Which of the following statements is/are incorrect about the Earth Crust?
1. Earth Crust is thicker beneath the ocean.
2. Conorod discontinuity separates the Crust from the Mantle.
3. Earth’s crust is entirely composed of SIAL.
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With reference to the Igneous rocks which of the following is/are correct?
1. They are known as primary rock.
2. Granite is an example of an Igneous rock.
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With reference to the Igneous rocks what is/are the difference between the Intrusive and Extrusive Igneous rocks?
1. Intrusive rocks are those rock which solidifies underneath the Earth surface and Extrusive rock are one which is found above the surface.
2. Intrusive rocks are fine grain structure than the Extrusive rocks which have a large grain structure.
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Consider the following pairs:
Rocks – Metamorphic form
1. Granite – Gneiss
2. Clay – Slate
3. Limestone – Marble
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

Consider the following statements:
1. Minerals have definite composition.
2. Minerals are both man-made and natural in nature.
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Consider the following statements:
1. Sedimentary rocks are prone to landslide.
2. Igneous rocks are rocks without fossil remains.
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With reference to the lithosphere, which of the following statements is/are incorrect?
1. It contains only continental crust.
2. It is the first layer of the Earth atmosphere.
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Consider the following statements:
1. An ecosystem is a functioning unit of nature.
2. In the ecosystem, organisms are linked together through the transfer of material and energy.
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Consider the following statements:
1. The environment is a constant entity.
2. The environment is a combination of natural and human-made phenomena.
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Which of the following is/are examples of the natural ecosystem?
1. Park
2. Zoo
3. Desert
4. Aquarium
5. Oceans.
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Which of the following reason/s is/are correct about breaking up of lithosphere into number of plates:
1. Differences in the density of the rock.
2. Movement of the molten magma inside the earth.
3. Convection currents that roll over in the upper zone of the mantle.

With reference to work of river, consider the following statements:
1. As the river approaches the sea, the speed of the flowing water increases.
2. The raised banks of river are called levees.
3. The river begins to break up into several streams called tributaries.
4. As the river enters the plain it twists and turns forming large bends known as meanders.

Match the following pair:
1. Victoria Falls – Venezuela
2. Angel Falls – North America
3. Niagara Falls – Africa

Which of the following is/are the characteristic feature/s of sand dunes?
1. Moving inland sand dunes become taller.
2. Windward side has a steep slope.
3. Sheltered leeward side has a gentle slope.
4. Embryo dunes are only a few metres high whereas mature dunes are up to 15m high.

Which of the following pairs regarding types of earthquake is/are correctly matched?
1. P Wave – Transverse waves
2. L wave – Longitudinal waves
3. S wave – Surface waves

Arrange the following gases in the decreasing order of their composition in atmosphere:
1. Xenon
2. Carbon dioxide
3. Argon
4. Oxygen
5. Neon

Consider the following statements about Air Pressure:
1. The air always moves from high pressure areas to low pressure areas.
2. High pressure is associated with cloudy skies and wet weather.
3. Low pressure is associated with clear and sunny skies.
4. The air pressure is lowest at sea level and increases with height.

With reference to structure of the atmosphere, identify the correct statement:
1. All the weather phenomena like rainfall occur in troposphere.
2. Troposphere is almost free from clouds thus making the conditions most ideal for flying aeroplanes.
3. Stratosphere is a layer that contains ozone gas.
4. Thermosphere has very thin air and light gases like helium and hydrogen float into the space from here.

