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  1. The highest waterfall of the world is ________

  2. A.

     Niagara Falls

    B.

     Boyoma Falls

    C.

     Salto Angel Falls

    D.

     Khone Falls


  3. A stretch of sea water, partly or fully separated by a narrow strip from the main sea is called

  4. A.

     Bay

    B.

     Isthmus

    C.

     Lagoon

    D.

     Strait


  5. The World's longest river is ________

  6. A.

     Nile

    B.

     Ganges

    C.

     Amazon

    D.

     Mississippi – Missouri


  7. The longest river of Europe is

  8. A.

     Rhine

    B.

     Rhone

    C.

     Danube

    D.

     Volga


  9. Which one of the following pairs of ocean currents meet each other near Newfound land?

  10. A.

     Canaries and Labrador

    B.

     Gulf stream and Labrador

    C.

     Gulfstream and Canaries

    D.

     Kuroshio and Kurile


  11. The biggest island at the tip of South America is the

  12. A.

     Falkland Island

    B.

     Long Island

    C.

     Tierra Del Fuego Island

    D.

     Azores Island


  13. Which of the following group of people changes their house types according to seasons?

  14. A.

     Pygmies

    B.

     Bantus

    C.

     Kirghiz

    D.

     Eskimos


  15. What is the narrow strip which connects two water bodies or Sea or Ocean?

  16. A.

     Gulf

    B.

     Strait

    C.

     Peninsula

    D.

     Isthmus


  17. Which of the following features are formed by the river in its upper course?
    1. Gorge
    2. Canyon
    3. Meander

  18. A.

     1 and 2

    B.

     2 and 3

    C.

     1 and 3

    D.

     1, 2 and 3


  19. Given below are names of four oceans smallest to the biggest in terms of area is:
    1. Atlantic
    2. Arctic
    3. Indian
    4. Pacific

  20. A.

     1, 2, 3, 4

    B.

     4, 1, 3, 2

    C.

     3, 4, 1, 2

    D.

     2, 3, 1, 4