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  1. Sunda Trench lies in ________

  2. A.

     Atlantic Ocean

    B.

     Pacific Ocean

    C.

     Indian Ocean

    D.

     Antarctic Ocean


  3. Collective Farm of Ukraine is also known as

  4. A.

     Kolkhoz

    B.

     Dom

    C.

     Ryckay Eezik

    D.

     Sovkhoz


  5. Nautical mile is a unit of distance used in

  6. A.

     Space travel

    B.

     Navigation

    C.

     Aviation

    D.

     Communication


  7. Which of the following reflects radio waves back to the Earth?

  8. A.

     Ionosphere

    B.

     Thermosphere

    C.

     Tropopause

    D.

     Mesopause


  9. The internationally recognised scale for describing wind speeds is ________.

  10. A.

     The Richter Scale

    B.

     The Moho's Scale

    C.

     The Modified Mercalli Scale

    D.

     The Beaufort Scale


  11. The world's largest river is

  12. A.

     Amazon

    B.

     Nile

    C.

     Mississippi

    D.

     Brahmaputra


  13. "Dark Continent" is

  14. A.

     Africa

    B.

     South America

    C.

     Australia

    D.

     Asia


  15. "Europe point" is

  16. A.

     The southern most tip of Gibraltar

    B.

     A small French island in Mozambique channel

    C.

     A famous sea resort near Naples

    D.

     A summer resort for the Pope in Itlay


  17. Which, among the following countries, lies at the junction of three continents (Asia, Africa ad Europe)?

  18. A.

     Turkey

    B.

     Cyprus

    C.

     Syria

    D.

     Yemen


  19. Cod, haddock, halibut, sole, garoupa and snapper are

  20. A.

     Major species of Tropical Forests

    B.

     Cattle breeds

    C.

     Fish varieties

    D.

     Pacific Islands