‘Willow’ for a cricket bat is obtained from

(1) Tropical forests

(2) Rain forests

(3) Deciduous forests

(4) Coniferous forests

The longest river in Asia is

(1) River Indus

(2) River Yangtze

(3) River Hwang Ho

(4) River Ganga

The Equator does not pass through which of the following countries?

(1) Kenya

(2) Mexico

(3) Indonesia

(4) Brazil

The majority of Earth’s crust is composed of which rock ?

(1) Igneous

(2)Metamorphic

(3) Sedimentary

(4)Carbonate

The largest forest which covers 25 percent of the world’s forest land is :

(1) The Tropical Rain forest

(2) Taiga forest of Siberia

(3) Monsoon forest

(4) Temperate forests of Europe

. The ‘graded profile’ of a river course is a

(1) smooth curve from source to mouth.

(2) smooth curve in the upper course.

(3) smooth curve in the middle course.

(4) smooth curve in the lower course.

Sink hole is a phenomenon of _______ topography.

(1) Plain

(2) Desert

(3) Tundra

(4) Karst

Earthquakes are caused by

(1) Denudation

(2) Tectonism

(3) Earth revolution

(4) Earth rotation

The earth completes one rotation on its axis in :

(1) 23 hrs. 56 min. 4.9 sec

(2) 23 hrs. 10 min. 2 sec

(3) 23 hrs. 30 min.

(4) 24 hrs

Granite, quartzite areas have upstanding look because

(1) mechanically weathered faster

(2) these rocks are resistant to all kinds of erosion

(3) these rocks are not easily crowded

(4) not easily worn down

In mountainous areas a natural cause for roadblocks is often :

(1) road repairs and construction

(2) landslides

(3) tree felling

(4) traffic congestion