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  1. Which of the following regions of the world is most thickly populated?

  2. A.

     East Asia

    B.

     South Asia

    C.

     North-West Europe

    D.

     North and South America

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  3. Which one of these places lies nearest to the Equator?

  4. A.

     Singapore

    B.

     Lagos

    C.

     Colombo

    D.

     Jakarta

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  5. Which of the following is not a tropical cyclone?

  6. A.

     Typhoon

    B.

     Tornado

    C.

     Hurricane

    D.

     Willy-willy

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  7. Which one of the following is not an African country?

  8. A.

     Cameroon

    B.

     Gabon

    C.

     Mauritania

    D.

     Yemen

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  9. In the context of exports, which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ?

  10. A.

     Cape Town : Wool and wine

    B.

     Adelaide : Wheat and wool

    C.

     Perth : Rice and corn

    D.

     San Francisco : Fruits and wine

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  11. At which particular place on earth are day and nights of equal length always?

  12. A.

     Prime Meridian

    B.

     Poles

    C.

     Equator

    D.

     Nowhere

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  13. What is the shape of the Earth?

  14. A.

     Geoid

    B.

     Circle

    C.

     Sphere

    D.

     Hemi-sphere

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  15. Strait of Gibraltar connects which of the following?

  16. A.

     Red Sea - Mediterranean Sea

    B.

     Red Sea - Arabian Sea

    C.

     Atlantic Ocean - Mediterranean Sea

    D.

     Mediterranean Sea - Black Sea

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  17. The Trans-Andean railway connects

  18. A.

     Mexico City with Santiago

    B.

     Panama City with Santiago

    C.

     Buenos Aires with Valparaiso

    D.

     Rio de Janerio with Bogota

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  19. A stony desert is termed as ________ and sandy desert as ________.

  20. A.

     Reg, erg

    B.

     Reg, loess

    C.

     Erg, loess

    D.

     Erg, reg

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