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The worlds biggest ocean is

the .......... ocean.
.......... is the deepest lake in
the world.
Hyetology refers to the study
of .......... .
Meteorology may be described
as the study of ..........
The highest of all plateaus in
the world is the .......... plateau.
The largest city founded on
the river Ravi is ..........
The state in the world
occupying the smallest area
is ..........
What was Japan formerly
known as?
On which river is Warsaw,
the capital of Poland,
situated?
Which of the following cities
has the largest zoo in India?
Jawahar Sagar, Rana Pratap
Sagar and Gandhi Sagar
dams are all constructed on
the river ..........
With which of the rivers is the
Sardar Sarovar project (SSP)
associated?
The
Machkunda
hydroelectric project is a joint
venture of the states of ........
and ..........
The first oil well in the world
was drilled at ..........
Pearl Harbour, (the target of
Japanese attack on the
American fleet) is in
..........Islands.
Westerly winds blowing
through out the year over the
oceans of the southern
hemisphere between 40 and
60 latitudes are called ..........

17. Nahorkatiya oilfields are

located in the state of ..........
18. Which is the largest island of
the Philippines?
19. The Telungu - Ganga Projects
runs through the state of ..........
and ...........
20. The finest natural harbour in
India is ...........
21. Which country is known as
the Cockpit of Europe?
22. Which country is known as
the Emerald Island?
23. .......... Canal is gateway to the
Pacific.
24. What is the type of rock
formed by loose and broken
fragments of pre-existing
rocks?
25. The country that celebrates
Christmas in the summer
season is ..........
26. With what type of region are
volcanoes and earthquakes
associated?
27. The type of soil that has a
marked capacity to retain
water is the ..........
28. What is the local time of a
place known with reference
to?
29. The winds getting deflected
due to the rotation of the earth
are termed as ..........
30. The atmospheric humidity is
measured by means of the
31 What is the tide at its
maximum height known as?
32. The region that specializes in
the cultivation of citrus fruits
is the .......... region.
33. The Mc Mohan line is a
boundary between .......... and
..........
34. Nagarjunasagar Dam was
built on .......... river.
35. The first river valley project
started in India is ..........
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36. The Savannas of Orinoco

basin are termed as ..........
37. Name the state that is famous
for evergreen sandalwood?
38. Which physical regions of
India manifests a vegetation
spectrum ranging from the
Tropical to the Alpine Type?
39. The sun always rises in the
east because the earth
revolves around the sun from
the .......... to the ..........
40. Chandka Elephant Sanctuary is in ..........
41. What is the currency of
Thailand?
42. What does the take off stage
denote in an economy?
43. The first shore-based steel
plant in India is in ..........
44. The first large-scale jute mill
in India was established at
..........
45. The Indian state that is the
largest in terms of area is
..........
46. Name the three groups of
tribals which live exclusively
in Meghalaya?
47. Where is the Korba Super
Thermal Power Station, the
largest in the country,
located?
48. Name the river on which the
Krishnaraja Sagar Dam has
been built?
49. Name the canal that irrigates
a portion of the Thar desert.
50. Which region is known as the
rice bowl of India?
51. The most fertile milkproducing breed of goat in
India is named as ..........
52. Which species constitutes the
largest livestock, in terms of
number, in India?
53. In India, the density of cattle
population per 100 hectares

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of gross cropped area is the

highest in ..........
To which country does
Greenland the largest island
in the world belong?
Cuttack is located on the
banks of the river ..........
The country also known as
the land of golden fleece is
..........
Where in India is the Integral
Coach Factory located?
The continent referred to as
Dark Continent is ..........
The Malanjhand copper
mines are located in the state
of ..........
In India Lac is found in
................
What is the average time
interval between two
successive high and low tides
On which date does the
thermal equator coincide with
the Tropic of Cancer?
For what are the Zawar
mines of Udaipur famous?
In which state of India is the
largest bauxite plant in Asia
located?
Where is the natural energy
of hot springs, i.e. geothermal
energy, used to produce
power?
Solar energy has been put to
practical use in ..........
The state accounting for the
maximum quantity of
asbestos in India is ..........
Diamond mines in India are
chiefly located in ..........
The oil-bearing areas in India
are mostly associated with
.......... rocks.
Where is Indias oldest oil
refinery located?

