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  1. The highest average salinity amongst the following seas is reported from

  2. A.
    Dead Sea
    B.
    Red Sea
    C.
    Black Sea
    D.
    Mediterranean Sea

  3. The Himalayan mountain system belongs to which of the following?

  4. A.
    Volcanic mountains
    B.
    Residual mountains
    C.
    Block mountains
    D.
    Fold mountains

  5. The heavy day soils that show significant expansion and contraction due to the presence or absence of moisture is called

  6. A.
    aridsols
    B.
    vertisols
    C.
    histosols
    D.
    andisols

  7. The HBJ Upgradation project, upgraded the capacity of HBJ pipeline from 18.2 MM SC MD to

  8. A.
    20 MM SC MD
    B.
    33.4 MM SC MD
    C.
    22.3 MM SC MD
    D.
    29.6 MM SC MD

  9. The highest mountains on earth namely Mount Everest, K2, Kanchenjanga are located in

  10. A.
    the greater Himalayas
    B.
    the Lesser Himalayas
    C.
    the outer Himalayas
    D.
    None of the above

  11. The infrared radiation by sun are strongly absorbed by

  12. A.
    carbon dioxide
    B.
    water vapours
    C.
    carbon dioxide and water vapours
    D.
    ozone

  13. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of

  14. A.
    axis of earth
    B.
    north pole
    C.
    south pole
    D.
    equator

  15. The landforms that are influences by several process namely, weathering, erosion, deposition are known as

  16. A.
    polygenetic landforms
    B.
    structural landforms
    C.
    polycyclic landforms
    D.
    None of the above

  17. The initial increase of magnetic field in magnetic storms is caused

  18. A.
    when the shock wave, associated with the gusty solar wind, compresses the magnetosphere
    B.
    when there is a large decrease in field intensity
    C.
    when the gust wind itself engulfs the magnetosphere
    D.
    None of the above

  19. The island state of Australia is

  20. A.
    Victoria
    B.
    Queensland
    C.
    Tasmania
    D.
    New South Wales