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Question 61. The hunting and gathering economy can support only
  1.    1 person per sq. km
  2.    3 persons per sq. km
  3.    5 persons per sq. km
  4.    7 persons per sq. km
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 1 person per sq. km
The hunting and gathering economy can support only 1 person per square kilometre.
Question 62. The knowledge about the topography of the ocean basins has been derived from
  1.    seismic surveying
  2.    echo sounder
  3.    side-scan sonar
  4.    All of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> All of the above
All of the above
Question 63. The land-sea distribution or the positions of the world's continents and major oceans influences
  1.    the major pressure belts that develop from the general circulation of the atmosphere
  2.    the development of the mid-latitude cyclonic depressions, at the convergence zone between polar and
  3.    both (a) and (b)
  4.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> both (a) and (b)
both (a) and (b)
Question 64. The import of crude oil and petroleum done from national oil companies of producer countries, which have a net exportable surplus of oil is by
  1.    term contracts
  2.    term tenders
  3.    monthly tenders
  4.    All the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> term contracts
The import of crude oil and petroleum done from national oil companies of producer countries, which have a net exportable surplus of oil is by term contracts.
Question 65. The headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), formed out of erstwhile USSR, is at
  1.    Minsk in Byelorussia
  2.    Moscow in Russia
  3.    Kiev in Ukraine
  4.    Kistiner in Moldavia
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Minsk in Byelorussia
The headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), formed out of erstwhile USSR, is at Minsk in Byelorussia.
Question 66. The minor planets revolving between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars are called
  1.    Novas
  2.    Comets
  3.    Meteors
  4.    Asteroids
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Asteroids
The minor planets revolving between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars are called asteroids.
Question 67. The major geological events of the Palaeozoic era include
  1.    Caledonian mountain rise, life comes ashore
  2.    Appalachians and Central European mountains come up
  3.    both (a) and (b)
  4.    None of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> both (a) and (b)
both (a) and (b)
Question 68. The luminous coloured ring, surrounding the sun is called the
  1.    nebula
  2.    comet
  3.    asteroid
  4.    corona
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> corona
The luminous coloured ring, surrounding the sun is called the corona.
Question 69. The lowermost and the oldest epoch of the Tertiary Period of geologic time is
  1.    Pliocene
  2.    Palaeozoic
  3.    Holocene
  4.    Palaeocene
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Palaeocene
The lowermost and the oldest epoch of the Tertiary Period of geologic time is Palaeocene.
Question 70. The longest ship canal in the world is the
  1.    St. Laurence Seaway (USA and Canada)
  2.    Suez canal, Egypt
  3.    Kiel canal, Germany
  4.    Panama canal, Central America
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> St. Laurence Seaway (USA and Canada)
The longest ship canal in the world is the St. Laurence Seaway (USA and Canada).

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