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  1. The mountains that separate European and Arctic Russia are

  2. A.

     the Pyranees

    B.

     the Balkans

    C.

     the Carpathians

    D.

     the Urals


  3. The main properties of cosmic ray particles are

  4. A.

     its electric charge

    B.

     its rest mass

    C.

     its energy

    D.

     All of these are its properties


  5. The model that describes how various geological processes create, modify and influence rock is called

  6. A.

     water cycle

    B.

     energy cycle

    C.

     rock cycle

    D.

     None of the above


  7. The magnetic field generated due to magnetic storm is directed in the ____ direction to the earth's main field.

  8. A.

     same

    B.

     opposite

    C.

     southward

    D.

     northward


  9. The main factor determining a region's climate is

  10. A.

     longitude

    B.

     latitude

    C.

     temperature

    D.

     All of the above


  11. The moon orbits the earth at a mean distance approximately

  12. A.

     0.384 million km

    B.

     149.6 million km

    C.

     579 million km

    D.

     227.9 million km


  13. The mean radius of the earth is approximately

  14. A.

     32,000 km

    B.

     6,400 km

    C.

     9,600 km

    D.

     12,800 km


  15. Which of the following is a warm current?

  16. A.

     Benguela current

    B.

     Labrador current

    C.

     Kurosiwo current

    D.

     South Pacific current


  17. The major countries of central America are

  18. A.

     Belize, Costa Rica, Panama

    B.

     China, Taiwan, Japan

    C.

     Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait

    D.

     All of the above


  19. The main producers of free gas are

  20. A.

     the south Bassein and Tapti fields in the western offshore

    B.

     the gas fields in Tripura and Andhra Pradesh (KG Basin)

    C.

     both (a) and (b)

    D.

     None of the above