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MP SET 2024: State Eligibility Test, Earth, Atmospheric Ocean and Planetary Sciences

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                                                        R/P/P/2024/II                                                      Question Booklet No.

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                                                 Subject-Earth, Atmospheric Ocean
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51. "^HRT ^            A        ^ ^2? 3TTTOT       51. Approximately how many light years
      ^Mll                     f^d^ "S^iRT              away is our Sun along with its solar
      ^ ^ "qr 1^ t ?                                    system from the centre of Milky Way ?

      (A) 30,000           ^                            (A) 30,000 light year   ■

      (B) 50,000           ^                            (B) 50,000 light year

      (C) 20,000 "aqTRT ^                               (C) 20,000 light year

      (D) 60,000           ^                            (D) 60,000 light year

52. PiMfeiHad '^* ^             <21 Pi-si y^<ad:   52. Which of the following minerals mainly
      ■^fer ^cidnT ^ pTRfR            t ?               form clay rocks ?

      (A)                                              (A) Calcite

      (B) sfiPtre                                      (B) Argonite

      (C) ^3;feT                                       (C) Kaolin

      (D)                                              (D) Calcium Carbonate


53.                3ri^          ^           ^     53. On the basis of nature of agents in
              "q^- PlHprlRsJd -^f ^ ^ ?TTf%            metamorphism process which of the

             t ?                                       following is not included ?

      (A) ^nqk ^TRRRR                                  (A) Thermal metamorphism

      (B)           4,NH<U|                            (B) Dynamic metamorphism

      (C) vRlhT                                        (C) Hydro-metamorphism

      (D)           WTRRR                              (D) Contact metamorphism

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54.          ^                  120°             ^ 54. Which of the following waves disappear
                                                             from the epicentre of earthquake at the
          ctilitil cT^' fqi^Ki ^ "^jncit     ?
                                                             angular distance of 120° ?
      (A) 3ns!lte
                                                            (A) Primary
      (B) TffW
                                                            (B) Secondary
      (C) V<lddl^                                           (C) Surface

      (D) ^4^^ "^f ^                                        (D) None of the above
                                                                                                          r

55. ^^^ ^                              2780 1^.       55.    The zone of the earth with a thickness of

      TT81T 3?tel        5.6 f,            -^i^dldl          2780 km, having an average density of

      t:                                                     5.6 is known as :


      (A) T8TFFT5FT                                         (A) Lithosphere

      (B)                                                   (B) Barysphere

      (C)              (HxfFFTS^)                           (C) Pyrosphere

      (D) ^^dciiHsei                                        '(D) Asthenosphere

56.                 ^ ^ "3^ ^                         56.' The origin of the geomagnetic field is

      ^ PiHPdRdd "^f                                         related to which of the following internal

      ^t ?                                                   structures of the earth ?


      (A) -fer                                              (A) Mantle

      (B) ^ SFTOH                                            (B) Outer core

      (C)            3F?RcR                                 (C) Inner core

      (D)^                                                  (D) Crust

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57.                ^ "JIWT ^                       57. Who first propounded the concept of
      MfdMKH               rHMPdRsid                     seafloor spreading from the following ?
      fen an ?
                                                         (A) Wine and Mathew
      (A)         T3^'
                                                         (B) Doyal
      (B) ^Sfe
      (C)                                                (C) Cox        •

      (D) tt t?T                                         (D) Harry Hess

58.                 twfef ^ 31^ wm-                58.   According      to   some   climatologists
      ife ^ fefn di^H^d ^ fer "q^'                       chemosphere is located in which layers
        t ?                                              of the atmosphere ?

      (A)                      ffeiTS^                   (A) Troposphere and Stratosphere

      (B)                TT^*                            (B) Ionosphere and Stratosphere

      (C)                TT^'                            (C) Ionosphere and Mesosphere

      (D)                T^*                             (D) Stratosphere and Mesosphere

59. "q** fRT ^ ferfefe ■^*                 fepft   59.   Which of the following is environmental
            f ?                                          lapse rate ?

      (A) 10°C^ 1000 ife                                 (A) 10°C per 1000 metres

      (B) 6.5°c-qfn 1000 ^-                              (B) 6.5°C per 1000 metres

      (C) 3.6°c qfn 1000 Tfe                             (0) 3.6''C per 1000 metres

      (D) 2.7°CU% 1000-tfe                               (D) 2.7°C per 1000 metres


60. ferfew                        'fsrfeq fecfiV   60.   Which of the following is called as
                                                         radiation windows ?

      (A)           "q^                                  (A) Greenhouse effect

      (B) wfen                                           (B) Valleys

      (C) -q^                                            (C) Mountains

      (D)                                                (D) Clouds

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61.                  hn:                                 61             is often called the normal type
      WR W ^n?TT t I                                           of the Cubic system.

      (A)                   (B)                                (A) Axinite           (B) Gypsum

      (C)^                  (D)                                (C) Galena            (D) Corundum

62.                3^ ^                           ^      62.   Very elongate crystals (usually quartz)
                                    cR^ fstit^d                resulting from cataclasis and intense
      (WTF^cT:              ^^           "^HcfT "I ?           plastic deformation is called as :

      (A)                   (B) nn^cbd^d                       (A) Ribbon            (B) Symplectite

      (C)         ^         (D) tfeft                          (C) Kink band        (D) Mortar

63.               ^?#r3T 1^             ^                63. Omphacite is a characteristic mineral of
      ■?#r3f f ?                                               which facies ?

