Consider the following areas : 1. Himalayas 2. Chota Nagpur 3. Chhattisgarh 4. Sone Valley what is the correct sequence of these areas in descending order of their coal reserves? (a) 1-4-3-2 (b) 2-4-3-1 (c) 1-3-4-2 (d) 2-3-4-1

Which one of the following characteristics is NOT found in the Mediterranean climate? (a) Temperatures range from 210C in summer to 100C or below in the winter. (b) Off-shore trade winds blow in the summer. (c) On-shore westerly winds blow in the winter bringing cyclonic rain. (d) The annual rainfall ranges from 1500 mm to 2000 mm

Which one of the following statements is correct? (a) India ranks 9th in the world?s shipping tonnage (b) Mumbai port handles half of the country?s foreign trade (c) Kandla and Kolkata are tidal ports (d) India has 14 major ports and 129 minor ports

The correct sequence of the earth?s location on its orbit around the sun is (a) Autumnal equinox, vernal equinox, summer solstice, winter solstice (b) Vernal equinox, summer solstice, autumnal equinox, winter solstice (c) Summer solstice, vernal equinox, winter solstice, autumnal equinox (d) Winter solstice, summer solstice, autumnal equinox, vernal equinox

Basalt is a typical example of (a) Extrusive non-crystalline rock (b) Intrusive non-crystalline rock (c) Plutonic crystalline rock (d) Plutonic non-crystalline rock

Chemical weathering is at its maximum in (a) Hot and dry regions (b) Cold and humid regions (c) Hot and humid regions (d) Cold and dry regions

Why does water in a pond remain cool even in hot summer? (a) Because water radiates heat more rapidly than atmosphere (b) Because water absorbs heat less rapidly than atmosphere (c) Because of continuous evaporation of water (d) Because water absorbs heat more rapidly than atmosphere

?Furious Fifties? and ?Shrieking Sixties? are (a) Ocean currents of the North Atlantic (b) Ocean currents of the South Atlantic (c) Westerlies blowing in the Southern Hemisphere (d) Westerlies blowing in the Northern Hemisphere

Which one of the following conditions causes rainfall? (a) Cooling of the dry air (b) Cooling of the saturated air (c) Increase in relative humidity (d) Decrease in absolute humidity

Out of the following, which river crosses the equator twice? (a) Amazon (b) Nile (c) Zaire (d) Orinoco

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Consider the following climatic characteristics : 1. Temperatures range from 210C in the summer to 100C or below in the winter 2. Off-shore trade winds blow during the summer 3. The summers are hot and dry while winters are cool and moist 4. The annual rainfall ranges from 500mm to 760mm Out of the following climatic types, select the one which possesses the above characteristics : (a) Tropical Monsoon (b) Mediterranean (c) China type (d) West European type

In the tropical zone of Africa, the sequence of climates on both the sides of the equator is (a) Rainy tropical, monsoon tropical, semi-arid tropic, arid tropic (b) Rainy tropical, semi-arid tropic, arid tropic, monsoon tropical (c) Rainy tropical, semi-arid tropic, monsoon tropical, arid tropic (d) Monsoon tropical, rainy tropical, semi-arid tropic, arid tropic

Which one of the following straits joins the Pacific Ocean with the Arctic Ocean? (a) Bass (b) Bering (c) Davis (d) Magellan

Consider the following types of natural vegetation : 1. Deciduous forests 2. Thorny bushes 3. Evergreen forests 4. Grassland with scattered trees What is the correct sequence of the occurrence of these vegetations as we follow the route : Jodhpur ? Nagpur ? Thiruvananthapuram? (a) 1, 4, 2, 3 (b) 2, 3, 1, 4 (c) 1, 3, 2, 4 (d) 2, 4, 1, 3

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Arrange the following countries in sequential order if you travel from West to East almost parallel along 300N latitude through African Continent and select the correct answer using the codes given below: 1. Libya 2. Morocco 3. Algeria 4. Egypt (a) 4,1, 3, 2 (b) 2, 3, 1, 4 (c) 4, 3, 1, 2 (d) 2, 1, 3, 4