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  1. The region that has a typical dispersed rural settlement pattern is the

  2. A.
    Kerala coastal plain
    B.
    western Ganga plain
    C.
    eastern Rajasthan
    D.
    Telengana plateau

  3. The reaction between compounds and oxygen is called

  4. A.
    oxidation
    B.
    hydrolysis
    C.
    carbonation
    D.
    solution

  5. The percentage of sun's radiation reflected back into space is about

  6. A.
    36 percent
    B.
    47 percent
    C.
    17 percent
    D.
    None of the above

  7. The progressive wave theory regarding of tides was put forth by

  8. A.
    R.A. Harris
    B.
    Issac Newton
    C.
    William Whewell
    D.
    G.B. Airy

  9. The original founders of Common wealth of Independent States, in December 1991, are

  10. A.
    Tadjikistan, Khirghizia and Turkemenistan
    B.
    Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan
    C.
    Russia, Ukraine and Byelorus
    D.
    Moldavia, Khazakhastan and Uzbekistan

  11. The Pyrenees mountains are located on the border between ____ and ____

  12. A.
    Romania, Bulgaria
    B.
    Norway, Sweden
    C.
    Hungary, Romania
    D.
    France, Spain

  13. The process of evaporation of water in nature is one of the basic components of the hydrological cycle. The other process that is considered to be essential for the completion of hydrological cycle is the

  14. A.
    flow tide and ebb tide in a river
    B.
    movement of water vapour in the atmosphere
    C.
    flow of water in the sea
    D.
    movement of water in the water table

  15. The ocean water is saline due to

  16. A.
    evaporation of its surface
    B.
    volume of fresh water added by rainfall
    C.
    salts are already present in sea water
    D.
    both (a) and (b)

  17. The platform and the basement rock together form

  18. A.
    craton
    B.
    shield
    C.
    both (a) and (b)
    D.
    None of the above

  19. The process that explains the recent changes in the height of sea level in coastal areas of eastern and northern Canada and Scandinavi is

  20. A.
    isostasy
    B.
    continental drift
    C.
    plate tectonics
    D.
    None of the above