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Q.1
In hydro power station, the motion produced in turbines is due to
Flow of water
Burning of coal
Burning of diesel
Production of steam
Q.2
Asia accounts for nearly ________ percent of world population.
40
45
59
70
Q.3
Adam's bridge connects ________
Amman and Damascus
Dhanushkodi (Rameshwaram) and Talaimannar
Israel and Jerusalem
Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman
Q.4
The gigantic tidal waves produced by earthquakes are called
Breakers
Tsunamis
Currents
Drift
Q.5
Caucasian people account for ________ per cent of world population.
33
39
29
43
Q.6
The broken hill famous for zinc and lead are located in
Turkey
France
Germany
Australia
Q.7
Schist is the metamorphic equivalent of ________.
Granite
Basalt
Shale
Dolerite
Q.8
Three European cities viz Vienna, Budapest and Belgrade lie on the river
Volga
Rhone
Rhine
Danube
Q.9
________ is the largest city in Canada and is the terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Toronto
Chicago
Quebec
Halifax
Q.10
A large loop like bend in a river is called
A river cliff
A spur
A meander
A spit
Q.11
Black forest is found in
France
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Q.12
A passenger, on his transcontinental railway journey in Europe comes across the cities. What is the sequence in which he touches these cities in his east to west journey?
1. Belgrade
2. Vienna
3. Sophia
4. Prague
1, 3, 4, 2
4, 2, 1, 3
2, 3, 4, 1
3, 1, 2, 4
Q.13
Bangkok lies on river
Kizil
Spree
Karnaphuli
Maenam
Q.14
The most typical Australian tree which sheds its bark instead of leaves is
Eucalyptus
Teak
Birch
Oak
Q.15
Barkhans are
Depositional features of wind action
Erosional features associated with rivers
Erosional features associated with wind action
Depositional features of glacial action
Q.16
The Great Barrier Reef is ________
Conglomeration of corals in Australian waters
Mountains range in Utah, U.S.A.
Salt hills of Afghanistan
Sub-Oceanic mountain in South China Sea
Q.17
The most salty basin in the world is the
Caspian Sea
Dead Sea
Red Sea
Arabian Sea
Q.18
Ferrel's Law is associated with the
Velocity of winds
High pressure of winds
Low pressure of winds
Direction of winds
Q.19
The trans-continental railway in South America links
Moscow and Vladivostok
Sao Paulo and Trinidad
San Diego and Buenos Aires
Valparaiso and Buenos Aires
Q.20
The Shatt-al-Arab waterway is associated with the
Euphrates and Tigris
White Nile and Blue Nile
Jordan and Firat
Oxus and Kabul
Q.21
The busiest inland water-way of Europe is the Rhine. Its preeminence as a waterway rests on the fact that
It flows through the most industrialised part of Europe
It follows a rift valley
Its course is never frozen
It falls in the North Sea
Q.22
Trans-continental railways have played an Important role in
International trade
Development of resources in the interior of continents
Providing employment to people
Deportation of prisoners to the interior
Q.23
The Radcliff Line demarcates the boundary between
India and China
India and Pakistan
Pakistan and Afghanistan
India and Afghanistan
Q.24
World's highest urban density of population occurs in ________
Kolkata
Tokyo
New York
London
Q.25
International date line is a/an
Straight line
Curved line
Zigzag line
Elliptical line
Q.26
The latitude also known as the
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
Antarctic Circle
Arctic Circle
Q.27
Boll-Weevil is a pest that attack the ________ crop.
Jute
Cotton
Hemp
Flax
Q.28
Which one of the following statements is not true?
Gulfs with narrow fronts and wider rears experience high tides
Tidal currents take place when a gulf is connected with the open sea by a narrow channel
Tidal bore occurs when a tide enters the narrow and shallow estuary of a river
The tidal nature of the mouth of the river Hooghly is of crucial importance to Kolkata as port
Q.29
Inland waterways have many disadvantages. Among them the most common is
Presence of water falls and rapids
Seasonal freezing and drying up of rivers
International controls on traffic
Fluctuating volume of traffic
Q.30
Which among these is a cold current
Florida current
Canaries current
Brazilian current
Norwegian current
Q.31
The Cape Route has recently assumed some importance in the shipping world because ________
The trade through this route has greatly increased with the development of South African States
The canal tolls on the Suez Canal are heavy
Large oil tankers cannot be accommodated in the narrow and comparatively shallow Suez Canal
All the above
Q.32
The "Horn of Africa" includes ________
Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia
Namibia, Botswana, Republic of South Africa
Senegal, Guinea, Somalia
Libya, Egypt, Sudan
Q.33
The navigable European rivers are
Mississippi, Missourie, Tennesee, St Lawrence
Ob, Yenisey, Volga, Rhine
Danube, Rhone, Seine and Elbe
Yangtze, Sikiang, Hwang Ho, Chientang
Q.34
The smallest amongst the following continents is ________.
Africa
Antarctica
North America
South America
Q.35
The highest coal-producing country in the world is
India
USA
China
Russia
Q.36
Which one of the following does not border Panama?
Costa Rica
Pacific Ocean
Columbia
Venezuela
Q.37
Which one of the following is not a plant product?
Lac
Hemp
Linen
Flax
Q.38
The largest desert in the world is the
Sahara
Gobi
Kalahari
Thar
Q.39
Eskimos belong to
Mongoloid race
White race
Negroid race
None of these
Q.40
Hemp of Mesta, Ramie and Kapok are
Food crops
Fodder crops
Fibre crops
Plantation crops
Q.41
Mid-latitude or temperate forests include the trees of
Rosewood, Mahogany, Rubber
Teak, Sal, Bamboo
Pine, Fir, Spruce
Olive, Mapple, Walnut
Q.42
Which of the following set of countries are completely surrounded by land?
Libya, Zambia, Czech Republic
Mongolia, Zambia, Bolivia
Paraguay, Mongolia, Syria
Syria, Czech Republic, Paraguay
Q.43
Which one of the following can be considered as an initial warning of an approaching Tsunami?
Thundering noise
Squally winds and rainfall
Rapid withdrawal of water away from the beach
Rapid landward movement of water
Q.44
The place of origin of an earthquake is called
Seismographic zone
Perimeter
Epicentre
Seismic focus
Q.45
The "cradles of civilization" have been
Valleys
Plains
Plateaux
Hills
Q.46
Krivoy Rog, Kerch Peninsula, Magnitogorsk are major producers of ________ in former Soviet Union.
Coal
Manganese
Copper
Iron ore
Q.47
Forest soils are
Rich in potash
Deficient in potash
Rich in salt
Rich in organic matter
Q.48
A continuous belt of urban population progressively linking several cities is known as
Metropolis
Megalopolis
Conurbation
City sprawl
Q.49
Why does the mercury column in the barometer fall rapidly before a severe storm? It is due to
Increase in the humidity of air
Fall in the atmospheric pressure
Severe heat energy from the sun
Rise in the atmospheric pressure
Q.50
Which of the following statements about New Zealand is incorrect ?
It is a part of Australian continent
It consists of two islands separated by Cook Strait
Tasman Sea is a land locked sea in the South Island
Mt. Cook is the highest peak of New Zealand
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