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  1. Pale colour, medium height, epicanthic eye are the characteristics of

  2. A.

     Australoid

    B.

     Negroid

    C.

     Mongoloid

    D.

     Cancosoid

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  3. Consider the following countries:
    1. Algeria
    2. Morocco
    3. Mauritania
    Which of these borders is/are the Mediterranean Sea?

  4. A.

     1 only

    B.

     1 and 2

    C.

     2 and 3

    D.

     1, 2 and 3

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  5. The difference between the equatorial and polar diametres of the earth is about

  6. A.

     22 km

    B.

     32 km

    C.

     42 km

    D.

     62 km

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  7. A narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses is called

  8. A.

     Ridge

    B.

     Peninsula

    C.

     Isthmus

    D.

     Neck

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  9. If I wanted to reach the South Atlantic from the South Pacific while touching South America, I would have to use

  10. A.

     Florida Straits

    B.

     Dardanelles

    C.

     Magellan Straits

    D.

     Bosporus

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  11. Rice crop needs

  12. A.

     Low temperature and heavy rainfall

    B.

     High temperature and low rainfall

    C.

     Annual rainfall of about 150 cm, high temperature and humidity

    D.

     Low temperature and low rainfall

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  13. "Golan Heights" belonging to a country A were captured by a country B. The countries A and B are ________

  14. A.

     Tibet and China

    B.

     Russia and Japan

    C.

     Syria and Israel

    D.

     Iran and Iraq

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  15. Pyranees form a the boundary between

  16. A.

     Spain and Portugal

    B.

     France and Spain

    C.

     Poland and Russia

    D.

     Hungary and Rumania

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  17. 'Roaring Forties' are

  18. A.

     Waterfalls in Canada

    B.

     Cyclonic winds

    C.

     The turbulent years in world History from 1940 to 1944

    D.

     Westerly winds blowing through out the year over the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere between 40 º and 60 º South

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  19. Which of the following is not concerned with increased production of a food item?

  20. A.

     Green Revolution

    B.

     Blue Revolution

    C.

     White Revolution

    D.

     Orange Revolution

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