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  1. Fish farming is practised in

  2. A.

     Africa

    B.

     South Africa

    C.

     China

    D.

     Peru and Brazil

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  3. The international air route from West Europe to East Asia passes through India because ________

  4. A.

     India is a busy centre situated between the two places

    B.

     It provides the shortest route

    C.

     India is the only country in Asia providing refuelling capacity

    D.

     None of these

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  5. The approximate depth of the Mariana Trench or the Pacific Ocean is

  6. A.

     5530 m

    B.

     7530 m

    C.

     11030 m

    D.

     13030 m

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  7. Wavy hair is characteristic or

  8. A.

     Neanderthal man

    B.

     Nordic race

    C.

     Mongoloid race

    D.

     Cromagnon man

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  9. The Doctor is a wind which

  10. A.

     Is enervating

    B.

     Withers plants

    C.

     Is injurious to health

    D.

     Is conducive to health

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  11. The age of the Earth is approximately

  12. A.

     1000 million years

    B.

     4600 million years

    C.

     3000 million years

    D.

     100 million years

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  13. About 50% of the world population is concentrated between the latitudes of ________

  14. A.

     5°N and 20°N

    B.

     20°N and 40°N

    C.

     40°N and 60°N

    D.

     20°S and 40°S

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  15. What is the modern name of "Siam"?

  16. A.

     Myanmar

    B.

     Thailand

    C.

     Philippines

    D.

     Cambodia

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  17. The general direction or movement or a tropical cyclone in the northern hemisphere is

  18. A.

     Eastward then poleward

    B.

     Eastward then towards the equator

    C.

     Westward then poleward

    D.

     Westward then towards the equator

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  19. Sun's halo is produced by the refraction of light in

  20. A.

     Water vapour in Stratus Clouds

    B.

     Ice crystals in Cirro-cumulus clouds

    C.

     Dust particles in stratus clouds

    D.

     Ice crystals in Cirrus clouds

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