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  1. If the atmospheric air is cooled because of expansion, the cooling is known as

  2. A.

     Adiabatic

    B.

     Lapse rate

    C.

     Alto-cooling

    D.

     Inverse cooling


  3. Which of these countries has/have Adriatic Sea as a boundary?
    1. Albania
    2. Bosnia Herzegovina
    3. Croatia
    4. Macedonia

  4. A.

     1 and 2

    B.

     Only 4

    C.

     1, 2 and 3

    D.

     3 and 4


  5. Which of the following is/are wrongly matched?
    I. Bushman - Kalahari Desert
    II. Masai - North America
    III. Bindibus - Australia
    IV. Kirghiz - Asian Steppes

  6. A.

     I

    B.

     II

    C.

     III

    D.

     III and IV


  7. Uranus takes ________ years to orbit the Sun.

  8. A.

     48

    B.

     84

    C.

     50

    D.

     60


  9. Temperate grasslands in South America are found on the ________ part of the continent.

  10. A.

     Northern

    B.

     Southern

    C.

     North-western

    D.

     South-eastern


  11. Limestone changes into ________ due to metamorphism.

  12. A.

     Marble

    B.

     Quartzite

    C.

     Gneiss

    D.

     Schists


  13. Moho discontinuity refers to a discontinuity between the ________ and ________ layers of the earth.

  14. A.

     Sial and Sima

    B.

     Sima and Mantle

    C.

     Sial and Mantle

    D.

     Mantle and Core


  15. The Asian and North American continents almost meet at the narrow and shallow Bering Strait, only ________ kilometres across.

  16. A.

     4

    B.

     10

    C.

     22

    D.

     45


  17. Most of the people of the middle east belong to ________ group of people.

  18. A.

     Negro

    B.

     Nordic

    C.

     Alpine

    D.

     Mediterranean


  19. Jurollo volcano, Mexico is an example of ________ type of volcano.

  20. A.

     Acid lava cone

    B.

     Shield volcano

    C.

     Lava plateau

    D.

     Composite