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The Sun
always rises in the East because __________.
a. It is
located in East
b. The
earth rotates from West to East
c. The
earth rotates from East to West
d. The
earth revolves around the Sun from West to East
The
second largest continent (in terms of area) is __________.
a. Asia
b. Africa
c. South
America
d. North
America
The dates
on which day and night is equal are:
a. 21st
March and 24th December
b. 21st
March and 23rd September
c. 14th
January and 23rd September
d. 14th
January and 22nd June
The core
of the earth is _________.
a.
Metallic
b.
Plastic
c. A
vacuum
d. Of
amorphous material
The
important country close to International Date Line is_________.
a.
Malaysia
b.
Mauritius
c.
Surinam
d. New
Zealand
The
International Date Line is an imaginary line extending from pole to pole along
the places on the earth's surface and lies along the _________.
a. 0° meridian
b. 45° meridian
c. 90° meridian
d. 180° meridian
The
largest peninsula in the world is _________.
a. Arabia
b. Alaska
c. Southern India
d. Eastern India
The atmospheric pressure at any place is
measured by _________.
a. Altimeter
b. Barometer
c. Pressure meter
d. Thermometer
The rivers Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, and
Sutlej are tributaries of which river?
a. Ganga
b. Indus
c. Yamuna
d. Brahmaputra
Thickness
of atmosphere around the earth is ________.
a. 100
km
b. 130
km
c. 145
km
d. 195 km
The
layers of atmosphere are divided into ________.
a. Two
parts
b. Three
parts
c. Four
parts
d. Five parts
The
greatest depth of water surface is about 10,900 meters at Mariana trench. It is
located in the ________.
a.
Atlantic Ocean
b.
Antarctica Ocean
c. Indian
Ocean
d.
Pacific Ocean
The
minimum land area recommended for forest cover to maintain proper ecological
balance is ________.
a.
25%
b. 33%
c.
43%
d. 53%
The
theory that refers to an explosion about 10 to 15 billion years ago, which most
astronomers believe to be the origin of the Universe is called ________.
a. Big
Bang Theory
b.
Relativity Theory
c. The
Red Shift Theory
d.
Titanic Theory
The
youngest mountain range in the world is:
a. Aravallis
b. Andes
c.
Himalayas
d.
Western Ghats
The
leading producer of silver is ________.
a.
Mexico
b. South
Africa
c. Russia
d. U.S.A.
The river
Jhelum has its source from ________.
a. Mount
Kailash
b.
Rohtang
c.
Verinag
d. Tibet
The imaginary line on the earth's surface which
closely follows the 1800 meridian is called ________.
a.
Equator
b. International
Date Line
c. Prime
meridian
d. Tropic
of Cancer
The first
successful expedition to the Mount Everest was made in ________.
a. 1953
b. 1962
c. 1965
d.
1968
The rocks
which are formed by direct cooling and solidification of magma are called
________.
a.
Derivative rocks
b.
Igneous rocks
c.
Metamorphic rocks
d.
Sedimentary rocks
The
shortest day is ________.
a. 15
June
b. 22
June
c. 22
December
d. 25
December
The
temperate grasslands of Asia and Europe are known as ________.
a. Pampas
b.
Prairies
c.
Steppes
d.
Tundras
The
land-mass of which of the following continents is the least?
a. Africa
b. Asia
c.
Australia
d. Europe
The Earth
rotates on its axis from ________.
a. East
to West
b. North
to South
c. South
to North
d. West
to East
The
latitude of the equator is ________.
a.
0°
b. 30°
c.
45°
d. 60°
The
percentage of oxygen in the atmospheric air is approximately?
a. 10 per
cent
b. 21
percent
c. 30 per
cent
d. 40 per
cent
The
frozen Continent around the South Pole is ________.
a.
Arctic
b.
Antarctica
c.
Greenland
d.
Iceland
The Roof
of the World is ________.
a. Andes
b. The
Alps
c. The
Apinines
d. The
Pamir Plateau (Tibet)
The
Kalahari Desert, which stretches over 900,000 sq. km, is in ________.
a.
Australia
b. East
Africa
c. South
Africa
d. Saudi
Arabia
The
Panama Canal links ________.
a. Canada
with Greenland
b.
Siberia (Russia) with Greenland
c. North
America with South America