Originally Posted by Kamran

(19) The type of Clouds which causes Hail are called
(a) Cumulonimbus
(b) Stratiform
(c) Altocumulus
(d) None of these
(cumulonimbi thunder clouds)they are a part of thunderstorm
(2) Vernal equinox occurs on:
(a) December 21
(b) September 23
(c) June 21
(d) None of these
( on 21st march)

(8) The continental crust ranges from:
(a) 7 to 20 Km in thickness
(b) 20 to 70 Km in thickness
(c) 40 to 150 Km in thickness
(d) None of these
(25-70 km) average
(11) Continental glacier produces the following feature on the earth surface.
(a) V-shaped Valley
(b) U-shaped Valley
(c) Hanging Valley
[B](d) None of these
[/B]( it only produced depositional features)

(13) The flat ocean bottom lying near the continents is called:
(a) Peneplain
(b) Archipelagic Apron
(c) Lacustrine Plain
(d) None of these (banks)

(17) Zero degree meridian is:
(a) 15° East of Prime Meridian
(b) 10° East of Prime Meridian
(c) 5° West of Prime Meridian
(d) None of these [B]ITS AT CENTER and its opposite is 180th. longitude.

(19) Lines showing places of equal rainfall are called:
(a) Isohalines
(b) Isobars
(c) Isopleths
(d) None of these
(isohytes)
(7) Shanty towns are feature of:
(a) African large towns
(b) Indian Cities
(c) Eskimo dwellings
(d) None of these
(urban dwellings)

(16) Prairie Provinces are parts of:
(a) Afghanistan
(b) Somalia
(c) Thailand
[B](d) None of these
[/B](North America)

(8) Oxygen in the atmosphere is:
(a) 78%
(b) 71%
(c) 59%
[B](d) None of these[/B](20.99%)

(15) Simple conical projections with one standard parallel are used for:
(a) Maps for higher latitudes
(b) Maps for the Polar Regions
(c) Maps for the lower latitudes
(d) None of these (middle latitude)

(19) In a wave water particles move only:
(a) Near the coast
(b) In deep water
(c) In shallow water
[B](d) None of these[/B](water particle don`t move)

(6) The largest producer of natural gas in the world.
(a) Kuwait
(b) Saudi Arabia
(c) U.A.E.
[B](d) None of these
[/B](russian federation withapprox. 590 b,c,mt)
(8) The country with largest population
(a) China
(b) USA
(c) Russia
(d) None of these

(Africa)
(8) Which of the following statements is NOT true:
(a) The core is made chiefly of nickel and iron.
(b) There is an outer (liquid) and inner (solid) core.
(c) The mantle is made of liquid ultraboric rocks
(d) The curst, or lithosphere, is made of rigid crystal plates
(e) None of these ( i dont know)

(7) The Kishan Ganga Dam is being constructed on one of the tributary of:
(a) Ganger River
(b) Sutlej River
(c) Chenab River
[B](d) None of these[/B](jhelum)

(10) Global exports and imports in 2003 were respectively:
(a) $.44 trillion - $.61 trillion
(b) $ 34 trillion - $ 55 trillion
(c) $.50 trillion - $.95 trillion
(d) None of these