Questions Paper EARTH SCIENCE OLYMPIAD Set 1
1. What is the thickness of the Earth’s atmosphere?
a. 100 km b. 50 km c. 10 km d 1000 km
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A
2. What is the third largest constituent of Earth’s atmosphere?
a. Oxygen b. Nitrogen c. Argon d. Krypton
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C
3. What is the largest constituent of the atmosphere of Venus and Mars?
a. Oxygen b. Nitrogen c. Argon. d. Carbon-dioxide
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D
4. What is the maximum water vapour content of Earth’s atmosphere?
a. 100% b. 50% c. 25% d. 3%
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D
5. What is the typical monsoon rainfall over India?
a. 100cm b. 50cm c. 100mm d. 50mm
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A
6. Which of the following states receives the maximum monsoon rainfall?
a. Meghalaya b. Kerala c. Tamil Nadu d. Karnataka
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A
7. Western disturbance occurs during…
a. March b. June c. August d. September
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A
8. Most depression that causes rain over the Indo-Gangetic belt form in the
a. Southern Bay of Bengal b. Northern Bay of Bengal
c. Southern Arabian Sea d. Northern Arabian Sea
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B
9. An anemometer measures
a. rainfall b. humidity c. wind speed d. wind direction
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C
10. Sun emits maximum power at the wavelength of
a. green b. blue c. red d. ultraviolet
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A
11. The average value of the Solar Constant is
a. 1400 W/m2 b. 1300 W/m2 c. 1360 W/m2 d. 1460 W/m2
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C
12. Wien’s displacement law is useful in calculating the
a. Surface temperature of stars b. total power radiated by stars
c. core temperature of stars d. Planck’s constant
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A
13. Power radiated by a star is proportional to the ______ power of its surface temperature
a. First b. second c. third d. fourth
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D
14. Typical glaciated forms are
a. Cuestas and hogbacks b. Horns and Arêtes
c. Alluvial fans and cones d. Strath and fill terraces
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B
15. A small flat-topped hill bounded by cliffs is known as
a. Plateau b. Terrace c. Mesa d. Abrasion platform
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C
16. Given the same climatic conditions, drainage density values will be lowest on
a. Shale b. Phyllite c. Granite d. Gabbro
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D
17. Sea cliffs are not associated with
a. Shore platform b. Caves c. Natural Arches d. Pediments
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D
18. A broad, flat area of desert covered with wind-swept sand with little or no vegetative cover is
a. Hamada b. Bajada c. Erg d. Playa
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C
19. The Dead Sea, Lake Tanganyika and Lake Nyasa (Malawi) are examples of
a. Volcanic lakes b. Lakes formed by landslides
c. Lakes of tectonic origin d. Artificial lakes
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C
20. Frost action is a type of
a. Physical weathering b. Chemical weathering
c. Biological weathering d. Bio-chemical weathering
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A
Rajasthan NTSE 2015-16 Stage 1 Results: 15 Selections From Resonance Udaipur
Rajasthan NTSE 2015-16 Stage 1 Results: 15 Selections From Resonance Udaipur
The Result of NTSE stage-1 conducted by Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (RBSE) AJMER has been declared on Thursday 18.02.2016. As per the declared results of Rajasthan Total 249 students qualified for NTSE stage-2 examination among which 71 are from Resonance PCCP division. The Highlights of the Result is as follows: The student of Udaipur PCCP Ujjawal Soni has obtained 147 marks & stood 2nd in the state. The other students are Sudarshan Mehta, Amol Samoda, Akshat Goyal, Lakshay Raj Doshi, Paryul Jain, Nimish Nahar, Rudhraksh Jain, Jatin Sexna, Himanshu Badala, Nikhil Jain, Vishal Meghwal, Mohit salvi, Rahul Parmar, and Gorankshi Chouhan are selected for NTSE stage - 2. Out of 15 students from Resonance Udaipur 7 students gets top 100 rank.
The student of Kota PCCP division Naman Garg & the student of Jaipur PCCP division Anisha Shewani have obtained 145 marks and stood 3rd in the state.
- Out of the 71 students selected from Kota, 40 students have been students of Resonance PCCP making Resonance as the undisputed leader in Kota for NTSE examinations for more than 5 years in a row.
- Out of the total 16 students selected from Udaipur, 15 students have been students of Resonance Udaipur PCCP centre.
- Out of the total 4 students selected from Chittorgarh, 3 students have been students of Resonance Kota PCCP centre.
- Out of top 50 students, 20 are Resonites while 44 Resonites made it to the top 100. Quality wise, this is the best result from whole Rajasthan by a single institute.
The NTSE stage-2 Examination would be held on 8th May 2016 in which all the selected students will participate. Various workshops are organized time to time for the preparation of different Olympiads & examinations.
For the preparation of NTSE stage-2 examination a National Level workshop will be conducted from 25th March 2016 to 3rd April 2016 in which students will be provided with study material, regular doubt classes, classroom notes & test series. In this way the students will benefit from it. They will also be guided in order to perform well in NTSE stage-2 Examination.