      (A) iMIr^             (B)                                (A) Greenschist       (B) Blueschist

      (C)                   (D)                                (C) Granulite         (D) Eclogite

64.                               hmi           "^TclT   64.   A material that basically obeys the
              ^             ^ yRi=id ^ f^                      viscous law but that behaves elastically
      WTR«T             ^               ^RcTT     t,           for stresses of short duration is termed

              '"^i^ ^5]M ^ I                                   as :


      (A)                   (B)                                (A) Elastoviscous (B) Viscoelastic

      (C) ^dlRd=b           (D)                                (C) Elastic           (D) Rigid

65.               ^ 3TT^ TO t ?                          65.   Age of conodonts is

      (A) ^fTTOT ^                                             (A) Cambrian to Triassic
      (B)                                                      (B) Proterozoic
      (C)-          ^                                          (C) Jurassic to Eocene
      (D)
                                                               (D) Cenozoic

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66.                                              66.   The mouth of Echinoidea fossil class is
                                                                                            I


      cS(r«hR'4^          %9QT*^   1^ ^tcfl %,         sunounded by a ring of calcareous plates
      f^ ^ t :                                         known/called as :

      (A)"W^               (B)                         (A) Periproct       (B) Peristome
      (C) ^3T™             (D) ?Tt^                    (C) Genital duct    (D) Apical disc

67.   pFTteTfecT ■^*         ^37[ -qcm "^f       67.   Both textural maturity and compositional
      MRM^di cf8TT                        Kf^          maturity is found in which type of
      ^ t ?                                            sandstone ?

      (A)                   (B) 37R#5I                 (A) Greywacke       (B) Arkose
      (C)                   (D)                        (C) Quartzarenite (D) Lithicarenite

68. wfh4dTwi ^                      ^ t ?        68.   The fundamental unit of Biostratigraphy
                                                       is :
      (A) ^KciQi ^TRNRt
                                                       (A) Inerval Biozone
      (B) ^                                            (B) Stage
      (C) ^                                            (C) Bed
      (D) ^BTNh                                        (D) Biozone

69.            -wihfhT ^RTf^ 3lk                 69.            is a transition zone between the
                                                       continental margin and the deep-ocean
      ^ fq^iicn ^Sf^FFT                ^ I             floor comprised of huge submerged pile
                                                       of debris.
      (A) TTwrfhrhT
                                                       (A) Continental slope
      (B)                                              (B) Continental shelf
      (C)                                              (C) Continental rise
      (D)                                              (D) Abyssal plain

70.         di<(i I=t)^ H5i^i'i{ld "HFR '^*      70.   Canary current is present' in which
      t ?                                              oceanic gyre ?
      (A) ^ TRim (z^) 'mi                              (A) North Pacific (Turtle) Gyre
      (B)        "H^TRT (^^<-S(n) "mi                  (B) South Pacific (Heyerdahl) Gyre
      (C) "StT^ ^dcrllTdcb (c+AelH^H) ttTJR            (C) North Atlantic (Columbus) Gyre
      (D)          ^ddiTdcti (AciljldO -rni            (D) South Atlantic (Navigator) Gyre

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71. The precambrian-cambrian boundary

      sT^m               "qi             ^5trtt t ?             problem in India is studied on the basis
                                                                of:
      (A) eT^5I^ ^          *Rii
                                                              . (A) Trace, fossils in Ladakh
      (B)       ^^                          ^
                                                                (B) Trace fossils in Spiti Valley
      (C)          4l         TtftIrT     "ETT^    -4*          (C) Areno-Argillaceous sequence in
                               31^ ■^*                                 Kashmir and Spiti Valley

      (D)               ^                                       (D) None of the above

72. 3JR5HN ^TTOT ^                      ^ ■^* *^1RT      72.    How much area does the Turana basins'
                                                                occupy in the Precambrian peninsular
             ^ f^KPTT              t ?
                                                                India ?
      (A) 30%               (B) 25%
                                                                (A) 30%                (B) 25%
      (C) 50%               (D) 20%                             (C) 50%                (D) 20%

73.                      chTw<^cHH (^.^.^.)              73               is not associated with the Banded
                                                                Gneissic Complex (BGC)-Bundelkhand
                TltetqFffefe ^ ^ ^ t ?
                                                                protocontinent.
      (A) "fe           ^                                       (A) Great boundary fault
      (B) WezpT         sfk                                     (B) Vindhayan basin and Indo-Gangetic
                                                                       airuviiun
      (C)
                                                                (C) Deccan Traps volcanic rocks
      (D)                                                       (D) Singhbhum Craton

74. Mmldl^d. ^                                    t ?    74, The composition of Pyrolite is equivalent
                                                                to :
      (A) 80%               sSk 20%
                                                                (A) 80% Peridotite and 20% Eclogite
      (B) 50%               3rk 50%
                                                                (B) 50% Peridotite and 50% Eclogite
      (C) 20%            3fk 80%i^#w                            (C) 20% Peridotite and 80% Eclogite
      (D) 80% ^R^ld^d 4t20% ^                                   (D) 80% Peridotite and 20% Gabbro

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78.                             ^ CO2 ^            78.   Which process is the main mechanism

      ^^                 f ?                             for removing CO2 from the atmosphere ?

