Environment Quiz 57

Environment Quiz 57 1. Who created the Nahr water system which provided clean water for the people of Aurangabad and its suburbs? Malik Ambar Aurangazeb Muhammad bin Tughluq Jahangir 2. Which mountain in Pakistan is locally known as Diamir or Deo Mir meaning "huge mountain"? Margalla...

Earth Science Olympiad - Previous Questions 5

Earth Science Olympiad - Previous Questions 5 1. Earth’s biosphere is protected from cosmic ray bombardment from outer space because it has ozone layer in the atmosphere greenhouse gases thick atmosphere magnetic field 2. During the glacial times, the average salinity of the ocean increased relative to the interglacial stage decreased relative to the interglacial stage did...

India Quiz 67

India Quiz 67 1. Taragarh Fort or 'Star Fort' was an important centre of military activity during the Mughal period. Where is it located? Delhi Agra Ajmer Jaipur 2. Panihari and Ghumar are the dance forms of which Indian state? Madhya Pradesh Rajasthan Bihar Uthar Pradesh 3....

Earth Science Olympiad - Previous Questions 4

Earth Science Olympiad - Previous Questions 4 1. Which of the followings is not a stable isotope: 12C 13C 14C 15N 2. Smaller phytoplankton has advantage over bigger phytoplankton in oligotrophic (less nutrient) waters, because: Surface area of smaller phytoplankton is less...

Earth Science Olympiad - Previous Questions 3

Earth Science Olympiad - Previous Questions 3 1. Arrange the following in increasing order of grain size a. Sand b. Boulder c. Pebble d. Silt a,c,d,b b,c,a,d d,a,c,b d,a,b,c 2. Which of the following sedimentary structure can be used as Plaeocurrent direction indicator Rainprints Mud...

Earth Science Olympiad - Previous Questions 2

Earth Science Olympiad - Previous Questions 2 1. Chemical weathering of rocks will produce Granite Limestone Bauxite Sandstone 2. Most appropriate example of Geomagnetic reversal is imprinted on the Rift basins Orogenic belts MORs Trenches 3. In case of a structural...

Earth Science Olympiad - Previous Questions 1

Earth Science Olympiad - Previous Questions 1 The questions are from the previous year International Earth Science Olympiad question papers with solutions and explanations.  1. Rift basin is formed by which of the following crustal processes Compression Extension Both...

Current Affairs Quiz 14

Current Affairs Quiz 14 1. President Ramnath Kovind has launched JOHAR scheme in which state to double income of rural poor? Jharkand Chattisgarh Uthar Pradesh Bihar 2. India’s first Offshore Desalination Unit will be setup by National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT)...

General Knowledge Quiz 31

General Knowledge Quiz 31 1. "The Sleeping Gypsy" is a famous 1897 oil painting depicting a lion watching over a sleeping woman on a moonlit night. Do you know the artist? Paul Gauguin Leonardo da Vinci Vincent van Gogh Henri Rousseau 2. The Winter War was a military...

India Quiz 66 (Great Personalities Quiz)

India Quiz 66 (Great Personalities Quiz) 1. Which Sikh guru was arrested, tortured and executed under the orders of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir? Guru Tegh Bahadur Guru Gobind Singh Guru Arjan Singh Guru Har Gobind 2. Which Indian leader wrote the 'Shrimadh Bhagvad...