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1. Meaning of the idiom ‘A close shave’ is

2. Synonym of ‘EXORCISE’ is

3. Have complete trust _________ God.

4. The book ‘Polyandry in the Himalayas’ was written by

5. On which river Bhakra Nangal Dam is constructed ?

6. Solan Gola is a famous variety of

7. In H.P. Swami Vivekanand Medical Institute is located at

8. The old name of Nurpur was

9. In which princely state of H.P. did the Kisan Sabha set up an Independent Government in 1942 ?

10. Who was the founder of Guler princely state ?

11. Himachal Day is celebrated every year on

12. Who was the first Lokayukta of H.P. ?

13. Kiar-da-doon valley is a part of which district of H.P. ?

14. Gochi festival is celebrated in which district of H.P. ?

15. Nako lake is located in which district of H.P. ?

16. Binwa is a tributary of which river of H.P. ?

17. Gasota Fair is celebrated in which district of H.P. ?

18. Hathidhar is located in which district of H.P. ?

19. Missing terms in the letter series are :a_bc_a_bcda_ccd_bcd_

20. In a coding system, ‘APPLE’ is represented as ‘ZKKOV’. In such system,‘COW’ will be represented as

21. Water is not vaporized if

22. ‘Plague’ is caused by

23. Plant cell wall is made up of

24. Decimal Money System was started in which year ?

25. Which group suffers the most from inflation ?

26. The cost of one thing in terms of the alternative given up is called

27. The population density of India as per census 2011 is

28. The first refinery in India was established in

29. Which is a Tropical Ocean Current ?

30. What does acid rain contain which destroys plants ?

31. How many days in one year on Mercury ?

32. Chief Justice of India is appointed by the

33. Who is the first law officer of the country ?

34. The Fundamental Duties in our Constitution have been adopted from

35. Which of the following subject is in state list ?

36. A unitary form of government is that in which all the powers are concentrated in the hands of

37. The joint session of the Congress and Muslim League was held in 1916 at

38. The Kuka Movement started in mid-nineteenth century in

39. Who among the following visited Gandhiji in South Africa ?

40. Akbar’s tomb is located at which of the following places ?

41. The saviour of the Delhi sultanate was

42. Seleucus Nicator was defeated by

43. The first Tirthankara of the Jains was

44. The staple food of the Vedic Aryans was

45. The soil of northern plain of India is formed by

46. The driest part of India is

47. Which river forms estuary ?

48. Duncan passage is located between

49. The longest lake of India is

50. The gap of a mountain which provides natural path is known as

51. The reason behind Earthquake is

52. Anticline is a type of

53. The reason behind broadening the river valley is

54. Nappe is a kind of

55. Which region is most prone to earthquakes ?

56. The headland in sea is called

57. Which geomorphic pair is not correct ?

58. In which type of topography, water recharge pores are found ?

59. Which is known as the ‘Roof of the World’ ?

60. Who proposed continental drift theory ?

61. Breakdown of rock in situ is known as

62. The Mohorovicic Discontinuity separates

63. Which of the following is metamorphic rock ?

64. Which of the following is related with Lithosphere ?

65. Which mountains are called as complex mountains ?

66. In which type of flowage, failure is easily visible ?

67. Asbestos is a fibrous variety of

68. The example not belonging to discordant body is

69. The factor not affecting metamorphism is

70. What is absolute reverse of porphyritic texture ?

71. What is the structure of dolomite ?

72. Which mineral group is abundantly found in the earth’s crust ?

73. High density, high refractive index is characteristic of

74. The type of regular joint not belonging to igneous rock is

75. Which mountain range presents example of thrust faults ?

76. Dip fault leads to

77. Most common term used for strike-slip faults is

78. Which rock is more prone to flexural slip ?

79. Which is considered as compound anticline ?

80. The process of folding which is considered to be non-tectonic is

81. Angle of dip is measured using which instrument ?

82. The removal of particles of dust and sand by strong winds is called

83. What is the plate tectonic theory ?

84. In India, bituminous coal occurs at

85. The Hawaiian Islands are what type of volcano ?

86. Which sea has the lowest salinity ?

