Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Which one of the following correctly distinguishes planetesimals from planets in the process of planetary formation?

  1. Planetesimals are dense gaseous bodies that develop into stars, whereas planets form directly from a nebula.
  2. Planetesimals are smaller bodies formed through cohesion, whereas planets arise when numerous planetesimals accrete into fewer large bodies.
  3. Planetesimals are fragments produced after fully formed planets collide with one another.
  4. Planetesimals are the internal layers produced when planetary materials separate according to density.
  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…