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| 751. |
Hammada is the name given to ____. |
| A. | an icy desert |
| B. | a sandy desert |
| C. | a stony desert |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 752. |
Doldrums are belts of low atmospheric pressure obtained in the regions adjoining theequator to a distance of : |
| A. | 5 degree latitude towards the north only |
| B. | 5 degree latitude towards the south only |
| C. | 5 degree latitude towards north and south |
| D. | 15 degree latitude towards north and south |
| Answer» D. 15 degree latitude towards north and south | |
| 753. |
Which of the following forms of coal is the oldest? [IES 1991] |
| A. | Peat |
| B. | Lignite |
| C. | Bituminous |
| D. | Anthracite |
| Answer» E. | |
| 754. |
Krivoy Rog, Kerch Peninsula, Magnitogorsk are majorproducers ______ of in former Soviet Union. |
| A. | Coal |
| B. | Manganese |
| C. | Copper |
| D. | Iron ore |
| Answer» E. | |
| 755. |
The strait that separates Tasmania from the mainland ofAustralia is |
| A. | Cook Strait |
| B. | Bass Strait |
| C. | Torres Strait |
| D. | Palk Strait |
| Answer» C. Torres Strait | |
| 756. |
______ is famous for its rubber production. |
| A. | Nigeria |
| B. | Ghana |
| C. | Malaysia |
| D. | Germany |
| Answer» D. Germany | |
| 757. |
The sun reaches its maximum angular distance from the equator at the: |
| A. | zenith |
| B. | solstice |
| C. | equinox |
| D. | noontime |
| Answer» C. equinox | |
| 758. |
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given towns of Pakistan while moving from the North towards the South ? [IAS 2005] |
| A. | Islamabad - Gujranwala – Peshawar - Multan |
| B. | Peshawar - Gujranwala - Multan - Islamabad |
| C. | Peshawar – Islamabad - Gujranwala - Multan |
| D. | Islamabad - Multan - Peshawar – Gujranwala |
| Answer» D. Islamabad - Multan - Peshawar – Gujranwala | |
| 759. |
The production of natural rubber is dominated by : |
| A. | South America |
| B. | South-east Asia |
| C. | Central Africa |
| D. | Mediterranean region |
| Answer» C. Central Africa | |
| 760. |
The Panama Canal links : |
| A. | Mediterranean Sea with Red Sea |
| B. | Atlantic Ocean with Indian Ocean |
| C. | Indian Ocean with Mediterranean Sea |
| D. | Atlantic Ocean with Pacific Ocean |
| Answer» E. | |
| 761. |
The features produced by glacial deposition are: 1. outwash plains 2. drumlins 3. eskers 4. levees |
| A. | 1, 2, 3 |
| B. | 1, 3, 4 |
| C. | 2, 3, 4 |
| D. | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Answer» B. 1, 3, 4 | |
| 762. |
Which of the following pairs is correctly matched? [I. Tax & Central Excise 1990] |
| A. | Tundra region - Lichens and Mosses |
| B. | Mediterranean region - Groundnut and Potato |
| C. | China Type region - Tea and Sugarbeet |
| D. | West-European region - Corn and Wheat |
| Answer» B. Mediterranean region - Groundnut and Potato | |
| 763. |
Consider the following statements about rocks: 1. Shale becomes Slate through metamorphosis. 2. Shale is converted to Slate when· it is subjected to tremendous pressure and high temperature. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [NOA 2010] |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» D. Neither 1 nor 2 | |
| 764. |
Which one among the following local winds is not characteristically hot and dry? [Asstt Commdt 2011] |
| A. | Sirocco |
| B. | Mistral |
| C. | Khamsin |
| D. | Chinook |
| Answer» C. Khamsin | |
| 765. |
Latitudes include 181 lines while longitudes are 360 lines because: |
| A. | longitude is divided from prime meridian while latitude is from equator |
| B. | longitude is divided from equator while latitude is from prime meridian |
| C. | longitude is a line that connects North Pole to South Pole and latitude is divided from east to west |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. longitude is divided from equator while latitude is from prime meridian | |
| 766. |
In the context of exports, which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ? [CDS 2000] |