Regarding types of wind, consider the following statements:
1. Wind is the movement of air from high pressure area to low pressure.
2. Westerlies and easterlies are the seasonal winds which change their direction in different seasons.
3. Chinook is a warm and dry wind blowing on the eastern slopes of the Andes Mountain.
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Which of the following statement(s) is true regarding moisture carrying capacity of the air?
1. As the air gets warmer, its capacity to hold the water vapour decreases.
2. When the air gets cool, it can retain more quantity of water vapor.
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The rhythmic rise and fall of ocean water twice in a day is called a tide. With reference to the above sentence, consider the following statements:
1. Tides are the highest only during the full moon.
2. Neap tide occurs when the moon is in the first and last quarter.
3. High tides help in navigation and fishing.
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Consider the following statements with respect to water:
1. All lakes constitute one of the main sources of freshwater.
2. Out of all the other sources, groundwater is the major source of freshwater.
Which of the above given statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about World Water Day:
1. It is held every year on March 22nd.
2. It focuses on the importance of groundwater.
3. World Water Day 2020 is about water and climate change.
Which of the above given statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding tsunamis:
1. Tsunami means ‘harbour waves’.
2. It is possible to predict a tsunami three hours in advance.
3. Early warning systems to predict a tsunami are not present in the Indian Ocean.
4. Rapid withdrawal of water from the coastal region is the first indication of an approaching tsunami.
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Consider the following statements regarding the ocean currents:
1. Ocean water flows constantly in an indefinite direction on the ocean surface.
2. Auglhas current is a warm water current.
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The growth of natural vegetation depends on many factors. With reference to the above sentence, consider the following statements:
1. temperature
2. moisture
3. thickness of soil
4. height of land
Which of the above given statements is/are the factors on which the growth of vegetation depends?

Which of the following sentences is incorrect?
1. Grasslands grow in regions of moderate rain.
2. Tropical evergreen forests form thick canopy of closely spaced trees.
3. Tropical deciduous forests shed their leaves in the dry season to conserve water.
4. Shisham is an example of temperate evergreen forests.

Consider the following statements:
1. Temperate evergreen forests are found in the western margins of the continents.
2. Mediterranean Vegetation is found on the eastern margins of the continents.
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Consider the following statements regarding Coniferous forests:
1. They are called ‘taiga’.
2. They have tall, softwood evergreen trees which can be used in the paper industry.
Which of the above given statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the grasslands:
1. Temperate grasslands of Argentina are called Savannah.
2. Tropical grasslands of Africa are called Pampas.
Which of the above given statements is/are correct?

Regarding the waterways, consider the following statements:
1. Waterways are the cheapest for carrying heavy and bulky goods over long distances.
2. Only rivers are used for inland waterways.
Which of the above given statements/s is/are true?

In what areas are the scattered settlements found?
1. In mountainous areas
2. In the field
3. In coastal areas
4. In dense wild areas

Regarding the human settlements, consider the following assertions:
1. The place where a building or a settlement develops is called a site.
2. The people living in deep forests, hot and cold deserts and mountains often live in permanent settlements.

Consider the following statements about highways:
1. Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata are connected via the Golden Quadrilateral highway.
2. The Diamond Quadrilateral is a project to establish a 8-lane highway network to connect the four mega cities like the Golden Quadrilateral expressway system.

Consider the following statements:
1. Expressway is the underground construction of the road.
2. Trans-Canadian railway is the world’s longest railway system.

Which of the following pairs are not correctly matched?
1. Tropical evergreen forest: cedar
2. Coniferous forest: teak
3. Temperate deciduous forest: pine
4. Tropical deciduous forest: neem

In the fresh waters of which river basins, the variety of dolphin, Susu is found?
1. Ganges
2. Brahmaputra
3. Chambal
4. Kaveri

In the context of the Rainforest of Amazon river basin, what is ‘Maloca’?

In the context of the Amazon River Basin, which of the following statement/s is/are true?
1. The Amazon Basin stretches directly on the equator and is characterized by hot and wet climate throughout the year.
2. Both day and nights are almost equally hot and humid.
3. It rains almost everyday, that too without much warning.

Parasitic plants such as orchid and bromeliads grow in which type of forest areas?

Consider the following statement about Lithosphere:
1. Lithosphere is the solid crust or the hard top layer of the earth.
2. It is made up of rocks and minerals and covered by a thin layer of soil.
3. Landforms are found over the continents but not on the ocean floors.

With reference to the atmosphere consider the following statements:
1. The atmosphere is the thin layer of air that surrounds the earth.
2. The gravitational force of the earth holds the atmosphere around it.
3. It consists of a number of gases, dust and water vapour.
4. The changes in the atmosphere produce changes in the weather and climate.

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Domain – Description
1. Lithosphere – Blanket of air which surrounds the earth
2. Hydrosphere – Domain of water
3. Biosphere – Narrow zone where land, water and air interact

Consider the following statement about Earth Crust:
1. The uppermost layer over the earth’s surface is called the crust.
2. It is the thinnest of all the layers.
3. It is about 35 km on the ocean floors and only 5 km on the continental masses.

