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  1. Savanna is a

  2. A.

     Desert

    B.

     Forest

    C.

     Grassland

    D.

     Snowclad mountain

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  3. Which or the following is mainly responsible for causing discomfort to mountaineers?

  4. A.

     Steep height

    B.

     Extreme cold

    C.

     Lack of oxygen

    D.

     Lack of shelter

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  5. Along which one of the following meridians did India experience the first light of the sunrise of the new millennium?

  6. A.

     20°30’W

    B.

     82°30'E

    C.

     92°30’W

    D.

     92°30'E

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  7. The winter snow-house or Eskimos is known as

  8. A.

     Yurt

    B.

     Tupic

    C.

     Igloo

    D.

     Tent

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  9. Selvas is a word denoting

  10. A.

     Long narrow depression formed in the land sunk between two parallel faults

    B.

     A southerly region of the oceans located between 45°S and N

    C.

     The equatorial rain forest of the Amazon basin

    D.

     The grasslands of North America

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  11. Which of the following countries share borders with Moldova?
    1. Ukraine
    2. Romania
    3. Belarus
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  12. A.

     1 and 2 only

    B.

     2 and 3 only

    C.

     1 and 3 only

    D.

     1, 2 and 3

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  13. Which of the following is/are the chief Characteristics of commercial grain farming of the middle latitude grasslands?
    1. The size of farms are generally large.
    2. Cultivation is highly mechanized.
    3. It is a type of extensive farming.
    Select the correct answer using the code given below

  14. A.

     1 and 2 only

    B.

     2 only

    C.

     1, 2 and 3

    D.

     1 and 3 only

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  15. Chicago, one of world's largest steel centres, is located on the southern tip of the lake.

  16. A.

     Superior

    B.

     Michigan

    C.

     Huron

    D.

     Erie

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  17. Spot the odd item.

  18. A.

     Mt Fuji

    B.

     Mt Godwin Austin

    C.

     Mt Vesuvius

    D.

     Mt Etna

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  19. Cloudy nights are warmer compared to clear cloudless nights, because clouds

  20. A.

     Prevent cold waves from the sky from descending on earth

    B.

     Reflect back the heat given off by earth

    C.

     Produce heat and radiate it towards earth

    D.

     Absorb heat from the atmosphere and send it towards earth

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