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  1. The "Horn of Africa" includes ________

  2. A.

     Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia

    B.

     Namibia, Botswana, Republic of South Africa

    C.

     Senegal, Guinea, Somalia

    D.

     Libya, Egypt, Sudan


  3. The smallest amongst the following continents is ________.

  4. A.

     Africa

    B.

     Antarctica

    C.

     North America

    D.

     South America


  5. The highest coal-producing country in the world is

  6. A.

     India

    B.

     USA

    C.

     China

    D.

     Russia


  7. Which one of the following does not border Panama?

  8. A.

     Costa Rica

    B.

     Pacific Ocean

    C.

     Columbia

    D.

     Venezuela


  9. Which one of the following is not a plant product?

  10. A.

     Lac

    B.

     Hemp

    C.

     Linen

    D.

     Flax


  11. Which one of the following statements is not true?

  12. A.

     Gulfs with narrow fronts and wider rears experience high tides

    B.

     Tidal currents take place when a gulf is connected with the open sea by a narrow channel

    C.

     Tidal bore occurs when a tide enters the narrow and shallow estuary of a river

    D.

     The tidal nature of the mouth of the river Hooghly is of crucial importance to Kolkata as port


  13. Inland waterways have many disadvantages. Among them the most common is

  14. A.

     Presence of water falls and rapids

    B.

     Seasonal freezing and drying up of rivers

    C.

     International controls on traffic

    D.

     Fluctuating volume of traffic


  15. Which among these is a cold current

  16. A.

     Florida current

    B.

     Canaries current

    C.

     Brazilian current

    D.

     Norwegian current


  17. The Cape Route has recently assumed some importance in the shipping world because ________

  18. A.

     The trade through this route has greatly increased with the development of South African States

    B.

     The canal tolls on the Suez Canal are heavy

    C.

     Large oil tankers cannot be accommodated in the narrow and comparatively shallow Suez Canal

    D.

     All the above


  19. The navigable European rivers are

  20. A.

     Mississippi, Missourie, Tennesee, St Lawrence

    B.

     Ob, Yenisey, Volga, Rhine

    C.

     Danube, Rhone, Seine and Elbe

    D.

     Yangtze, Sikiang, Hwang Ho, Chientang