71. The country with the worlds

largest diamond mines as
well as highest gold
production is ..........
72. A cyclone occurs when there
is .......... pressure in the centre
and .......... pressure all around
it.
73. A cyclone in the northern
hemisphere would move in
an .......... direction.
74. What is the Beaufort scale
used to measure?
75. Some people in Manipur live
in houses built on floating
islands of weeds and
decaying vegetation, held
together by suspended silt.
Such islands are called ..........
76. Ferozabad in Uttar Pradesh is
famous for its .......... industry.
77. Which is the most sparsely
populated state in India?
78. What is viticulture and where
is it generally practised?
79. The Konkan Railway project
has been completed in a
record time of .......... years.
80. In which country is the RhurComplex, a major industrial
centre, located?
81. Which strait divides Europe
from Africa?
82. The winter rains in Tamil
Nadu are caused by the ..........
monsoons.
83. The second-most populous nation in the world is
..........
84. Mineral deposits on the
ocean-floor are characterized
by the occurrence of ..........
85. What was Ethiopia earlier
known as?
86. Rubber plantations in India
are located mostly in ..........
and ..........
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87. The tobacco cultivated in

Gujarat is mostly used for the
manufacture of ..........
88. In India, the maximum edible
oil is produced from ..........
89. Which radioactive mineral is
abundantly found in the
beach sands of coastal
Kerala?
90. The petroleum refinery at
Koyali is located in state of
..........
91. The worlds largest producer
of synthetic rubber is ..........
92. Sink holes are a phenomenon
of .......... regions.
93. Coal, being an organic
sedimentary rock formed
from the remains of plants, is
often described as .......... fuel.
94 Next to oil, the most important
mineral produced from the
sea is ..........
95. Stalagmites and stalactites
are features of the ..........
regions.
96. Areas, where grasses and
twisted shrubs are grown, are
called ..........
97. River Rhine of Europe drains
into the ..........
98. Simoon is a hot and dry wind
blowing in the Sahara and
..........
99. Neyveli power project is a
.......... power project.
100. Name the mountain that
separates France and Spain.
101. Milan, Turin and Genoa
industrial triangle is in the
country of ..........
102. Canals serve as passage of
communication in the city of
.......... in Italy
103. The highest navigable lake
in the world is ..........
104. Moho discontinuity refers to
a discontinuity between the

.......... and .......... layers of the

earth.
105. Name the volcanic island of
India.
106. Monsoons that alternately
blow from the sea to the land
and from the land to the sea
for a period of six months
each are called ..........
107. .......... is the worlds greatest
silk producer.
108. The retreating monsoons
blow in a northeasterly
direction over ..........
109. The term midnight sun
refers to the sun shining in
the .......... and .......... circles.
110. Which state is famous for
the cultivation of rubber,
coconut and black pepper?
111. The city that is also referred
to as the city of palaces is
..........
112. Which city is known as the
golden city?
113. Where is the public sector
Nepa newsprint factory
located?
114. The deepest mine in India is
located in ..........
115. In which part of India is
Dogri spoken?
116. The seasonal movement of
people along with their
cattle in the mountains
iscalled ..........
117. A narrow strip of land
connecting two large land
masses is known as ..........
118. Podsol is a type of soil
which is characteristic of a
region under the cover of
.......... forest.
119. Name the river along which
Tokyo is located?

120. A line on a map connecting

points receiving equal
amounts of sunshine is
called an ...........
121. The area of ocean falling
beyond the territorial waters
of any nation is termed ..........
122. Isohyets are lines on maps
joining places having equal
..........
123. What was Ghana called
prior to her independence?
124. Lines on maps linking
places of equal altitude are
named as ..........
125. The length of the shadow of a
specific structure at noon
would be the same all through
the year only at the ..........
126. The port of India connected
to the interior through the
Palghat gap
127. Which is called the Land
of the Morning Calm?
128. The river which rises in the
Kamarpet
hill
in
Chhotanagpur Plateau of
Jharkhand and called
``Sorrow of Bengal is ..........
129. Land of Fishermen refers
to ..........
130. The National Geophysica1
Research Institute is located
in ..........
131. .......... is known as the
Queen of Arabian Sea.
132. The smallest Union
Territory of India is ..........
133. Which of the following is the
worlds largest lake?
134. Teak and sal represent the
principal trees in the forests
called ..........
135. Pastaz is the name of
temperate grasslands found
in ..........
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136. The Elephant Pass is located

