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  1. Doldrum is an area of ________.

  2. A.

     Low rainfall

    B.

     Low temperature

    C.

     Low pressure

    D.

     High winds


  3. Malaspine Glacier is in

  4. A.

     Karakoram Range

    B.

     Alps

    C.

     Alaska

    D.

     Hindukush


  5. Which of the following is the smallest in terms of area?

  6. A.

     Vatican City

    B.

     Monaco

    C.

     Nauru

    D.

     San Marino


  7. Which one of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of per cent by man In the earth's crust?

  8. A.

     Silicon

    B.

     Oxygen

    C.

     Carbon

    D.

     Calcium


  9. Which is the smallest (in area) member of United Nations?

  10. A.

     Papua New Guinea

    B.

     Cuba

    C.

     Vatican

    D.

     Seychelles


  11. Pygmies are people living in

  12. A.

     Congo forests

    B.

     Namibia

    C.

     Kenya

    D.

     Cape Province


  13. The deflection of the wind to the right in the northern hemisphere and to Its left in the southern hemisphere is caused by the

  14. A.

     Rotation of the Earth

    B.

     Revolution of the Earth

    C.

     Uneven heating of the Earth

    D.

     All the above


  15. Mixed farming involves

  16. A.

     Both crops and livestock

    B.

     Growing a series of different crops

    C.

     Specialised cultivation of vegetables and fruits

    D.

     Pooling land voluntarily and managing it jointly under a democratic constitution


  17. Moraine is

  18. A.

     A tribe inhabiting the equatorial region

    B.

     The debris of fragments of rock material brought down with the movement of a glacier

    C.

     A salt water lake in Arabia

    D.

     A nocturnal animal found in Amazon forests


  19. Mount Kailas is in

  20. A.

     Nepal

    B.

     Tibet

    C.

     Sikkim

    D.

     Bhutan