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01.

Which is the tallest tower in the world?

A.	Canton Tower, China	B.	Victory Tower, India
C.	Eiffel Tower, France	D.	Mount Li

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Answer: Canton Tower, China

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02.

Which among the following is the correct sequence of the various layers of the Atmosphere from the Earth’s surface?

A.	Ionosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere.	B.	Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Ionosphere, Troposphere.
C.	Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere.	D.	Troposphere, Ionosphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere.

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Answer: Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere.

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03.

The rate at change of temperature is called

A.	temperature difference	B.	temperature gradient
C.	isotherm	D.	None of the above

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Answer: temperature gradient

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04.

The islands with coral covered surfaces in Bay of Bengal are

A.	Andaman islands	B.	Nicobar islands
C.	both (a) and (b)	D.	None of the above

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Answer: Nicobar islands

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05.

The meridian passing through London is called the

A.	equator	B.	Tropic of Cancer
C.	Prime Meridian of 0º Meridian	D.	Tropic of Capricorn

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Answer: Prime Meridian of 0º Meridian

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06.

The planet that takes the highest time for completing a rotation is

A.	Mercury	B.	Venus
C.	Earth	D.	Pluto

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Answer: Venus

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07.

The part of the earth and thin layer of air above its surface, which support life on earth, are referred to as

A.	stratosphere	B.	ionosphere
C.	biosphere	D.	mesosphere

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Answer: biosphere

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08.

The smallest country of the world is

A.	Russia	B.	Vatican city
C.	Brazil	D.	Canada

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Answer: Vatican city

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09.

The minor planets revolving between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars are called

A.	Novas	B.	Comets
C.	Meteors	D.	Asteroids

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Answer: Asteroids

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10.

__________ is the largest island in the world.

A.	Greenland	B.	Queensland
C.	Fraser	D.	Pulau Batu Hairan

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Answer: Greenland

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11.

The plants of which of the following crops are highly sensitive to frost?

A.	Barely	B.	Cotton
C.	Maize	D.	None of the above

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Answer: Cotton

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12.

The river Sutlej, on which the Bhakra Dam has been built, originates from

A.	a spring in Vering	B.	near Bara Lacha Pass in Lahul
C.	Rakas lake in Tibet	D.	Mansarovar lake

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Answer: Rakas lake in Tibet

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13.

The variation in the duration of the day and the night is due to earth's

A.	rotation on its axis	B.	revolution around the sun
C.	inclination of an angle of 60(1/2) degrees	D.	both (a) and (b)

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Answer: both (a) and (b)

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14.

The unit of the light year is used for measuring

A.	speed of satellites	B.	speed of ships
C.	distance between bodies in the universe	D.	speed of rockets

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Answer: distance between bodies in the universe

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15.

The highest sand dunes are found is

A.	the Sahara desert	B.	the Atacama desert
C.	the Kalahari desert	D.	the Gobi desert

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Answer: the Sahara desert

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16.

Which is the largest continent in terms of area?

A.	Asia	B.	Africa
C.	Autralia	D.	Europe

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Answer: Asia

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17.

Time taken by Earth to revolve around the Sun is 365 days, 5 hours, …………..minutes and 45.51 seconds.

A.	51	B.	55
C.	45	D.	48

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Answer: 48

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18.

The propagation of radio signals is greatly influence by

A.	troposphere	B.	ionosphere
C.	exosphere	D.	thermosphere

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Answer: ionosphere

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19.

The short term variations of the atmosphere, ranging from minutes to months are called

A.	climate	B.	weather
C.	temperature	D.	humidity

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Answer: weather

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20.

The study of day-to-day variations in weather called is called

A.	climatology	B.	meteorology
C.	cyclogenesis	D.	None of the above

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Answer: meteorology

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