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  1. Fish farming is practised in

  2. A.

     Africa

    B.

     South Africa

    C.

     China

    D.

     Peru and Brazil


  3. The international air route from West Europe to East Asia passes through India because ________

  4. A.

     India is a busy centre situated between the two places

    B.

     It provides the shortest route

    C.

     India is the only country in Asia providing refuelling capacity

    D.

     None of these


  5. The approximate depth of the Mariana Trench or the Pacific Ocean is

  6. A.

     5530 m

    B.

     7530 m

    C.

     11030 m

    D.

     13030 m


  7. Wavy hair is characteristic or

  8. A.

     Neanderthal man

    B.

     Nordic race

    C.

     Mongoloid race

    D.

     Cromagnon man


  9. The Doctor is a wind which

  10. A.

     Is enervating

    B.

     Withers plants

    C.

     Is injurious to health

    D.

     Is conducive to health


  11. The age of the Earth is approximately

  12. A.

     1000 million years

    B.

     4600 million years

    C.

     3000 million years

    D.

     100 million years


  13. About 50% of the world population is concentrated between the latitudes of ________

  14. A.

     5°N and 20°N

    B.

     20°N and 40°N

    C.

     40°N and 60°N

    D.

     20°S and 40°S


  15. What is the modern name of "Siam"?

  16. A.

     Myanmar

    B.

     Thailand

    C.

     Philippines

    D.

     Cambodia


  17. The general direction or movement or a tropical cyclone in the northern hemisphere is

  18. A.

     Eastward then poleward

    B.

     Eastward then towards the equator

    C.

     Westward then poleward

    D.

     Westward then towards the equator


  19. Sun's halo is produced by the refraction of light in

  20. A.

     Water vapour in Stratus Clouds

    B.

     Ice crystals in Cirro-cumulus clouds

    C.

     Dust particles in stratus clouds

    D.

     Ice crystals in Cirrus clouds