in ..........
137. Which of the following does
the Kiel Canal link?
138. The largest archipelago in
the world is ..........
139. India ranks the .......... in the
world, in terms of annual
milk production.
140. The State called the
granary of India is ..........
141. The State leading the others
in the production , of marine
fisheries is
142. The largest producer of
fresh water fish in India is
..........
143. The type of climate most
suited for the cultivation of
spices in India is ..........
144. In the Gulf of Kutch, a coral
land is used for nesting
green turtles, which is called
..........
145. Periyar Wild life Sanctuary
is located in .......... state.
146. The highest gravity dam in
India is the .......... dam.
147. The most typical Australian
tree which sheds its bark
instead of leaves is ..........
148. The strait that separates
Tasmania
from
the
mainland of Australia is
..........
149. The debris of fragments of
rock material brought down
with the movement of a
glacier is called ..........
150. Which country is the
worlds largest jute
producer?
151. Clouds that stem from a
uniform base and extend
like a dark grey sheet from
one side of the horizon to the
other are called ..........

152. The worlds leading

sugarcane grower is ..........
153. Which country has the
highest yield per hectare of
sugarcane in the world?
154. The method mostly used for
mining iron ore and
limestone is ..........
155. The Damodar Valley, Inner
Mongolia and Pennsylvania are all important
mining centres of ..........
156. The leading producer of
coal in former soviet Union
is ..........
157. The most important
agricultural region of the
United States is the ..........
158. The Hawaiian Islands
specialise in the cultivation
of ..........
159. Narimanam oil field is
located in
160. Where is the Forest Research
Institute located?
161. Natural vegetation that is
marked by pine, fir and
spruce trees would denote
.......... forests.
162. What is the white liquid
obtained from rubber trees
called?
163. The Rhine is the busiest
inland waterway of Europe,
primarily because its course
is never frozen .........
164. What is the Brandenburg
Gate?
165. Trees with sharp, needle-like
leaves are typical of ..........
forests.
166. The worlds largest
newsprint producer is ...........
167. The Green Revolution in
India has been the most
successful in the case of
.......... and ..........

168. The famous Trimurti statue

with the faces of Brahma,
Vishnu and Shiva is found
in the .......... caves.
169. The major proportion of
agricultural land in India is
under .......... crops.
170. The Indian state that is the
largest producer of large
cardamom is ..........
171. The equatorial rain forests of
Brazil are known as the
..........
172. Prairies refer to extensive
treeless tracts covered with
tall coarse grass found in
..........
173. Carbonoceous rocks that
produce coal and oil belong
to the category named ..........
174. The worlds leading shipbuilding nation is ..........
175. Gold and silver are both
extracted from .......... rocks.
176. Doldrums refer to the areas
that lie between the latitudes
5 to the north and south of
the ..........
177. The worlds largest tin
producer is ..........
178. Inversion of temperature
refers to ........ in temperature
with height.
179. Yercaud, a hill station of
South India, is situated on
the .......... hills.
180. Rihand Valley Project is
located in the State of ..........
181. Boll-Weevil is a pest that
attacks the .......... crop.
182. The desert regions of the world
occupy about .......... part of the
land surface of the earth.
183. Tokyo, the capital of Japan,
is situated in the island of
..........
184. Which Indian state occupies
the first place in literacy?
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185. Which country assisted

