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  1. Which of these statements are correct?
    1. Ocean currents are the slow-surface movement of water in the ocean
    2. Ocean currents assist in maintaining the Earth's heat balance
    3. Ocean currents are set in motion primarily by prevailing winds
    4. Ocean current are affected by the configuration of the ocean

  2. A.

     1 and 2

    B.

     2, 3 and 4

    C.

     1, 3 and 4

    D.

     1, 2, 3 and 4


  3. ________ is a natural electrical phenomenon characterized by the appearance of streams of reddish or greenish light in the sky, especially near the northern or southern magnetic pole

  4. A.

     Acaulis

    B.

     Matus

    C.

     Albopictus

    D.

     Aurora


  5. The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through ________

  6. A.

     Egypt

    B.

     Mexico

    C.

     Oman

    D.

     Yemen


  7. The mapping of which of the following is most difficult ?

  8. A.

     Mountains

    B.

     Plateaus and Plains

    C.

     Interior of the Earth

    D.

     Oceans and their depth


  9. Which of the following statements is true?

  10. A.

     Arctic circle, antarctic circle and equator are great circles

    B.

     Both equator and longitudes are great circles

    C.

     Both latitudes and longitudes are great circles

    D.

     Both equator and latitudes are great circles


  11. Which of the following are true regarding equinoxes?
    1. They occur on March 21st and September 23rd
    2. They depict equal days and equal nights on March 21st and September 23rd on all places of the earth
    3. All places on the earth have equal temperature during equinoxes.

  12. A.

     1 and 2 only

    B.

     2 and 3 only

    C.

     1 and 3 only

    D.

     1, 2 and 3


  13. In the earliest days when life originated on earth, the atmosphere contained ________

  14. A.

     Free oxygen

    B.

     No oxygen

    C.

     Oxygen in fixed form

    D.

     Oxygen bound to carbon


  15. Summer Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere occurs on ________

  16. A.

     21st December

    B.

     01st September

    C.

     01st June

    D.

     01st March


  17. Solar eclipse occurs when ________

  18. A.

     Earth comes between sun and moon

    B.

     Moon is at right angle to the earth

    C.

     Moon comes between sun and earth

    D.

     Sun comes between moon and earth


  19. Which of the following statements is correct ?
    1. All meridians are of the same length
    2. All latitudes are of the same length
    3. The Prime Meridian is the longest meridian
    4. The Equator is the longest latitude

  20. A.

     1 and 2

    B.

     2 and 3

    C.

     3 and 4

    D.

     1 and 4