| 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 | |
| 767. |
NASA's Deep Impact space mission was employed to take detailed pictures of which comet nucleus? [IAS 2007] |
| A. | Halley's Comet |
| B. | Hale-Bopp |
| C. | Hyakutake |
| D. | Tempel 1 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 768. |
Burkina Faso is the new name of _____ Republic. |
| A. | Chad |
| B. | Cameroon |
| C. | Kenya |
| D. | Upper Volta |
| Answer» E. | |
| 769. |
The velocity of winds is related to |
| A. | revolution of the earth |
| B. | rotation of the earth |
| C. | temperature |
| D. | pressure gradient |
| Answer» E. | |
| 770. |
Snow line is : |
| A. | the altitude below which no snowfall occurs |
| B. | the altitude only above which the snowfall occurs and this snow melts during summer |
| C. | the altitude above which snow never melts |
| D. | the altitude above which the snow melts regularly to give rise to perennial rivers |
| Answer» D. the altitude above which the snow melts regularly to give rise to perennial rivers | |
| 771. |
Most of the Japanese industries are located on the: |
| A. | Hokkaido coast |
| B. | Honshu coast |
| C. | Shikoko coast |
| D. | Kyushu coast |
| Answer» B. Honshu coast | |
| 772. |
Comets revolve around: [NDA 1990] |
| A. | sun |
| B. | earth |
| C. | venus |
| D. | no single heavenly body |
| Answer» B. earth | |
| 773. |
The core of the Earth is made up of: [IAS 2003] |
| A. | mainly of iron in the liquid form |
| B. | mainly of nickel in the liquid form |
| C. | both iron and silica in the liquid form |
| D. | both iron and magnesium in the plastic state |
| Answer» E. | |
| 774. |
What is the correct sequence of the following layers of the Earth as one moves fromthe surface to the interior: 1. Mantle 2. Crust 3. Core Select the correct answer by using the codes given below: [NDA 1993] |
| A. | 1, 2, 3 |
| B. | 1, 3, 2 |
| C. | 2, 1, 3 |
| D. | 3, 1, 2 |
| Answer» D. 3, 1, 2 | |
| 775. |
A narrow strip of land bordered on both sides by water, connecting two large bodies of land is known as : [IFS 1993] |
| A. | an isthmus |
| B. | a lagoon |
| C. | a peninsula |
| D. | a strait |
| Answer» B. a lagoon | |
| 776. |
Which one of the following areas is dominant in hunting and gathering? [IAS 2004] |
| A. | Hot desert |
| B. | Cold desert |
| C. | Tropical forest |
| D. | Temperate grassland |
| Answer» D. Temperate grassland | |
| 777. |
The Planet which comes close to the size of Earth is ______. |
| A. | Venus |
| B. | Jupiter |
| C. | Saturn |
| D. | Mercury |
| Answer» B. Jupiter | |
| 778. |
The youngest mountain range in the world is: |
| A. | Western Ghats |
| B. | Himalayas |
| C. | Aravallis |
| D. | Andes |
| Answer» C. Aravallis | |
| 779. |
The intensity of earthquakes is measured on : [NDA 1992] |
| A. | Beaufort scale |
| B. | Richter scale |
| C. | Secant scale |
| D. | Mercalli scale |
| Answer» C. Secant scale | |
| 780. |
First railway line in the world, was laid in : |
| A. | Western U.S.A. |
| B. | North-East England |
| C. | Federal Republic of Germany |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» C. Federal Republic of Germany | |
| 781. |
The Persian Gulf region is rich in _____. |
| A. | crude oil reserves |
| B. | iron ore reserves |
| C. | bauxite ore reserves |
| D. | uranium ore reserves |
| Answer» B. iron ore reserves | |
| 782. |
The light coming from stars gives the idea of their: |
| A. | size |
| B. | rotational speed |
| C. | mass |
| D. | temperature |
| Answer» E. | |
| 783. |
Victoria Falls in Africa are located on : |
| A. | River Niger |
| B. | River Congo |
| C. | River Zambezi |
| D. | River Nile |
| Answer» D. River Nile | |
| 784. |
A type of rainfall which occurs when wind rises up along a hill or mountain barrier iscalled: [NDA 2004] |
| A. | anti-cyclonic |
| B. | convectional |
| C. | cyclonic |
| D. | orographic |
| Answer» E. | |
| 785. |
The Taiga belt lies between: [CDS 1994] |
