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501.

*$_The Indian sub-continent lies?

A. Mostly in the southern hemisphere and partly in the northern hemisphere
B. Mostly in the northern hemisphere and partly in the southern hemisphere
C. Wholly in the northern hemisphere
D. Wholly in the southern hemisphere
Answer» D. Wholly in the southern hemisphere
502.

*$_The leading producer of coal in former Soviet Union is?

A. Donetz basin
B. Kuzentsk basin
C. Karaganda Basin
D. Pechora basin
Answer» B. Kuzentsk basin
503.

*$_One will not have to pass through the Suez Canal while going from Mumbai to?

A. Alexandria
B. Suez
C. Port Said
D. Benghazi
Answer» C. Port Said
504.

*$_Sun's halo is produced by the refraction of light in?

A. Water vapour in Stratus Clouds
B. Ice crystals in Cirro-cumulus clouds
C. Dust particles in stratus clouds
D. Ice crystals in Cirrus clouds
Answer» E.
505.

*$_Volcanic eruption does not occur in the?

A. Black Sea
B. Caspian Sea
C. Baltic Sea
D. Caribbean Sea
Answer» D. Caribbean Sea
506.

*$_Which calendar is being universally followed??

A. Christian Era
B. Julian Calendar
C. Gregory Calendar
D. Saka Era
Answer» D. Saka Era
507.

*$_Which of the following is not concerned with increased production of a food item??

A. Green Revolution
B. Blue Revolution
C. White Revolution
D. Orange Revolution
Answer» E.
508.

*$_If I wanted to reach the South Atlantic from the South Pacific while touching South America, I would have to use?

A. Florida Straits
B. Dardanelles
C. Magellan Straits
D. Bosporus
Answer» D. Bosporus
509.

*$_The area or the Indian Ocean is approximately ________.?

A. 24 million sq km
B. 44 million sq km
C. 64 million sq km
D. 74 million sq km
Answer» E.
510.

*$_Strait of Florida runs in between ________?

A. Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea
B. Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
C. Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
D. Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean
Answer» D. Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean
511.

*$_The world's most humid continent is?

A. Asia
B. Europe
C. North America
D. South America
Answer» E.
512.

*$_Lines Joining places having equal height are?

A. Contours
B. Isobars
C. Isohalines
D. Isohyet
Answer» B. Isobars
513.

*$_In the context of exports, which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ??

A. Cape Town : Wool and wine
B. Adelaide : Wheat and wool
C. Perth : Rice and corn
D. San Francisco : Fruits and wine
Answer» D. San Francisco : Fruits and wine
514.

*$_The regions with the highest and lowest densities are respectively ________?

A. Europe and Africa
B. Asia and Oceania
C. North America and Africa
D. Europe and Oceania
Answer» E.
515.

*$_The New name of Burma is Myanmar and its capital is?

A. Naypyitaw
B. Arakan
C. Rangoon
D. Ava
Answer» B. Arakan
516.

*$_Spot the odd item in the following?

A. Mt Fuji
B. Mt Everest
C. Mt Vesuvius
D. Mt Pele
Answer» C. Mt Vesuvius
517.

*$_Which, among the following countries, occupies the largest chunk of the Sunderban's Delta??

A. Bangladesh
B. Myanmar
C. India
D. Thailand
Answer» B. Myanmar
518.

*$_The Gutenburg discontinuity separates ________.?

A. Sial and Sima
B. Lithosphere and outer mantle
C. Outer mantle and inner mantle
D. Inner mantle and the core
Answer» E.
519.

*$_In the transformation of vegetative matter to coal the first product is.?

A. Peat
B. Lignite
C. Bituminous coal
D. Anthracite
Answer» B. Lignite
520.

*$_A country through which both Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass is?

A. Brazil
B. Argentina
C. Congo
D. Indonesia
Answer» B. Argentina
521.

*$_Which one among the following is not correct regarding Tsunami??

A. Tsunamis have a very long wavelength
B. Tsunamis have a slight swell of about twelve inches about the normal sea surface
C. Tsunamis grow in height when they reach shallower water
D. Tide also play an important role in the generation of Tsunamis
Answer» E.
522.

*$_Which of the following absorbs the insolation from the sun and preserves the earth's radiated heat, thus acting like a blanket allowing the earth neither to become too cold nor too hot??

A. Dust
B. Water vapour
C. Ozone
D. Nitrogen
Answer» D. Nitrogen
523.

*$_Cold currents have cooling effect on the shore of ________?

A. Peru
B. Japan
C. Western Europe
D. Alaska
Answer» B. Japan
524.

Which one of the following is not an astronomical object?

A. Pulsar
B. Brittle Star
C. Black Hole
D. Quasar
Answer» C. Black Hole
525.

*$_Cloudy nights are warmer compared to clear cloudless nights, because clouds?

A. Prevent cold waves from the sky from descending on earth
B. Reflect back the heat given off by earth
C. Produce heat and radiate it towards earth
D. Absorb heat from the atmosphere and send it towards earth
Answer» C. Produce heat and radiate it towards earth
526.

*$_Which of the following is the busiest of ocean trade routes??

A. Suez Canal
B. Cape of Good Hope
C. North Atlantic
D. Panama Canal
Answer» D. Panama Canal
527.

*$_A stony desert is termed as ________ and sandy desert as ________.?

