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  1. The umbra is

  2. A.

     the inner portion of the moon's shadow

    B.

     formed by tangents to the sun and moon

    C.

     both (a) and (b)

    D.

     None of the above


  3. The tunnel that connects France and Italy is

  4. A.

     St. Gothard road tunnel

    B.

     Mont Blane tunnel

    C.

     Mersey (Queens way) tunnel

    D.

     Orange Fish rivers tunnel


  5. The sequence of layers of atmosphere from earth to upwards is

  6. A.

     troposphere, tropopause, stratosphere, stratopause, mesosphere, mesopause, ionosphere(thermosphere, thermopause, exosphere)

    B.

     troposphere, stratosphere, stratopause, mesosphere , ionosphere

    C.

     troposphere, tropopause, stratosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

    D.

     troposphere, tropopause, stratosphere, mesosphere , exosphere, thermosphere, thermopause


  7. The sediment deposited at the base of the glacier is called

  8. A.

     till

    B.

     moraine

    C.

     glacial sand

    D.

     None of the above


  9. The third world includes about 120 countries of

  10. A.

     Asia, Africa and Central America

    B.

     Asia, Australia and Europe

    C.

     Africa, North America

    D.

     None of the above


  11. The smallest division of geological time scale is

  12. A.

     eon

    B.

     eras

    C.

     stage

    D.

     periods


  13. The various types of plate convergence is

    1. I. oceanic-oceanic convergence
    2. II. oceanic-continental convergence
    3. III. continental-continental convergence
  14. A.

     I, II

    B.

     II, III

    C.

     I, III

    D.

     All of the above


  15. The smallest state, population wise, in the world is

  16. A.

     Vatican City

    B.

     Monaco

    C.

     Nauru

    D.

     Liechtenstein


  17. The time at a place is determined by

  18. A.

     the parallels of longitude

    B.

     the parallels of latitude

    C.

     distance from equator

    D.

     distance from prime meridian


  19. The tropical and temperate deserts of the world, occupy nearly ____ of the land surface of the worlds.

  20. A.

     1/4th

    B.

     1/3rd

    C.

     Half

    D.

     1/7th