When rock fragments get compressed and hardened to form layers of rocks they are known as
(A) sedimentary rocks
(B) primary rocks
(C) igneous rocks
(D) metamorphic rocks
Small fragments formed from bigger rocks due to natural phenomenon are called sediments. When sediments are compressed and hardened, they form sedimentary rocks.
Uranium found in Ladakh is an example of which kind of resource?
(A) Ubiquitous
(B) Potential
(C) Actual
(D) Renewable
Uranium found in Ladakh is an example potential resource. Resources that are drawn from nature and used without much modification are called natural resources.
What is the difference between the local time of two places in crossing a longitude?
(A) 7 minutes
(B) 0 minutes
(C) 4 minutes
(D) 1 minute
Which of the following countries lies in the east of India?
(A) Sri-Lanka
(B) Nepal
(C) Bangladesh
(D) Afghanistan
Myanmar and Bangladesh in the East are the countries adjacent to India on land. China, Nepal, and Bhutan in the north of India.
Which water body covers an area of 1,55,58,000 km2 and makes up only 4.3% of the global ocean?
(A) Atlantic Ocean
(B) Arctic Ocean
(C) Southern Ocean
(D) Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean is the smallest of all oceans covers an area of 1,55,58,000 km2 and makes up only 4.3% of the global ocean. Located in the north polar region, it borders six countries: the United States, Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, and Russia.
Which of the following sites is located on the hills near the Brahmaputra valley on the way to China and Myanmar?
(A) Mehrgarh
(B) Paiyampalli
(C) Gufkral
(D) Daojali Hading
Daojali Hading is a site on the hills near the Brahmaputra Valley, close to routes leading into China and Myanmar. Here stone tools, including mortars and pestles, have been found.
By which of the following names is subsistence agriculture known in Sri Lanka?
(A) Konuko
(B) Chenna
(C) Milpa
(D) Huma
It is known as lading in Southeast Asia, milpa in Central America, Chitemene or tavy in Africa and Chena in Sri Lanka.
Which scholar is responsible for presenting information about the solar system to the world?
(A) Copernicus
(B) Kepler
(C) Galileo
(D) None of these
Copernicus finished the first manuscript of his book, "De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium" ("On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres") in 1532. In it, Copernicus established that the planets orbited the sun rather than the Earth. He discovered the model of the solar system and the path of the planets.
Which gas in the atmosphere protects us from scorching sun's strong rays?
(A) Argon
(B) Ozone
(C) oxygen
(D) Hydrogen
Ozone in the stratosphere protects life on Earth from harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation and is therefore often called 'good' ozone.
Which of the following forests do not have a distinct period of shedding leaves and therefore do not ever look bare?
(A) Temperate evergreen
(B) Temperate deciduous
(C) Tropical deciduous
(D) Tropical evergreen
Tropical Evergreen Forests are found in regions that are hot and receive heavy rainfall. The trees in these forests do not shed their leaves and they always appear to be green.
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