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  1. The imaginary line on the earth's surface, which closely follows the 180o meridian, is called the

  2. A.

     International Date Line

    B.

     Tropic of Cancer

    C.

     Equator

    D.

     Prime Meridian


  3. The largest part of our hydrosphere is

  4. A.

     Atlantic Ocean

    B.

     Indian Ocean

    C.

     Pacific ocean

    D.

     Antarctica ocean


  5. The limit beyond which the stars suffer internal collapse is called the

  6. A.

     Raman Effect

    B.

     Chandrasekhar limit

    C.

     Aurora Borealis

    D.

     Quasan Zone


  7. The ground water that occurs when flow of the subterranean water is not confined by the presence of impermeable layers is called

  8. A.

     unconfined groundwater

    B.

     confined groundwater

    C.

     aquifer

    D.

     artesian


  9. The gulf that separates Finland and Sweden in Europe is

  10. A.

     the Gulf of Bothnia

    B.

     the Gulf of Lions

    C.

     the Gulf of Genoa

    D.

     the Gulf of Venice


  11. The largest continent in the world is

  12. A.

     Africa

    B.

     Asia

    C.

     Australia

    D.

     Antarctica


  13. The landforms that are created by massive earth movements due to place tectonics are called

  14. A.

     structural landforms

    B.

     weathering landforms

    C.

     erosional landforms

    D.

     depositional landforms


  15. The largest production of mica in Asia is from

  16. A.

     Indonesia

    B.

     Malaysia

    C.

     Myanmar

    D.

     India


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

  18. A.

     Tropic of Cancer

    B.

     Tropic of Capricorn

    C.

     Equator

    D.

     None of the above


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

  20. A.

     lake Victoria

    B.

     lake Tanganyika

    C.

     lake Malawi

    D.

     lake Rudot