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  1. If the atmospheric air is cooled because of expansion, the cooling is known as

  2. A.

     Adiabatic

    B.

     Lapse rate

    C.

     Alto-cooling

    D.

     Inverse cooling

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  3. Which of these countries has/have Adriatic Sea as a boundary?
    1. Albania
    2. Bosnia Herzegovina
    3. Croatia
    4. Macedonia

  4. A.

     1 and 2

    B.

     Only 4

    C.

     1, 2 and 3

    D.

     3 and 4

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  5. Which of the following is/are wrongly matched?
    I. Bushman - Kalahari Desert
    II. Masai - North America
    III. Bindibus - Australia
    IV. Kirghiz - Asian Steppes

  6. A.

     I

    B.

     II

    C.

     III

    D.

     III and IV

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  7. Uranus takes ________ years to orbit the Sun.

  8. A.

     48

    B.

     84

    C.

     50

    D.

     60

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  9. Temperate grasslands in South America are found on the ________ part of the continent.

  10. A.

     Northern

    B.

     Southern

    C.

     North-western

    D.

     South-eastern

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  11. Limestone changes into ________ due to metamorphism.

  12. A.

     Marble

    B.

     Quartzite

    C.

     Gneiss

    D.

     Schists

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  13. Moho discontinuity refers to a discontinuity between the ________ and ________ layers of the earth.

  14. A.

     Sial and Sima

    B.

     Sima and Mantle

    C.

     Sial and Mantle

    D.

     Mantle and Core

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  15. The Asian and North American continents almost meet at the narrow and shallow Bering Strait, only ________ kilometres across.

  16. A.

     4

    B.

     10

    C.

     22

    D.

     45

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  17. Most of the people of the middle east belong to ________ group of people.

  18. A.

     Negro

    B.

     Nordic

    C.

     Alpine

    D.

     Mediterranean

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  19. Jurollo volcano, Mexico is an example of ________ type of volcano.

  20. A.

     Acid lava cone

    B.

     Shield volcano

    C.

     Lava plateau

    D.

     Composite

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