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  1. Mountain of accumulation is

  2. A.

     Volcanic mountains

    B.

     Block mountains

    C.

     Residual mountains

    D.

     Fold mountains


  3. The home or the fur-bearing animals is the

  4. A.

     Coniferous forests

    B.

     Temperate deciduous forests

    C.

     Tundra

    D.

     Temperate grasslands


  5. Name the country which shares the benefits of the Kosi Multipurpose Project with India

  6. A.

     Bangladesh

    B.

     Pakistan

    C.

     Nepal

    D.

     Bhutan


  7. Grasslands in Australia are known as the

  8. A.

     Downs

    B.

     Steppes

    C.

     Veldt

    D.

     Prairies


  9. Which among the following statements about the earth is not true?

  10. A.

     The Earth makes one complete revolution round the Sun every 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 46 seconds

    B.

     The Earth makes one complete revolution on its axis in 48 hours

    C.

     The Earth revolves in its orbit round the Sun at a speed of 66,000 miles per hour

    D.

     The Earth rotates on its axis at an equatorial speed of more than 1000 miles per hour


  11. The majority of the coal reserves found in India are of

  12. A.

     Tertiary formation

    B.

     Gondwana formation

    C.

     Quaternary formation

    D.

     Jurassic formation


  13. Which strait divides Europe from Africa?

  14. A.

     Bosporus

    B.

     Gibraltar

    C.

     Bering

    D.

     Dover


  15. The longest railway platform is ________

  16. A.

     London (U.K.

    B.

     Moscow (Russia)

    C.

     Kharagpur (India)

    D.

     New York (U.S.A.)


  17. People living in Sweden generally belong to

  18. A.

     Mediterranean

    B.

     Alpine

    C.

     Nordic

    D.

     Mongoloid


  19. What is a "shaft mine"?

  20. A.

     Aquery

    B.

     An open pit mine

    C.

     Amine dug deep into the earth

    D.

     Amine for descending into which a shaft is generally used