Q146. The area known as "Golan Heights’ sometimes appears in the news in the in the context of the events related to:
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(a) Central Asia
59%
(b) Middle East
21%
(c) South-East Asia
3%
(d) Central Africa
Q147. Why are dewdrops not formed on a cloudy night?
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32%
(a) Clouds absorb the radiation released from the Earth's surface.
42%
(b) Clouds reflect back the Earth's radiation.
23%
(c) The Earth's surface would have low temperature on cloudy nights.
3%
(d) Clouds deflect the blowing wind to ground level.
Q148. Among the following, which one is the largest exporter of rice in the world in the last five years?
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(a) China
34%
(b) India
19%
(c) Myanmar
3%
(d) Vietnam
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Q150. Siachen Glacier is situated to the
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26%
(a) East of Aksai Chin
29%
(b) East of Leh
19%
(c) North of Gilgit
26%
(d) North of Nubra Valley
Q151. The black cotton soil of India has been formed due to the weathering of
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(a) Brown forest soil
63%
(b) Fissure volcanic rock
20%
(c) Granite and schist
10%
(d) Shale and limestone
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Q152. With reference to India, Didwana, Kuchaman, Sargol and Khatu are the names of
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(a) Glaciers
10%
(b) Mangrove areas
34%
(c) Ramsar sites
45%
(d) Saline lakes
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Q153. Among the following, which one is the least water-efficient crop?
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(a) Sugarcane
10%
(b) Sunflower
31%
(c) Pearl millet
14%
(d) Red gram
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Q154. “Leaf litter decomposes faster than in any other biome and as a result the soil surface is often almost bare. Apart from trees, the vegetation is largely composed of plant forms that reach up into the canopy vicariously, by climbing the trees or gro
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15%
(a) Coniferous forest
31%
(b) Dry deciduous forest
12%
(c) Mangrove forest
42%
(d) Tropical rain forest
Q155. Which one of the following lakes of West Africa has become dry and turned into a desert?
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(a) Lake Victoria
45%
(b) Lake Faguibine
29%
(c) Lake Oguta
10%
(d) Lake Volta
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Q156. Gandikota canyon of South India was created by which one of the following rivers?
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27%
(a) Cauvery
13%
(b) Manjira
27%
(c) Pennar
33%
(d) Tungabhadra
Q157. The term "Levant" often heard in the news roughly corresponds to which of the following regions?
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(a) Region along the eastern Mediterranean shores
25%
(b) Region along North African shores stretching from Egypt to Morocco
21%
(c) Region along Persian Gulf and Horn of Africa
17%
(d) The entire coastal areas of Mediterranean Sea
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Q158. In the northern hemisphere, the longest day of the year normally occurs in the:
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22%
(a) First half of the month of June
70%
(b) Second half of the month of June
7%
(c) First half of the month of July
0%
(d) Second half of the month of July