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  1. The second largest continent in the world is

  2. A.

     Asia

    B.

     Australia

    C.

     Africa

    D.

     Europe


  3. The southern Deccan area is in a rain shadow and receives only

  4. A.

     50 to 1000 mm of rainfall a year

    B.

     100 to 200 mm of rainfall a year

    C.

     200 to 400 mm of rainfall a year

    D.

     50 to 400 mm of rainfall a year


  5. The underlying cause of bio diversity loss is

  6. A.

     poverty and unsustainable development projects

    B.

     macroeconomic policies

    C.

     international trade factors

    D.

     All of the above


  7. The temperature increases rapidly after

  8. A.

     ionosphere

    B.

     exosphere

    C.

     stratosphere

    D.

     troposphere


  9. The spiral flow in a stream caused by channel shape is called

  10. A.

     stream flow

    B.

     laminar flow

    C.

     turbulent flow

    D.

     helical flow


  11. The storms or frontal systems develop where

  12. A.

     air is rising

    B.

     atmospheric pressure is low

    C.

     at the equator and in the mid-latitudes

    D.

     All of the above


  13. The subatomic particles arriving from outer space having high energy are called

  14. A.

     protons

    B.

     electrons

    C.

     cosmic rays

    D.

     None of the above


  15. The strongest bonds exist between the particles found within

  16. A.

     metamorphic rocks

    B.

     igneous rocks

    C.

     sedimentary rock

    D.

     all have similar strength of bonds


  17. The snow line on the northern side of greater Himalayas range about

  18. A.

     4,500 to 6,000 metres

    B.

     5,500 to 6,000 metres

    C.

     3,500 to 6,000 metres

    D.

     None of the above


  19. The unit of the light year is used for measuring

  20. A.

     speed of satellites

    B.

     speed of ships

    C.

     distance between bodies in the universe

    D.

     speed of rockets