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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


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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


A.

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

When the wind blows from the sea towards the land it is called a sea breeze. This sea breeze happens because, during the day, land gets heated by the Sun much quicker or faster than the seawater. As the land becomes warmer, it heats the air in the atmosphere above it which causes the air to expand becoming less dense and thus, creating low pressure. As water takes a longer time to heat up, the air above it is not, so hot due to which high pressure is maintained. Thus, in order to equalize pressure, the wind blows from the sea towards the land along the pressure gradient.


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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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