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  1. The north flowing rivers of Siberia are not of much use for navigation mainly because

  2. A.

     They are too shallow in the dry season

    B.

     The lower courses remain frozen for many months

    C.

     They flow through uninhabited areas

    D.

     They lack navigation facilities to ensure safety


  3. Shortest air route from New Delhi to Vancouver will be ________

  4. A.

     New Delhi - Bangkok - Tokyo - Vancouver

    B.

     New Delhi - London - New York - Vancouver

    C.

     New Delhi - Moscow - London - Vancouver

    D.

     New Delhi - Paris - New York - Vancouver


  5. Wind erosion is dominant in

  6. A.

     Tropical regions

    B.

     Temperate regions

    C.

     Deserts

    D.

     Mediterranean regions


  7. Isolines are lines Joining places having

  8. A.

     Equal temperature

    B.

     Equal diurnal range of temperature

    C.

     Equal salinity

    D.

     Equal cloud cover


  9. Where is 'Ninety East Ridge'situated?

  10. A.

     Pacific Ocean

    B.

     Indian Ocean

    C.

     Atlantic Ocean

    D.

     Arctic Ocean


  11. The South African River draining into Atlantic Ocean is

  12. A.

     Orange

    B.

     Zambezi

    C.

     Limpopo

    D.

     Nile


  13. Which among the following is a renewable source?

  14. A.

     Forest

    B.

     Coal

    C.

     Limestone

    D.

     Sand


  15. Which of the following is the largest island?

  16. A.

     Sumatra

    B.

     Madagascar

    C.

     Honshu

    D.

     Cuba


  17. Which of the following countries has the greatest length of inland waterways?

  18. A.

     The United States

    B.

     The Former USSR

    C.

     Germany

    D.

     France


  19. Which of the following tribes and their area of inhabitance is incorrect ?

  20. A.

     Samoyeds - Asiatic Tundra

    B.

     Gaucho - Uruguay

    C.

     Bindibus - Algeria

    D.

     Tartars - Siberia