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  1. Leningrad region and Kola Peninsula in former Soviet Union are major producers of

  2. A.

     Lead

    B.

     Zinc

    C.

     Bauxite

    D.

     Copper


  3. Israel has common borders with ________

  4. A.

     Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt

    B.

     Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Jordan

    C.

     Cyprus, Turkey, Jordan and Egypt

    D.

     Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Yemen


  5. The country with the highest density of population in Europe is ________

  6. A.

     France

    B.

     Italy

    C.

     Belgium

    D.

     Netherlands


  7. Three European cities viz, Belgrade, Budapest and Vienna, are located on the banks of the river

  8. A.

     Danube

    B.

     Rhine

    C.

     Rhone

    D.

     Volga


  9. Cold currents have cooling effect on the shore of ________

  10. A.

     Peru

    B.

     Japan

    C.

     Western Europe

    D.

     Alaska


  11. Suez Canal has reduced the distance between London and Mumbai by about

  12. A.

     1000 km

    B.

     5000 km

    C.

     6000 km

    D.

     7000 km


  13. The division of the world into major natural regions is primarily based on

  14. A.

     Atmosphere

    B.

     Rainfall

    C.

     Climate types

    D.

     Annual range of temperature


  15. The cold Labrador current brings nine months winter to ________

  16. A.

     USA

    B.

     Eastern Newfoundland

    C.

     Western Norway

    D.

     Northern Sweden


  17. Contours are lines showing

  18. A.

     Places on earth of equal rainfall

    B.

     Places of same temperature

    C.

     Places on earth at the same altitude

    D.

     None of these


  19. A country through which both Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass is

  20. A.

     Brazil

    B.

     Argentina

    C.

     Congo

    D.

     Indonesia