COMPETITIVE EXAM QUESTIONS PART 109

1. The highest mountains on earth namely Mount Everest, K2, Kanchenjunga are located in 

     A. The Lesser Himalayas 

     B. The Greater Himalayas 

2. Which of the following is concerned with the study of characteristics, origin and development of land forms?
    A. Ecology
    B. Geography
    C. Geology
    D. Geomorphology

3. Which of the following geographical features have played a great unifying role in strengthening the forces of homogeneity of the lndian people?
  l. The expanses of water surrounding the peninsula 
  II. The Himalayan Mountains 
  Ill. The vastness of the country 
  IV. The presence of the Indian ocean
A. I
B. II
C. I and II
D. I,II,III and IV

4. The heavy day soils that show significant expansion and contraction due to the presence or absence of moisture is called
    A. aridsols
    B. vertisols

5. Who invented the Spinning Jenny?
    A. Thornton Hargreaves
    B. Peter Hargreaves
    C. James Hargreaves

6. When a body is executing simple harmonic motion and passes through the mean position, it has
 A. Both kinetic energy and potential energy minimum
     B. Both kinetic energy and potential energy maximum

7. Neon is used in lights for
    Ans: advertising display

8. A person who enters without any invitation
     A. Thief
     B. Intruder

9. One who is too careless to plan for the future.
     A. impractical
     B. impotent
     C. improvident
     D. imprudent

10. The smell of the Sea called ________ memories of her childhood.
     A. on
     B. back

     C. up