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Which of the following has a highest wind velocity ?

A) Loo B) Tornado
C) Typhoon D) Hurricane
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Tornado

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The upper part of the mantle upon which the crust of the earth floats is called

A) Barysphere B) Mesosphere
C) Mohorovic discontinuity D) Asthenosphere
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Asthenosphere

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India accounts for half of the world's total number of :

 

A) Cattle B) Sheep
C) Buffaloes D) Camels
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Buffaloes

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Simla is cooler than Amritsar although they are on the same latitude. This is because

A) Simla is further north B) Simla is at greater height above sea level than Amritsar
C) Simla is farther from the equator D) Their longitudes differ
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Simla is at greater height above sea level than Amritsar

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Onplanet Earth, there is no centrifugal force at the 

A) Equator B) Tropic of cancer
C) Tropic of Capricorn D) Poles
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Poles

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Tsunamis are originated due to 

A) Sea waves B) Hurricane
C) Earthquake D) Rotation of the earth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Earthquake

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Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched

A) Ol Doinyo Lengai : Birthern Tanzania B) Mount Egmont : Hawaii
C) Volcano poas : Caost Rica D) Mount Klyuchevskaya : Kamchatka Peninsula
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mount Egmont : Hawaii

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The earth is at its maximum distance from the Sun on :

A) January 30th B) December 22nd
C) September 22nd D) July 4th
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) July 4th

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