India in the launching of her
first satellite ``Aryabhatta?
186. What is called the study of
lakes and ponds?
187. The approximate equatorial
circumference of the earth is
..........
188. The manufacture of diesel
locomotives takes place in
..........
189. Electric locomotives are built
in
190. Where in India is the CRRI
(Central Rice Research
Institute) located?
191. Where is Indias biggest
railway marshalling yard
located?
192. Which river is called a river
between the two mountains?
193. The Rourkela Steel Plant
had been constructed with
.......... help.
194. Where is the Cogentrix
Thermal Power Project
proposed to be set up?
195. Krivoy
Rog,
Kerch
Peninsula, Magnito-gorsk
are major producers of ..........
in former Soviet Union .
196 Berlin is situated on the river
canal ..........
197. Pedology is a science of the
study of ..........
198. The Khasi and Jaintia Hills
are located in ..........
199. The loktak lake, a big lake of
North-East India is located
in ..........
200. Which is the busiest airport
of the world?
201. The Duncan Passage is
situated between .......... and
.......... islands.
202. With which reference was
the biggest ever environme-

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ntal protest made by the

people against the destructive aspects of development?
The country that uses its old
name of Helvetia on its
postage stamp is ..........
For which is the Kourou
city well known?
With how many countries
India has a common border?
The .......... river valley is
dominated by ravines.
The Tehri dam is being
constructed
at
the
confluence of the rivers ..........
and ..........
Which is the animal that the
WWF (World Wildlife
Fund) has adopted as its
symbol?
The state with the maximum number of people
living below the poverty line
is ..........
How many national water
ways are there in India?
The plateau, which has an
average elevation of about 4
kilometres above the sea
level is the .......... plateau.
Indias largest industrial
cluster is located in and
around ..........
What is the mean density of
the earth?
The .......... type of fog is the
one commonly occurring
along the seacoasts.
The process of the
disintegration of rocks
without
any change
occurring in their chemical
composition is called ..........
The tropical cyclones often
follow the direction of
movement from .......... to ..........
Name the capital city of
Somalia.

218. Which Indian state is the

smallest in terms of area?
219. The daily weather map
showing isobars is an
example of a/an .......... map.
220. The average salinity of sea
water is ..........
221. The variety of coal in which
the deposit contains recognizable traces of the original
plant material is ..........
222. What is condensation?
223. The largest Inland water
way in India is ...........
224. The time required for
moonlight to reach the earth
is .......... seconds.
225. African name of Rhodesia
which is dominated by
white minority is ........
226. Port Louis is the capital of
..........
227. Natural gas is a mixture of
.........., .......... and ...........
228. The largest entreport of the
world is ..........
229. The first district in India to
have telephones in all its
villages is ..........
230. Which is known as the
humans most useful tree?
231. Which countryis known as
Island of Cloves?
232. The largest island in the
Indian ocean is ..........
233. The largest river delta of
India is of the river ..........
234. The artificial lake Govind
Sagar is in the state ..........
235. The number of states in
India is ..........
236. To which country would the
title garden in the desert
refer?
237. A narrow stretch of sea
connecting two extensive
areas of sea is called a ..........
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238. The worlds largest port is

..........
239. India s fastest train is the
Shatabdi Express between
.......... and ..........
240. Organisms that live in the
soil are refered to as ..........
241. Worlds largest solar power
plant is located in ..........
242. The continent through
which the Equator, Tropic of
Cancer and the Tropic of
Capricorn pass, is ..........
243. The shipping canal that
connects the North Sea and
the Baltic sea is called the
..........
244. Sriharikota, and important
unit of the Indian Space
Research Organisation, is
located in the state of ..........
245. According to 1991 census
the % of literacy in India is
about ..........
246. The number of officially
recognised languages in
India is ..........
247. Mt. Dhaulagiri, one among
the high peaks of
Himalayas, lies in the
country of ..........
248 The great one horned
Indian Rhino is found in
.......... Game Sanctuary.
249. The Rhur of India is
..........Valley region.
250. An important gas in the
atmosphere that absorbs
suns ultraviolet rays is
..........
251. The .......... route is the busiest
ocean route of the world.
252. The .......... railway is the
largest railway route in the
world.
253. The point below the surface
where an earthquake
originates is called ..........

