felt called?
19. Which are the fastest earthquake waves?
20. What is the formation of Lava in the form of a wave in the Earth's interior called?
21. Which rocks are found in greater quantity on the Earth's surface?
22. Which of the following rocks is not metamorphic?
23. Which of the following rocks is not sedimentary?
24. What results in the formation of an Anticline?
25. Which landforms are associated with faults?
26. What is the breaking process of rocks at their own place called?
27. Who introduced the concept of 'Cycle of Erosion'?
28. 'Landform is a function of structure, process, and stage'. Who said this?
29. What is the main agent of weathering?
30. Which of the following landforms is not formed in the youth stage of the river?
31. Which drainage pattern includes Trellis?
32. Where do Radial or Centrifugal Drainage patterns mainly develop?
33. What is the landform formed in the youth stage of the river called?
34. Which of the following landforms is not related to the works of the river?
35. Which of the following landforms is associated with underground water?
36. Where is the best example of Karst topography found?
37. What causes the formation of Yardang?
38. What are the crescent-shaped sand dunes called?
39. Where are 'U' shaped valleys formed?
40. Which landforms are made due to the depositional work of glaciers?
41. What is 'Ria' an example of?
42. What is the upper layer of the atmosphere?
43. What is the average height of the Troposphere?
44. What is the energy coming to Earth called?
45. What is the normal Lapse rate of temperature per Km?
46. In which layer of the atmosphere is the lowest temperature found?
47. What is the percentage of oxygen in the atmosphere?
48. What are the short-term conditions of the atmosphere called?
49. What is the standard atmospheric pressure at sea level on Earth?
50. Between which latitudes do the Tropical High-Pressure Belts extend?
51. Where are Chinook winds found?
52. How is Air Pressure shown?
53. 'An air mass is a large body of air whose physical properties, especially temperature, moisture content, and lapse rate, are more or less uniform horizontally for hundreds of kilometers'. Who gave this definition?
54. Which is not an ideal source region of air mass?
55. What are CT air masses?
56. What is a chief characteristic of cyclones?
57. In the northern hemisphere, what is the direction of wind in a cyclone?
58. What is the ratio of actual humidity of air to its maximum moisture-holding capacity at a given temperature termed as?
59. Which of the following is not a form of condensation?
60. What is El Nino?
61. Where are coral reefs mostly found?
62. What is the submerged margin of the platform called?
63. What is the average depth of the Pacific Ocean?
64. In which ocean is the Sunda Trench located?
65. Which ocean has the warmest temperature?
66. Which Sea has the most saline water?
67. Going from the equator to the pole, how does salinity in Seas change?
68. Which is a warm current?
69. What is the Stationary wave theory related to?
70. What are temperate grasslands called in North America?
71. Who divided the world into Zoogeographical regions?
72. Which is not related to the group: Carbon cycle, Oxygen cycle, Life cycle, or Nitrogen cycle?
73. What is the largest ecosystem of Earth?
74. Which region has maximum biodiversity?
75. Where was India's first 'Biosphere' reserve established?