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   1.  Which of the following statements about ridge is/are incorrect?
      1. Ridge is a long, narrow sharp-edged upland with several peaks.
      2. it is like a range of hills.
      3. The sloped of a ridge may be steep or gentle.
      4. It is a low depression close to the ground.
   2. Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed. Who said this statement?
      1. Mahatma Gandhi
      2. E F Schumacher
      3. Rabindranath Tagore
      4. Karl Marx
   3. The term 'brain drain' was coined by the Royal Society of London to describe the emigrant population of 'scientists and technologists' that moved from Europe to America in the post______ period.
      1. American Civil War
      2. First World War
      3. French Revolution
      4. Second World War
   4. Which of the following is/are not true?
      1. Urbanisation refers to the process of increase in rural population and urban areas in a country.
      2. Urbanisation creates social, economic, cultural and environmental changes.
      3. Due to urbanisation, there is a rise in the value of the land.
      4. Both a and b
   5. Which of the following is correctly matched?
      1. Nuclear disaster-1943, Nagasaki
      2. Nuclear disaster-1944, Hiroshima
      3. Earthquake-2015, Nepal
      4. Exxon Valdez Oil Spill-1988, Alaska
   6. Asia is bordered by
      1. the Indian Ocean in the north
      2. the Pacific Ocean on the south
      3. the Arctic Ocean to the east
      4. Europe in the west
   7. East Asian countries are also referred to as the
      1. Far East
      2. Middle East
      3. Southeast
      4. Northeast
   8. Which of the following is known as the 'Roof of the World'?
      1. Plateau of Arabia
      2. Deccan Plateau
      3. Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau
      4. Plateau of Tibet
   9. Which of the following statements about the climate of Asia is/are true?
      1. The Mediterranean climate occurs in west Asian countries. such as Turkey and Thailand.
      2. The steppe climate prevails in areas around the Caspian Sea in Russia and Ukraine.
      3. The tropical monsoon climate is found in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Vietnam.
      4. The tropical hot desert climate prevails in the Arabian Peninsula and the Thar Desert of India.
   10. Which type of natural vegetation is found mostly in the regions of the Arctic coast?
       1. Taiga
       2. Tundra
       3. Tropical deciduous
       4. Tropical rainforest
   11. The Himalayas consist of parallel ranges, which are
       1. Himadri, Himachal and Siwalik
       2. the Greater Himalayas and Himadri
       3. Himachal and Lesser Himalayan Range
       4. Siwalik, Himachal and Outer Himalayan Range
   12. The major tributaries of the Indus are
       1. Ravi, Beas, Satluj, Ganga
       2. Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Brahmaputra
       3. Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Satluj
       4. Chambal, Betwa, Gandak, Beas, Satluj
   13. Which of the following is called the Dakshina Ganga?
       1. Mahanadi
       2. Krishna
       3. Narmada
       4. Godavari
   14. Lakshadweep is a group of islands.
       1. 36
       2. 35
       3. 37
       4. 40
   15. Which of the following has a very high annual rainfall of more than 200 cm?
       1. Western Ghats, Jammu and Kashmir
       2. Western Ghats, Western Coastal Plain and parts of northeast India
       3. Western Coastal Plain only
       4. Jammu and Kashmir and parts of northeast India
   16. Thorn forests are found in
       1. Rajasthan only
       2. Gujarat and Bihar
       3. Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab and Haryana
       4. Punjab, Haryana and West Bengal
   17. Which of the following is incorrectly matched?
       1. Tropical rainforest Rosewood, ebony
       2. Tropical deciduous forest Teak, sal
       3. Thorn forest Acacia
       4. Mangrove forest Pines
   18. The Project Tiger started by the Government of India in
       1. 1973
       2. 1972
       3. 1971
       4. 1974
   19. The working-age population in India is
       1. 15 to 60 years
       2. 14 to 64 years
       3. 15 to 64 years
       4. 14 to 60 years
   20. According to 2011 census, the highest percentage of the population lies in
       1. Arunachal Pradesh
       2. Uttar Pradesh
       3. Madhya Pradesh
       4. Andhra Pradesh