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  1. Which of the following regions of the world is most thickly populated?

  2. A.

     East Asia

    B.

     South Asia

    C.

     North-West Europe

    D.

     North and South America


  3. Which one of these places lies nearest to the Equator?

  4. A.

     Singapore

    B.

     Lagos

    C.

     Colombo

    D.

     Jakarta


  5. Which of the following is not a tropical cyclone?

  6. A.

     Typhoon

    B.

     Tornado

    C.

     Hurricane

    D.

     Willy-willy


  7. Which one of the following is not an African country?

  8. A.

     Cameroon

    B.

     Gabon

    C.

     Mauritania

    D.

     Yemen


  9. In the context of exports, which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ?

  10. A.

     Cape Town : Wool and wine

    B.

     Adelaide : Wheat and wool

    C.

     Perth : Rice and corn

    D.

     San Francisco : Fruits and wine


  11. At which particular place on earth are day and nights of equal length always?

  12. A.

     Prime Meridian

    B.

     Poles

    C.

     Equator

    D.

     Nowhere


  13. What is the shape of the Earth?

  14. A.

     Geoid

    B.

     Circle

    C.

     Sphere

    D.

     Hemi-sphere


  15. Strait of Gibraltar connects which of the following?

  16. A.

     Red Sea - Mediterranean Sea

    B.

     Red Sea - Arabian Sea

    C.

     Atlantic Ocean - Mediterranean Sea

    D.

     Mediterranean Sea - Black Sea


  17. The Trans-Andean railway connects

  18. A.

     Mexico City with Santiago

    B.

     Panama City with Santiago

    C.

     Buenos Aires with Valparaiso

    D.

     Rio de Janerio with Bogota


  19. A stony desert is termed as ________ and sandy desert as ________.

  20. A.

     Reg, erg

    B.

     Reg, loess

    C.

     Erg, loess

    D.

     Erg, reg