General knowledge (multiple choice questions_4)

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Mary Joseph

1.In which type of rocks are  metals like gold and copper mostly found? a.Old igneous b.Old metamorphic c.Old sedimentary d.New metamorphic 2.What is the difference in time between two places 1'0 longitude apart? a.4 minutes b.8 minutes c.10 minutes d.15 minutes 3.Who was the first to measure earth's radius a.Galileo b.Copernicus c.Ptolemy d.Erathosthenes 4.Biomes describes a.desert vegetation b.major ecological groups of plants c.major ecological groups of animals d.major regional community of plants and animals 5.Vernal Equniox occurs on a.March 21 b.June21 c.September 23 d.December 21 6.Which one of the following stars  is nearest to the Earth? a Polaris b.Alpha Centauri c.Sun d.Sirius 7.Monosite is an ore of a.Zirconium b.Thorium c.Titanium d.Iron 8.A fertile soil, suitable for growing common crops like ly to have a pH value of a.three b.four c.six to seven d.nine to ten 9.The colour of the star is an indication of its a.distance from the sun b.luminocity c.distance from the earth d.temperature 10. The maturity of a river course is recognised by the presence of a.V_shaped valley b.Meanders c.Gorges d.high denudational power 11. The correct sequence of different layers of the atmosphere from the surface of the Earth upwards is a.Troposphere,Startosphere,lonosphere, Mesosphere b.stratosphere,Triphosphate lonosphere, Mesosphere c.Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, lonosphere d.Stratosphere,Trophosphere, Mesosphere, lonosphere 12.The temperature generally tends to decrease towards the poles because a. the air movement is generally towards the equator b. the polar winds are cool c. the earth's shape at poles d. the solar rays fall slanting on poles