| A. | Mediterranean climate and Tundra |
| B. | Monsoon climate and Tundra |
| C. | Temperate grasslands and Tundra |
| D. | Tibet type climate and Tundra |
| Answer» D. Tibet type climate and Tundra | |
| 786. |
What is the major role of a greenhouse gas that contributes to temperature rise of the Earth's surface? [CDS 2012] |
| A. | Transparent to both incoming sunlight and outgoing infrared radiation |
| B. | Stops both incoming sunlight and outgoing infrared radiation |
| C. | Lets outgoing infrared radiation pass through but stops incoming sunlight |
| D. | Lets incoming sunlight' pass through but stops outgoing infrared radiation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 787. |
Alps mountains are spread over [IAS 2009] |
| A. | France, Switzerland, Italy, Romania |
| B. | France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria |
| C. | France, Switzerland, Italy, Spain |
| D. | France, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium |
| Answer» C. France, Switzerland, Italy, Spain | |
| 788. |
What is the unit of measurement of the distance of the starsfrom the earth? |
| A. | fathoms |
| B. | kilometres |
| C. | light years |
| D. | Nautical miles |
| Answer» D. Nautical miles | |
| 789. |
The only port in erstwhile Soviet Union that is ice treethroughout the year is |
| A. | Leningrad |
| B. | Odessa |
| C. | Murmansk |
| D. | Vladivostok |
| Answer» D. Vladivostok | |
| 790. |
The world's largest delta system is the____. |
| A. | The Nile, Egypt |
| B. | Ganges-Brahmaputra, India/Bangladesh |
| C. | The Mississippi, USA |
| D. | The Amazon, Brazil |
| Answer» C. The Mississippi, USA | |
| 791. |
Amongst the following, which is the largest island? [LIC 1993] |
| A. | England |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | Borneo |
| D. | New Guinea |
| Answer» E. | |
| 792. |
Consider the following statements: 1. Biodiversity is normally greater in the lower latitudes as compared to the higher latitudes, 2. Along the mountain gradients, biodiversity is normally greater in the lower altitudes as compared to the higher altitudes. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [CSAT 2011] |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | Both I and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» D. Neither 1 nor 2 | |
| 793. |
A radio broadcast from Delhi on Monday at 7.30 p.m. is heard at New York on: [NDA 1994] |
| A. | Tuesday at 8.35 p.m. |
| B. | the same day at 7.30 p.m. |
| C. | the same day at 7:30 a.m. |
| D. | Sunday at 8.35 p.m. |
| Answer» D. Sunday at 8.35 p.m. | |
| 794. |
Earthquakes occur frequently in : |
| A. | Eastern coast of Asia |
| B. | Islands of South East Pacific Ocean |
| C. | Western coast of America |
| D. | all of the above areas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 795. |
Which set of two rivers form the world's largest delta before their waters flows into therespective sea? |
| A. | Rhine - Seine |
| B. | Nile - Euphrates |
| C. | Ganges - Brahmaputra |
| D. | Danube - Thames |
| Answer» D. Danube - Thames | |
| 796. |
The sea with one of the highest salinities in the world is _____. |
| A. | the Dead Sea |
| B. | the Red Sea |
| C. | the Arabian Sea |
| D. | the Baltic Sea |
| Answer» B. the Red Sea | |
| 797. |
Mid-latitude forests have: 1. deciduous forests 2. coniferous forests 3. evergreen forests |
| A. | I and II |
| B. | II and III |
| C. | I and II |
| D. | only II |
| Answer» B. II and III | |
| 798. |
The broken hill famous for zinc and lead are located in [CDS 2011] |
| A. | Turkey |
| B. | France |
| C. | Germany |
| D. | Australia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 799. |
The shortest day in Australia will be on: |
| A. | June 21 |
| B. | December 22 |
| C. | September 23 |
| D. | March 21 |
| Answer» B. December 22 | |
| 800. |
The position of a planet when it is nearest to the Sun, is called: |
| A. | perihelion |
| B. | apihelion |
| C. | apigee |
| D. | perigee |
| Answer» B. apihelion | |