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The World's largest reserves of petroleum are located in

A) The USA	B) Russia
C) Saudi Arabia	D) Kuwait

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Saudi Arabia

Explanation:

Nearly 15% of the petroleum reserves are found in Soudi Arabia

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The continents of Africa and Europe, at their closest point are seperated from each other by the strait of

A) Messina	B) Bonifacio
C) Gibraltar	D) Otranto

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Gibraltar

Explanation:

Strait of Messina seperates Italy and Sicily , while Strait of Bonifacio is located between Corsica and Sardinia and Strait of Otranto is found between Italy and Albania.

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Name the mountain that seperates France and Spain

A) Alps	B) Pyrenees
C) Jura	D) Vosges

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pyrenees

Explanation:

Pyrenees, a chief mountain in Europe, forms a part of the great mountain across Europe and Asia.

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The Waterfall with the greatest meterage in the fall is

A) The Jog Falls, India	B) The Victoria Falls, Africa
C) The Niagara Falls, N America	D) The Salto Angel Falls, S America

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The Salto Angel Falls, S America

Explanation:

The greatest single drop of the waterfall, Salto Angel of Venezuela, measures 807m and the width at the base is about 150 m. From top to bottom the Angel falls measures 979 m - almost 1 km.

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Rice in Burma is cultivated along the deltas of ________river

A) Salween	B) Menam
C) Mekong	D) Irrawaddy

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Irrawaddy

Explanation:

Though not the largest producer, Burma is an important exporter of rice because production exceeds demand.

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Q:

A heavenly body which takes nearly the same time to complete one rotation and one revolution is

A) an asteroid	B) a comet
C) moon	D) mars

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) moon

Explanation:

This is the reason why we see the same side of the moon always

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The difference between the diameter of the Earth at the poles and at equator is

A) 27 miles	B) 36 miles
C) 48 miles	D) 57 miles

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 27 miles

Explanation:

This difference proves that the earth is flattened at the poles and is thus, not a perfect sphere. The shape is reffered to as "geoid"

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Venus has atmosphere made up of

A) Ammonia	B) Carbon-di-Oxide
C) Helium	D) Hydrogen

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Carbon-di-Oxide

Explanation:

Venus has a very high surface temperature of $500^{o} C$ and the pressure is 90 times that on the earth.

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