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Q.1
The area or the Indian Ocean is approximately ________.
24 million sq km
44 million sq km
64 million sq km
74 million sq km
Q.2
The inequality between day and night becomes greater or more marked as one travels from ________ to ________.
Poles, Equator
Equator, Poles
Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer
Q.3
Which of the following countries have achieved a negative growth rate of population?
Australia, Canada and Sweden
U.K., Sweden and Germany
France, Italy and Ireland
Japan, U.S.A. and Russia
Q.4
Which one of the following statements correctly defines the term 'Karroo' of Southern Africa?
Rift valley formed due to faulting
Dome shaped landforms caused by earth's movements
Steppes from the coastal lowland on to the high plateau
None of the above
Q.5
Infant mortality rate is ________
Number of deaths of children below 1 year of age per 1000 of the population
Number of deaths of children below 5 years of age per 1000 of the population
Number of deaths of children below 1 year of age per 100 of the population
Number of deaths of children below 5 years of age per 100 of the population
Q.6
Strait of Florida runs in between ________
Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean
Q.7
Rice crop needs
Low temperature and heavy rainfall
High temperature and low rainfall
Annual rainfall of about 150 cm, high temperature and humidity
Low temperature and low rainfall
Q.8
"Golan Heights" belonging to a country A were captured by a country B. The countries A and B are ________
Tibet and China
Russia and Japan
Syria and Israel
Iran and Iraq
Q.9
Greenland is the largest island of the world. It is an integral part of
Norway
North America
Denmark
Canada
Q.10
Pyranees form a the boundary between
Spain and Portugal
France and Spain
Poland and Russia
Hungary and Rumania
Q.11
'Roaring Forties' are
Waterfalls in Canada
Cyclonic winds
The turbulent years in world History from 1940 to 1944
Westerly winds blowing through out the year over the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere between 40º and 60º South
Q.12
Which of the following is not concerned with increased production of a food item?
Green Revolution
Blue Revolution
White Revolution
Orange Revolution
Q.13
Pale colour, medium height, epicanthic eye are the characteristics of
Australoid
Negroid
Mongoloid
Cancosoid
Q.14
Consider the following countries:
1. Algeria
2. Morocco
3. Mauritania
Which of these borders is/are the Mediterranean Sea?
1 only
1 and 2
2 and 3
1, 2 and 3
Q.15
Danube, Dneiper, Don, Volga and Ural rivers are flowing in
North America
Europe
Africa
Australia
Q.16
Copper alloys with tin to give
Brass
Bronze
German silver
Zinc
Q.17
Which one the following condition is not favourable for the formation of delta?
Active vertical and lateral erosion in the lower course of the rivers
Coast should be preferably tideless
Sea adjoining the delta should be shallow
There should be no strong current running at right angles to the river mouths
Q.18
The difference between the equatorial and polar diametres of the earth is about
22 km
32 km
42 km
62 km
Q.19
A narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses is called
Ridge
Peninsula
Isthmus
Neck
Q.20
The sea that separates Greece and Italy is
Mediterranean
The Tyrrhenian
The Adriatic
The Aegean
Q.21
The layers of the earth's crust are distinguished by their
Thickness and depth
Density and temperature
Metallic content and rocks
All the above
Q.22
In the Himalayas the melting or the snow is more on the
Southern slopes
Northern slopes
Eastern slopes
Western slopes
Q.23
If I wanted to reach the South Atlantic from the South Pacific while touching South America, I would have to use
Florida Straits
Dardanelles
Magellan Straits
Bosporus
Q.24
The coral reefs are most characteristic of
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Q.25
The regions with the highest and lowest densities are respectively ________
Europe and Africa
Asia and Oceania
North America and Africa
Europe and Oceania
Q.26
Which of the following gives the correct decreasing order in numbers in the food chain pyramid?
1. Primary Producers
2. Herbivores
3. Carnivores
4. Man
1, 2, 3, 4
1, 3, 2, 4
4, 3, 2, 1
1, 2, 4, 3
Q.27
The trees of spruce, fir, pine, etc are found in which of the following natural regions of the Earth?
Siberian Type
Tundra Type
Taiga Type
Laurentian Type
Q.28
Mountain of accumulation is
Volcanic mountains
Block mountains
Residual mountains
Fold mountains
Q.29
The home or the fur-bearing animals is the
Coniferous forests
Temperate deciduous forests
Tundra
Temperate grasslands
Q.30
Name the country which shares the benefits of the Kosi Multipurpose Project with India
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Nepal
Bhutan
Q.31
Grasslands in Australia are known as the
Downs
Steppes
Veldt
Prairies
Q.32
Which among the following statements about the earth is not true?
The Earth makes one complete revolution round the Sun every 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 46 seconds
The Earth makes one complete revolution on its axis in 48 hours
The Earth revolves in its orbit round the Sun at a speed of 66,000 miles per hour
The Earth rotates on its axis at an equatorial speed of more than 1000 miles per hour
Q.33
Lakes formed due to marine deposits are
Crater lakes
Cirque lakes
Ox-bow lakes
Lagoons
Q.34
Berlin is situated on the river canal
Danube
Elbe
Spree
Nile
Q.35
Which of the following countries is known as the 'Sugar bowl of the World' ?
India
Cuba
Brazil
U.S.A.
Q.36
The indigenous people living in Fiji and Papua New Guinea belong to ________
Mongolian group
Polynesian group
Micronesian group
Melanesian group
Q.37
The region with the lowest mean winter temperature (-50º C) is found in
Greenland
Northern Canada
North Pole
North Eastern Siberia
Q.38
Assemblage or ideas, beliefs, skills, institutions is represented by
None of these
Civilization
Culture
Mode of life
Q.39
In which of the following country has the maximum population of Muslims?
India
Pakistan
Indonesia
Saudi Arabia
Q.40
The amount of dew is measured by
Pluviometer
Drosometer
Anemometer
Hygrometer
Q.41
Plains formed by the deposits brought by glacier are
Lacustrine plains
Flood plains
Drift plains
Coastal plains
Q.42
'Ursa Major' is the scientific name for one of the constellations of stars. Its common English name is
The Northern Crown
The Chained Lady
The Milky Way
The Great Bear
Q.43
The relative humidity or the atmospheric air
Increases with increase in temperature
Decreases with increase in temperature
Decreases with decrease in temperature
Is independent of temperature
Q.44
Which of the following is not a minor product derived from forests?
Nuts and Gums
Tannin
Pitch and Turpentine
Pulp
Q.45
What is the country through which both Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass?
Brazil
Uruguay
Colombia
Ecuador
Q.46
The land-locked country in South East Asia is
Thailand
Malayasia
Laos
Vietnam
Q.47
Gulf Stream, the most important current of the Atlantic Ocean, takes Its birth from the Gulf of Mexico. Its importance lies in its
Cooling effect
Warming effect
Area of influence
Influence on travel
Q.48
Which of these is not true of the effects of the ocean currents?
They affect commerce because they keep the harbours open even during winter
Water of the ocean is kept pure
Warm equatorial currents raise the temperature while the cold polar currents lower the temperature of the place through which they pass
They do not affect rainfall over the coast
Q.49
The famous Matterhorn Peak is found in
Austria
Switzerland
France
Sweden
Q.50
The only land-locked country in South-East Asia is
Laos
Thailand
Malaysia
Kampuchea
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