254. Schist is the metamorphic

equivalent of ..........
255. Doldrum is an area of ..........
pressure.
256. The .......... mountains
crossing the Great Plains
and the Sea further south
separate Europe from
Asia
257. The .......... river in Europe
has the largest volume of
traffic.
258. Suez Canal was completed
in the year ..........
259. Zuari and Mandovi are
navigable Indian rivers in
the state of ..........
260. The Pacific terminal of
Trans-Siberian Railway is
..........
261. The Sea that separates
Greece and Italy is ..........
262. The only port in erstwhile
Soviet Union, that is ice free
throughout the year is ..........
263. The biggest railway junction in
the United States is ..........
264. Western Gateway to the
United States is ___.
265. The National Highway 1
connects Delhi to ..........
266. The deepest land locked
and protected port in India
is .......
267. .......... islands are the Cross
roads of the Pacific.
268. Tin Bigha corridor is an issue
between India and ..........
269. The National Institute of
Oceanography is located at
..........
270. The Internationally recognised scale for describing
wind speed is ..........
271. In winter the Eskimos of the
Tundra region live in ..........

272. Foehn is a local wind of the

country ..........
273. The 90 East Ridge lies in
the .......... Ocean.
274. Imaginary lines connecting
places in oceans having
equal salinity are called
..........
275. Which state is called the
'agricultural epitome of
India.
276. The inclination of the
earths axis to its plane of
orbital is ..........
277. What is the wind system in
the equatorial areas known
as?
278. The constituent of the
atmosphere that causes the
greatest changes in weather
and climate is ..........
279. What are clouds showing a
vertical
development
called?
280. The rock that gets transformed into marble is ..........
281. The planet of the solar
system that spins at the
fastest rate is ..........
282. Who are the Fellahins?
283. What is the Richter scale
used for measuring?
284. What is the capacity of a
rock to allow water to pass
through it called?
285. The Central Building Research Institute is located at
..........
286. Name the biggest Indian
port?
287. What does the term certified
seed denote?
288. The word monsoon is
derived from the .......... word
..........
289. The castes of Lingayats and
Okkaligas are associated
with the state of ..........

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290. Soft wood trees are mostly

found growing in ..........
forests.
291. The country that is the
largest supplier of meat in
the world is ..........
292. The nuclear power plant
that provides power mainly
for agriculture is located at
..........
293. Name the union government
agency that is responsible
for the mapping and exploration of minerals?
294. The international airport in
Tamil Nadu is in ..........
295. The longest passenger rail
route in India connects
Jammu Tawi with ..........
296. Nava Sheva, a major Indian port, is in the state of
..........
297. The saltiest sea in the world
is ..........
298. New Moore Island is
situated in the ..........
299. The strait that separates
Asia from North America is
..........
300. The strait connecting the
Bay of Bengal and Arabian
Sea is
301. What does large-scale
deforestation result in?
302. The most important means
of irrigation in Tamil Nadu
is ..........
303. The soil that is the most
suitable for the cultivation of
tea is .......... soil.
304 Vidyasagar Setu, Indias
longest cable stayed bridge,
is built across the river ..........
305. The construction of the
Sunkosh multipurpose
hydroelectric project is a cooperative effort between
India and ..........

306. The longest dam in India?

307. The Himalayan mountain
system belongs to which
type of mountains.
308. Around which mountains
does the river Brahmaputra
turn into India?
309. The .......... forms the western
boundary of the Indian
subcontinent.
310. The Konkan coast stretches
between Goa and ..........
311. The Siachen glacier is in
...........
312. The retreating monsoons
exercise the most effect on the
state of ..........
313. In which months do the
retreating monsoons cause
rainfall?
314. Which is the smallest Indian
UT (Union Territory)?
315. The state that is on the
easternmost part of India is
..........
316. The great Indian bustard is
found in the state of ..........
317. In which country will you
find the Mansarovar lake?
318. The country that is famous
for its pyramids is ..........
319. Most of the worlds
requirement of newsprint is
supplied by the .......... type
of forest belt.
320. New York is situated on the
bank of the river
321. The first stage in the
formation of coal is
represented by the type
..........
322. The Maikal range is situated
in the state of ..........
323. The important line that
divides India quite neatly
into two climatic regions is
..........