      (A)                                                (A) Dissolution

      (B) WT?iW^                                         (B) Hydrolysis

      (C) ^I^pfhsFT                                      (C) Hydration

      (D)                                                (D) Carbonation


79.                    %2iifw^ (FTelW) ^           79.   Asthenosphere lies below the lithosphere

            100         ^ 3fto         ^                 at an average depth of 100 km extending

      t, f^R?^           i:                              up to :

      (A) 150-200 %^                                     (A) 150-200 km

      (B) 200-600-M                                      (B) 200-600 km

      (C) 350-650-M                                      (C) 350-650 km

      ■(D) 300-650-M                                     (D) 300-650 km


80. "^F^M                   ^                      80.   Which isotopic system is controlled by

             "gRT PimT^ci       t"                       initial PGE differentiation and is applied

                  ak        "te "sfeuaff   ^             to mantle evolution and mafic melt

      fen "511^ t ?                                      process ?

      (A) Rb/Sr                                          (A) Rb/Sr

      (B) Re/Os                                          (B) Re/Os

      (C) Ur/Pb                                          (C) Ur/Pb

      (D) Lu/Hf                                          (D) Lu/Hf

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81. rHMPdRsId              ^        ^     81. Mark the ore of Zinc in the following :


                                                (A) Anglesite
    (A)
                                                (B) Willenite
    (B) f^#TT?e
                                                (C) Pentlandite
    (C)


    (D)                                         (D) Cerussite


82. rHMfeindd ^                           82.   Which of       the   following     iron-ores

    ^^^ (Fe%) 1^F?^' t ?                        contains least iron content (Fe%) ?


    (A)                                         (A) Goethite

    (B) ^Ad^ci                                  (B) Hematite


    (C)                                         (C) Magnetite
                                                                             / ■


    (D)                                         (D) Siderite


83. rdHfaPsld fer ^ "A' "snsife kr^PiHH   83. Which rock hosts primary platinum

                    f ?                         deposits ?

    (A)                                         (A) Kimberlite

    (B)           ^ "^ftskne                    (B) Dunite or Peridotite

    (C) T#«taf3'                                (C) Anorthosite

    (D) ■^ikf?^                                 (D) Norite

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87. Which of the following rock aggregates
                                                           is suitable for bituminous mixes as it is
            "Hl^fH ■4' ^ M«^t t ?                          hygroscopic in nature ?
      (A)                                                  (A) Granite
      (B)                                                  (B) Basalt
      (C) TRtelfS                                          (C) Rhyolite
      (D)                                                 (D) Granodiorite

88.            3T8M               ^3^ ^I#T ^         88. New water of magmatic or cosmic
      # "3^ ■#                ^ WT ^ •^-                  origin, which was previously not a part
               t I                                        of hydrosphere is called :
      (A)         ^ (^T^)                                 (A) Connate water
      (B)             (%7Tk) ^                            (B) Juvenile water
      (C) WTiiteter ^                                     (C) Hygroscopic water
      (D)         ^                                       (D) Vadose water

89.   PHMRrlR^d                       ^              89. Which of the following satellites has
                256 t ?                                   radiometric resolution of 256 ?

      (A) 3?[f.37R.T3^.-lT^                               (A) IRS-IA

      (B)              H*rtiWdtJd                         (B) LANDSAT-1, Multispectral Scanner
      (C) ^-1                                         .   (C) SPOT-1

      (D) 3Tlf.3TRT3^--qt3                                (D) IRS-P3

90.            ■^* 1^             ^            ^     90. The amount of a particular element
      ■S^RR ^ Wf^ R                   RRT R?M t ?        present in the parent rock not affected by
                                                         dispersion or migration is called as :
      (A) Mnfn
                                                          (A) Anomaly
      (B)            (aiR^ilRT)
                                                          (B) Threshold
      (C)                                                 (C) Background values
      (D)          -^f ^ R^if R^'                         (D) None of the above

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91.                       cRqi wiWfer                91.   The   science     which   studies   inter

      ^              3fk "Q^Rtfo?               ^          relationships between abiotic and biotic

      mk^Rc+1         ^ 3T«2i^            t 3SR            component of the biospheric ecosystem

              cR^ ^RTff^        ^ ^ aT«2RR                 on the one ■ hand and among biotic

      ^RcTI      ct)5^iai ^ :                              component on the other hand is called :

      (A)                                                  (A) Ecology

  . (B)                                                    (B) Geology

      (C)                                                  (C) Photosynthesis

      (D)^1^                                               (D) Oceanology


92.             ^         ^ 1^,^                ^    92. The point on the Earth's surface that lies

                                                           vertically above the origin of an

                                                           earthquake is called :

      (A)                  (B) ^Ml^-rii                    (A) Focus            (B) Epicenter

      (C) WfeFffs          (D) ^ ^                         (C) Hotspot          (D) Wave base


93. "31^                   ^          W ^            93.   When concentrated shells of rock are

                                                           removed from the outside of a boulder,

      f, ^ W Tlfer ^ ^                    t ?              the process is known as :

      (A)                                                  (A) Leaching

      (B)                                                  (B) Disintegration

      (C) y.+fH4iTdy.VH                                    (C) Exfoliation

      (D) TRfe                                             (D) Frost wedging

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94.                               ^                     94. In the soil profile the deepest horizon
        AW                     i, ^            ^?               that constitutes parent material is known
                                                                as :
       (A) E ifR^H             (B) A eTR-JH
                                                               (A) E horizon        (B) A horizon
       (C) BW^                 (D)                             (C) B horizon        (D) C horizon

