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| 16)The longest circle which can be drawn on the earth surface passes through the |
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Circle of Arctic |
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Equator |
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Tropic of Cancer |
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Tropic of Capricon |
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| 17)Which one of the following is the largest irrigation canal in the world ? |
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Suez Canal |
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Indira Gandhi Canal |
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Panama Canal |
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Sirhind Canal |
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| 18)Which of the following soils has low humus contents? |
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Alluvial |
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Black |
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Desertic |
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loamy |
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| 19)Area under forests is far below the required percentage in India because of |
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Long dry spell period |
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Large area under cultivation due to large population |
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Large area under plateau and hilly terrain |
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Large extent of drought-prone area |
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| 20)Which of the following combinations represents the arrangements of the decreasing particle size order of soils? |
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Clay, gravel, sand and silt |
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Gravel, sand, silt, and clay |
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Sand, gravel, clay and silt |
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Silt, sand, gravel, and clay |
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| 21)Which of the following is the youngest mountain of India? |
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Aravallis |
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Himalayas |
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Nilgiris |
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Vindhyachal |
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| 22)Which of the following combinations of crops provide raw material for agro-based industries? |
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Cotton, jute and oilseed |
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Pulses, tobacco, and jute |
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Jowar, cotton, and sugarcane |
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Ragi, spices and sugarcane |
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| 23)Aravalli ranges are an example of |
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Volcanic mountains |
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Residual mountains |
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Block mountains |
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Folded mountains |
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| 24)Which one of the following is not a landlocked country in Africa. |
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Botswana |
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Zambia |
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Lesotho |
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Nigeria |
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| 25)The imaginary line on the earth\'s surface that closely follows the 180 degree Meridian is |
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Prime Meridian |
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Equator |
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International Date Line |
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Tropic of Cancer |
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| 26)The country that shares longest border with India is |
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China |
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Bangladesh |
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Nepal |
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Pakistan |
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| 27)The distance between two consecutive longitudes (91 degree east and 92 degree east) at the Pole is |
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0 km |
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18 km |
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25 km |
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110 km |
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| 28)Logically, what does a continually rising air pressure indicate? |
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Advent of unsettled and cloudy weather. |
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Advent of cyclone |
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Fine and settled weather. |
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Fine and unsettled weather. |
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| 29)The soil formed by wind dust in and around hot deserts is called |
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silty soil |
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loamy soil |
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sandy soil |
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loess soil |
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| 30)In wildlife conservation, which one of the following best defines an \'endemic\' species? |
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When the critical number of a species declines in a forest due to parasitic attack. |
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A species which is cosmopolitan and can be commonly found in a biosphere. |
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An endangered species which is found in few restricted areas on the earth. |
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A species confined to a particular region and not found anywhere else. |
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