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  1. The relative abundance of dissolved salts in seawater in descending order is as follows

  2. A.

     chlorine, sodium, sulphate, magnesium, calcium, potassium

    B.

     sodium, chlorine, magnesium, potassium, sulphate, calcium

    C.

     chlorine, magnesium, calcium, sodium, potassium, sulphate

    D.

     chlorine, sodium, magnesium, calcium, potassium, sulphate

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  3. The planets with no natural satellites (reported so far) are

  4. A.

     Mercury and Venus

    B.

     Earth and Pluto

    C.

     Mars and Neptune

    D.

     Jupiter and Saturn

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  5. The percentage of the incident radiation reflected back to space is called

  6. A.

     planet's albedo

    B.

     earth's albedo

    C.

     both are similar terms

    D.

     None of the above

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  7. The plants of which of the following crops are highly sensitive to frost?

  8. A.

     Barely

    B.

     Cotton

    C.

     Maize

    D.

     None of the above

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  9. The religion of Afghanistan is

  10. A.

     Islam

    B.

     Buddhism

    C.

     Hinduism

    D.

     Christianity

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  11. The region that has a typical dispersed rural settlement pattern is the

  12. A.

     Kerala coastal plain

    B.

     western Ganga plain

    C.

     eastern Rajasthan

    D.

     Telengana plateau

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  13. The reaction between compounds and oxygen is called

  14. A.

     oxidation

    B.

     hydrolysis

    C.

     carbonation

    D.

     solution

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  15. The percentage of sun's radiation reflected back into space is about

  16. A.

     36 percent

    B.

     47 percent

    C.

     17 percent

    D.

     None of the above

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  17. The progressive wave theory regarding of tides was put forth by

  18. A.

     R.A. Harris

    B.

     Issac Newton

    C.

     William Whewell

    D.

     G.B. Airy

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  19. The original founders of Common wealth of Independent States, in December 1991, are

  20. A.

     Tadjikistan, Khirghizia and Turkemenistan

    B.

     Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan

    C.

     Russia, Ukraine and Byelorus

    D.

     Moldavia, Khazakhastan and Uzbekistan

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