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  1. The largest production of mica in Asia is from

  2. A.
    Indonesia
    B.
    Malaysia
    C.
    Myanmar
    D.
    India

  3. The latitude 'AA' on the map represents the

  4. A.
    Tropic of Cancer
    B.
    Tropic of Capricorn
    C.
    Equator
    D.
    None of the above

  5. The largest fresh water lake of Africa, area wise is

  6. A.
    lake Victoria
    B.
    lake Tanganyika
    C.
    lake Malawi
    D.
    Lake Rudolf

  7. The important mountains of Europe include

  8. A.
    Andes, Alps, Pyrenees
    B.
    Alps, Carpathians, Pyrenees, Apennines
    C.
    Alps, Himalayas, Rock mountains
    D.
    None of the above

  9. The last major glacial period began about 2,000,000 years before present and is commonly known as

  10. A.
    Pleistocene or ice age
    B.
    Paleocene or ice age
    C.
    Pliocene or ice age
    D.
    Holocene or ice age

  11. The imaginary axis at which the earth rotates remains inclined at an angle of ____ to the plane of earth's orbit.

  12. A.
    44 1/2 °
    B.
    55 1/2 °
    C.
    66 1/2 °
    D.
    0 °

  13. The ionosphere contains ionized air that protects the earth from

  14. A.
    the ultraviolet rays of the sun
    B.
    the infrared rays of the sun
    C.
    the falling meteorites
    D.
    None of the above

  15. The horizontal of soil profile is composed of

  16. A.
    weathered parent material that is not affected by translocation and organic modification
    B.
    material affected by translocation & organic modification
    C.
    unweathered bedrock
    D.
    None of the above

  17. The largest city in Latin America is

  18. A.
    Mexico city
    B.
    Caracas
    C.
    Rio-de-Janeiro
    D.
    Buenos Aires

  19. The highest and lowest values of a weather element observed over the entire period of record are

  20. A.
    extremes
    B.
    average extremes
    C.
    absolute extremes
    D.
    relative extremes