#ssc 10th
- About what percentage of passenger traffic in India is carried by roads? Answer: D. 85% Answer: (B) 85% About 85% of passenger and 70% of freight traffic in India is carried by roads. 1
- Approximately what percentage of India's foreign trade moves through ocean routes? Answer: A. 95% Answer: (D) 95% About 95% of India's foreign trade moves by sea. 1
- What is the most common means of transport in Brazil? Answer: A. Roadways Answer: (A) Roadways Roadways account for more than half of Brazil's transport system. 1
- Which body is responsible for Brazil's space programme? Answer: D. Brazilian Space Agency (AEB) Answer: (C) Brazilian Space Agency (AEB) The Brazilian Space Agency (AEB) is the civilian authority... 1
- The time difference between the extreme east and west points of mainland Brazil is about Answer: D. 168 minutes Answer: (A) 168 minutes Because of Brazil's large longitudinal extent, the difference is about 168 minutes (2 hours 4... 1
- According to Census 2011, India's population is around Answer: A. 121 crores Answer: (B) 121 crores India's population is around 121 crores as per Census 2011. 1
- India occupies what percentage of the world's land area? Answer: A. 2.41 per cent Answer: (A) 2.41 per cent India has only 2.41% of the world's land area but supports 17.5% of the world's populatio... 1
- What is India's average population density as per Census 2011? Answer: D. 382 persons per sq km Answer: (D) 382 persons per sq km India's average density in 2011 was 382 persons per sq km. 1
- With about 19 crore people (Census 2010), Brazil ranks where in the world in population? Answer: A. Fifth Answer: (C) Fifth Brazil ranks 5th in the world in population and is also fifth in area. 1
- The population density of Brazil is around Answer: A. 23 persons per sq km Answer: (A) 23 persons per sq km Brazil has 5.6% of the world's land but only 2.78% of its population, so it... 1
- The majority of Brazilians live within how many kilometres of the eastern coastal plain? Answer: C. 300 km Answer: (B) 300 km Most Brazilians are concentrated within 300 km of the eastern coastal plain. 1
- Sex ratio means Answer: A. the number of females per 1000 males Answer: (C) the number of females per 1000 males Sex ratio is the number of females per 1000... 1
- By how much did India's population increase from 2001 to 2011? Answer: A. 18.2 crores Answer: (D) 18.2 crores From 2001 to 2011, India's population increased by 18.2 crores. 1
- According to the textbook, Indians live for about how many years on average? Answer: B. 68 years Answer: (A) 68 years The life-expectancy discussion says Indians live about 68 years on average and Brazilians about 75... 1
- In which year was the first census of both India and Brazil carried out? Answer: D. 1872 Answer: (B) 1872 The first census survey in both countries was carried out in 1872. 1
- Which longitude is taken as Indian Standard Time (IST)? Answer: B. 82.5° E Answer: (C) 82.5° E IST is based on the 82.5° E longitude, which passes through Allahabad. 1
- Indian Standard Time is ahead of GMT by Answer: A. 5 hours 30 minutes Answer: (A) 5 hours 30 minutes IST is ahead of GMT by 5 hours 30 minutes. 1
- How many time zones does Brazil have? Answer: A. Four Answer: (B) Four Brazil has four time zones, 2, 3, 4 or 5 hours behind GMT. 1
- In Brazil, shifting agriculture is called Answer: D. Roca Answer: (B) Roca Roca is slash-and-burn shifting agriculture in Brazil, in which forest land is cleared by cutting and burni... 1
- One-horned rhinoceroses are found in India in Answer: C. the swampy and marshy lands of Assam Answer: (C) the swampy and marshy lands of Assam The textbook says one-horned rhinoceroses l... 1
- Which is the only country in the world where both tigers and lions are found? Answer: C. India Answer: (A) India The textbook says India is the only country in the world where both tigers and lions are found. 1
- Huge anacondas are found in Brazil in Answer: D. the swampy areas of the Pantanal Answer: (D) the swampy areas of the Pantanal Huge anacondas are found in the swampy areas of the... 1
- Which coniferous tree grows at medium altitudes in the Indian Himalayas? Answer: D. Deodar Answer: (C) Deodar At medium altitudes in the Himalayas coniferous trees such as pine, deodar and fir are found. 1
- Which of these are found in the rivers of Brazil? Answer: A. Pink dolphins and piranhas Answer: (B) Pink dolphins and piranhas Swordfish live in the seas, while pink dolphins and piranhas ar... 1