A. Reg, erg
B. Reg, loess
C. Erg, loess
D. Erg, reg
Answer» B. Reg, loess
528.

*$_Selvas is a word denoting?

A. Long narrow depression formed in the land sunk between two parallel faults
B. A southerly region of the oceans located between 45°S and N
C. The equatorial rain forest of the Amazon basin
D. The grasslands of North America
Answer» D. The grasslands of North America
529.

*$_The famous Matterhorn Peak is found in?

A. Austria
B. Switzerland
C. France
D. Sweden
Answer» C. France
530.

*$_Which among the following statements about the earth is not true??

A. The Earth makes one complete revolution round the Sun every 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 46 seconds
B. The Earth makes one complete revolution on its axis in 48 hours
C. The Earth revolves in its orbit round the Sun at a speed of 66,000 miles per hour
D. The Earth rotates on its axis at an equatorial speed of more than 1000 miles per hour
Answer» C. The Earth revolves in its orbit round the Sun at a speed of 66,000 miles per hour
531.

*$_What is a "shaft mine"??

A. Aquery
B. An open pit mine
C. Amine dug deep into the earth
D. Amine for descending into which a shaft is generally used
Answer» D. Amine for descending into which a shaft is generally used
532.

*$_Which of the following is not a minor product derived from forests??

A. Nuts and Gums
B. Tannin
C. Pitch and Turpentine
D. Pulp
Answer» E.
533.

*$_The amount of dew is measured by?

A. Pluviometer
B. Drosometer
C. Anemometer
D. Hygrometer
Answer» C. Anemometer
534.

*$_A geographical mile is a measure of length equal to one sixtieth of a degree or one minute (1') of latitude. It varies with latitudes, but is approximately equals?

A. 7200 feet
B. 6080 feet
C. 4500 feet
D. 6000 feet
Answer» C. 4500 feet
535.

*$_The snowline is the line on mountain or hill slope which?

A. Is the highest limit of perpetual snow .
B. Is the lowest limit of perpetual snow
C. Represents the highest amount of snowfall received
D. Represents the lowest amount of snowfall received
Answer» C. Represents the highest amount of snowfall received
536.

*$_The trees of spruce, fir, pine, etc are found in which of the following natural regions of the Earth??

A. Siberian Type
B. Tundra Type
C. Taiga Type
D. Laurentian Type
Answer» D. Laurentian Type
537.

*$_The Doctor is a wind which?

A. Is enervating
B. Withers plants
C. Is injurious to health
D. Is conducive to health
Answer» E.
538.

*$_Ladang refers to?

A. Shifting cultivation
B. Plantation agriculture
C. Subsistence type of agriculture
D. Dry farming
Answer» B. Plantation agriculture
539.

*$_Boll-Weevil is a pest that attack the ________ crop.?

A. Jute
B. Cotton
C. Hemp
D. Flax
Answer» C. Hemp
540.

*$_Which one of the following descriptions denotes the phenomenon of El Nino ??

A. A violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground
B. The deflection of the ocean currents in the northern and southern hemispheres due to the rotation of Earth
C. The Anomalous widespread warming of the sea surface of the tropical east and central Pacific Ocean
D. The revolving tropical storms of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico
Answer» D. The revolving tropical storms of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico
541.

*$_The greatest diversity of animal and plant species occurs?

A. Temperate deciduous forests
B. Tropical moist forests
C. Heavily polluted rivers
D. Deserts and savannas
Answer» C. Heavily polluted rivers
542.

*$_The countries with the lowest and worst economic conditions in the world referred to as the 'Pole of hunger' are?

A. European Countries
B. Middle East Countries
C. Mid-West Countries
D. South East Asian Countries
Answer» B. Middle East Countries
543.

*/*_The term "epicentre" is associated with?

A. The inner core of the earth
B. The outer core of the Earth
C. Earthquakes
D. Volcanoes
Answer» D. Volcanoes
544.

*/*_The river transports material in?

A. Suspension
B. Solution
C. Traction
D. All of these
Answer» E.
545.

*/*_Which of the following is taken into consideration while deciding a shipping route??

A. Depth of the sea
B. Availability of ports and harbours
C. Climate of the region
D. All the above
Answer» E.
546.

*/*_On which or the following African riven is the Kariba Dam one of the world's largest hydel power systems located??

A. The Nile
B. The Niger
C. The Congo
D. The Zambezi
Answer» E.
547.

*/*_Kiel Canal connects the North Sea with the ________ sea.?

A. Atlantic
B. Baltic
C. Arctic
D. None of these
Answer» C. Arctic
548.

*/*_The length of the Suez Canal is approximately?

A. 80 km
B. 110 km
C. 140 km
D. 170 km
Answer» E.
549.

*/*_The least densely populated country among the following countries of Europe is ________?

A. Poland
B. Norway
C. Germany
D. Belgium
Answer» C. Germany
550.

*/*_Which of the following set of countries are completely surrounded by land??

A. Libya, Zambia, Czech Republic
B. Mongolia, Zambia, Bolivia
C. Paraguay, Mongolia, Syria
D. Syria, Czech Republic, Paraguay
Answer» C. Paraguay, Mongolia, Syria