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  1. Seasonal movement of people and their herds from valley to mountain and vice-versa is known as:

  2. A.

     Transgoing

    B.

     Transhumance

    C.

     Transcoming

    D.

     Transmountain


  3. Saar is a famous field in:

  4. A.

     The Netherlands

    B.

     Australia

    C.

     USA

    D.

     Germany


  5. The place/city located at the confluence of river Euphrates and Tigris is:

  6. A.

     Sydeny

    B.

     London

    C.

     Doha

    D.

     Baghdad


  7. Which of the rock formations in India is the richest in fossil content?

  8. A.

     Rift Valley

    B.

     Delta

    C.

     Gondwana

    D.

     None of Above


  9. Pochampat irrigation project lies on:

  10. A.

     Narmada

    B.

     Godavari

    C.

     Krishna

    D.

     Kaveri


  11. Sandstone, conglomerate, limestone, shalepotash, loess, geyserites, chalk, coal, chert, halite are the examples of:

  12. A.

     Igneous rock

    B.

     Metamorphic

    C.

     Sedimentary Rocks

    D.

     None of Above


  13. The second most important agro based industry of India after textiles is:

  14. A.

     Dairy Industry

    B.

     Pulp Industry

    C.

     Processed Food Industry

    D.

     Sugar Industry


  15. As per 2011 Census of India the state which registered lowest sex ratio (female per thousand males) is:

  16. A.

     Rajsthan

    B.

     Haryana

    C.

     Odissa

    D.

     Nagaland


  17. The industrial region of India which has the predominance of metal industries is:

  18. A.

     Penisular Region

    B.

     Chotanagpur Region

    C.

     Delta Region

    D.

     Brahmputra Region


  19. The mean thickness of oceanic crust and continental crust is around:

  20. A.

     5 kilometer and 15 kilometer respectively.

    B.

     10 kilometer and 30 kilometer respectively.

    C.

     5 kilometer and 30 kilometer respectively.

    D.

     18 kilometer and 40 kilometer respectively.