Description : Talus' is the soil transported by (A) Wind (B) Water (C) Glacier (D) Gravitational force
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : The liquid limit and plastic limit exist in (A) Sandy soils (B) Silty soils (C) Gravel soils (D) Clay soils
Last Answer : (D) Clay soils
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Sandy clayloam contains highest percentage of sand (B) Silty clayloam contains highest percentage of silt (C) Stiff boulder clay offers maximum shear strength (D) Soft chalk carries least safe load
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : The most suitable material for the central impervious core of a zoned embankment type dam is (A) Clay (B) Coarse sand (C) Silty clay (D) Clay mixed with fine sand
Description : Which of the following types of soil is transported by gravitational forces? (A) Loess (B) Talus (C) Drift (D) Dune sand
Description : Hanging Valley is formed due to the action of – (1) Glacier (2) River (3) Ocean (4) Wind
Last Answer : (1) Glacier Explanation: A hanging valley is a tributary valley with the floor at a higher relief than the main channel into which it flows. They are most commonly associated with U-shaped ... were originally at the same elevation, the shallower valley appears to be 'hanging' above the main valley
Description : Hanging Valley is formed due to the action of (1) Glacier (2) River (3) Ocean (4) Wind
Last Answer : Glacier
Description : Which of the following soil type has the highest field capacity ? (A) Loam (B) Silty loam (C) Clayey loam (D) Clay
Last Answer : (D) Clay
Description : Which type of soil is best for knolkhol ? (A) Loam (B) Clayey loam (C) Silty clayey loam (D) Clay
Last Answer : (B) Clayey loam
Description : Which of the following soil texture is lighter than others? a Silty clay loam. b Clay loam. c Sandy loam. d Loamy sand.
Last Answer : d Loamy sand.
Description : Water formed transported soil is (A) Alluvial (B) Marine (C) Lacustrine (D) Loess
Last Answer : (D) Loess
Description : Hydraulic Action is a type of erosion caused by – (1) Running water (2) Wind (3) Glacier (4) None of these
Last Answer : (1) Running water Explanation: Hydraulic action is one of the main forms of river erosion (example, of erosion due to running water) in which the force of the river against the banks can cause air to be trapped in cracks and crevices. The pressure weakens the banks and gradually wears it away.
Description : Hydraulic Action is a type of erosion caused by (1) Running water (2) Wind (3) Glacier (4) None of these
Last Answer : Running water
Description : Drift' is the material picked up, mixed, disintegrated, transported and redeposited by (A) Wind (B) Gravitational force (C) Glaciated water (D) All the above
Last Answer : (C) Glaciated water
Description : The ratio of emax and emin of silty sand, is (A) 2.0 (B) 2.5 (C) 3.0 (D) 3.5
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Which one of the following forces leads to maximum soil erosion in plains? (a) Wind (b) Glacier (c) Running water (d) Earthquake
Last Answer : Which one of the following forces leads to maximum soil erosion in plains? (a) Wind (b) Glacier (c) Running water (d) Earthquake
Description : 1. In the context of Indian wild life, what is the flying fox? 2. Who appoints the Chairman of the UPSC ? 3. Why is In a hydel station the motion produced in turbines? 4. Moon shaped sand ... ? 20. Who was elected as the President of All-India Khilafat Conference when it met at Delhi in 1919?
Last Answer : Answer : 1 1. Bat 2. President 3. Due to the flow of water 4. Barkhans 5. Badan Singh 6. Wasp 7. Anemometer 8. Echinodermata 9. Amazon 10. 1761 11. Preamble 12. KEVLAR 13. Industrialisation 14. Lake Superior 15. Lord Cornwallis 16. Music 17. Vectors 18. England 19. Arabian Sea 20. Mahatma Gandhi
Description : What is the cause of tidal waves? a) Wind b) Gravitational force of the moon on the sea c) Gravitational force of the sun on the sea d) Gravitational force of the earth on the sea
Last Answer : d) Gravitational force of the earth on the sea
Description : The oil in the wick of an oil lamp rises up due to (a) Pressure difference (b) Capillary action (c) Low viscosity of oil (d) Gravitational force
Last Answer : Ans:(b)
Description : The oil in the wick of an oil lamp rises up due to: (1) capillary action (2) low viscosity of oil (3) gravitational force (4) pressure difference
Last Answer : (1) capillary action Explanation: The oil in the wick of an oil lamp rises up due to capillary action.
Description : Operating principle of cyclone separator is based on the action of __________ dust particles. (A) Diffusion of (B) Centrifugal force on (C) Gravitational force on (D) Electrostatic force on
Last Answer : (B) Centrifugal force on
Last Answer : capillary action
Description : What holes are formed by huge blocks of glacier that have been burrowed into the ground?
Last Answer : kettles
Description : Loess is _______.?
Last Answer : Loess is
Description : Which of the following relates to the formation of the Himalayas? (a) Folding of the earth's crust (b) Accumulation of loess deposits (c) Folding of the geosyncline (d) Faulting of the earth's crust
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Laterite soil develops as a result of : (1) deposits of alluvial (2) deposits of loess (3) leaching (4) continued vegetation cover
Last Answer : (3) leaching Explanation: Laterite has been derived from the Latin word 'later' which means brick. The laterite soil develops in areas with high temperature and heavy rainfall. This is ... of the micro organisms, particularly the decomposers, like bacteria, get destroyed due to high temperature.
