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  1. Consider the following statements:
    1. Biodiversity is normally greater in the lower latitudes as compared to the higher latitudes,
    2. Along the mountain gradients, biodiversity is normally greater in the lower altitudes as compared to the higher altitudes.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    2. A.

     1 only
    B.

     2 only
    C.

     Both I and 2
    D.

     Neither 1 nor 2

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  2. What are 'Igloos'?

    3. A.

     A kind of animal hunted by Kalahari Bushmen
    B.

     A kind of animal domesticated by aboriginal inhabitants of Australia
    C.

     Mammoth mammals found in the Pacific Ocean
    D.

     A dome-shaped house or a hut, built of blocks of hard snow, in which the Eskimos live

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  3. The prediction of storm is made, when atmospheric pressure

    4. A.

     Rises suddenly
    B.

     Rises gradually
    C.

     Decreases suddenly
    D.

     Decreases gradually

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  4. Which of the following pairs is incorrect ?

    5. A.

     Buenos Aires-Dairy Products
    B.

     Bangkok-Aircrafts
    C.

     Manchester-Cotton Textiles
    D.

     Plymouth-Ship building

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  5. Which of the following statements is false?

    6. A.

     Tropical evergreen forests have very little undergrowth
    B.

     Tropical monsoon forests have dense undergrowth
    C.

     Temperate evergreen forests have rainfall throughout the year
    D.

     Coniferous forest are mostly deciduous

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  6. The number of economic minerals associated with sedimentary rocks is

    7. A.

     More than that associated with igneous rocks
    B.

     Less than that associated with igneous rocks
    C.

     Same as that in igneous rocks
    D.

     Unknown

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  7. Which is the best variety of cotton in the world?

    8. A.

     Sea Island
    B.

     Upland American
    C.

     Egyptian
    D.

     Indian short fibres

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  8. Which of the following natural regions is known as 'the big game country' or 'a land of safari'?

    9. A.

     Tropical deserts
    B.

     Equatorial regions
    C.

     Temperate Grassland regions
    D.

     Savanna or Tropical Grassland regions

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  9. The Sea water is more salty than rain water because

    10. A.

     Sea creatures salt
    B.

     Air around sea is salty
    C.

     Rivers pours salt from the soil into sea
    D.

     There are salt mines in sea surface

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  10. Which of the following regions bear mainly the Coniferous forests?

    11. A.

     Southern part of India
    B.

     South America
    C.

     Southern island of New Zealand
    D.

     Central, Eastern and Western parts of North America

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