Resonance PCCP Udaipur continued The Legancy of IESO - 2015 with 3 Selection in Stage - 1
Dear All,
Resonance PCCP Udaipur gives outstanding result in IESO (International Earth Science Olympiad).
Resonance PCCP Udaipur gives outstanding result in IESO (International Earth Science Olympiad). Total 22 students are selected from the India out of 8 students are selected form the Resonance in which 3 Students are from the Resonance PCCP Udaipur.
This is the highest result of any institute in India. The Resonace Udaipur has achieved this achievement again.
The Resonance Udaipur has been giving continuously result in IESO for last 6 years.
The selected students from Udaipur Study Center are Manasven Raina (Rank 13), Prakhar Gupta (Rank 21) and Divyansh Joshi (Rank 22).
The Geological Society of selected 22 students to attend a Training Camp in Earth Sciences during the summer of 2016. Four students will be finally chosen from among the Training Camp participants who will represent India at the 10th International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO) , to be held in Japan.
What is IESO
The International Earth Science Olympiad - IESO, was founded as one of the major activities of the International Geoscience Education Organization (IGEO). It is an annual competition for secondary school students. The main aims of the IESO are to encourage students interest and public awareness of Earth Science and to enhance Earth Sciences learning and to enhance Earth Science teaching/learning at school level. The IESO aims further to foster friendly relationships among young learners from different countries and promoting international cooperation in exchanging ideas and materials on Earth sciences and Earth sciences education.
The Geological Society of India is the body responsible for selecting the Indian Team for the International Earth Science Olympiad. So far, the Earth Science Olympiad program in the country involved four stages: (i) National level Entrance Test, (ii) Training Camp culminating in the Indian National Earth Science Olympiad, (iii) Pre-departure training camp and (iv) International Earth Science Olympiad. The Earth Science Olympiad (ESO) is conducted by the ESO Cell at the Geological Society of India constituted by the President, Geological Society of India.
The Geological Society of India is the body responsible for selecting the Indian Team for the International Earth Science Olympiad. So far, the Earth Science Olympiad program in the country involved four stages: (i) National level Entrance Test, (ii) Training Camp culminating in the Indian National Earth Science Olympiad, (iii) Pre-departure training camp and (iv) International Earth Science Olympiad. The Earth Science Olympiad (ESO) is conducted by the ESO Cell at the Geological Society of India constituted by the President, Geological Society of India.
The IESO is supported by the Ministry of Earth Science (MoES), Government of India as one of its outreach programme for promotion of Earth Science.
IESO Test Details
Duration : 90 MinutesLanguage : English
Type of questions: Multiple-choice questions.
Syllabus : For Syllabus Click Here
Test Centres : AndhraPradesh , Assam , Bihar , Goa , Gujarat , Haryana , Himachal Pradesh , Imphal , Jammu & Kashmir , Jharkhand , Karnataka , Kerala , Madhya Pradesh , Maharashtra , Mizoram , Meghalaya , Manipur , New Delhi , Orissa , Punjab & Haryana , Rajasthan , Tamil Nadu , Uttar Pradesh.
Eligibility : “ Students of IX, X,XI & XII (in September 2016) who were born after 01-07-1997”
Application procedure : Please send the applications to the In-charge of the Test Centre (Details in the Test Centers page) along with the application fee of Rs. 50/- by money order or demand draft favouring the test centre in charge.
Certificates and Awards : The 20 students selected for the Training Camp will be awarded Certificates of Participation. The four students selected for the IESO will be awarded Certificates of Merit and Cash Prizes (Rs. 5,000/- each).
Official Website : http://www.geosocindia.org/
Social Science FA 3 Questions for Class X
Q.1 Which metal is termed as back bone of Modern Civilization?
(A) Copper (B)
Iron (C) Bauxite (D)
Zinc.
Q.2 Which state is the largest producer of manganese ore in India?
(A) Orissa (B)
Bihar (C)
Chattishgarh (D) W. Bengal
Q.3 Khetri Nines in Rajasthan are famous for the mining of:
(A) Iron (B)
Copper (C) Bauxite (D) Uranium
Q.4 The ______ Supervises the functioning of formal source of loan.
(A) SBI (B)
CBI (C) RBI (D) All of the above
Q.5 85% of the loans taken by poor households in urban areas are
from:
(A) Cooperatives (B)
Local Bank (C) Government
Bank (D) Informal Source.
Q.6 Which one of the following is not a feature of money?
(A) Medium of exchange (B)
Lack of divisibility
(C) A store of value (D)
A unit of account
Q.7 The leaders of the movement in Nepal demanded:
(A) Restoration of Parliament (B) Power to an all party government
(C) A new constituent Assembly (D) All of the above
Q.8 The protest against water privatisation in Bolivia was led by:
(A) Bollivian party (B)
FEDECOR (C) COREFED (D) FEDEROC
Q.9 The most abundantly available fossil fuel is:
(A) Petroleum (B)
Natural Gas (C) Coal (D) Iron
Q.10 Orissa is the leading producer of which one of th e following
minerals:
(A) Copper (B)
Iron ore (C) Manganese (D) Mica
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