Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Which one of the following best describes the hydrological cycle?

  1. Continuous circulation of water in liquid, solid and gaseous forms within the hydrosphere.
  2. One-way movement of ocean water to the continents through precipitation.
  3. Permanent conversion of freshwater into ocean water through surface runoff.
  4. Seasonal movement of water confined to the atmosphere and land surface.
  1. A geological survey records the following intrusive bodies: Body P is thin and nearly horizontal. Body Q is…
  2. A place has the following characteristics: Its underlying land surface heats rapidly during summer and cools…
  3. A stream on one side of a divide has a steeper gradient and receives more precipitation than a neighbouring…
  4. A survey identifies three plate-boundary settings: At boundary X, normal and reverse magnetic strips parallel…
  5. Although the vertical pressure-gradient force in the lower atmosphere is much greater than the horizontal…
  6. An earthquake releases energy at a point below the Earth’s surface. Which one of the following correctly…