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  1. The World's biggest concrete structure "Three Gorges Dam" is located in which of the following countries?

  2. A.

     China

    B.

     Taiwan

    C.

     Malaysia

    D.

     Thailand


  3. India is developing Chabahar Port in which of the following countries?

  4. A.

     Iraq

    B.

     Oman

    C.

     Iran

    D.

     Afghanistan


  5. 'The Scented Isle' in the Mediterranean Sea is

  6. A.

     Sardinia

    B.

     Corsica

    C.

     Sicily

    D.

     Crete


  7. When does winter solstice occur in the Northern Hemisphere?

  8. A.

     21st June

    B.

     22nd December

    C.

     21st March

    D.

     23rd March


  9. The countries with the lowest and worst economic conditions in the world referred to as the 'Pole of hunger' are

  10. A.

     European Countries

    B.

     Middle East Countries

    C.

     Mid-West Countries

    D.

     South East Asian Countries


  11. The Earth's population has ________ since the turn of the century.

  12. A.

     Stayed the same

    B.

     Doubled

    C.

     Trebled

    D.

     Multiplied ten times


  13. The largest country in the world (area-wise) is

  14. A.

     China

    B.

     India

    C.

     Russia

    D.

     The USA


  15. The first oil well in the world was drilled at

  16. A.

     Assam

    B.

     Japan

    C.

     Pensylvania

    D.

     Former USSR


  17. If A and B are two stations antipode to each other then their

  18. A.

     Seasons are opposite

    B.

     Day and night are opposite

    C.

     Seasons day and night are opposite

    D.

     Climates are opposite


  19. The age of a tree can be estimated by

  20. A.

     Its height

    B.

     The girth of its trunk

    C.

     The number and size of its branches

    D.

     The number of concentric rings on a cross-section of its trunk