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• Which one of the following cities is not a former capital of the given country (Country given in the brackets)?
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  Karachi (Pakistan)

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  Auckland (New Zealand)

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  Kyoto (Japan)

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  Brisbane (Australia)
• In which of the following countries, is the ratio of hydroelectric generation to the total electricity generation the highest?
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  Norway

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  Sweden

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  Italy

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  Denmark
• The depositional feature at the point where the river comes down from hills to plain is
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  Meander

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  Water fall

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  Levee

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  Alluvial fan
• Which country is known as the "Emerald Isle"?
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  Great Britain

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  Ireland

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  Japan

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  New Zealand
• What is a graticule?
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  The network of intersecting parallels and meridians on a map

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  The network of intersections of Equator and Prime Meridian

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  The intersection of roads

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  The intersection of Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
• What is a "shaft mine"?
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  Aquery

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  An open pit mine

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  Amine dug deep into the earth

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  Amine for descending into which a shaft is generally used
• Which strait divides Europe from Africa?
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  Bosporus

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  Gibraltar

  গ

  Bering

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  Dover
• Which among the following statements about the earth is not true?
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  The Earth makes one complete revolution round the Sun every 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 46 seconds

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  The Earth makes one complete revolution on its axis in 48 hours

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  The Earth revolves in its orbit round the Sun at a speed of 66,000 miles per hour

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  The Earth rotates on its axis at an equatorial speed of more than 1000 miles per hour
• Name the country which shares the benefits of the Kosi Multipurpose Project with India
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  Bangladesh

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  Pakistan

  গ

  Nepal

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  Bhutan
• In which of the following country has the maximum population of Muslims?
  ক

  India

  খ

  Pakistan

  গ

  Indonesia

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  Saudi Arabia
• Which of the following countries is known as the 'Sugar bowl of the World' ?
  ক

  India

  খ

  Cuba

  গ

  Brazil

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  U.S.A.
• Which of the following is not a minor product derived from forests?
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  Nuts and Gums

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  Tannin

  গ

  Pitch and Turpentine

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  Pulp
• Which one of the following countries is not land-locked?
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  Afghanistan

  খ

  Myanmar

  গ

  Nepal

  ঘ

  Switzerland
• When total land is divided by total population, we get?
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  Population Density

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  Nutritional Density

  গ

  Agriculture Density

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  Industrial Density
• A landform composed of sediments brought by a river and found where it enters a main valley or emerges from a mountain on to a plain is called a/an
  ক

  Meander

  খ

  Alluvial fan

  গ

  Oxbow lake

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  Levee
• Which one of the following countries is situated, geographically in America' but politically a part of Europe?
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  Iceland

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  Canary Islands

  গ

  Green Land

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  Cuba
• The evergreen trees are those which remain green through out the year. This is because
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  Their leaves do not fall at all

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  Of the effect of the climatic conditions in which they have evolved

  গ

  Their leaves fall in small numbers at intervals

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  None of the above
• Which of the following yield teak?
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  Coniferous forests

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  Tropical forests

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  Deciduous forests

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  Himalayan forests
• Which of the statements as regards the consequences of the movement of the earth is not correct?
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  Revolution of the earth is the cause of the change of seasons

  খ

  Rotation of the earth is the cause of days and nights

  গ

  Rotation of the earth cause variation in the duration of days and nights

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  Rotation of the earth affects the movement of winds and ocean currents
• Which of the following is a reason for the increase in population of the developing countries?
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  Increase in birth rate due to reluctance to accept family planning measures

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  Increase in life expectancy and decrease of death rate due to medical facilities

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  Both of these

  ঘ

  None of these
• In demographic features, India is sorted out in which of the following stage of population cycle?
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  Early expanding stage

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  High stationary

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  Late expanding stage

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  Declining stage
• The coast of which of the following country are not touched by Arabian sea?
  ক

  Saudi Arabia

  খ

  Oman

  গ

  Kenya

  ঘ

  Iran
• What is the average salt content in a litre of seawater?
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  39 gm.

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  37 gm.

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  35 gm.

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  32 gm.
• Which one of the following is not an astronomical object?
  ক

  Pulsar

  খ

  Brittle Star

  গ

  Black Hole

  ঘ

  Quasar
• Which of the following is the busiest of ocean trade routes?
  ক

  Suez Canal

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  Cape of Good Hope

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  North Atlantic

  ঘ

  Panama Canal
• Which continent has the highest density of population?
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  Asia

  খ

  Africa

  গ

  Europe

  ঘ

  North America
• Which is the largest country of the Africa?
  ক

  South Africa

  খ

  Sudan

  গ

  Algeria

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  Egypt
• Which one of the following continents has the lowest birth and death rates?
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  Europe

  খ

  Australia

  গ

  North America

  ঘ

  South America
• Along which one of the following meridians did India experience the first light of the sunrise of the new millennium?
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  20°30’ W

  খ

  82°30' E

  গ

  92°30’ W

  ঘ

  92°30' E
• Which or the following is mainly responsible for causing discomfort to mountaineers?
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  Steep height

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  Extreme cold

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  Lack of oxygen

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  Lack of shelter