Q.1
The forces responsible for the movements of the earth's crust, eruption of volcanoes and earthquakes are
Q.2
Which is the greatest archipelago on the globe?
Q.3
The wettest place in the world is Cherrapunji (Assam). The Hottest place is
Q.4
Burkina Faso is the new name of ________ Republic.
Q.5
Rubber is the coagulated Juice or latex or an equatorial tree called
Q.6
Blizzards are more frequent in
Q.7
Botswana was formerly known as
Q.8
The river Irrawaddy is the life blood of
Q.9
Shwedagon pagoda is located in
Q.10
The shipping canal that connects the North Sea and the Baltic Sea is called the ________.
Q.11
The yield or food grain per man is high under
Q.12
The winter temperatures of north-western Europe are higher than those of eastern Europe in the same latitudinal zone because ________
Q.13
Foehn is a local wind of ________.
Q.14
A river erodes by
Q.15
Pedology is a science of the study of
Q.16
Limestone changes into ________ due to metamorphism.
Q.17
The ocean currents allow the oceans to ________ year after year.
Q.18
The 38th parallel separates ________
Q.19
A sierra is a/an
Q.20
Moho discontinuity refers to a discontinuity between the ________ and ________ layers of the earth.
Q.21
The Asian and North American continents almost meet at the narrow and shallow Bering Strait, only ________ kilometres across.
Q.22
Which of the following States of the U.5A are attached to Mexico?
Q.23
Which one of the following is correct? Benguela current flows ________
Q.24
A strait is
Q.25
The world's largest delta system is the ________.
Q.26
If the atmospheric air is cooled because of expansion, the cooling is known as
Q.27
Which of these countries has/have Adriatic Sea as a boundary?
1. Albania
2. Bosnia Herzegovina
3. Croatia
4. Macedonia
Q.28
Most of the people of the middle east belong to ________ group of people.
Q.29
Jurollo volcano, Mexico is an example of ________ type of volcano.
Q.30
A fumarole is
Q.31
A hinterland is
Q.32
'Abadan' is well known as
Q.33
The highest navigable lake in the world is
Q.34
Mongoloid races are characterised by
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
Q.36
Uranus takes ________ years to orbit the Sun.
Q.37
Temperate grasslands in South America are found on the ________ part of the continent.
Q.38
The world's largest river is
Q.39
"Dark Continent" is
Q.40
Sunda Trench lies in ________
Q.41
"Europe point" is
Q.42
Which, among the following countries, lies at the junction of three continents (Asia, Africa ad Europe)?
Q.43
Collective Farm of Ukraine is also known as
Q.44
Nautical mile is a unit of distance used in
Q.45
Which of the following reflects radio waves back to the Earth?
Q.46
Cod, haddock, halibut, sole, garoupa and snapper are
Q.47
The internationally recognised scale for describing wind speeds is ________.
Q.48
The Earth's population has ________ since the turn of the century.
Q.49
The largest country in the world (area-wise) is
Q.50
The first oil well in the world was drilled at
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