324. The functional classification of Indian cities has been

done by ..............
325. The Salal hydroelectric
project is in ...........
326 The Rajiv Gandhi air terminal is situated in ..........
327. Mesopotamia is the former
name of ..........
328. Volcanoes that are not
currently active but have the
potential of future eruptions
are called .......... volcanoes.
329. Next to Iran, which is the largest
manufacturer of carpets.
330. Fog characterized by large
particles of moisture is
called ..........
331. What is Rome also known
as?
332. Which country is referred to as
the playground of Europe?
333. Where are the Negritos, the
earliest arrivals in India,
mainly to be found now?
334 The forces responsible for
movements of the earths
crust, the eruption of
volcanoes and the causing
of earthquakes are called
..........
335. The marshy and forested
land in northern part of
Uttar Pradesh is callled .......
336. The Indian states were first
delimited lingustically on
............
337. Which country leads the
world in wool production?
338. What percentage of the globe
is covered by water?
339. A narrow inlet of sea
between cliffs or steep
slopes, particularly associated with Scandinavia, is
called a/an ..........

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340. What is the boundary line

between Pakistan and
Afghanistan called?
341. Lines drawn on a map
linking places having the
same atmospheric pressure
are called ..........
342. A reversal in the direction of
wind, with the change of
seasons, is a characteristic
feature of the ..........
343. Where is the Tulu language
spoken?
Answers to Selected Questions
1. Pacific
2 Lake Baikal
3. Rain and snow
4. Atmosphere
5. Tibetan
6. Lahore
7. Vatican City
8. Nippon
9. Vistula
10. Kolkatta
11. Chambal
12. Narmada
13. Orissa, Andhra Pradesh
14. Pensylvania, the USA
15. Hawaiian
16. Roaring Forties.
17. Assam
18. Luzon
19. Andhra Pradesh, Tamil
Nadu
20. Mumbai
21. Belgium
22. lreland
23. Panama
24. Sedimentary rocks
25. Australia
26. Faulted and folded regions
27. Regur soil
28. Its longitudinal position
29. Geostrophic winds

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Damodar Valley Project
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Orissa
Baht
It denotes the period when the
steady growth begins.
Vishakhapatnam
Rishra
Rajasthan
Garos, Khasis and Jaintias
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Cauveri
Indira Gandhi Canal
The Krishna-Godavari delta
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Goats
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Denmark
Mahanadi
Australia
Perambur
Africa
Chhattisgarh
West Bengal
24 hours and 52 minutes
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Orissa
Manikaran, Himachal Pradesh
Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Panna
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anticlockwise
Wind velocity
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Glass
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The science of growing
grapes, in the Mediterranean
region.
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97. North Sea
98. The Arabian Desert
99. Thermal
100. Pyrenees
101. Italy
102. Venice
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105. Narcondam
106. Periodical winds
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Sri Lanka
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first
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West Bengal
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Kerala
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Latex
throughout the year
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and West Berlin
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Canada
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Food
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Selvas
North America
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Japan
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Equator
Malaysia
increase
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cotton
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China, Nepal, Bhutan,
Myanmar, Bangladesh]
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5
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Ahmedabad-Vadodara
5.5 g/cc
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East to West
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liquid
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low
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Mumbai
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National Seeds Corporation
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Karnataka
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Argentina
Narora
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of India)
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Kanyakumari
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Bay of Bengal
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Tamil Nadu
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Egypt
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Peat
Madhya Pradesh
The Tropic of Cancer
Ashok Mitra
Jammu & Kashmir
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Mist
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Andaman Islands
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Hindu Kush
The Hindu Kush is a mountain
range in Afghanistan as well as
in the North-West Frontier
Province and Northern Areas of
Pakistan. It is the westernmost
extension of the Pamir
Mountains, the Karakoram
Range, and the Himalayas.
The name Hindu Kush is
usually applied to the whole of
the range separating the basins
of the Kabul and Helmand
rivers from that of the Amu
Darya (or ancient Oxus), or
more specifically, to that part of
the range to the northwest of
Kabul.

