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01. The panama canal links
A. Canada with Greenland B. North America with South America
C. Siberia with Greenland D. None of the above

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Answer: North America with South America

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02. The process where the particle moves from the surface to the medium in quick, continuous, repeated cycles is called
A. saltation B. suspension
C. traction D. solution

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Answer: saltation

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03. The landforms that are created by massive earth movements due to place tectonics are called
A. structural landforms B. weathering landforms
C. erosional landforms D. depositional landforms

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Answer: structural landforms

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04. The model which explains the various types of igneous rocks
A. rock cycle B. Bowens reaction series
C. both are similar terms D. None of the above

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Answer: Bowens reaction series

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05. The imaginary line on the earth's surface, which closely follows the 180 º meridian, is called the
A. International Date Line B. Tropic of Cancer
C. Equator D. Prime Meridian

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06. The major graphite producing country is
A. Russia B. Sri Lanka
C. India D. Zaire

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Answer: Sri Lanka

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07. The largest gulf in the world is
A. Gulf of Mexico B. Persian Gulf
C. Gulf of Carpentaria D. Gulf of Mannar

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Answer: Gulf of Mexico

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08. The most notable example of a tectonic valley is that of the
A. Doon valley B. Kashmir valley
C. plains of Aksai Chin D. None of the above

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Answer: Kashmir valley

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09. The phenomenon of an opening occurring in the earth's surface through which a jet of hot water and steam is forces out at irregular intervals is called
A. crater B. geyser
C. hot spring D. volcano

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Answer: geyser

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10. Which of the following is concerned with the description and mapping of the main features of the universe?
A. Cosmography B. Cosmology
C. Geomorphology D. None of these

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Answer: Cosmography

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11. The spiral flow in a stream caused by channel shape is called
A. stream flow B. laminar flow
C. turbulent flow D. helical flow

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Answer: helical flow

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12. The study of soils is called
A. geomorphology B. pedology
C. hydrology D. biogeography

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Answer: pedology

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13. The pedogenic process associated with poor drainage and which involves the accumulation of organic matter in the upper layers of the soil is called
A. salinisation B. gleisation
C. calcification D. podsolisation

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Answer: gleisation

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14. The magnetic field generated due to magnetic storm is directed in the ____ direction to the earth's main field.
A. same B. opposite
C. southward D. northward

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Answer: opposite

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15. The landforms that are influences by several process namely, weathering, erosion, deposition are known as
A. polygenetic landforms B. structural landforms
C. polycyclic landforms D. None of the above

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Answer: polygenetic landforms

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16. A point in a planet’s orbit nearest to Sun is called:
A. Aphelion B. Perihelion
C. Anihelion D. None of the above

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Answer: Perihelion

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17. Jupiter has ………..number of satellites.
A. 59 B. 61
C. 63 D. 69

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Answer: 63

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18. The famous mountain Andes is situated at:
A. North America. B. Asia.
C. South America. D. Europe.

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Answer: South America.

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19. The most densely populated country of Africa is
A. Mauritius B. Rwanda
C. Burundi D. Sierra Leone

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Answer: Mauritius

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20. The ocean water is saline due to
A. evaporation of its surface B. volume of fresh water added by rainfall
C. salts are already present in sea water D. both (a) and (b)

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Answer: both (a) and (b)

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