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  1. One will have to pass through the Suez Canal while going from Bombay to ________

  2. A.

     Alexandria

    B.

     Suez

    C.

     Port Said

    D.

     Benghazi


  3. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the four stages of water movement in a hydrological cycle?

  4. A.

     Evaporation – Condensation – Precipitation – Infiltration

    B.

     Evaporation – Precipitation – Condensation – Infiltration

    C.

     Infiltration – Evaporation – Condensation – Infiltration

    D.

     Condensation – Precipitation – Evaporation – Infiltration


  5. A wide inlet of the sea usually concave in shape, is termed as a

  6. A.

     Strait

    B.

     Sound

    C.

     Bay

    D.

     Fjord


  7. Which set of two rivers form the world's largest delta before their waters flows into the respective sea?

  8. A.

     Rhine - Seine

    B.

     Nile - Euphrates

    C.

     Ganges - Brahmaputra

    D.

     Danube - Thames


  9. The lake Ontario and St. Lawrence of USA and Canada lie to the south-east of

  10. A.

     Hudson Bay

    B.

     Labrador Sea

    C.

     Atlantic Ocean

    D.

     New Found land


  11. The World's major commercial fishing grounds are located in the ________

  12. A.

     Cool waters of the northern hemisphere in comparatively higher latitudes

    B.

     Equatorial water

    C.

     Temperate waters of tropical seas

    D.

     Warm water of seas in southern hemisphere


  13. The islands of Seychelles are located in the ________

  14. A.

     Arctic Ocean

    B.

     Atlantic Ocean

    C.

     Indian Ocean

    D.

     Pacific Ocean


  15. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the following topographical features found from upper to lower course of a river?

  16. A.

     Ox-bow lake-Rapids-Estuary

    B.

     Rapids-Estuary-Ox-bow lake

    C.

     Rapids- Ox-bow lake - Estuary

    D.

     Estuary- Ox-bow lake-Rapids


  17. The main part of water in coastal areas of ocean which is located near the main region of continents are called

  18. A.

     Topography

    B.

     Ocean Peak

    C.

     Continental Shelf

    D.

     Continental Slope


  19. Which of the following cities is incorrectly matched to the river on which it is situated?

  20. A.

     Budapest - River Danube

    B.

     Baghad - River Tigris

    C.

     Amsterdam - River Amsel

    D.

     Alexandria - River Niger