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106 The Trans-Siberian railway links

A
The Baltic coast with the North Sea
B
Leningrad with Oldiotsk
C
Buanos Aires with Valparaiso
D
Leningrad with Vladivostok

107 Panama canal was constructed in:

A
1869 A.D.
B
1980 A.D.
C
1905 A.D.
D
1914 A.D.

108 The temperate grasslands of North America are known as

A
Pampas
B
Downs
C
Steppes
D
Prairies

109 Which of the following deserts has the highest gold deposits?

A
Kyzyl-Kum Desert
B
Gobi Desert
C
Mojave desert
D
Tanami desert

110 Match the rivers flowing through the cities below : City River (a) Rotterdan 1. Seine (b) Paris 2. Potomac (c) Budapest 3. Rhine (d) Washington4. Danube (a) (b) (c) (d)

A
2 3 1 4
B
1 3 4 2
C
3 1 4 2
D
4 3 2 1

111 Which one of the following is/ are wrongly matched ? A. typhoons — China Sea B. hurricanes— India Ocean C. cyclone — West Indies D. tornadoes — Australia

A
A, B and C
B
A, B and D
C
A, C and D
D
B, C and D

112 Which from the following is a landlocked sea ?

A
Timor Sea
B
Arafura Sea
C
Greenland Sea
D
Aral Sea

113 Sunda strait lies between

A
Sumatra and Borneo
B
Java and Borneo
C
Java and Sumatra
D
Sulawest and Java

114 In geography ‘Gulf Stream’ refers to :

A
a warm ocean current
B
strong air current
C
streams joining a gulf
D
the name of a stream

115 The river which has a greater flow of water than any other river in the world is.

A
River Hwang-ho
B
River Amazon
C
River Zaire
D
River Nile

116 Which of the following is called ‘Queen of the Adriatic’?

A
Venice
B
Rome
C
Flanders
D
Lisbon

117 India is developing Chabahar Port in which of the following countries?

A
Iraq
B
Oman
C
Iran
D
Afghanistan

118 Which of the following Indonesian regions was a victim of massive earthquake in 2004 ?

A
Irian Jaya
B
Sumatra
C
Kalibangan
D
Java

119 Albert Canal links …… and ……

A
Manchester and Antwerp
B
Antwerp and Frankfurt
C
Antwerp and Liege
D
Manchester and Liege

120 Match correctly the following deserts and their location by choosing the correct response: Desert a. Kalahari b. Atacama c. Thar d. Great Victoria Location (i) South America (ii) Australia (iii) Africa (iv) Asia

A
a-(ii), b-(iii), c-(i), d-(iv)
B
a-(iv), b-(iii), c-(ii), d-(i)
C
a-(iii), b-(ii), c-(i), d-(iv)
D
a-(iii), b-(i), c-(iv), d-(ii)