Q134. Which one of the following can one come across if one travels through the Strait of Malacca?
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(a) Bali
10%
(b) Brunei
45%
(c) Java
35%
(d) Singapore
Q135. What causes wind to deflect toward left in the Southern hemisphere?
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(a) Temperature
10%
(b) Magnetic field
75%
(c) Rotation of the earth
15%
(d) Pressure
Q136. Which one of the following is the characteristic climate of the Tropical Savannah Region?
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(a) Rainfall throughout the year
17%
(b) Rainfall in winter only
22%
(c) An extremely short dry season
35%
(d) A definite dry and wet season
Q137. Which of the following is the chief characteristic of mixed farming'?
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(a) Cultivation of both cash crops and food crops,
33%
(b) Cultivation of two or more crops in the same field
52%
(c) Rearing of animals and cultivation of crops together
0%
(d) None of the above
Q138. Variations in the length of daytime and nighttime from season to season are due to
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(a) the earth's rotation on its axis
37%
(b) the earth's revolution round the sun in an elliptical manner
21%
(c) latitudinal position of the place
32%
(d) revolution of the earth on a tilted axis
Q139. On the planet earth, most of the freshwater exists as ice caps and glaciers. Out of the remaining freshwater, the largest proportion
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(a) is found in atmosphere as moisture and clouds
42%
(b) is found in freshwater lakes and rivers
26%
(c) exists as groundwater
0%
(d) exists as soil moisture
Q140. Contour bunding is a method of soil conservation used in
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(a) desert margins, liable to strong wind action
50%
(b) low flat plains, close to stream courses, liable to flooding
15%
(c) scrublands, liable to spread of weed growth
25%
(d) None of the above
Q141. The most important fishing grounds of the world are found in the regions where
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(a) warm and cold atmospheric currents meet
24%
(b) rivers drain out large amounts of fresh water into the sea
48%
(c) warm and cold oceanic currents meet
0%
(d) continental shelf is undulating
Q142. Turkey is located between
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(a) Black Sea and Caspian Sea
56%
(b) Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea
16%
(c) Gulf of Suez and Mediterranean Sea
0%
(d) Gulf of Aqaba and Dead Sea
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Q143. The seasonal reversal of winds is the typical characteristic of
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(a) Equatorial climate
13%
(b) Mediterranean climate
63%
(c) Monsoon climate
13%
(d) All of the above climates
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Q144. Which one of the following countries of South-West Asia does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea?
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(a) Syria
56%
(b) Jordan
16%
(c) Lebanon
16%
(d) Israel
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Q145. What explains the eastward flow of the equatorial counter-current?
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(a) The Earth's rotation on its axis
52%
(b) Convergence of the two equatorial currents
12%
(c) Difference in salinity of water
12%
(d) Occurrence of the belt of calm near equator
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