95.                        ^       -q^ 7Tf^ ^^ 95. The Coriolis force which has its effect on
             ^3ff ^ TT^rf^ -^mi t, ^^                          every moving object on the earth is
        WFT ^ t ?                                              caused due to :

       (A)           ^                  ^ ^JRorr               (A) Gravitation of the earth
       (B)           ^         ^                               (B) Rotation of the earth

       .(C) "^8^ ^                 ^ ^ -qOT                    (C) Centripetal force of the earth

       (D) "^8^ ^                  ^       cfiKui              (D) Centrifugal force of the earth

96.          ^ "qiT ^           f, Ri^Ai* -wRHieia       96. The sleet is a form of precipitation that
       t:                                                      includes :

       (A), "qnt ^ '^eK                                        (A) Fine drops of water

       (B)           ^qi                                       (B) White grain of snow

       (C) "qnt 3^ ^ w                                         (C) Mixture of rain and snow

       (D) "qpft           3M ^                                (D) Mixture of rain and ice balls

97.          ^ 13^          ^            ^ "^JET^        97.   A form of bar that connects one island

       ^ ^ 'Jil-scii f, -S'tiqil W "^1?^ "t* ?                 with another island is known as :

       (A)^                                                    (A) Spit

       (B) ^^8™                                                (B) Isthumus
                                                                                                  /


       (C) a«i]eii                                             (C) Tombola

       (D)                                                     (D) Gulf

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98.                   ^                                98. If a flowing stream, suddenly disappears

                    WTO      "^rot "I, ^ <i^=til ^             in the lower reaches then it-is known

              "I* ?                                            as:




       (A) «^I5"S                                              (A) Blind valley

       (B)          "RI^                                       (B) River piracy

       (C) tf^                                                 (C) Hanging valley

       (D)           ^                                         (D) Karst valley


99.             ^^^^                  WT               99. That part of Himalaya which is

       ■51T ^                   ^ WIT ^aiT t, ^                composed entirely of sedimentary rocks

       TO             f ?                                      of Tertiary age, is known as :

       (A)            tro^                                     (A) Higher Himalaya

       (B) Wz? r^HId^                                          (B) Central Himalaya

       (C) fro flWPT                                           (C) Lesser Himalaya

       (D)-           fro^                                     (D) Outer Himalaya


100.                          I^RT^        SKJifq^s        100. A crescent-shaped dune with horns

              ■^*      t, ^ TO             f ?                 pointing downwinds are known as :

       (A) ^<i«ilRi^ "^3?                                      (A) Parabolic dune

       (B) ^T#T                                                (B) Barchan dune

       \C) WR ^                                                (C) Star dune

       (D)             ^                                       (D) Transverse dune

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101. RnrdR^d             ^ 3TdTr^ (l7t, 7c)            101. Which one of the following is not the

                        ^        F(x)^ feR-d-Sd            Dirichlet's condition for a Fourier series

                                                            of the function F(x) for interval (Itt, tt) ?
       ^niiWPT                ^         t?
                                                           (A) Single value
       (A)
                                                           (B) Finite number of maxima and

       (B)           "^feqT ■^' ARw^i "q;^* 1t#rt                 minima


                                                           (C) Bounded
       (C)
                                                           (D) Infinite number of maxima and
       (D) 3TO wn ■^'                    fiffTO
                                                                  minima



102.             feid ^ ^ y^r^fd                       102. How     can    Clairaut's     theorem       be


       t ?                                                 expressed ?

                                                           (A) gp - ge/gp = 5^2 - F
       (A) gp - ge/gp = 5^2 - F
                                                           ■ (B) gp - ge/gp = Sm/2 - F
       (B) a? - gelgp = 5w/2 - F
                                                           (C) gp - ge/ge = 5m/2 + F
       (C) gp - ge/ge = 5m/2 + F
                                                           (D) gp - ge/gp = 5m/2 + F
       (P) gp ~ ge/gp = Smil + F
                                                           where gp is normal gravity at the pole,
                                                                                                    j
       ^ gp          m                 ge-3lW
                                                           ge-mean equatorial gravity, F-the polar
       ^pcWcilR-yd          v-im             sm
                                                           flattening of the optimum reference
       a#siR R4)^-h iRrof^,                                ellipsoid, w-ratio of equatorial centrifu
       di-5iH^Kch fcRiJi ^                                 gal    acceleration    to    the   equatorial

                                                           gravitational acceleration.


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109.                    ^PcrimT^^ OT                     109. How is the Earth's shape represented by
                                                              the international reference ellipsoid with
             (a)    im               (c) ^
                                                              equatorial radius (a) and Polar radius (c),
                   aw            ^ ■?RR awPT
                                                              compared to a sphere of Radius (R) of
       ^         ^ aimr ^ ^                  ^ ?              equal volume ?

