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Q.1
The depositional feature at the point where the river comes down from hills to plain is
Meander
Water fall
Levee
Alluvial fan
Q.2
In which of the following countries, is the ratio of hydroelectric generation to the total electricity generation the highest?
Norway
Sweden
Italy
Denmark
Q.3
Po river flows through
Austria
Italy
Yugoslavia
France
Q.4
Prognathiam rerers to
Slanting forehead
Protruding jaw
Slit eye
None of these
Q.5
Cut off loops of rivers are known as
Bajada
Meanders
Oxbow lake
Levee
Q.6
Which among the following is the most populous city in the world?
Kolkata
Mexico City
Sao Paulo
Tokyo
Q.7
Oceans occupy per cent of the earth.
21
71
29
79
Q.8
The Persian Gulf region is rich in ________.
Crude oil reserves
Iron ore reserves
Bauxite ore reserves
Uranium ore reserves
Q.9
Diego Garcia is in ________
Arabian Sea
Bay of Bengal
Indian Ocean
Gulf of Aden
Q.10
You are asked to import Ostrich, Platypus and Kaola Bear. To which country will you opt to go, to get all the three?
Australia
Japan
Canada
New Zealand
Q.11
The canal that connects the upper Hudson at Albany with the Great Lakes at Buffalo is
Erie canal
Kiel canal
North Sea canal
Trent and Mersey canal
Q.12
The population of India has of late been growing very fast because
Not enough attention has been paid to methods of population control
The death rate has been dropping on account of better medical and health facilities
The birth rate has continuously been increasing
Industrialization has provided a fillip to growth of population
Q.13
Which one of the following scholars suggests the earth's origin is from gases and dust particles?
James Jeans
H. Alfven
F. Hoyle
O. Schmidt
Q.14
Which of the following is called the "Gateway to the Pacific" ?
Suez Canal
Panama Canal
Bering Sea
Gulf of Alaska
Q.15
Which is the largest island of the world?
New Guinea
Medagascar
Greenland
Iceland
Q.16
Which of the following regions are regarded as areas of high density of population?
East Asia, Central and Southern Europe, Tropical deserts
Amazon and Congo Basins, South-East Asia, European Russia
Congo Basin and Indonesia, Central and Southern Europe, European Russia
East Asia, Southern Asia, North Western Europe
Q.17
Which one of the following can one come across if one travels through the Strait of Malacca?
Bali
Brunei
Java
Singapore
Q.18
Which of the following is incorrect?
Within the Arctic and Antarctic Circles there is at least one day in the year during which the sun does not set and at least one day on which it never rises
At the North Pole there is darkness for half the year
At the summer solstice the sun shines vertically over the Tropic of Capricorn
The sun shines vertically over the Equator twice the year
Q.19
Which of the following grades of coal has the highest carbon content?
Anthracite
Bituminous coal
Lignite
Peat
Q.20
In population, high growth rate is a characteristics of
High birth and High mortality rate
High birth and Low mortality rate
Low birth and Low mortality rate
Low birth and High mortality rate
Q.21
A narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses is known as
Strait
Isthmus
Headland
Bay
Q.22
Which or the following is known as the lifelines of a country?
Natural growth rate of population
Food supplies
Energy resources
Modem means of transport and communication
Q.23
Inversion of temperature refers to ________ temperature with height.
Decrease in
Increase in
Constant
Both increase and decrease in
Q.24
When dew point is reached it is said that at that temperature
The atmosphere is said to be saturated with water vapour
The relative humidity of the atmosphere is 100%
The atmosphere can hold no more water vapour
All the above
Q.25
What is the "cloud burst"? It is
The states of sky with respect to clouds
The disintergration of a huge cloud mass
An abnormal heavy downpour of rain
Breaking up of clouds by high mountain ranges
Q.26
Which country is known as the "Cockpit of Europe"?
France
Denmark
Holland
Belgium
Q.27
Which one of the following types of plains is not formed by the action of the riven?
Loess plains
Alluvial plains
Flood plain deposits
Deltas
Q.28
Alaskan current is found in
Northern Atlantic
South Atlantic
North Pacific
Indian Ocean
Q.29
The waterfall 'Victoria' is associated with the river
Amazon
Missouri
St Lawrence
Zambeji
Q.30
Humidity in the air is measured in a
Barometer
Electrometer
Hygrometer
Hydrometer
Q.31
There are two types of crusts - the continental and the oceanic. The continental crust is
Thicker below the plains than below mountains
Thicker below the mountains than below the plains
Almost same all over
Thicker under the oceans than under the seas
Q.32
The coastline formed by the submergence of mountain ridges running parallel to the coast is known as ________
Dalmation coast
Ria coast
Fiord coast
Haff coast
Q.33
"Venice of the East" is the name given to
Singapore
Bangkok
Rangoon
Hong Kong
Q.34
Pilgrim Fathers are the earliest migrants to
Australia
South America
North America
Central America
Q.35
The approximate distance between the Earth and the Sun is
100000 km
2000000 km
102000000 km
150000000 km
Q.36
The highest water fall in the world is
Tugela
Jog
Angel
Yosemite
Q.37
Latvia does not share its borders with which one of the following countries?
Russia
Estoma
Lithuania
Poland
Q.38
What does the 17th parallel separate?
South and North America
North and South Korea
South and North Vietnam
South and North Yemen
Q.39
Cyclones are called as hurricanes in
Bangladesh
China
Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
Japan
Q.40
What is the capital of East Timor ?
Darwin
DiIi
Semarang
Yogyakarta
Q.41
Khartoum is situated at the confluence of ________
Murray and Darling
Porena and Prague
Tigris and Euphrates
White Nile and Blue Nile
Q.42
On the Equator the day and night are equal
On equinoxes
On summer solstice
On winter solstice
Throughout the year
Q.43
Which of the following rivers In Europe has the largest volume of traffic?
The Rhine
The Rhone
The Danube
The Seine
Q.44
Which of the following countries does not share its border with Iraq?
Jordan
Syria
Turkey
Lebanon
Q.45
Which one of the following countries has the highest average of road length on per thousand square kilometer area basis?
India
Japan
USA
France
Q.46
Which one of the following is the largest country area-wise?
Argentina
India
Kazakhastan
Sudan
Q.47
Which is the largest Gulf in the World?
The Gulf of Cambay
The Gulf of Mexico
The Persian Gulf
The Strait of Hormuz
Q.48
Suez Canal route handles more traffic than the Panama Canal route mainly because
Suez Canal has no locks
Suez Canal links developing nations of Asia with the developed nations of Europe and North America
Suez Canal is older
Panama Canal has limited capacity
Q.49
________ is called the 'land of a thousand lakes'.
Finland
Holland
Sweden
Portugal
Q.50
17th Parallel separates ________
North and South America
North and South Korea
North and South Vietnam
North and South Yemen
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