Consider the following statement about earth crust:
1. Continental mass is mainly made up of sima.
2. The Oceanic Crust is mostly consist of sial.
Which of the above statement is/are correct?

With reference to the intrusive and extrusive rocks system, Consider the following statement:
1. Assertion: Intrusive igneous rock system have very fine grained structure.
2. Reason: Since they cool down slowly they form fine grains.

Consider the following statement about the Earthquake:
1. The place in the crust where the movement starts is called the focus.
2. The place on the surface above the focus is called the epicenter.
Which of the above statement is/are correct?

With reference to the Erosion and Weathering Processes, Consider the following statement:
1. Erosion is the breaking up of the rocks on the earth’s surface.
2. Weathering is the wearing away of the landscape by different agents like water, wind and ice.

Which of the following Landforms are formed due to depositional processes of River?
1. Ox bow lake
2. Levees
3. Meander
4. Floodplains
5. Delta

Which of the following Coastal Landforms are features of depositional process of sea waves?
1. Sea caves
2. Sea Arch
3. Stack
4. Sea Cliff
5. Beaches

Which of the following Landforms are formed due to work of wind?
1. Mushroom Rocks
2. Sand dunes
3. Loess
4. Levees

Which of the following Statement is incorrect about structure of atmosphere?
1. Almost all the weather phenomena like rainfall, fog and hailstorm occur in Troposphere.
2. Stratosphere contains Ozone gas layer which protects us from harmful effect of sun rays.
3. In Mesosphere, Meteorites burn up here on entering from the space. Ionosphere is the part of this layer.
4. Thermosphere helps in Radio transmission.

Consider the following statement about Insolation:
1. Insolation is the incoming solar energy intercepted by the Earth.
2. It influences the distribution of temperature.
3. The amount of insolation increases from the equator towards the poles.

With reference to Types of Wind, Consider the following pairs:
1. Permanent Winds – loo
2. Seasonal Winds – Monsoon
3. Local Winds – Trade Winds

Consider the following statement about Tides:
1. The strong gravitational pull exerted by the Earth and the Moon on the earth’s surface causes the tides.
2. During the full moon and new moon days, the sun, the moon and the earth are in the same line and the tides are highest. These tides are called spring tides.
3. When the moon is in its first and last quarter, the ocean waters get drawn in diagonally opposite directions by the gravitational pull of sun and moon resulting in low tides. These tides are called neap tides.
Which of the above statement is/are incorrect?

Consider the following oceanic currents:
1. The Labrador Ocean current
2. The Gulf Stream
3. Oyashio Current
4. Kuroshio Current
Which of the above are cold current?

Consider the following statement about Tropical Evergreen forests:
1. These thick forests occur in the regions near the equator and close to the tropics.
2. The trees do not shed their leaves altogether.
3. These forests are also called tropical rain forests.
4. Softwood evergreen trees like Chir, Pine, Cedar are found here.
Which of the above statement is/are correct?

With reference to the Mediterranean vegetation, Consider the following statement:
1. Mediterranean vegetation are found in East and South East margins of the continents.
2. It is mostly found in the areas around the Mediterranean sea in Europe, Africa and Asia.
3. This kind of vegetation is also found outside the actual Mediterranean region in Eastern USA, south east Africa, south eastern South America and South East Australia.
4. Mediterranean regions are known as ‘Orchards of the world’ for their fruit cultivation.
Which of the above statement is/are incorrect?

Grasslands are known by different names in different regions, considering this match the pair:
1. Argentina – Prairie
2. North America – Pampas
3. South Africa – Veld
4. Australia – Downs

Prairies are the temperate grasslands of North America, with reference to this consider the following statements:
1. The prairies are bound by the Rocky Mountains in the West and the Great Lakes in the East.
2. In the USA, the area is drained by the tributaries of Mississippi and the Canadian prairies are drained by the tributaries of Saskatchewan Rivers.
3. The grasslands of Prairies were the home of native Americans often called “Red Indians”.
4. The Prairies are also known as the “Granaries of the world,” due to the huge surplus of wheat production.
Which of the above statement is/are incorrect?