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Which one of the following is used for measuring the speed of wind? |
Hygrometer
Barometer
Anemometer
Thermometer
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2 |
Which of the following is an igneous rocks? |
Limestone
Slate
Marble
Basalt
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3 |
What type of climate is required for sugarcane? |
Dry and Hot
Hot and Wet
Cold and Dry
Cold and Wet
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4 |
The chief production in region having black soil is-- |
Cotton
Rice
Wheat
Tea
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5 |
The International Date Line passes through: |
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean
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6 |
The prevailing winds blowing from 30o S and 30o N towards the equator are termed as: |
Monsoon winds
Antitrade winds
Trade winds
Polar winds
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7 |
Which of the following groups of countries is arranged is descending order of area? |
Russia, Canada, China, U.S.A
Russia, U.S.A. Canada, China
Russia, Canada, U.S.A, China
Russia, China, U.S.A, Canada
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8 |
The line joining places of equal atmospheric pressure is termed- |
Contour
Isohyet
Isotherm
Isobar
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9 |
Where is Dead Sea Situated in the following continents? |
Europe
Australia
Asia
Africa
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10 |
Two places on the same meridian must have the same: |
Length of summer
Latitude
Length of winter
Solar Time
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11 |
Which of the following elements is a chemical constituent of sand particles? |
Carbon
Iron
Sodium
Silicon
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12 |
Naples is the seaport of: |
Switzerland
Italy
Spain
Greece
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13 |
"Liverpool" is the seaport of UK and "Lisbon" is the seaport of which country? |
Brazil
Russia
Portugal
Canada
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14 |
Which Seaport is known as the "Coffee Port" of the world?
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Valencia (Spain)
Santos (Brazil)
Rio de Janeiro
Kobe (Japan)
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15 |
Coal is formed from: |
Rocks
Soil
Organic Matter
Lava
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16 |
What are metal bearing rocks called |
Metalloids
Slag
Bitumen
Ores
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17 |
Which of the following countries has no landlocked country? |
Australia
Antarctica
North America
All of above
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18 |
Which is the largest landlocked country in the world? |
Kazakhstan
Magnolia
South Africa
Afghanistan
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19 |
Greenhouse effect will lead to |
An increase in Oxygen Production
Greater rainfall
Decrease in atmospheric pressure
An increase in the temperature
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20 |
Removal of the top layer of soil/rocks by wind. water is known as: |
Corrosion
Desaliantion
Detoxification
Erosion
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21 |
What is the name of the bell inside Parliament Clock Tower? |
Big Ben
London Eye
Stonehenge
None of these
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22 |
Who are the only people allowed to touch the Stonehenge monument? |
Druids
Stuarts
Lords
None of these
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23 |
What is the name of the huge modern Ferris wheel overlooking the Thames in downtown London? |
London Eye
Big Ben
Stonehenge
None of these
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24 |
How many U.S states border the Pacific Ocean? |
Four
Seven
Three
Five
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25 |
Which of these four geographical lines runs through the most countries? |
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Carpricorn
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
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26 |
Which two countries share the longest border? |
Chile and Argentina
USA and Canada
USA and Mexico
Brazil and Peru
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27 |
Formerly, Somalia was under the control of which two imperialist countries? |
Italy and Britain
France and Britain
Italy and France
Germany and Portugal
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28 |
Which of the following countries is closest in size to Yemen? |
Myanmar
Syria
Oman
Mali
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29 |
Asia Minor consists of which country? |
India
Turkey
Vietnam
Sri Lanka
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30 |
Eskers are related to what? |
Waves
Plate Tectonics
Glaciers
Winds
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31 |
Iceland proclaimed independence from which country in 1944? |
Germany
Denmark
United Kingdom
Norway
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32 |
Which country does the Tropic of Cancer pass through? |
Laos
Sudan
Morocco
China
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33 |
Which color is most closely associated with loess? |
Yellow
Red
Blue
White
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34 |
The Donetsk mining and industrial region lies in which country? |
Ukraine
Georgia
Russia
Belarus
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35 |
After Denmark, which country has territory closest to the geographic of black population? |
Canada
Russia
Finland
Norway
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36 |
Where is Apalachicola? |
Kentucky
South Carolina
Florida
West Virginia
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37 |
What line of latitude lies at 0 degrees? |
Parallels
Grids
Equator
Meridians
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38 |
What are the systems of interlocking lines of latitude and longitude on a map called? |
Parallels
Grids
Equator
Meridians
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39 |
What word is a synonym for all lines of latitude? |
Meridian
Equator
Parallel
Hemisphere
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40 |
Which African country is long and narrow, sandwiched between Ghana and Benin? |
Togo
Djibouti
Burkina Faso
Cote D'lvoire
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41 |
The greatest deposits of loess are found in-- |
New Zealand
Central Europe
China
Argentina
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42 |
Which of the following is a landlocked country? |
Afghanistan
Philippines
Myanmar (Burma)
Israel
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43 |
Which is the country in South America with coasts on both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean? |
Peru
Colombia
Chile
Brazil
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44 |
Khmer is the official language of which country? |
Laos
Cambodia
Vietnam
Thailand
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45 |
Which clouds usually have the lowest altitude? |
Cumulonimbus
Cumulus
Cirrus
Stratus
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