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India accounts for half of the world's total number of :

 

A) Cattle B) Sheep
C) Buffaloes D) Camels

Answer:   C) Buffaloes



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Which of the following are not pastoral nomads?

A) Pygmies B) Kazaks
C) Masai D) Lapps
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Pygmies

Explanation:

The pygmies are hunting nomads

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Which is the largest fishing ground in the world?

A) Japan sea B) North sea
C) North-East-Pacific D) Newfoundland water
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) North sea

Explanation:

North sea is the largest fishing ground while the North-West pacific is the greatest region

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Along the coasts salinity is 

A) lowered B) increased
C) stable D) unaffected
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) lowered

Explanation:

Rainfall and addition of fresh water from rivers reduce salinity neat the coasts.

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The fog that commonly occurs along the sea-coasts is of the ______ type

A) radiation B) advection
C) frontal D) convection
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) advection

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Magma that reaches earth's surface and then solidifies is called

A) granite B) lava
C) quartz D) silicates
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) lava

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Climate of a place is dependent on several factors. Which of the followin is the most significant?

A) Distance from sea B) Direction of winds
C) Latitude D) Ocean curents
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Latitude

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Simla is cooler than Amritsar although they are on the same latitude. This is because

A) Simla is further north B) Simla is at greater height above sea level than Amritsar
C) Simla is farther from the equator D) Their longitudes differ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Simla is at greater height above sea level than Amritsar

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The inequality between day and night becomes greater or more marked as one travels from _______ to _________

A) Poles, Equator B) Equator, Poles
C) Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn D) Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Equator, Poles

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