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  1. A continuous belt of urban population progressively linking several cities is known as

  2. A.

     Metropolis

    B.

     Megalopolis

    C.

     Conurbation

    D.

     City sprawl


  3. Why does the mercury column in the barometer fall rapidly before a severe storm? It is due to

  4. A.

     Increase in the humidity of air

    B.

     Fall in the atmospheric pressure

    C.

     Severe heat energy from the sun

    D.

     Rise in the atmospheric pressure


  5. Which of the following statements about New Zealand is incorrect ?

  6. A.

     It is a part of Australian continent

    B.

     It consists of two islands separated by Cook Strait

    C.

     Tasman Sea is a land locked sea in the South Island

    D.

     Mt. Cook is the highest peak of New Zealand


  7. Most of the people in the world live in lowland areas except those in ________

  8. A.

     Central and Western Africa

    B.

     Southern and South - eastern Europe

    C.

     Southern and South - eastern Asia

    D.

     Central America and North - western South America


  9. The length of the Suez Canal is approximately

  10. A.

     80 km

    B.

     110 km

    C.

     140 km

    D.

     190 km


  11. Which one of the following can be considered as an initial warning of an approaching Tsunami?

  12. A.

     Thundering noise

    B.

     Squally winds and rainfall

    C.

     Rapid withdrawal of water away from the beach

    D.

     Rapid landward movement of water


  13. The place of origin of an earthquake is called

  14. A.

     Seismographic zone

    B.

     Perimeter

    C.

     Epicentre

    D.

     Seismic focus


  15. The "cradles of civilization" have been

  16. A.

     Valleys

    B.

     Plains

    C.

     Plateaux

    D.

     Hills


  17. Krivoy Rog, Kerch Peninsula, Magnitogorsk are major producers of ________ in former Soviet Union.

  18. A.

     Coal

    B.

     Manganese

    C.

     Copper

    D.

     Iron ore


  19. Forest soils are

  20. A.

     Rich in potash

    B.

     Deficient in potash

    C.

     Rich in salt

    D.

     Rich in organic matter