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  1. What is the country through which both Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass?

  2. A.

     Brazil

    B.

     Uruguay

    C.

     Colombia

    D.

     Ecuador


  3. The land-locked country in South East Asia is

  4. A.

     Thailand

    B.

     Malayasia

    C.

     Laos

    D.

     Vietnam


  5. The only land-locked country in South-East Asia is

  6. A.

     Laos

    B.

     Thailand

    C.

     Malaysia

    D.

     Kampuchea


  7. Panama Canal connects ________ and ________.

  8. A.

     San Jose and Colon

    B.

     Panama and San Jose

    C.

     Panama and Colon

    D.

     Cartagena and Colon


  9. Sues Canal connects ________ and ________.

  10. A.

     Port Said and Suez

    B.

     Cairo and Dumyat

    C.

     Dumyat and Port Said

    D.

     Suez and Dumyat


  11. Plains formed by the deposits brought by glacier are

  12. A.

     Lacustrine plains

    B.

     Flood plains

    C.

     Drift plains

    D.

     Coastal plains


  13. 'Ursa Major' is the scientific name for one of the constellations of stars. Its common English name is

  14. A.

     The Northern Crown

    B.

     The Chained Lady

    C.

     The Milky Way

    D.

     The Great Bear


  15. Gulf Stream, the most important current of the Atlantic Ocean, takes Its birth from the Gulf of Mexico. Its importance lies in its

  16. A.

     Cooling effect

    B.

     Warming effect

    C.

     Area of influence

    D.

     Influence on travel


  17. Which of these is not true of the effects of the ocean currents?

  18. A.

     They affect commerce because they keep the harbours open even during winter

    B.

     Water of the ocean is kept pure

    C.

     Warm equatorial currents raise the temperature while the cold polar currents lower the temperature of the place through which they pass

    D.

     They do not affect rainfall over the coast


  19. The famous Matterhorn Peak is found in

  20. A.

     Austria

    B.

     Switzerland

    C.

     France

    D.

     Sweden