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  1. Which one of the following scholars suggests the earth's origin is from gases and dust particles?

  2. A.

     James Jeans

    B.

     H Alfven

    C.

     F Hoyle

    D.

     O Schmidt

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  3. Which of the following is called the "Gateway to the Pacific" ?

  4. A.

     Suez Canal

    B.

     Panama Canal

    C.

     Bering Sea

    D.

     Gulf of Alaska

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  5. Which is the largest island of the world?

  6. A.

     New Guinea

    B.

     Medagascar

    C.

     Greenland

    D.

     Iceland

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  7. Which of the following regions are regarded as areas of high density of population?

  8. A.

     East Asia, Central and Southern Europe, Tropical deserts

    B.

     Amazon and Congo Basins, South-East Asia, European Russia

    C.

     Congo Basin and Indonesia, Central and Southern Europe, European Russia

    D.

     East Asia, Southern Asia, North Western Europe

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  9. Which one of the following can one come across if one travels through the Strait of Malacca?

  10. A.

     Bali

    B.

     Brunei

    C.

     Java

    D.

     Singapore

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  11. The Persian Gulf region is rich in ________.

  12. A.

     Crude oil reserves

    B.

     Iron ore reserves

    C.

     Bauxite ore reserves

    D.

     Uranium ore reserves

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  13. Diego Garcia is in ________

  14. A.

     Arabian Sea

    B.

     Bay of Bengal

    C.

     Indian Ocean

    D.

     Gulf of Aden

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  15. You are asked to import Ostrich, Platypus and Kaola Bear. To which country will you opt to go, to get all the three?

  16. A.

     Australia

    B.

     Japan

    C.

     Canada

    D.

     New Zealand

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  17. The canal that connects the upper Hudson at Albany with the Great Lakes at Buffalo is

  18. A.

     Erie canal

    B.

     Kiel canal

    C.

     North Sea canal

    D.

     Trent and Mersey canal

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  19. The population of India has of late been growing very fast because

  20. A.

     Not enough attention has been paid to methods of population control

    B.

     The death rate has been dropping on account of better medical and health facilities

    C.

     The birth rate has continuously been increasing

    D.

     Industrialization has provided a fillip to growth of population

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