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  1. Albert Canal links ________ and ________

  2. A.

     Manchester and Antwerp

    B.

     Antwerp and Frankfurt

    C.

     Antwerp and Liege

    D.

     Manchester and Liege


  3. What is the usual altitude of the plains?

  4. A.

     Sea level

    B.

     Less than 500 metres above sea level

    C.

     Less than 600 metres above sea level

    D.

     Less than 800 metres above sea level


  5. Outwash plain is a depositional feature associated with

  6. A.

     Rivers

    B.

     Wind

    C.

     Glacier

    D.

     Wave


  7. Strait of Malacca separates ________

  8. A.

     Sumatra and Malaysia

    B.

     Java and Brunei

    C.

     Sumatra and Java

    D.

     Malaysia and Brunei


  9. Ladang refers to

  10. A.

     Shifting cultivation

    B.

     Plantation agriculture

    C.

     Subsistence type of agriculture

    D.

     Dry farming


  11. Lake Manasarovar is in

  12. A.

     Sikkim

    B.

     Tibet

    C.

     Kashmir

    D.

     Himachal Pradesh


  13. The Earth's axis is tilted at an angle of ________ degrees from the perpendicular to its orbital plane.

  14. A.

     17.5°

    B.

     23.5°

    C.

     36°

    D.

     45°


  15. The largest Inland Sea is the

  16. A.

     Black Sea

    B.

     Dead Sea

    C.

     Caspian Sea

    D.

     Aral Sea


  17. The world's largest port is ________.

  18. A.

     Mumbai

    B.

     Sydney

    C.

     New York/New Jersey

    D.

     Singapore


  19. Tibet, the highest plateau in the world, is a

  20. A.

     Piedmont plateau

    B.

     Intermontane plateau

    C.

     Continental plateau

    D.

     Volcanic plateau