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Who of the following was the first scientific geographer who ascertained the length of equator on sound principles?
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A. Herodotus
B. Hecataeus
C. Anaximander
D. Eratosthenes
Correct Answer
Eratosthenes
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1. Among the following countries, which one has the largest concentration of Railways?
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A. South Africa
B. Egypt
C. Algeria
D. Sudan
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Correct Answer: South Africa
2. Tribes belonging to which one of the following groups earn their livelihood through food - gathering and hunting?
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A. Bushman, Pigmy and Eskimo
B. Masai, Kirghiz, and Boro
C. Pigmy, Eskimo and Kirghiz
D. Boro, Bushman, and Masai
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Correct Answer: Bushman, Pigmy and Eskimo
3. The Grand Banks are famous fishing grounds in the _____region
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A. North - West Pacific
B. South - East Pacific
C. North - West Atlantic
D. North - East Atlantic
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Correct Answer: North - West Atlantic
4. Which one of the following climates is found in coastal areas of California in north America, Central Chile in South America and South-west tip of West Australia?
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A. Tropical savanna
B. Mediterranean
C. Humid continental
D. Low-latitude steppe
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Correct Answer: Mediterranean
5. Air temperatures are effected by slope and orientation as slopes facing into the Sun will be
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A. Warmer than those facing away
B. Colder than those facing away
C. Neither warmer nor colder than those facing away
D. None of these
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Correct Answer: Warmer than those facing away
6. Which of the following is the highest active volcano in the world
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A. Etna
B. Fujiyoma
C. Mount tai
D. Catopaxi
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Correct Answer: Catopaxi
7. By volume of water, what is the largest lake in Scotland?
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Correct Answer: Loch Ness
8. Bangkok lies on river
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A. Kizil
B. Spree
C. Karnaphuli
D. Menam
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Correct Answer: Menam
9. European Turkey is separated from its Asian part by
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A. Straits of Bosporus
B. Sea of Marmara
C. Straits of Dardanelles
D. All the above
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Correct Answer: All the above
10. The inequality between day and night becomes greater or more marked as one travels from _______ to _________
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A. Poles, Equator
B. Equator, Poles
C. Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn
D. Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer
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Correct Answer: Equator, Poles
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