87. Which coal is considered a metamorphic rock ?

88. Which of the following are barchans ?

89. The deep, least productive part of a lake is called the

90. A circular cavity out of bedrock by running water is called a

91. A reverse fault having a dip between 10 and 45 degrees is known as a

92. During which period, in the earth’s history, did most dinosaurs become extinct ?

93. Which of the following geologic periods is the oldest ?

94. Which mineral is a source of copper ?

95. In which of the following is a continental glacier found ?

96. Which is closest to the total surface area of the earth in square kilometres ?

97. An agate is a form of which mineral ?

98. Which material is the hardest ?

99. The black sand of the Hawaiian Islands is composed of which of the following ?

100. An example of a rock whose minerals have been crushed into thin sheets or

101. Which mineral is noted for its one perfect cleavage ?

102. Which term is used to describe the appearance of a mineral in transmitted light ?

103. Which of the following energy sources does not originally come from the Sun ?

104. The solidified lava of a volcano belongs to which rock family ?

105. Exfoliation is a form of

106. The most extensive modern continental mountain chain is

107. Which material has the highest porosity ?

108. The geological mapping undertaken by GSI is on scale of

109. The P-wave velocities are highest in

110. Bleaching clays are

111. The most abundant sedimentary rock found in the Earth’s crust is

112. The most abundant element in the Earth’s continental crust is

113. Atoll is a geomorphic feature formed by

114. A trench is found at a

115. The gently sloping land part that remains partly submerged under sea water is

116. The most common type of flood plains are

117. What is the principal method of stream erosion and involves wearing away of the bedrocks ?

118. What is the outline of volcanic basins commonly ?

119. The type of valley most common on Earth is

120. The class of mountains most common in geographic distribution and often very complicated in geological structure is

121. Which type of strata is rare in occurrence ?

122. Which is considered as soft rock for tunneling ?

123. What is the shape of valley usually preferred for a reservoir ?

124. Depending on the purpose of storage, reservoirs are classified into how many types ?

125. Which zones are most potential surfaces for rock slips ?

126. What is the characteristic of the mass above and below a landslide respectively ?

127. Which theory is acclaimed as a satisfactory explanation about the cause of earthquakes ?

128. Which class of earthquakes are most destructive ?

129. What is the depth of focus in the shallow earthquakes ?

130. Storage capacity of a reservoir depends on

131. Which is not an example of the good aquifer ?

132. Water present in rocks from the time of their deposition is

133. The porosity range of limestone is

134. Mica is of which origin ?

135. The best grade chromite in India occurs in which state ?

136. The definition of ore is dependent on

137. Foliation generally results due to which metamorphism ?

138. Shales are generally characterized with distinct

139. Which is the absolute reverse of porphyritic texture ?

140. The chemical composition of the feldspar group is

141. Hardness of a mineral depends upon

142. The joints developed due to tensile forces are

143. At what angle do the fractures appear to the lines of tensile stresses ?

144. Which fault causes offset ?

145. The fault, which is also called a diagonal fault, is

146. What is also called as Micro breccia ?

147. What is the reason for rock bursts ?

148. Which is considered as compound anticline ?

149. Which type of deformation is folding ?

150. Most widespread rock on earth is

151. Which is called ‘Mushroom rocks’ ?

152. The rock mineral insoluble in water is

153. The process that is not considered under mechanical weathering is

154. Which is not true about Asthenosphere ?

155. The granite layer in the crust is also referred to as

156. Isostasy term was first used by

157. Ilmenite crystalizes in which crystal system ?

158. Ilmenite crystalizes in which crystal system ?

159. Which of the following fold has horizontal axial plane ?

160. The angle between the fault plane and imaginary vertical plane is measured as

161. The discontinuity between outer core and inner core is known as

162. New seafloor is created at

163. Who is called the Father of Geology ?