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11.

Which of the following is a pair of exhaustible natural resources?

  • Coal and soil

  • Petroleum and water

  • Minerals and wildlife

  • Natural gas and Sun-light


12.

The reason of sea breeze is

  • During the day, the land gets heated faster than the seawater

  • During the day, the seawater gets heated faster than the land

  • At night, the land cools down more slowly than the seawater

  • At night, the seawater cools down more slowly than the land


13.

In which of the following units is the calorific value of fuels generally expressed?

  • Calories per gram

  • Kilocalories per kilogram

  • Joules

  • Kilojoules per kilogram


14.

Which of the following commonly used fuels has maximum calorific value?

  • Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)

  • Diesel

  • Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

  • Petrol


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15.

Air is a mixture of many gases. The percentage by volume, of the gases other than nitrogen and oxygen, i.e., CO2 methane, argon, ozone and water vapour combined together is about

  • 0.1%

  • 1%

  • 21%

  • 78%


16.

In the food chain herbivores are

  • primary producers

  • primary consumers

  • secondary consumers

  • decomposers


17.

Identify the correct statement(s).

  1. The freshwater stored in-ground is less than that present in the rivers and lakes of the world.
  2. Water shortage is a problem faced by people only in rural areas.
  3. Water from rivers is the only source for irrigation in the fields.
  4. Rain is the ultimate source of freshwater.

  • A and B

  • A, B and C

  • Only D

  • A and C


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