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  1. The moon orbits the earth at a mean distance approximately

  2. A.
    0.384 million km
    B.
    149.6 million km
    C.
    579 million km
    D.
    227.9 million km

  3. The mean radius of the earth is approximately

  4. A.
    32,000 km
    B.
    6,400 km
    C.
    9,600 km
    D.
    12,800 km

  5. Which of the following is a warm current?

  6. A.
    Benguela current
    B.
    Labrador current
    C.
    Kurosiwo current
    D.
    South Pacific current

  7. The major countries of central America are

  8. A.
    Belize, Costa Rica, Panama
    B.
    China, Taiwan, Japan
    C.
    Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait
    D.
    All of the above

  9. The main producers of free gas are

  10. A.
    the south Bassein and Tapti fields in the western offshore
    B.
    the gas fields in Tripura and Andhra Pradesh (KG Basin)
    C.
    both (a) and (b)
    D.
    None of the above

  11. The major pedogenic process acting on soils at the macro scale are

  12. A.
    laterisation and podsolisation
    B.
    calcification and salinisation
    C.
    salinisation and gleisation
    D.
    All of the above

  13. The minerals resources of north-eastern zone include

  14. A.
    coal, Fe, Mn, Cu, Mica, U, diamond
    B.
    crude Petroleum and natural gas
    C.
    Fe, Au(gold)
    D.
    natural gas, Fe, Au, Mn, U

  15. The moon

  16. A.
    is the natural satellite of earth
    B.
    has no liquid water
    C.
    has no atmosphere
    D.
    All of the above

  17. The moon's volume is about ____ that of earth.

  18. A.
    1/40 th
    B.
    1/50 th
    C.
    1/60 th
    D.
    1/20 th

  19. The magnetic field of earth, Magnetosphere expands to about

  20. A.
    9600 km above the earth's surface
    B.
    8000 km above the earth's surface
    C.
    64,000 km above the earth's surface
    D.
    None of the above