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Questions : Which one of the following is not associated with the ‘group’?

(a) Limestone

(b) Gneiss

(c) Shale

(d) Sandstone

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

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Question : 1

The Equator does not pass through which of the following countries?

a) Indonesia

b) Kenya

c) Brazil

d) Mexico

Answer: (d)

Question : 2

The main source of usable water on the Earth is

a) Underground water

b) Oceans

c) Precipitation

d) Rivers

Answer: (a)

Even though most of the Earth's surface is water, only 1% of it is fresh usable water. Ninety-seven per cent of the Earth's water is saltwater, which contains too many minerals for humans to use untreated.

Two per cent of our water is 'locked up' in ice caps and glaciers, leaving only one per cent as usable freshwater. Groundwater comprises 0.62 per cent of water, followed by Freshwater Lakes: 0.009 per cent; and rivers: 0.0001 per cent.

Question : 3

Choose the incorrect pair from the following :

a) Landforms associated with glacial cycle — Aretes and pyramidal peaks

b) Feature associated with coastal deposit — Spits and bars

c) Features associated with lower course of a river — Oxbow lakes

d) Valleys of Karst region — Dunes

Answer: (d)

Dunes are features associated with wind deposition. Dunes are infact hills of sand formed by the accumulation of sand and shaped by the movement of winds.

Question : 4

Which of the following is the longest day of the year?

a) 21 June

b) 22 July

c) 23 March

d) 25 December

Answer: (a)

Question : 5

An Equinox is when:

a) Day is of the longest duration in the year

b) Day and night are of equal length

c) Day when maximum rainfall of the year occurs

d) Day is of the shortest duration during the year

Answer: (b)

An equinox is an astronomical event in which the plane of Earth’s equator passes through the centre of the Sun, which occurs twice each year, around 20 March and 23 September.

On an equinox, day and night are of approximately equal duration all over the planet. They are not exactly equal, however, due to the angular size of the sun and atmospheric refraction.

Question : 6

Which of the following is not a temperate grassland?

a) Downs

b) Pampas

c) Savanna

d) Veld

Answer: (c)

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