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Q.1
The forces responsible for the movements of the earth's crust, eruption of volcanoes and earthquakes are
Terrestrial forces
Tectonic forces
Gravitational forces
Mountain building movements
Q.2
Which is the greatest archipelago on the globe?
Japan
West Indies
Indonesia
Philippines
Q.3
The wettest place in the world is Cherrapunji (Assam). The Hottest place is
Azizia (Libya)
Ramagundam (India)
Stwart Island (New Zealand)
Kandy (Sri Lanka)
Q.4
Burkina Faso is the new name of ________ Republic.
Chad
Cameroon
Kenya
Upper Volta
Q.5
Rubber is the coagulated Juice or latex or an equatorial tree called
Ebony
Mahogany
Cinchona
Hevea
Q.6
Blizzards are more frequent in
Tropical region
Temperate region
Arctic region
Antarctic region
Q.7
Botswana was formerly known as
Bachuanaland
Bahamas
Barbados
Cameroon
Q.8
The river Irrawaddy is the life blood of
Myanmar
Bangladesh
Thailand
Laos
Q.9
Shwedagon pagoda is located in
Mahabalipuram
Rangoon
Mandalay
Jakarta
Q.10
The shipping canal that connects the North Sea and the Baltic Sea is called the ________.
Panama Canal
Suez Canal
Kiel Canal
Buckingham Canal
Q.11
The yield or food grain per man is high under
Intensive cultivation
Extensive cultivation
Mono cultivation
Farm cultivation
Q.12
The winter temperatures of north-western Europe are higher than those of eastern Europe in the same latitudinal zone because ________
It is on the western side of the continent
It 'is near the sea
It receives only light falls of snow
It lies under westerly winds which blow over the Gulf Stream Drift
Q.13
Foehn is a local wind of ________.
Canada
Switzerland
Northern Italy
West Africa
Q.14
A river erodes by
Hydraulic action
Corrosion
Attrition
All the above
Q.15
Pedology is a science of the study of
Rocks
Soils
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Q.16
Limestone changes into ________ due to metamorphism.
Marble
Quartzite
Gneiss
Schists
Q.17
The ocean currents allow the oceans to ________ year after year.
Become warmer
Become colder
Maintain the same temperature
Increase salinity
Q.18
The 38th parallel separates ________
North Korea and South Korea
East Germany and West Germany
China and Tibet
Asia and Europe
Q.19
A sierra is a/an
Mountain range
A midday or afternoon nap
Unit of electrical conductance
Holiday resort in the Mediterranean Sea
Q.20
Moho discontinuity refers to a discontinuity between the ________ and ________ layers of the earth.
Sial and Sima
Sima and Mantle
Sial and Mantle
Mantle and Core
Q.21
The Asian and North American continents almost meet at the narrow and shallow Bering Strait, only ________ kilometres across.
4
10
22
45
Q.22
Which of the following States of the U.5A are attached to Mexico?
California and Texas
Kansas and Kentucky
New Mexico and Arkansas
Rhode Island and Hawaii
Q.23
Which one of the following is correct? Benguela current flows ________
Along Brazilian coast
Off Southwest African coast
Off Spanish and North African coast
Along West coast of United States
Q.24
A strait is
A narrow stretch of sea connecting two extensive areas of sea
A narrow strip of land joining two large land-masses
A wide indentation into the land formed by a sea or a lake
A narrow headland
Q.25
The world's largest delta system is the ________.
The Nile, Egypt
Ganges-Brahmaputra, India/Bangladesh
The Mississippi, USA
The Amazon, Brazil
Q.26
If the atmospheric air is cooled because of expansion, the cooling is known as
Adiabatic
Lapse rate
Alto-cooling
Inverse cooling
Q.27
Which of these countries has/have Adriatic Sea as a boundary?
1. Albania
2. Bosnia Herzegovina
3. Croatia
4. Macedonia
1 and 2
Only 4
1, 2 and 3
3 and 4
Q.28
Most of the people of the middle east belong to ________ group of people.
Negro
Nordic
Alpine
Mediterranean
Q.29
Jurollo volcano, Mexico is an example of ________ type of volcano.
Acid lava cone
Shield volcano
Lava plateau
Composite
Q.30
A fumarole is
A small crack on the side of volcano ejecting gas and steam
A river truncated by river piracy
A rock projecting through ice cap
An underground cavern
Q.31
A hinterland is
An area behind a seaport that supplies the bulk of the exports
The interior of a valley
An elevated area
An area occupied by backward community
Q.32
'Abadan' is well known as
A major Air Force base in Iraq
The main oil terminal in Iran
A pilgrim centre for Muslims and Christians as well
An archaeological site throwing new light on the civilisation that flourished in Arabia before the advent of Aryans into India
Q.33
The highest navigable lake in the world is
Huron
Titicaca
Superior
Tanganyika
Q.34
Mongoloid races are characterised by
Prognathism
Epicanthic fold
Dolico cephalic head
None of these
Q.35
Which of the following is/are wrongly matched?
I. Bushman - Kalahari Desert
II. Masai - North America
III. Bindibus - Australia
IV. Kirghiz - Asian Steppes
I
II
III
III and IV
Q.36
Uranus takes ________ years to orbit the Sun.
48
84
50
60
Q.37
Temperate grasslands in South America are found on the ________ part of the continent.
Northern
Southern
North-western
South-eastern
Q.38
The world's largest river is
Amazon
Nile
Mississippi
Brahmaputra
Q.39
"Dark Continent" is
Africa
South America
Australia
Asia
Q.40
Sunda Trench lies in ________
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Antarctic Ocean
Q.41
"Europe point" is
The southern most tip of Gibraltar
A small French island in Mozambique channel
A famous sea resort near Naples
A summer resort for the Pope in Itlay
Q.42
Which, among the following countries, lies at the junction of three continents (Asia, Africa ad Europe)?
Turkey
Cyprus
Syria
Yemen
Q.43
Collective Farm of Ukraine is also known as
Kolkhoz
Dom
Ryckay Eezik
Sovkhoz
Q.44
Nautical mile is a unit of distance used in
Space travel
Navigation
Aviation
Communication
Q.45
Which of the following reflects radio waves back to the Earth?
Ionosphere
Thermosphere
Tropopause
Mesopause
Q.46
Cod, haddock, halibut, sole, garoupa and snapper are
Major species of Tropical Forests
Cattle breeds
Fish varieties
Pacific Islands
Q.47
The internationally recognised scale for describing wind speeds is ________.
The Richter Scale
The Moho's Scale
The Modified Mercalli Scale
The Beaufort Scale
Q.48
The Earth's population has ________ since the turn of the century.
Stayed the same
Doubled
Trebled
Multiplied ten times
Q.49
The largest country in the world (area-wise) is
China
India
Russia
The USA
Q.50
The first oil well in the world was drilled at
Assam
Japan
Pensylvania
Former USSR
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