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The endangered Ridley turtles have the world's largest aggregation_____

A) Gahirmatha B) Sagarmatha
C) Lakshadweep islands D) Andaman and Nicobar group of islands
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Gahirmatha

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The Largest producer of Gold in the world is 

A) Australia B) Canada
C) Russia D) South Africa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) South Africa

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During the recent Venus transit (June 2012), the planet appeared as a tiny black circle moving on the Sun. The black colour on the sun is because the planet :

 

A) Is black in colour B) Obstructed all light from the sun
C) Was invisible due to bright rays from the Sun D) Behaved as a black hole during its transit
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Behaved as a black hole during its transit

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The shortest air route from Moscow to San Francisco is

A) Over the Atlantic Ocean B) Over the Pacific via Siberia
C) Over the North Pole D) Through the latitude which passes through them
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Over the Atlantic Ocean

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Not including the sun, the closest stars to earth are

A) 4300 light-years away B) 430 light-years away
C) 43 light-years away D) 4.3 light-years away
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 4.3 light-years away

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The nearest stars to Earth are in the Alpha Centauri triple-star system, about 4.37 light-years away. One of these stars, Proxima Centauri, is slightly closer, at 4.26 light-years.

 

Of all the stars closer than 15 light-years, only two are spectral type G, similar to our sun: Alpha Centauri A and Tau Ceti. The majority are M-type red dwarf stars.

 

Only nine of the stars in this area is bright enough to be seen by the naked human eye from Earth. These brightest stars include Alpha Centauri A and B, Sirius A, Epsilon Eridani, Procyon, 61 Cygni A and B, Epsilon Indi A and Tau Ceti.

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The largest producer of fruits in the Anglo-American Region is _____

A) New - England Region B) Greak Lakes Region
C) California D) Application Region
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) California

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Which colony was farthest north?

A) Massachusetts B) Virginia
C) Georgia D) New Hampshire
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Massachusetts

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There are 13 colonies and are ruled by England.

 

The farthest north colony - Massachusetts

The farthest south colony - Georgia

The oldest colony - Virginia

The colony between the 2 parts of Massachusetts - New Hampshire

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The longest ship canal in the world is the

A) Suez canal, Egypt B) Kiel canal, Germany
C) Panama canal, Central America D) St. Laurence Seaway (USA and Canada)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) St. Laurence Seaway (USA and Canada)

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