21. Among the following types of biomes, which one has the highest species diversity?
a) Temperate forests
b) Tropical rainforests
c) Temperate deciduous forests
d) Temperate grasslands.
22. Among the following, which one has the largest number of land-border neighboring countries?
a) Brazil
b) Russia
c) Germany
d) Zambia
23. Among the following, which country is reliant on a single export of oil/petroleum?
a) South Africa
b) Zimbabwe
c) Namibia
d) Nigeria
24. Consider the following.
a) Assessment of land revenue on the basis of nature of the soil and the quality of crops.
b) Use of mobile cannons in warfare.
c) Cultivation of tobacco and red chilles.
Which of the above was/were introduced into India by the English?
a) Only 1
b) 1 and 2
c) 2 and 3
d) None of these
25. Which one of the following is the first multipurpose river valley project of independent India?
a) Bhakra Nangal project
b) Damiodar valley corporation
c) Hirakud multipurpose project
d) Tungabhadra multipurpose project.
26. Who of the following is associated with Tashkent agreement?
a) pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
b) lal bahadur shastri
c) Indira Gandhi
d) Morarji Desai.
27. Match the following.
List I (famous place)
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List II (state)
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a. Bhimbhetka
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1. Andhra Pradesh
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b. Bhiterkanika
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2. Karnataka
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c. Pattadakal
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3. Madhya Pradesh
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d. Srikalahasti
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4. Odisha.
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Codes
A B C D
a) 1 2 4 3
b) 3 2 4 1
c) 1 4 2 3
d) 3 4 2 1
28. Which among the following is nearest to indira Gandhi centre for atomic research?
a) Chidambaram
b) Mahabalipuram
c) Madurai
d) Thanjavur
29. Which of the following are connected by over 1700 km long BTC oil pipe – line?
a) Arabian sea and Mediterranean sea
b) Arabian sea and Caspian sea.
c) Black sa and meditettrnean sea
d) Caspian sea and Mediterranean sea.
30. What is eutrophication?
a) Process by which organisms concentrate certain chemical substances to levels above those founds.
b) Excessive growth of algae in nutrient – rich waters leading to reduced oxygen levels and the death of many organisms.
c) The ability of organisms in a food chain to convert energy received into living matter.
d) Population explosion of a species in an ecosystem due to the removal of their predators
ANSWERS
21. B
22. B
23. D
24. D
25. B
26. B
27. D
28. B
29. D
30. B