For the first time SSC 2016 examination will be held in Computer Based pattern and managing time will be one of the important factor while solving the questions. So in order to make students familiar with such a situations we are providing questions in a time based manner , which will help students to manage the time properly.
1.What is meant by the term 'Midnight Sun'?
Rising Sun
Sun shining in the polar circle for long time
Twilight
Very Bright Sun
2.Which one among the following scales is used for measuring the intensity of the Earthquake?
Rossy Ferrel
Mercalli Scale
Rictor Scale
Both 'b' and 'c'
3.Rocks resulting from the crystallization of magma are-
Igneous
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Migmatities
4.Large blocks of rock which were picked up by a glacier then deposited, sometimes hundreds of miles from their source, when the ice melted , is called ?
Crevasse
Erratics
Lip
None of these
5.What is Valley Glacier?
A glacier that originates high up a mountain and then flows down a valley
This is the usual type of glacier, also known as an Alpine glacier
None of the above
Both of the above
6.What is Snout?
The upstream surface
Plucked surfaces on the downstream side
The Upstream end of a glacier
The downstream end of a glacier.
7.What is Terminal Moraine?
Moraine underneath the glacier.
Moraine which forms along the sides of a glacier
Moraine which collects along the front of a glacier
None of these
8.Glacial moraine consisting of thick clay with angular rocks is called ?
Boulder Clay
Corrie
Cirque
Cwm
9.The loss of ice from a glacier due to surface melting, evaporation and the calving of icebergs is called?
Abrasion
Corrie
Ground Moraine
Ablation
10.What is Ground Moraine ?
Moraine which forms along the sides of a glacier
Moraine which collects along the front of a glacier
Moraine underneath the glacier.
Moraine that is held within the glacier
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