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Among the following cities, which one lies on a longitude closest to that of Delhi ?

(a) Bengaluru
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Nagpur
(d) Pune
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Answer: (a) Bengaluru

Which one of the following pairs of States of India indicates the easternmost and westernmost State?

(a) Assam and Rajasthan
(b) Arunachal Pradesh and Rajasthan
(c) Assam and Gujarat
(d) Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat
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Answer: (d) Arunachal Pradesh and Gujarat

What is the correct sequence of occurrence of the following cities in South-East Asia as one proceeds from south to north?

  1. Bangkok
  2. Hanoi
  3. Jakarta
  4. Singapore

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 4-2-1-3
(b) 3-2-4-1
(c) 3-4-1-2
(d) 4-3-2-1
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Answer: (c) 3-4-1-2

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given towns of Pakistan while moving from the North towards the South?

(a) Islamabad - Gujrawala - Peshawar - Multan
(b) Peshawar - Gujrawala - Multan - Islamabad
(c) Peshawar - Islamabad - Gujrawala - Multan
(d) Islamabad - Multan - Peshawar - Gujrawala
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Answer: (c) Peshawar - Islamabad - Gujrawala - Multan

Survey of India is under the Ministry of

(a) Defence
(b) Environment and Forests
(c) Home Affairs
(d) Science and Technology
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Answer: (d) Science and Technology

Daily weather map showing isobars is an example of

(a) Choropleth map
(b) Isopleth map
(c) Chorochromatic map
(d) Choroschematic map
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Answer: (b) Isopleth map

During a flight from Delhi to Tokyo the following are the landing airports: I. Hong Kong II. Hanoi III. Taipei IV. Bangkok The correct sequence of the landing at these airports during an onward journey is

(a) I, II, III, IV
(b) IV, II, I, III
(c) III, IV, I, II
(d) IV, I, ii, iii
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Answer: (b) IV, II, I, III

The standard time of the following countries is ahead or behind Greenwich Mean Time depending on whether they are east or west of the longitude passing through Greenwich: I. Cuba II. Greece III. Iraq IV. Costa Rica V. Japan

Which one of the following sequential orders gives the correct arrangement of the countries according to their standard time from ahead to behind GMT?

(a) V, III, II, I, IV
(b) II, IV, I, III, V
(c) IV, I, III, II, V
(d) III, V, IV, I, II
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Answer: (a) V, III, II, I, IV