1. Match of the following List-I (Name of the layer) and List-II (Physical property): List-I List-II
A. Outer crust 1. Solid
B. Mantle 2. Partly molten
C. Core 3. Liquid or plastic state
D. Inner crust 4. Solid and partly plastic Codes A B C D

2. Which of the following layers of the earth is believed to have the heaviest mineral materials of highest density?

3. Which interior part of the earth nearly half of the radius of the earth?

4. In the structure of planet Earth, below the mantle, the core is mainly made up of which one of the following?

5. ‘D’ shell extends for 200 km at

6. In the interior of the Earth

7. What is the correct sequence of the following layers of the Earth as one moves from the surface to the interior?
1. Mantle 2. Crust 3. Core

8. With reference to seismic waves, consider the following statements
1. P-waves travel through a solid rock faster than sound waves travelling through air.
2. S-waves travel at about half the speed of P-waves. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

9. Exogenic forces are connected with

10. What is the average density of the earth?

11. The upper part of the mantle upon which the crust of the earth floats is called

12. Which one of the following is the correct statement? The boundary zone between the North American plate and the Eurasian plate exhibits conditions of

13. The mapping of which of the following is most difficult?

14. Assertion (A) : The continents are floating on the sea. Reason (R) : The continents are composed of silica and aluminium while the oceans are composed of silica and magnesium.

15. What is the surface area of the earth?

16. Match the following : Date Conditions in Northern Hemisphere
A. March 21st 1. Winter
B. June 21st 2. Autumnal Equinox
C. September 21st
3. Summer Solstice
D. December 22nd
4. Vernal Equinox Codes A B C D

17. Which of the following earth’s crust having thickness of 3400 km?

18. Which of the following features may occur when lava cool at the surface?

19. Epirogenetic movement give rise to

20. Match List-I (Discontinuity) with List- II (Layer of Earth’s interior associated with discontinuity) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List-I List-II
A. Weichert- Gutenberg
1. Outer core and inner core discontinuity
B. Mohorovicic (Moho)
2. Lower mantle and outer core discontinuity
C. Lehman discontinuity
3. Upper mantle and lower mantle
D. Conrad discontinuity
4. Lower crust and upper mantle
5. Division of Sial and sima with the crust Codes A B C D

21. Mantle of the earth crust is

22. The main constituents of earth’s crust are

23. Which of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by mass in the earth’s crust?

24. Mohorovic discontinuity separates

25. ‘Mohs scale’ is used to indicate the