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The International Development Association, a lending agency, is administered by the

A) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development B) International Fund for Agricultural Development
C) United Nations Development Programme D) United Nations Industrialized Development Organization
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

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Who amongst the following became the only sports person to have been awarded all the three maor sports awards viz.Drona Charya Award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Award?

A) Prakash Padukone B) Sanjeev Kumar Singh
C) Harika Dronavali D) Pullela Gopichand
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Pullela Gopichand

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A continuous belt of urban population progressively linking several cities is known as

A) Metropolis B) Megalopolis
C) Conurbation D) City sprawl
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Conurbation

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Metropolis is a central city with the developed area surrounding it while Megalopolis is a region made up of 2 or more metropolitan areas.

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The 90oEast Ridge lies in the _______Ocean

A) Pacific B) Atlantic
C) Indian D) Arctic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Indian

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The 90oEast Ridge is aseismic, composed of volcanic rock it is about 1700 km long treading in a NNE direction into Bay of Bengal from the Indian Ocean.

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The Sea that separates Greece and Italy is 

A) Mediterranean B) The Tyrrhenian
C) The Adriatic D) The Aegean
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The Adriatic

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The Mediterranean Sea seperates the continents of Europe and Africa. Tyrrhenian Sea is found between Italy and Sardinia and Aegean Sea lies between Greece and Turkey. 

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The Planets that have no natural satellites are________

A) Mercury and Venus B) Earth and Mars
C) Jupiter and Saturn D) Uranus and Neptune
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mercury and Venus

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The 'Old Faithful' in Yellow stone National Park, Wyoming is a/an

A) hot spring B) extinct volcano
C) geyser D) oak tree
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) geyser

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Geysers are fountains of hot water and superheated steam that erupts with an explosion whereas hotsprings or thermal springs are found where water sinks deep enough the surface to be heated up by the interior forces and it comes out without any explosion. Iceland and New Zealand are the other countries having geysers while hot springs are relatively common.

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Q:

The most abundant element in sea water is 

A) Sodium B) Chlorine
C) Magnesium D) Sulphur
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Chlorine

Explanation:

The sea water contains 18.98 parts per thousand of chlorine, 10.56 parts per thousand of sodium  and 1.27 parts per thousand of magnesium.

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