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Ladakh
Ladakh is a province in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir
sandwiched between the Kunlun mountain range in the north and
the main Great Himalayas to the south, inhabited by people of IndoAryan and Tibetan descent. It is one of the most sparsely populated
regions in Kashmir.
Historically, the region included the Baltistan (Baltiyul) valleys, the
Indus Valley, the remote Zanskar, Lahaul and Spiti to the south, Ngari
including the Rudok region and Guge in the east, and Nubra valleys
to the north over Khardung La in the Ladakh mountain range.
Contemporary Ladakh borders Tibet to the east, the Lahaul and Spiti
to the south, the Vale of Kashmir, Jammu and Baltiyul regions to the
west, and the Trans -Kun lun territory of East Turkistan in Central
Asia on the other side of the Kun lun range in Kashmir to the north.
Running southwest to northeast, the Altyn Tagh converges with the
Kun Lun range in Kashmir which runs southeast to northwest forming
a V shape which converges at Pulu.

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Selected Short
Questions
1. What is continental drift?
The Theory of continental
drift expounded by Alfred
Wegner in 1915 holds that
portions of the original
continent which comprised
the entire landmass of the
world, underwent a series of
horizontal displacement
before the present continents
ever formed. According to
Wegner after the breaking of
the super continent (Pangea),
the movement of the
continents took place in two
directions one towards the
equator due to centrifugal
force of the earth which gave
rise to fold mountains like the
Himalayas etc and another
towards west due to tidal
force of the sun and the moon
which gave rise to Andes and
Rockies.
2. What is Plate tectonis?
Plate tectonics deals with rock
structures which are in the
form of plates and it is not only
the continents which are in
motion but the ocean as well.
These plates not only carries
the earths upper crust but
also the part of denser mantle
below. They have an average
thickness to 100 km. They
float on the plastic upper
mantle called Asthenosphere
and carry the continents and
oceans as well. The edge of the
plates are designed as
boundaries and margins
where movements occur.
3. Define Ring of Fire?
About
68%
of
the
earthquakes on earth is
experienced in the region
around pacific known as

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10.

Ring of Fire. This is the

region of crustal dislocation
and volcanoes.
Where are the following
volcanoes situated?
(1) Mt. Vesuvius (2) Mt. Etna
(3) Mt. Stromboli
(1) Italy (2) Sicily of Italy
(3) Italy
What is epicentre?
Epicentre is the point on the
earth surface, vertically above
the focus, the most affected
area of the earthquake.
What is Isoseismal Line?
The line joining places which
experiences the earthquake at
the same time.
What is the percentage of the
following gases in atmosphere
(1) Nitrogen (2) Oxygen
(3) Argon (4) Carbon Dioxide
(1) 78% (2) 21% (3) 0.93%
(4) 0.03%
What are jet streams?
Jet streams are high speed
wind which blow from the
west in the upper atmosphere
over mid latitude area. It has
an important role in the
formation of weather conditions.
Define dew point?
Dew point is the temperature
at which a parcel of air would
have to bee cooled in order to
reach saturation. The
favourable conditions are
moist air, light winds and
clear night skies to ensure
maximum cooling by
radiation.
Name the area where the
following tropical cyclones
are seen
(1) Cyclone (2) Typhoon
(3) Hurricane (4) Willy Willies

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(1) South Indian Ocean

(2) Phillipines, Japan and
China
(3) West Indies and USA
(4) Australia
Define Humidity.
Humidity refers to the content
of water vapour present in air
in gaseous form at a particular
time and place.
Hygrometer is used to
measure humidity
What is sleet?
Sleet is the mixture of rain and
snow
What is hail?
Hail is small pieces of ice
with a diameter ranging from
5 to 50 mm.
What is fog?
Fog is microscopically small
drops of water condensed in
form and suspended in the air
near the earth surface in
sufficient number to reduce
visibility.
What is smog?
Smog is formed when dirt and
polluted air is mixed with
smoke. It is generally found
in large industrial centres.
What is barrier reef?
Barrier reef is the largest and
most extensive of all reefs. The
reef itself grows from the deep
bottom and lie at distance
away from the coast. Hence a
shallow and broad lagoon
develops between the reef
and shore.
eg: Great Barrier Reef of
Australia
Ozone Depletion
Ozone Depletion is the
thinning of ozone layer in the
stratosphere of earths
atmosphere.