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  1. The snow line of the Rocky Mountains of the USA is about

  2. A.

     3 km above sea level

    B.

     6 km above sea level

    C.

     it is at the sea level

    D.

     None of the above

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  3. The study of day-to-day variations in weather called is called

  4. A.

     climatology

    B.

     meteorology

    C.

     cyclogenesis

    D.

     None of the above

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  5. The type of soil needed for rice is

  6. A.

     clayey loam

    B.

     rich, muddy and saturated with water

    C.

     deep, loamy, well drained

    D.

     humus, rich in Fe and potash

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  7. The south temperature zone is a region lying between

  8. A.

     the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic circle

    B.

     the Antarctic circle and the South pole

    C.

     the Tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn

    D.

     the Tropic of Capricorn and the equator

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  9. The soils whose parent material tend to be rich in sand are

  10. A.

     spodsols

    B.

     alfisols

    C.

     aridsols

    D.

     ultisols

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  11. The tide produced when the moon and the sun are at right angles to the earth, thus pulling in opposite directions, is called

  12. A.

     neap tide

    B.

     spring tide

    C.

     diurnal tide

    D.

     ebb tide

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  13. The soil found in areas of heavy rainfall and high humidity, where there is good growth of vegetation is

  14. A.

     peat and marshy soil

    B.

     saline and alkaline soil

    C.

     black soil

    D.

     alluvial soil

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  15. The thickness of biosphere is

  16. A.

     8-10 km above the earth's surface

    B.

     5-8 km above the earth's surface

    C.

     5-10 km above the earth's surface

    D.

     10-12 km above the earth's surface

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  17. The temperature inversion is

  18. A.

     whenever the normal decrease of atmospheric temperature

    B.

     when the decrease in temperature or moisture or both takes place

    C.

     whenever the normal decrease of atmospheric temperature or moisture or both change with height over

    D.

     All of the above

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  19. Which of the following is most useful for measuring the shortest distance between two places on the earth and path between them?

  20. A.

     Atlas map

    B.

     Thematic maps

    C.

     Wall maps

    D.

     Globe

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