       (A) a-R =(^                                            (A)        =^
       (B) a-R = R-c                                          (B) a-R = R-c

       (C) a-R = 2(R-c)                                       (C) cf-R = 2(R-c)
       (D) a-R = 3(R-c)                                       (D) a-R = 3(R-c)

110. ailRi^ifH4)        13^*         ^ fesiT             110. What percentage of the annually released

       iww i3.nwr^di -^f             3if!i^                   seismic energy is contributed by the
                                                              seismic activity in the system of oceanic.
       fete ^                  t ?
                                                              ridge and rises ?
       (A) 1 - 3%
                                                              (A) 1 - 3%
       (B) 3-7%
                                                              (B) 3-7%.
       (C) 15-20%                                             (C) 15 - 20%

       (D) 75 - 80%                                           (D) 75 - 80%


111.                            ^          ^ cfi^        111. A seismic /j-wave, that travels through

       ak aifcfe ^                   TfjR^     -g;^           mantle, fluid core and inner core is

       t^ WR ^nfkf               ^            t ?             represented by :

       (A) PKIKP               (B) PKiKP
                                                              (A) PKIKP            (B) PKiKP

       (C) PcP                 (D) PKP
                                                              (C) PcP              (D) PKP

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112.                                ^                   112. Poisson's ratio can be defined as .:
                                                                                                      !
       mRmiIhci 1^)^ ^ ««t>ai ^ ?                                                                     (
                                                                                                      'I


                                                             (A) Lateral strainA^olumetric strain ,
       (A)          cHI^/srraf^ ?PTT^
                                    (   -'
                                                             (B) Lateral strain/Longitudinal strain
       (B)
                                                                                                 ■ i
       (C) ai^Ezf I
                     I



                                ciTO                         (C) Longitudinal strain/Lateral strain j
                                                                                                      1




       (D) aii^dPni               cRR                        (D) Volumetric strain/Lateral strain


113.         ^^^ TTT 1^ ^FM t :                         113. The rotation of Earth is dependent on ;
                                                                                                      \

                                                                                                       j



       (A) "qftilFT i(^^)                                    (A) Magnitude (only)

       (B) fen (^fer)                                        (B) Direction (only)
                                                                                                      i




       (C) "nfeM 2Rk fen (^*)                                (C), Magnitude and Direction (both)

       (D)                  ^^                               (D) None of the above


114.         "^z              "nr                sfk    114. The gravitational attractions of the Sun,
                     i
       TJ^ ^             3n^ ^ ^^ROI PiHfdRdd                Moon and Planets on the spinning,
                     I




       ■^f mPw^Ih 4^ t :                                     flattened Earth causes change in :
                                                                                      ■   •           I
       (A)
                                                             (A) Rate of rotation                     I
       (B) mRsFHui ^ ^                                                                                1
                                                                                                      1


                                                             (B) Rate of revolution
       (C) "Rfem 3T^ ^ a#Tfe?RT              -
                                                             (C) Orientation of revolution axis
       -(D) ^ ^
                                                             (D) The size of Earth's path around
             "Hnr
                                                                  Sun                                 !

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115.          TO ^ STRFT             f:                  115. The amplitude of surface wave is :

                                                                 (A) Directly proportional tQ the distance
       (A)       ^           ^^            STT^qrfW
                                                                      from its source

       (B) 3Tq^ ^^ ^ ^ ^gcg^in^qfe                               (B) Inversely    proportional- to      the
                                                                      distance from its c^urce
       (C) mk           ^^ ^
                                                                 (C) Directly proportional to the square
             sn^qife
                                                                      root of the distance from its source

       (D)        '<?ild            ^             ^              (D) Inversely proportional to the square
                                                                      root of the distance from its source


116. ^ P             3^ S-OT ^ ^                         116. If velocity of P-wave and S-wave are
       6                   sSk 4              t> ^               6 km/sec. and 4 km/sec. respectively,
              ST^qm W              :                             then calculate the Poisson's ratio :

       (A) 0.3                (B) 0.1                            (A) 0.3               (B) 0.1

       (C) 0.2                 (D) 0.4                           (C) 0.2               (D) 0.4

117.         yRiqei feT "q^ ^       "^fe       a^ii      117. The stress at which a material extends
       '^* "q^ "qqr^f                      ^oidi "t",          ' more rapidly compared to the increase in
       "3^       "t :                                            load is termed as :

       (A) "Hc^TRST 1^                                           (A) Elastic point

       (B)                                                       (B) Plastic point

       (C)          f^                                           (C) Breaking point       •

       (D) ^3^ 1^*^                                              (D) Yielding point

118.           "qfer^ ^ sSk*                "rppTW           118. Acoustic impedance is defined as the
       t I                                                        product of velocity and
       (A)                     (B) 3IT^                          (A) Density            (B) Frequency
       (C)                     (D) di'l^w}                       (C) Pressure           (D) Wavelength

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119. "RR                             3k 3^^-31^        119. Suppose, there are two objects A and B

       3nTO        ^^               A 3k B t, ^             made up of same material and different

                                                            sizes, then they will have :

       (A) "RRH              3k "SlflRt^il^                (A) Same resistance and resistivity

       (B) wm 3rikt«T                     3trtt-3t^        (B) Same       resistance     but   different

             3lfkt«RKTTTt                                       resistivity

       (C) "RRPT                          3T^-3T^          (C) Same       resistivity    but   different

                                                                resistance


       (D) 3TRTT-3q^ Trfkt?? 3k                            (D) Different resistance and .resistivity


120.         I ^^ II                fRRH          :    120. Match Group I with Group 11 :

                   I                 II                          Group I                 Group II
                                                           (1) Electrical        (p) Velocity
       (1) 1^                 (p) kr
                                                                 method
       (2)                    (q) "sM^RhTT                 (2) Magnetic          (q) Resistivity
       (3) ^J^TT#T MV (r)                                        method

       (4) ii^c^l4itfui       (s)                          (3) Seismic           (r) Density
                                                                 method

                                                           (4) Gravity           (s) Susceptibility
                                                                                                     I     '
                                                                 method                              ;
             (1)       (2)     (3)         (4)              Codes :


       (A) (p)         (q)     (s)         (r)                  (1)       (2)      (3)         (4)
                                                           (A) (p)        (q)      (s)         (r)
       (B) (q)         (s)     (p)        ■ (r)
                                                           (B) (q)        (s)      (p)         (r)
       (C) (q)         (s)     (r)         (p)             (C) (q)        (s)      (r)         (p)
       (D) (q)         (p)     (s)         (r)             (D) (q)        (P)      (s)         (r)

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121.                 (w) ^                 (q)     121. How the may mixing ratio(w) be related
       ^^              fen ^ "^T^ t ?                   with specific humidity (q) ?

