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  1. You find some local people living in log cabins in

  2. A.

     Tropical rainforest

    B.

     Taiga regions

    C.

     Deserts

    D.

     Mediterranean regions

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  3. Which of the following is the longest Railway Tunnel?

  4. A.

     St. Gothard (Switzerland

    B.

     East Finchley (London)

    C.

     Cascade (U.S.A.)

    D.

     Tanna (Japan)

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  5. Among the following countries, which one is the most densely populated?

  6. A.

     Belgium

    B.

     France

    C.

     Germany

    D.

     The Netherlands

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  7. Hammada is the name given to ________.

  8. A.

     An icy desert

    B.

     A sandy desert

    C.

     A stony desert

    D.

     None of the above

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  9. Which one of the following descriptions denotes the phenomenon of El Nino ?

  10. A.

     A violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground

    B.

     The deflection of the ocean currents in the northern and southern hemispheres due to the rotation of Earth

    C.

     The Anomalous widespread warming of the sea surface of the tropical east and central Pacific Ocean

    D.

     The revolving tropical storms of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico

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  11. The difference between the diameter of the Earth at the poles and at equator is

  12. A.

     27 miles

    B.

     36 miles

    C.

     48 miles

    D.

     57 miles

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  13. The countries which are called the 'Rice Bowl' of Asia are

  14. A.

     China, Japan, Sri Lanka, India

    B.

     Myanmar, Thailand, Kampuchea and Vietnam

    C.

     India, Pakistan, Nepal, Mongolia

    D.

     Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, India

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  15. The major factors responsible for changes in the sizes of population are

  16. A.

     Births

    B.

     Deaths

    C.

     Migrations

    D.

     All the above

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  17. Hydro-electric power provides more than 90% of the total power consumed in

  18. A.

     Norway

    B.

     Sweden

    C.

     India

    D.

     UK

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  19. Kiel Canal connects the North Sea with the ________ sea.

  20. A.

     Atlantic

    B.

     Baltic

    C.

     Arctic

    D.

     None of these

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