CUET-PG SERIES Environmental-sciences
Earth Science
9 previous year questions.
Volume: 9 Ques
Yield: Medium
High-Yield Trend
9
2024 Chapter Questions 9 MCQs
01
PYQ 2024
medium
environmental-sciences ID: cuet-pg-
In the asthenosphere, the velocity of S-waves in partly molten rocks:
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remain Constant
D. First increases then decreases
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remain Constant
D. First increases then decreases
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
(A) only
2
(B) only
3
(C) only
4
(D) only
02
PYQ 2024
medium
environmental-sciences ID: cuet-pg-
Water that got trapped during the formation of sedimentary rock is referred to as:
1
Underground water
2
Vadose water
3
Connate water
4
Meteoric water
03
PYQ 2024
medium
environmental-sciences ID: cuet-pg-
Partial pressure of nitrogen gas (N2) in the atmosphere will be:
1
∼ 7808 Pa
2
∼ 0.7808 Pa
3
∼ 7.9 × Pa
4
∼ 0.79 × Pa
04
PYQ 2024
medium
environmental-sciences ID: cuet-pg-
A geographical unit delineated by sharp gradients where precipitation or snowmelt flows along one side of the gradient, depending upon local topography and natural hydrology, is called:
1
Basin
2
Catchment
3
Region
4
Watershed
05
PYQ 2024
medium
environmental-sciences ID: cuet-pg-
Arrange the following minerals in the correct sequence of crystallization starting from a cooling magma:
Minerals:
A. Oligoclase
B. Muscovite
C. Anorthite
D. Quartz
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Minerals:
A. Oligoclase
B. Muscovite
C. Anorthite
D. Quartz
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
(C), (A), (B), (D)
2
(D), (B), (A), (C)
3
(A), (C), (B), (D)
4
(C), (A), (D), (B)
06
PYQ 2024
medium
environmental-sciences ID: cuet-pg-
What is the hardness of corundum in the Mohs scale of hardness?
1
4
2
5
3
8
4
9
07
PYQ 2024
medium
environmental-sciences ID: cuet-pg-
Match List I with List II:
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
| LIST I | LIST II |
|---|---|
| A. Feldspar | I. Halide |
| B. Gypsum | II. Silicate |
| C. Azurite | III. Carbonate |
| D. Halite | IV. Sulfate |
1
(A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)
2
(A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (II), (D) - (III)
3
(A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (III), (D) - (I)
4
(A) - (II), (B) - (I), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)
08
PYQ 2024
medium
environmental-sciences ID: cuet-pg-
Which of the following minerals have platy crystal habit?
Minerals:
A. Muscovite
B. Sillimanite
C. Asbestos
D. Biotite
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Minerals:
A. Muscovite
B. Sillimanite
C. Asbestos
D. Biotite
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
(A) and (B) only
2
(A), (B), and (C) only
3
(B) and (C) only
4
(A) and (D) only
09
PYQ 2024
medium
environmental-sciences ID: cuet-pg-
What is the plutonic equivalent of rhyolite?
1
Dolomite
2
Granite
3
Gabbro
4
Amphibolite
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