       (A) w^ql{\+q)                                   (A) w = q/{\+g)
       (B) w = g/(l-^)                                 (B) w = g/{\-g)
       (C) w ={\+q)!q                                  (C) w^{l+ g)/g
       (D) w ={\-q)lq                                  (D) w ={l-g)/g

122. ferfM^          ^          ^          ^       122. Which one ofthe following properties of

                                                        the atmosphere is not represented on a
       tfwH        "H^fer ^^ t ?
                                                        Tephigram ?
       (A)
                                                       (A) Isobars
       (B)
                                                       (B) Isotherms
       (C)         liTOT
                                                       (C) Saturation mixing ratio lines

       (D)        ^ stsqiTH                            (D) Dry air mass


123. PhhRtiRdti       ^                           123. Which one of the following is not a

       •iOH"1                   ^^                      correct genetic grouping of the cloud
                                                        based on the mechanism of vertical
       aimrfci wff ^^ 3TT5^f^
                                                        motion that produces condensation ?
             t?
                                                       (A) Thermal convection
       (A) sfe ^fer
                                                       (B) Uplift by mechanical turbulence
       (B) ^Tffe           OT
                                                       (C) Ascent over an orographic barrier
       (C) sMnrfW ^ ^ "snr snfer
                                                       (D) Rapid uplift of an air over a narrow
       (D)            "SFTT# ^ Wq        ^fSFiH             area in association with a high

             ^             ^    "^cSTH                      pressure system

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124.         ^            ^                         124. How is the component of the earth's
                        y<t)K c^cKi 1^;^ «IRTT          vorticity about it axis of rotation
       t ?                                              expressed ?

       (A)             ^^          3fk 3T^ ^            (A) Twice the angular velocity times the
             4)1^I^H ^ iiUH4id ^                             cosine of the latitude

    '(B)                3fk 37^ ^ ^TTf^ ^               (B) The angular velocity times the sine
                                                             of the latitude

    (C)             Tlf^ ^ ^ ^ sk 37TO ^                (C) Twice the angular velocity times the
             WT ^              ^^                            sine of the latitude

    ■(D)                ^ ^ ^ ak mm ^                   (D) Twice the angular velocity divided
             «TFTW ^                                        by the sine of the latitude


125.. fHHf^Rdd ^ ^                           ar^    125. Which one of the following best

       7R? ^ ^rf%          t             ^TOPkr         describes how the pressure decre^es in
                                                        an isothermal atmosphere ?
       qi^H^sci '4* ^          "SI25IT ^ ?
                                                        (A) Linearly with geopotential height
       (A)                  ^ ^87
                                                        (B) Exponentially with geopotential

                                                            height by a factor of     per scale
       (B) sMf^           ^ "^nsT el ^                      height

             ^ ^rrat^T ^ ^ Tiftr                        (C) Exponentially with geopotential
                                                                                            I



       (C)                ^ ^ e-1 ^                         height by a factor of e~l per scale
                                                            height .
                wckr ^ ^ 3rf^
                                                        (D) Logarithmically with geopotential
    (D) 4rte^             ^ ^ e-1 ^ ^R^
                                                            height by a factor of e~^ per scale
             ^ d^J|>Jl^lA| ^ ^ 3lf^
                                                            height                          j

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126. Inertial flow is characterized as a balance
126.                     ^ rHMRriHsId ^ ^
                                                                  between :

               ^                                   t:
                                                                  (A) Coriolis force and centrifugal force

       (A)               ^ sfk                                    (B) Pressure      gradient      force   and

                                                                        centrifugal force
       (B)        TROT ^ 3lk 3tW^ ^
                                                                  (C) Coriolis force and pressure gradient
                                                                       force
       (C) +lR'4ir<rl^ ^ ak ^                       ^
                                                                  (D) Pressure      gradient      force   and
       (D)         y«i<ndi       sfR                                    gravitational force


127. "SiRt                   ^s^JlRlcti "3^ ^                127. The cyclostrophic flow in the Northern

       t:                                                         Hemisphere may be :

       (A) =tiqet -cisticiidl^                                    (A) Cyclonic only

       (B)          -RRr-^shc^ldl^                                (B) Anti-cyclonic only

       (C)                                                        (C) Linear only

       (D)               3fh: 3lf?T-ds6clld1«4                    (D) Cyclonic and anti-cyclonic both

128. PiHRHRsid "^f                     3T^*it tjto           128. Which one of the following is the correct

       (a^) sfk               Tpif^ (Sy) ^                        relation for the extinction coefficient
                                                                 ■ (Ky) in the terms of an absorption
       ^TcRTFT     ^rprf^ (L^d^PdcWH             TpiTf^)
                                                                   coefficient (fly) and a 'scattering
       (K^).                     t?                                coefficient (Sy) ?
       (A) K^ =         + S^                                      (A) K^ = a^ + S^
       (B) K^ = fly - Sy                                          (B) Ky = fly - Sy
       (C) Ky = fly . Sy                                          (C) Ky = C7y . Sy
       (D) Ky = fly/Sy                                            (D) Ky = ay/Sy
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129.                                              129. In which wavelength ranges do the

        T? ^ t ?                                        Hartley and Huggins bands occur ?

