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  1. The main types of air mass include

    1. maritime tropical(mT)
    2. maritime polar(mP)
    3. maritime arctic(mA)
    4. continental polar(cP)

  2. A.
    All of the above
    B.
    I, III, IV
    C.
    I, IV
    D.
    I, II

  3. The major motion of the planet earth includes

  4. A.
    rotation
    B.
    revolution
    C.
    both (a) and (b)
    D.
    any of these depending upon the question under construction

  5. The most salty sea in the world is

  6. A.
    Red sea
    B.
    Dead sea
    C.
    Arabian sea
    D.
    Mediterranean sea

  7. The most densely populated regions in the world are

  8. A.
    the monsoon climatic regions
    B.
    the equatorial regions
    C.
    the hot desert climatic regions
    D.
    the summer climatic regions

  9. The most notable example of a tectonic valley is that of the

  10. A.
    Doon valley
    B.
    Kashmir valley
    C.
    plains of Aksai Chin
    D.
    None of the above

  11. The monetary currency of Greece is called (prior to Jan 1, 2002).

  12. A.
    guilder
    B.
    drachma
    C.
    yen
    D.
    dinar

  13. The main examples of Rabi crop are

  14. A.
    wheat, barley, peas, rapeseed, mustard, grams
    B.
    rice, jowar, barley, wheat
    C.
    peas, maize, cotton and jute
    D.
    All of the above

  15. The modern theory of plate tectonics states

  16. A.
    the creation of oceanic crust and the drifting of continents
    B.
    the convention currents within the earth's mantle cause the creation of new oceanic crust at the mid oceanic ridges
    C.
    that the oceanic crust is destroyed at areas where this crust type becomes subducted under the lighter continental crust
    D.
    All of the above

  17. The mean distance of the earth from the sun is approximately

  18. A.
    149,502,000 km
    B.
    150,503,000 km
    C.
    148,000,000 km
    D.
    150,000,000 km

  19. The major control over the form of the developing slope is exerted by

  20. A.
    inputs to the hill slope
    B.
    outputs from the hill slope
    C.
    balance between inputs and outputs from the hill slope system
    D.
    None of the above