1761. Among the following, the celestial body farthest from the Earth is –
A. Saturn
B. Uranus
C. Neptune
D. Pluto
✅ The correct answer is option C.
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1762. Sink hole is a phenomenon of –
A. Plain
B. Desert
C. Tundra
D. Karst
✅ The correct answer is option D.
1764. A landscape which is caused due to the fissure in the earth along which one side has moved down with reference to the other is known as –
A. Rift Valley
B. U Shaped Valley
C. V Shaped Valley
D. Hanging Valley
✅ The correct answer is option B.
1765. The organic matter present in soil is known collectively as –
A. Hydrocarbons
B. Podsols
C. Humus
D. Colloids
✅ The correct answer is option C.
1766. The longest river in Asia is –
A. River Indus
B. River Yangtze
C. River Hwang Ho
D. River Ganga
✅ The correct answer is option B.
1767. A stretch of sea water, partly or fully separated by a narrow strip from the main sea is called
A. Bay
B. Isthmus
C. Lagoon
D. Strait
✅ The correct answer is option C.
1768. ‘Willow’ for a cricket bat is obtained from –
A. Tropical forests
B. Rain forests
C. Deciduous forests
D. Coniferous forests
✅ The correct answer is option C.
1769. Salination of soil is caused by –
A. pesticides
B. soil erosion
C. excess irrigation
D. crop rotation
✅ The correct answer is option C.
1770. The stagnant water at the bottom of a lake is called –
A. Epilimnion
B. Mesolimnion
C. Metalimnion
D. Hypolimnion
✅ The correct answer is option D.