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  1. Mountain of accumulation is

  2. A.

     Volcanic mountains

    B.

     Block mountains

    C.

     Residual mountains

    D.

     Fold mountains

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  3. The home or the fur-bearing animals is the

  4. A.

     Coniferous forests

    B.

     Temperate deciduous forests

    C.

     Tundra

    D.

     Temperate grasslands

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  5. Name the country which shares the benefits of the Kosi Multipurpose Project with India

  6. A.

     Bangladesh

    B.

     Pakistan

    C.

     Nepal

    D.

     Bhutan

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  7. Grasslands in Australia are known as the

  8. A.

     Downs

    B.

     Steppes

    C.

     Veldt

    D.

     Prairies

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  9. Which among the following statements about the earth is not true?

  10. A.

     The Earth makes one complete revolution round the Sun every 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 46 seconds

    B.

     The Earth makes one complete revolution on its axis in 48 hours

    C.

     The Earth revolves in its orbit round the Sun at a speed of 66,000 miles per hour

    D.

     The Earth rotates on its axis at an equatorial speed of more than 1000 miles per hour

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  11. The majority of the coal reserves found in India are of

  12. A.

     Tertiary formation

    B.

     Gondwana formation

    C.

     Quaternary formation

    D.

     Jurassic formation

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  13. Which strait divides Europe from Africa?

  14. A.

     Bosporus

    B.

     Gibraltar

    C.

     Bering

    D.

     Dover

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  15. The longest railway platform is ________

  16. A.

     London (U.K.

    B.

     Moscow (Russia)

    C.

     Kharagpur (India)

    D.

     New York (U.S.A.)

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  17. People living in Sweden generally belong to

  18. A.

     Mediterranean

    B.

     Alpine

    C.

     Nordic

    D.

     Mongoloid

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  19. What is a "shaft mine"?

  20. A.

     Aquery

    B.

     An open pit mine

    C.

     Amine dug deep into the earth

    D.

     Amine for descending into which a shaft is generally used

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