        (A) ^1^^^310-350 nm,^fTR{                       (A) Hartley band 310-350 nm, Huggins

             200-310 nm                                      bands 200-310 nm


       (B) ^1^^^200-310 nm,?fTRT                        (B) Hartley band 200-310 nm, Huggins

             310-350 nm                                      bands 310-350 nm


       (C)           350-400 nm,                       (C) Hartley band 350-400 nm, Huggins

             200-310 nm                                      bands 200-310 nm


       (D) ^1^            200-250 nm, ^Pl"H            (D) Hartley band 200-250 nm, Huggins

                 250-350 nm                                  bands 250-350 nm



130.                                      f:       130. The atmospheric Rossby waves occur on :

       (A) ^         avi^t4 sSk ^ 3Tl^f^'              (A) Low horizontal wavel^gths and
                                                                                    I



                                                          • vrith low frequencies

    (B) ^ ^Ri'^ wi^^              "3^                  (B) Large horizontal wavelengths and

                                                            with high frequencies

    (C) ^ ^f!R              3?k         Rl^Rpjf        (C) Large horizontal wavelengths and

          . ^ R12T                                          with low frequencies

    (D) ^R ^HcTSf cR1^^4 afl^ -3^ ^it^Ri4i             (D) Low horizontal wavelengths and

                                                            with high frequencies            -
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131.         WTPI cii^qu^el "^f                        131. For a typical atmosphere, the relationship
                                                             between saturated vapour pressure and
        ^rmH ^ ^                ^t :
                                                             temperature is :
        (A)                   (B) "STRik                    (A) Linear               (B) Exponential

        (C) M<cj<ripjch       (D)                           (C) Parabolic            (D) Inverse


132.                      ^ f{^ ^Rdt t :                132. Moist adiabatic lapse rate depends on :

        (A)           w?R "qr                               (A) Temperature only

       (B)                                                  (B) Pressure only


       (C) ?nwT -q^'               "qr                      (C) Temperature and pressure

       (D) ^3if -IK                                         (D) Winds


133. TOT ^                (LWC)^ TTft-qiitRT ^ 133. The Liquid Water Content (LWC) is

        «TTtir "I :                                          defined as :


    (A)^^ -qf^ ^ 3IT^ i{                        ^           (A) Total number of water droplets per

                                                                  unit volume of air


    (B) ^ ^                ^               -^f TTTit        (B) Total number of water droplets per

             ^^ ^               -WOHI                             unit area of air


    (C)                3Tf^ 'AhI <jvqi^ "q^ "qj^ ^          (C) Total number of water droplets per

                                                                  unit cm of height in air

  . (D) "sq^                                                (D) All of the above

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134.                                            (^) 134. The baroclihic instability is a jJrim^
                                                                                                         )




                                                                mechanism of synoptic-pscale wave

             t: '                                               development in :

       (A)         3^^ TR                                       (A) High latitudes
                                                                                                        i
    ,(B)           3T8jm TR                                     (B) Mid latitudes

       (C)         ^                                            (C) Equator

       (D)         ^ tR                                         (D) Poles


135. TPS (qmin) 37f*il^ cft^               ^:              135. Fronts are more intense in :


       (I) Piqei              "^f                               (I)   Lower troposphere

       (n) sjlMlMW ^ wh                                         (U) Near tropopause

       (HI)"3^                    ■^'                           (HI) Upper stratosphere

       (A)         (I)                                          (A) (I) only

       (B)         (I) sfk (n)                                  (B) (I) and (II) only                    j
                    I



       (C)          ;n)       (HI)                              (C) (n) and (HI) only         '

       (D) (I),(II)         (m)                                 (D) (I), (n) and (ni)
                                                                                                         )

                                                                                                  -     I

136. •qf^ C  ^ ^ t, &c WR ^                                136. If C is wind speed, 5x is space increment
     t ^ 8/ WT ■^f ^ t, lit .ftRfRfeq                           and 6/ is time stop, then which of the
                                                                following is correct for ■ Courant-
       ■if ^                (CFL) ftsR tlN^
                                                                Friedrichs-Levy      (CFL)        stability
       ^ l5m              ^t ?                                  criterion?


