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List I List II
(Oil refineries) (Country)
A. Abadan 1. Saudi Arabia
B. Haifa 2. Iran
C. Kirkuk 3. Israel
D. Ras Tanavra 4. Iraq
Codes: A B C D

(a) 2 3 4 1

(b) 1 3 2 1

(c) 2 1 4 3

(d) 4 2 3 1

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (a)

The oil refineries of Iran are located in Abadan. Abadan is a city in and the capital of Abadan County, Khuzestan province, Iran. It lies on Abadan Island, 53 kilometres from the Persian Gulf, near the Iraq-Iran border. The oil refinery of Israel is located in Haifa.

Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 291,000. The oil refinery of Iraq is located in Kirkuk. Kirkuk is a city in Iraq and the capital of Kirkuk Governorate. It is located in the Iraqi governorate of Kirkuk, 236 kilometres north of the capital, Baghdad.

The oil refinery of Saudi Arabia is located in Ras Tanura. Ras Tanura is a city in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia located on a peninsula extending into the Persian Gulf.

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Question : 1

The time at Cairo is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich. Hence, it is located at

a) 30°E longitude

b) 28°E longitude

c) 30°W longitude

d) 28°W longitude

Answer: (a)

Cairo is located at 30 degree east longitude.

Question : 2

Consider the following countries:

  1. Australia
  2. Namibia
  3. Brazil
  4. Chile
Through which of the above does the tropic of Capricorn pass?

a) 2, 3 and 4

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 1 only

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer: (d)

The line passes through Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique, Madagascar, Australia and French Polynesia, clipping New Caledonia, Fiji, Tonga and the Cook Islands before landfall at Pitcairn.

Question : 3

Two largest producers of sugarbeet in the world are

a) France and Russia

b) Germany and U.S.A.

c) Belgium and China

d) Turkey and Ukrain

Answer: (a)

The two largest producers of sugarbeet in the world are France and Russia.

Question : 4

Which of the following is/are not examples of shifting cultivation?

  1. Ladang
  2. Hacienda
  3. Fazenda
  4. Pondu
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

a) 1 and 3

b) 2 and 4

c) 1 and 2

d) 3 and 4

Answer: (b)

Hacienda and Pondu are not examples of shifting cultivation. Shifting cultivation is known as ladang cultivation in south-east Asia.

Fazendas (meaning “farms”) were plantations found throughout Brazil; during the colonial period (16th - 18th centuries), they were concentrated primarily in the northeastern region, where sugar was produced.

Question : 5

Which of the following countries is occupied entirely by migrant population?

a) Australia

b) Sri Lanka

c) Malaysia

d) Indonesia

Answer: (a)

Question : 6

The three leading coal producers of the world are:

a) England, France, Australia

b) France, Poland, Japan

c) USA, Russia, Germany

d) Germany, India, South Africa

Answer: (c)

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