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  1. The Savannas or Orinoco Basin are termed as

  2. A.

     Pampas

    B.

     Steppes

    C.

     Prairies

    D.

     Llanos


  3. Biome represents ________.

  4. A.

     A desert vegetation

    B.

     A major ecological group of plants

    C.

     A large ecological region characterised by similar vegetation and climate

    D.

     A major ecological group of animals


  5. A heavenly body which takes nearly the same time to complete one rotation and one revolution is

  6. A.

     An asteroid

    B.

     A comet

    C.

     Moon

    D.

     Mars


  7. In Britain the Grand Union Canal is running from

  8. A.

     Liverpool to Hull

    B.

     Cardiff to Birmingham

    C.

     Glasgow to Edinburgh

    D.

     West Midlands to the London area


  9. Volcanic eruption does not occur in the

  10. A.

     Black Sea

    B.

     Caspian Sea

    C.

     Baltic Sea

    D.

     Caribbean Sea


  11. The process which leads to the formation of clouds is known as

  12. A.

     Evaporation

    B.

     Condensation

    C.

     Cloud-transpiration

    D.

     Precipitation


  13. ________ is a land locked country.

  14. A.

     Bangladesh

    B.

     Myanmar

    C.

     Nepal

    D.

     Sri Lanka


  15. Which one of the following is a land-locked country?

  16. A.

     Angola

    B.

     Gabon

    C.

     Tanzania

    D.

     Zimbabwe


  17. Trincomalee is a port situated on the

  18. A.

     East coast, Tamil Nadu

    B.

     East coast of Sri Lanka

    C.

     East coast, Andhra Pradesh

    D.

     West coast of Sri Lanka


  19. The Australian state which is an island is ________

  20. A.

     Queensland

    B.

     Java

    C.

     Tasmania

    D.

     New Guinea