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It is suggested not to look at the sun directly during eclipse. Because ____________________.

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  1. It would damage our skin

  2. It would damage our hair

  3. It would damage our eyes

  4. It would damage every part of the body

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Solar eclipses are dangerous because the sun can come out from behind the moon and surprise you before you have a chance to look away. And this is actually even worse than when you normally look away from the sun because during the total eclipse, it is dark out, and your pupil therefore dialates so that it can let in enough light to get a good picture. Then, when the sun reappears and starts flooding the area with really bright light, not only are you staring straight at it, but your eye is in a state where it is wide open, and actively trying to let in as much light as possible.

This explains why it is easy to damage your eye when watching a total solar eclipse, and why you should either be sure to time it very carefully or just view the thing through one of those sets of cheap dark glasses they sell for the express purpose of looking at the sun without getting hurt.

Which of the following city has the longest sea beach?

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  1. Kolkata

  2. Mumbai

  3. Chennai

  4. Cochin

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Correct Option: C

The paleomagnetic results obtained from India indicates that in the past, the Indian landmass has moved ________.

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  1. northward

  2. southward

  3. eastward

  4. westward

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Correct Option: A

Western Ghats are formed as a result of ______________.

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  1. Accumulation of rocks

  2. Eastward tilting of peninsular block

  3. Faulting of earth's crust

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C

 which of the following reason justifies the statement of  that Asia and Australia were joined together some million years ago?

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  1. Fossils of Marsupials are found in Asia

  2. Culture of both places has many similarities

  3. Climate is quite similar

  4. The big green fields found in Australia are very much like

    those in Asia

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Correct Option: A

Match the following:

List-I List-II
A. Deccan Traps 1. Late cenozoic
B. Western Ghats 2. Pre-cambrian
C. Aravalli 3. Cretaceous Eocene
D. Namada-Tapi Alluvial deposits 4. Cambrian
5. Plestocene
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  1. A - 3, B - 5, C - 1, D - 4

  2. A - 3, B - 1, C - 2, D - 5

  3. A - 2, B - 1, C - 3, D - 4

  4. A - 1, B - 4, C - 2, D - 5

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Correct Option: B

Forces which act in the interior of the earth are called as _______________.

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  1. Exogenic forces

  2. Endogenic forces

  3. Eurogenic forces

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The horizontal and vertical movements caused by the forces coming from the origin of the earth are known as endogenic forces. The origin of the endogenic force is caused by the contraction and expansion of rocks due to variation in thermal conditions and temperature inside the earth.

Name the huge ancient landmass which consisted of India, Australia, South Africa and South America as one single landmass.

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  1. Angara land

  2. Canadian shield

  3. Gondwana land

  4. Tethys sea

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Gondwana land:.Gondwana, also called Gondwanaland, ancient supercontinent that incorporated present-day South America, Africa, Arabia, Madagascar, India, Australia, and Antarctica.

Identify the correct opti

Agents  Landforms 
A. River  I. Hanging Valley 
B. Wind  II. Stalactite 
C. Glaciers  III. Sand dune 
D. Ground water  IV. Canyon 

on from the pairs given below: 

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  1. $A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV $

  2. $ A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III $

  3. $A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II $

  4. $A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I $

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

River $\rightarrow$ landform formed is Canyon

Wind $\rightarrow$ landform formed is sand dune
Glaciers $\rightarrow$ landform formed is Hanging valley
Groundwater $\rightarrow$ landform formed is Stalactite.

What percentage of land area is covered by the mountains?

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  1. 17%

  2. 43%

  3. 20%

  4. 32%

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
  • Mountains are the projections from the earth's surface often having a conical peak. Approximately 24% of the land area are covered by mountains in the world. Thus option C ie 20% is the nearest correct option.