The Radcliff Line demarcates the boundary between
A. India and China
B. India and Pakistan
C. Pakistan and Afghanistan
D. India and Afghanistan
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World's highest urban density of population occurs in ________
A. Kolkata
B. Tokyo
C. New York
D. London
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International date line is a/an
A. Straight line
B. Curved line
C. Zigzag line
D. Elliptical line
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The latitude also known as the
A. Tropic of Capricorn
B. Tropic of Cancer
C. Antarctic Circle
D. Arctic Circle
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Boll-Weevil is a pest that attack the ________ crop.
A. Jute
B. Cotton
C. Hemp
D. Flax
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Ferrel's Law is associated with the
A. Velocity of winds
B. High pressure of winds
C. Low pressure of winds
D. Direction of winds
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The trans-continental railway in South America links
A. Moscow and Vladivostok
B. Sao Paulo and Trinidad
C. San Diego and Buenos Aires
D. Valparaiso and Buenos Aires
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The Shatt-al-Arab waterway is associated with the
A. Euphrates and Tigris
B. White Nile and Blue Nile
C. Jordan and Firat
D. Oxus and Kabul
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The busiest inland water-way of Europe is the Rhine. Its preeminence as a waterway rests on the fact that
A. It flows through the most industrialised part of Europe
B. It follows a rift valley
C. Its course is never frozen
D. It falls in the North Sea
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Trans-continental railways have played an Important role in
A. International trade
B. Development of resources in the interior of continents
C. Providing employment to people
D. Deportation of prisoners to the interior
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Bangkok lies on river
A. Kizil
B. Spree
C. Karnaphuli
D. Maenam
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The most typical Australian tree which sheds its bark instead of leaves is
A. Eucalyptus
B. Teak
C. Birch
D. Oak
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Barkhans are
A. Depositional features of wind action
B. Erosional features associated with rivers
C. Erosional features associated with wind action
D. Depositional features of glacial action
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The Great Barrier Reef is ________
A. Conglomeration of corals in Australian waters
B. Mountains range in Utah, U.S.A.
C. Salt hills of Afghanistan
D. Sub-Oceanic mountain in South China Sea
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The most salty basin in the world is the
A. Caspian Sea
B. Dead Sea
C. Red Sea
D. Arabian Sea
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Which of the following is not a proof of Earth being an oblate spheroid?
A. When a ship goes out to sea, first the hull disappears then the upper parts
B. The shadow of the Earth on the Sun during solar eclipse is always curved
C. Photographs of the Earth taken by artificial satellites have confirmed the fact
D. It has been found that polar circumference is lesser than equatorial circumference
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Three European cities viz Vienna, Budapest and Belgrade lie on the river
A. Volga
B. Rhone
C. Rhine
D. Danube
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A large loop like bend in a river is called
A. A river cliff
B. A spur
C. A meander
D. A spit
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Black forest is found in
A. France
B. Germany
C. Czechoslovakia
D. Romania
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A passenger, on his transcontinental railway journey in Europe comes across the cities. What is the sequence in which he touches these cities in his east to west journey?
1. Belgrade
2. Vienna
3. Sophia
4. Prague
A. 1, 3, 4, 2
B. 4, 2, 1, 3
C. 2, 3, 4, 1
D. 3, 1, 2, 4
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