191. Which one among the following statements about the International Date Line is not correct ?
- A. The International Date Line is largely based on the 180° meridian.
- B. The difference in time between the places just either side of the International Date Line is almost one day
- C. The difference in time to the extent of one day on either side of the International Date Line is caused by inclined axis of the
- D. The International Date line mostly passes through the Pacific Ocean.
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192. What is the reason for the major hot desert of the world lying in the Western part of the tropical latitude?
- A. They are influenced by trade winds
- B. They lie in the rain-shadow area of the mountains
- C. They are influenced by monsoon winds
- D. They are influenced by dry winds
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193. South Pacific island nation Samoa, positioned to the East of the International Date Line on May 2011 decided to forego a day and shift to the time zone on its West . The reason for this shifting is to
- A. facilitate smooth internal administration throughout the country
- B. attain political stability in the country
- C. facilitate trade with Australia and New Zealand
- D. promote tourism industry in the country
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194. Which one of the following is the deepest point in the ocean floor?
195. What does the imaginary line passing through Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Lake Huron and Lake Superior represent?
- A. The Southern boundary of canada
- B. The Northern limit of iron and steel industry of USA
- C. The internal waterway route to USA
- D. The internal waterway route to Canada
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196. Which one of the following statements is correct ?
- A. East Timor was a British colony for four centuries
- B. The European colonial ruler handed over East Timor to Indonesia in1975
- C. The United Nations took over East Timo In 1999 to prepare it for Independence
- D. East Timor finally declared its independence in December 2001
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197. Most of the communication satellites today are placed in a geostationary orbit. In order to stay over the same spot on the Earth a geostationary satellite has to be directly above the
198. Mid-latitude cyclones
- A. usually move across North-America from East to West
- B. are generally found only over the ocean
- C. generally bring clear skies and little precipitation
- D. are formed in regions of strong temperature contrasts
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199. Which one of the following trains/railways passes through Germany,France,Austria, Hungary and Romania?
200. Granite and Basalt are the examples of which of the following ?
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