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Prelims 2005 · page 17 of 29

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  1. Itaipu Dam built on the River Parana is one of the largest dams in the world.

    Which one of the following two countries have this as a joint project?

  2. Which one of the following cities is not a former capital of the given country (Country given in the brackets)?

  3. Consider the following statements :

    1.Total land area of Earth is approximately 1475 lakh square kilometers
    2.Ratio of land area to water area on Earth is approximately 1 : 4
    3.Maximum percentage of Earth's water is in the Pacific Ocean.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  4. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

  5. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given Continents in the decreasing order of their percentage of Earth’s land?

  6. For which one of the following countries, is Spanish not an official language?

  7. Consider the following statements :

    1.The axis of the earth’s magnetic field is inclined at 23 ½° to the geographic axis of the earth.
    2.The earth’s magnetic pole in the northern hemisphere is located on a peninsula in northern Canada.
    3.Earth’s magnetic equator passes through Thumba in South India.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  8. Where do the Sahariya tribals, who were recently in the news, live?

  9. Consider the following statements :

    1.India is the only country in the world producing all the five known commercial varieties of silk.
    2.India is the largest producer of sugar in the world.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  10. Match items in the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

    List I (Power Station)

    A.Kothagudem
    B.Raichur
    C.Mettur
    D.Wanakbori

    List II (State)

    1.Andhra Pradesh
    2.Gujarat
    3.Karnataka
    4.Tamil Nadu
  11. Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?

  12. Which one of the following airports in India is the first to be owned by a public limited company?

  13. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

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

  15. Where are the Balearic Islands located?

  16. Which one of the following countries does not border Lithuania?

  17. Consider the following statements :

    1.Great Britain comprises England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
    2.England covers less than 60% of the total area of the United Kingdom.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  18. Where is the volcanic mountain, Mount St. Helens located?

  19. Which one of the following statements is not correct?

  20. Gandhi Sagar Dam is a part of which one of the following?

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