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  1. Deciduous trees

  2. A.

     Depend on others for its food

    B.

     Lose their leaves every year

    C.

     Do not lose their leaves

    D.

     Do synthesis of their food


  3. Deliquescence rises in

  4. A.

     Warm, Moist and Airy Condition

    B.

     Cold, Moist and Airy Condition

    C.

     Cold, Dry and Still Condition

    D.

     Warm, Dry and Airy Condition


  5. Rice in Myanmar is cultivated along the deltas of ________ river.

  6. A.

     Salween

    B.

     Menam

    C.

     Mekong

    D.

     Irrawaddy


  7. Which of the following is the main ore for aluminium?

  8. A.

     Calcite

    B.

     Bauxite

    C.

     Magnesite

    D.

     Limonite


  9. What is the meaning of Willy-Willy?

  10. A.

     Tropical Cyclone near Australia

    B.

     Earthquake

    C.

     High Tide

    D.

     Tropical Cyclone near India


  11. Where are rare plantless forest found?

  12. A.

     Alpine

    B.

     Tundra

    C.

     Chaparral

    D.

     Taiga


  13. The place on the Earth's surface above the focus is called the

  14. A.

     Focus

    B.

     Incentre

    C.

     Epicentre

    D.

     Circumcentre


  15. Deserts such as Sahara are generally found between 20° and 30° latitudes in western parts of the continents. This is because these regions ________

  16. A.

     Are very hot throughout the year

    B.

     Have offshore winds throughout the year

    C.

     Have warm offshore currents

    D.

     Lie in the belt of the doldrums


  17. Which is the world's largest desert?

  18. A.

     Sahara

    B.

     Gobi

    C.

     Thar

    D.

     Takala Makan


  19. Which of the following climatic type suffers change due to shifting of the World's Pressure Belts?

  20. A.

     Equatorial type

    B.

     Tundra type

    C.

     Tropical desert type

    D.

     Monsoon