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1. Which among the following is an impact crater lake?
Karakul lake
Dal lake
Sonkol lake
Baikal lake
2. What is the region between the current leading edge of the glacier and the moraines of latest maximum called?
Esker
Glacier foreland
Fluvial terrace
Arete
3. What is a depressed block of the crust of a planet bordered by parallel faults called?
Horst
Graben
Dome
Sand boil
4. What is a valley with steeper slopes on one side called?
Rift valley
Asymmetrical valley
Truncated spur
Dome
5. What is a rough and barren landscape of relict and largely uneroded lava fields called?
Malpais
Dike
Maar
Kipuka
6. In which among the following countries is the Csepel island situated?
Hungary
China
Germany
South Korea
7. Which is the largest lake by area in Africa?
Lake Superior
Lake Victoria
Lake Baikal
Lake Ontario
8. Which is the world’s largest War Memorial?
Great Ocean Road
Big Sur
Lofoten Islands
Rio de Janeiro
9. Which among the following statements is correct about the Great Ocean Road?
It is known for the Fringe Festival
It is known as the Marvelous city
It is the world’s largest war memorial
It is a capital of Western Australia
10. Which process is important in heating the lower layers of the atmosphere?
Insolation
Radiation
Conduction
Convection
11. Which ocean separates the Old World from the New World?
Pacific
Atlantic
Indian
Arctic
12. Which among the following ocean bottom reliefs are the major source of fossil fuels?
Continental Shelf
Continental Rise
Oceanic Trenches
Mid-oceanic Ridges
13. What is a flat topped elevation located in the continental margins?
Bank
Reef
Trench
Shoal
14. Which soil layer is also known as the parent rock?
A – Horizon
E – Horizon
C – Horizon
D – Horizon
15. Who among the following has defined race in population concept?
Montagu
Dobzhansky
Templeton
Hooton
16. Which among the following are nomadic tribesmen of Arab stock in Africa and Southwest Asia?
Bantu
Bedouins
Ashanti
Babinga
17. What is a statistical study of human population called?
Human Geography
Biogeography
Demography
Pedology
18. Which among the following period in the demographic history of India is called the Period of Stable Population?
1921 to 1951
1891 to 1921
1951 to 1981
1981 to Present
19. What is a continuous urban spread constituting a town and its adjoining outgrowths (OGs), or two or more physically contiguous towns together with or without outgrowths of such towns?
Out Growths
Urban Agglomeration
Census Town
Statutory Town
20. What is shifting cultivation also known as?
Dry land Farming
Subsistence Farming
Burn and Slash Farming
Extensive Farming
21. What are the chief crops under Subsistence Agriculture?
Pulses
Food grains
Vegetables
Fruits
22. What is the practice of growing of two or more crops simultaneously called?
Mixed Farming
Precision Farming
Inter-cropping
Share-cropping
23. What are tropical grasslands of Brazil called?
Llanos
Savannah
Downs
Campos
24. What is the local area around a city supplying fluid milk to it called?
Milk tanker
Milk Godown
Dairy states
Milk shed
25. Which among the following countries is the largest producer of cotton?
India
US
China
Russia
26. Which among the following mineral’s is an important input in the steel manufacturing activity?
Iron
Copper
Steel
Bronze
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