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which one of the following meridians did India experience the first light of the sunrise of the new millennium?

Consider the following statements: I. Tides are of great help in navigation and fishing. II. High tide enables big ships to enter or leave the harbour safely. III. Tide prevents siltation in the harbours. IV. Kandla and Diamond Harbour are tidal ports.

Which of these statements are correct?

Match List I with List II

and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I (Oceanic Trench) I. Aleutian II. Kermadec III. Sunda IV. S. Sandwich

List II (Location) A) Indian Ocean B) North Pacific Ocean C) South Pacific Ocean D) South Atlantic Ocean

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Match the drainage basins labelled as A, B, C and D with the names listed below and select the correct answer using the codes given below the names of the drainage basins. Names of drainage basins:

1. Ganga Brahmaputra
2. Indus
3. Parana
4. Zambezi

Codes:

Match List I with List II

and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I (Minerals) I. Mineral oil II. Copper III. Manganese IV. Bauxite

List II (Major producer) A) Zambia B) Guyana C) Venezuela D) Gabon

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Which one of the following is known as the “Coffee port” of the world?

Consider the following statements about the “Roaring Forties”: I. They blow uninterrupted in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. II. They blow with great strength and constancy. III. Their direction is generally from North-West to East in the Southern Hemisphere. IV. Overcast skies, rain and raw weather are generally associated with them.

Which of these statements are correct?

Consider the following provinces of former Yugoslavia: I. Bosnia II. Croatia III. Slovenia IV. Yugoslavia The correct sequence of these provinces from the east to the west is

Which one of the following lakes forms an international boundary between Tanzania and Uganda?

Which one of the following statements is not true?

Consider the following statements about the megacities of India: I. Population of each megacity is more than 5 million. II. All the megacities are important sea ports. III. Megacities are either national or State capitals.

Which of these statements are correct?

The correct sequence in decreasing order of the four sugarcane producing States in India is

Match the cities labelled as 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 in the given map with the names of the institutes located in these cities and select the correct answer using the codes given below the names of the institutes. Names of Institutes A) Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute B) Central Sheep Breeding Farm C) National Dairy Research Institute D) National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management

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Consider the following statements:

I. Maharashtra has the highest acreage under jawar in India. II. Gujarat is the largest producer of groundnut in India. III. Rajasthan has the largest area of cultivable wastelands in India. IV. Andhra Pradesh has the highest per hectare yield of maize in India.

Which of these statements are correct?

Match the locations of ports labelled as A, B, C and D in the given map with the names of those ports and select the correct answer using the codes given below the names of the ports: Names of Ports:

1. Kakinada
2. Karwar
3. Mangalore
4. Tuticorin
5. Veraval

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Which one of the following ports of India handles the highest tonnage of import cargo?

Which one of the following pairs of primitive tribes and places of their inhabitation is not correctly matched?

Consider the following statements about the megacities of India: I. Population of each megacity is more than 5 million. II. All the megacities are important sea ports. III. Megacities are either national or State capitals.

Which of these statements are correct?

Assertion (A): In Australia, cattle rearing is done more for meat than for milk.

Reason (R): Australians are traditionally non-vegetarians.

Assertion (A): The frequency of floods in North Indian plains has increased during the last couple of decades.

Reason (R): There has been reduction in the depth of river valleys due to deposition of silt.

Assertion (A): Ganga Plain is the most densely populated part of India.

Reason (R): Ganga is the most harnessed river of India.