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One third of the earth's land is threatened by ________.

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  1. deforestation

  2. desertification

  3. soil erosion

  4. global warming

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Correct Option: B

Desertification affects a large number of people living in ______ countries.

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  1. 110

  2. 136

  3. 140

  4. 168

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Correct Option: D

The first artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union was ______.

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  1. Sputnik 2

  2. Kitsat

  3. Ariel

  4. Sputnik 1

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sputnik 1 was the first artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union launched it into an elliptical low Earth orbit on 4 october 1957. It was a 58 cm (23 in) diameter polished metal sphere, with four external radio antennae to broadcast radio pulses. It was visible all around the Earth and its radio pulses were detectable.

Sr No. A B
1. LANDSAT a. Korea
2. SPOT b. India
3. CARTOSAT c. USA
4. Sputnik 1 d. France
5.  KITSAT e. Soviet Union
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  1. 1-e 2-c 3-d 4-a 5-b

  2. 1-d 2-a 3-e 4-c 5-b

  3. 1-c 2-d 3-b 4-e 5-a

  4. 1-b 2-d 3-a 4-e 5-c

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Correct Option: C

Which of the following is not a remote sensing satellite?

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  1. SPOT

  2. LANDSAT

  3. CARTOSAT

  4. Sputnik 1

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Remote sensing refers to the use of satellite-or aircraft-based sensor technologies to detect and classify objects on Earth, including on the surface and in the atmosphere and oceans, based on propogated signals. Some of the remote sensing satellites (sensors) are LANDSAT, SPOT, IRS, AVHRR, CARTOSAT etc.

In India, the State having the highest literacy rate is ________.

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  1. Karnataka

  2. Maharashtra

  3. Tamilnadu

  4. Kerala

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Correct Option: D

The word __________ is used to describe the distribution of population.

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  1. Density

  2. Census

  3. Population

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Density methods are used to describe populations. Density describes how many individuals are in that given space. We might say that there are 100 people per square mile, or 20 plants per square inch. This gives us an idea of how tightly or loosely packed the organisms are in a given space.

Which of the following are the effects of overpopulation?

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  1. Insufficiency of food

  2. Poverty

  3. Unemployment

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D

_________ is considered the most densely populated country.

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  1. China

  2. Mexico

  3. Bangladesh

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A

India accounts what percentage of world's population?

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  1. 18.3

  2. 15.4

  3. 12.7

  4. 16.7

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The number of people living in a particular area is known as population of that area. The latest census of 2011 declared that population of India is second largest in the world. The most populous country is China having 1.34 billion people, whereas India has the population of 1.21 billion people, and it accounts for 16.7% of the world's population.