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  1. Which European country has over 200 volcanoes, many of them active?

  2. A.

     Norway

    B.

     Finland

    C.

     Ireland

    D.

     Iceland


  3. The route is connecting Western Europe, Africa and Australia by way of the Cape of Good Hope.

  4. A.

     Panama route

    B.

     Cape route

    C.

     North Pacific route

    D.

     South Atlantic route


  5. Heligoland is an archipelago of which of the following nations?

  6. A.

     Britain

    B.

     Germany

    C.

     USA

    D.

     Indonesia


  7. Which one of the following countries makes maximum use of the geothermal energy?

  8. A.

     New Zealand

    B.

     Japan

    C.

     Iceland

    D.

     Russia


  9. Which, among the following countries, occupies the largest chunk of the Sunderban's Delta?

  10. A.

     Bangladesh

    B.

     Myanmar

    C.

     India

    D.

     Thailand


  11. The largest railway station of the world is ________

  12. A.

     Trans-Siberian railway station, Russia

    B.

     Grand Central Terminal, Chicago

    C.

     Kharagpur railway station, India

    D.

     None of these


  13. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? States of USA Geography Division

  14. A.

     Iowa West North Central

    B.

     Texas West South Central

    C.

     California Pacific

    D.

     New Jersey South Atlantic


  15. Fog can be classified as a

  16. A.

     Nimbus cloud

    B.

     Cirrus cloud

    C.

     Cumulus cloud

    D.

     Low Stratus cloud


  17. Crude oil is generally found in

  18. A.

     Igneous rocks

    B.

     Sedimentary rocks

    C.

     Metamorphic rocks

    D.

     Sandy desert soils


  19. Which of the following absorbs the insolation from the sun and preserves the earth's radiated heat, thus acting like a blanket allowing the earth neither to become too cold nor too hot?

  20. A.

     Dust

    B.

     Water vapour

    C.

     Ozone

    D.

     Nitrogen