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  1. The first steam boat was built by

  2. A.

     Stevenson

    B.

     Newton

    C.

     James Watt

    D.

     Robert Fulton

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  3. The coast of which of the following country are not touched by Arabian sea?

  4. A.

     Saudi Arabia

    B.

     Oman

    C.

     Kenya

    D.

     Iran

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  5. In demographic features, India is sorted out in which of the following stage of population cycle?

  6. A.

     Early expanding stage

    B.

     High stationary

    C.

     Late expanding stage

    D.

     Declining stage

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  7. The Tagus river flows through

  8. A.

     Damascus

    B.

     Khartoum

    C.

     Lisbon

    D.

     Kabul

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  9. The capital of the Ontario province of Canada situated on the Lake Ontario is the port city of

  10. A.

     Montreal

    B.

     Uruguay

    C.

     Chile

    D.

     Paraguay

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  11. The approximate radius of the Earth is

  12. A.

     25000 km

    B.

     12500 km

    C.

     6400 km

    D.

     4500 km

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  13. Everyday the moon rises about ________ minutes later than the previous day

  14. A.

     20

    B.

     30

    C.

     60

    D.

     50

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  15. The term 'transhumance' means

  16. A.

     The practice of moving to a new clearing in the forest every few years

    B.

     The seasonal movement of people along with their cattle in the mountains

    C.

     Moving over to another neighbouring country

    D.

     Moving from place to place in search of work

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  17. The shortest air-route from Perth to London is ________

  18. A.

     Perth, Mumbai, Rome, London

    B.

     Perth, Ankara, Paris, London

    C.

     Perth, Aden, Paris, London

    D.

     Perth, Mombasa, Rome, London

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  19. Pearl Harbour, (the target of Japanese attack on the American fleet) is in

  20. A.

     Japan

    B.

     Philippines

    C.

     Hawaiian Islands

    D.

     Singapore

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