       (A) c|.l               (B) c|.l                          (A) C|.l              («)
                                        ,2 St
       (C) c^l^i                                                (C) c^l^i                    ,2




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137.                  ^          ^         PHHrdPsId        137. Which of the following is/are necessary

                                  ^i ?                           condition(s) for the occurrence of deep
                                                                 convection ?
       (I)        "TO
                                                                 (I) Substantial boundary-layer moisture
       (II)                   ^ ^ ^ #Tr
                                                                 (II) Existence     of    a     conditionally
       (HI) 3qf^8RcIl ^ ^ "^iT^ ^ 1^                                   unstable lapse rate

              "f^T^           ^ 3Tf^ra^ ^                        (III) Low level convergence sufficient to
                                                                    . release the instability
       (A)            (I)
                                                                 (A) (I) only
       (B)            (II)
                                                                 (B) (II) only
       (C)            (III)
                                                               ■ (C) (III) only

       (D) (D,(II) ^ (III)                                       (D) a), ai) and (III)


138.                           ^ 1^                         138. The first satellite dedicated to the climate

       WJF ^ ^                       1^ "W an :                  research was launched in the year :

       (A) 1970                 (B) 1975                         (A) 1970              (B) 1975

       (C) 1980                 (D) 1984                         (C) 1980              (D) 1984


139. Tn# ^ #»n (RVR)^                       ^               139. Runway Visual Range(RVR)is reported,

       t, "=5^              i[ ^ t :                             when visibility is less than :

       (A) 1500 iTt^^ ^ ^                                        (A) 1500 meter

       (B) 2500                ^                                 (B) 2500 meter

       (C) 2000               ^^                                 (C) 2000 meter

       (D) 4500 fffe?: ^ ^                                       (D) 4500 meter

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140.                          ^t :               140. The   Western Disturbances (WDs)

                                                      originate over the :
       (A)
                                                      (A) Mediterranean sea
       (B)            "^TFR
                                                      (B) Caspian sea
       (C)        ^TFR ^
                                                      (C) Black sea

       (D)                                            (D) All of the above


141.         ^ ■? iHHfdRsId            ^8FT      141. Which of the following trace elements

                                                      has thg maximum concentration in the
             ^ ^Tfen          ^Tfq^ ^ t ?
                                                      sea water ?
       (A) 3TnAihT
                                                      (A) Iodine
       (B) *ilfci®^iH
                                                      (B) Molybdenum

       (C) -fe
                                                      (C) Zinc

       (D)                                            (D) Iron


142. fdHldHsid "^* ^ =h1d^Hl TO ^G!T ^           142. Which of the following currents flows

       ^ aik            t ?                           equatorward ?

       (A) d1<icilH TO                               (A) Leeuwiri current
                                                                                        I



       (B) #TOit TO                                  (B) Somali current

       (C) %q:^,to                                   (C) Benguela current
                  I




       (D)       aTR^f^ TO                           (D) East Australian current

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146.            ^                            fem      146. Ocean water contains various elemen
                                                                                                I

                                                                                        •        1




             ^1^ fsrf^ ^^ 1^ i "5^*                        with different average residence times.

                                                           Which among these represents the
       «»)litii cR^        sItefT Piqi^
                                                           correct order of decreasing average
                sb*l    ^RTfelT t ?                                                             I

                                                           residence time ?

       (A) Na > Ca > Ag > Li
                                                           (A) Na > Ca > Ag > Li
       (B) Ca > Na > Ag > Li
                 j                                              Ca > Na > Ag > Li                ,

       (C) Ca>Ag>Li>Na
                                                           (C) Ca > Ag > Li > Na

       (D) Na > Li > Ca > Ag                               (D) Na > Li > Ca > Ag


147.         ^                    TITO ^ Sim (Ion)    147. Different ions are dissolved in the sea
                  ''s                                                                            f




       "5^ ^f 1 PinrdR^d ^ 1^ t^rafef                      water. Which of the following dissolved

       Sim ^ ^ig^ ^ ■^* "?l^ SltocFT                       ions has a maximum concentration in sea


       ^i ?                                                water ?


       (A)             (C1-)                               (A) Chloride (C1-)                   I

       (B)              (Ca^"^)                            (B) Calcium (Ca^"*")

       (C) titem (K+)                                      (C) Potassium (K^)

       (D)            (Na+) .                              (D) Sodium (Na*^)

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148."?T^      4000           ^           ^           148. Siliceous ooze is very common in the

                                'm (Siliceous             ocean floor below 4000 metres depth
     ooze)        37TT7 f, ct^ili'i^ ;                    because :

    (A)           ^                       3#!^          - (A) Silica production is higher than
           ^i                                                  carbonate

    (B)           tt^ ^ "HIST ^^ t,                       (B) Carbonate dissolves with depth,
                  r^pd^ii ■^'                                  while silica does not

     (C) ^           cbN^i ^              witn            (C) Carbonate are consumed or used by
                     ■srmr t                                   organisms

     (D)             ^                   ^ -3?^           (D) Siliceous ooze are derived from the
           ^ t                                                 oceanic crust



149. ^-"3^1                H^l^MK ■^* "3^ "Hcmt      149. The high surface        salinity in the
                                                          subtropical ocean is due to :
     d=i^MI ^ WT t :
                                                          (A) High     evaporation        and   low
     (A) "3^ qm1ch<"i
                                                              precipitation

     (B) ^ qi"=Ml=t)<'J|        "W ^                      (B) Low      evaporation        and   low
                                                              precipitation
     (C) ^sqtdhr ^             "3^ 'mm ^
                                                          (C) Supply of high salinity water from
           ^ ^ 31FjM
                                                               the equatorial region
     (D)          ^ ^ "3^ mm ^
                                                          (D) Supply of high salinity water from
           ^ 3TFjM                                             the polar region

150. PHHRrlRsid      ^ %^T           ^ ^ ^           150. Lack of which of the following metals
                                                          can restrict the growth of marine life ?

     (A) Fe                 (B) Au ,                      (A) Fe               (B) Au

     (C) Hg                 (D) Pb                        (C) Hg               (D) Pb

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Source: Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission. Question paper published by Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission.

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