Description : Which one of the following is the example of sedimentary rocks? (1) Loess (2) Basalt (3) Granite (4) Gabbro
Last Answer : (1) Loess Explanation: Loess is an Aeolian sediment formed by the accumulation of wind-blown silt, typically in the 20-50 micrometer size range, twenty percent or less clay and the balance equal parts ... German origin and means "loose." It was first applied to Rhine River valley loess about 1821.
Description : The deposits of loess in the United States probabl originated as which of the following? w) talus x) rock flour y) humus z) geyserite
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- ROCK FLOUR
Last Answer : leaching
Description : Which one of the following is the example of sedimentary rocks ? (1) Loess (2) Basalt (3) Granite (4) Gabbro
Last Answer : Loess
Description : Glazing of clay products, is done (A) To improve their appearance (B) To protect them from atmospheric effect (C) To protect them from corrosive action (D) All the above
Description : Good quality stones must (A) Be durable (B) Be free from clay (C) Resist action of acids (D) All the above
Description : Transporting and re-depositing soils, is done by (A) Water (B) Glacier (C) Gravity (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : The weight of a body is due to (A) Centripetal force of earth (B) Gravitational pull exerted by the earth (C) Forces experienced by body in atmosphere (D) Gravitational force of attraction towards the centre of the earth
Last Answer : (D) Gravitational force of attraction towards the centre of the earth
Description : 17. When a body is placed over a liquid, it is subjected to gravitational force and upthrust of the liquid. A) True B) False
Last Answer : A
Description : When a body is placed over a liquid, it will float if (A) Gravitational force is equal to the up-thrust of the liquid (B) Gravitational force is less than the up-thrust of the liquid (C) Gravitational force is more than the up-thrust of the liquid (D) None of the above
Description : The center of pressure of a surface subjected to fluid pressure is the point (A) On the surface at which resultant pressure acts (B) On the surface at which gravitational force acts (C) At which all hydraulic forces meet (D) Similar to metacentre
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : When a body is placed over a liquid, it will sink down if (A) Gravitational force is equal to the up-thrust of the liquid (B) Gravitational force is less than the up-thrust of the liquid (C) Gravitational force is more than the up-thrust of the liquid (D) None of the above
Description : The cause for the Tsunami, as deduced by the seismologists, is – (1) Gravitational pull of the moon (2) Low pressure trough in the ocean (3) Deformation of sea floor and vertical displacement of water (4) Sudden change in the monsoon wind
Last Answer : (3) Deformation of sea floor and vertical displacement of water Explanation: Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions (including detonations of underwater nuclear devices), landslides, ... the sea, the water above the deformed area is displaced from its equilibrium position.
Description : The cause for the Tsunami, as deduced by the seismologists, is (1) gravitational pull of the moon (2) low pressure trough in the ocean (3) deformation of sea floor and vertical displacement of water (4) sudden change in the monsoon wind
Last Answer : deformation of sea floor and vertical displacement of water
Description : Mounds of sand formed by wind action are called (1) Cliffs (2) Cirques (3) Dunes (4) Hamadas
Last Answer : (3) Dunes Explanation: Cliff is a high and extremely steep rock face that approaches the vertical, either inland or along a coastline. Cirque refers to a deep rounded hollow having steep sides, formed ... by snow and ice. Dune is a hill or ridge of sand accumulated and sorted by wind action.
Description : Pits, formed by the deflating action of wind are called
Last Answer : Blowouts
Description : Moon shaped sand-dunes, formed by which wind action?
Last Answer : Barkhans
Last Answer : Dunes
Description : Wind Erosion will be higher from? a. Clay Soil b. Sandy Soil c. A barren sandy soil d. Loam Soil e. None of these
Last Answer : c. A barren sandy soil
Description : Name the extremely fine-grained, wind-blown clay particularly characteristic of the arid and semi-arid southwestern United States, Mexico and South America. This material was used by the southwestern Indians and Mexicans for constructing huts and buildings from prehistoric times.
Last Answer : ANSWER: ADOBE
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) As a wave of sea water approaches the coast line, it is generally accompanied by a drift of water in the direction of wave advance (B) ... in the direction of the wave (D) The wave while receding carries finer particles out to deep water
Last Answer : (C) A falling hydraulic gradient occurs in the direction of the wave
Description : Residual soils are formed by (A) Glaciers (B) Wind (C) Water (D) None of the above
Description : Which of the following is a result of Surface tension? (1) Gravitational pull (2) Viscosity (3) Capillary action (4) Radiation
Last Answer : (3) Capillary action Explanation: Capillary action is the result of adhesion and surface tension. Adhesion of water to the walls of a vessel will cause an upward force on the liquid at the edges ... intact, so instead of just the edges moving upward, the whole liquid surface is dragged upward.
Description : Which of the following is a result of Surface tension ? (1) Gravitational pull (2) Viscosity (3) Capillary action (4) Radiation
Last Answer : Capillary action