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Q:

The Earth's population has ________since the turn of the century

A) Stayed the same	B) doubled
C) trebled	D) multiplied ten times

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) trebled

Explanation:

The population increases in geometrical progression and has crossed the 5 billion mark. The united nations estimate an average growth rate of 1.5% per annum.

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The country which covers two continents is

A) USSR	B) Canada
C) Australia	D) Indonesia

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) USSR

Explanation:

The USSR( now a Common Wealth of Independent States) is spread over Europe and Asia

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The Planet amongst the following (other than Saturn) , that shows a faint ring is ______

A) Earth	B) Jupiter
C) Mars	D) Pluto

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Jupiter

Explanation:

A faint ring encircles Jupiter. Neptune and Uranus are also reported to show some sort of ring.

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Which of the folowing is a rift valley

A) The Amazon valley	B) The Thames valley
C) The Rhine valley	D) The Mississipipi valley

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The Rhine valley

Explanation:

A rift valley is an elongated trough like feature bounded by faults. The term 'garben' is considered synonymous to rift valley.

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An estuary is a place where

A) deposits of mud can be seen at a triangular piece of land	B) silt is deposited near the mouth of a river
C) fresh water collects at the mouth of a river	D) fresh and salt water mix near the mouth of a river

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) fresh and salt water mix near the mouth of a river

Explanation:

Alternative (a) refers to a delta

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Amur, one of the longest rivers in the world is in

A) Africa	B) South America
C) Asia	D) Europe

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Asia

Explanation:

The river flows through south eastern parts of former USSR close to the china border and drains into sea of Okhotsk. It is 4510 Km long

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_______ and _______ are called the "Low countries" of Europe

A) Spain and portugal	B) Holland and Belgium
C) England and Ireland	D) Denmark and Germany

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Holland and Belgium

Explanation:

Holland is also known as Netherlands, which means "Low lands". Dutch Engineers reclaimed considerable part of the seabed by building dykes and pumping out the sea water into canals. Some houses in Holland are below sea level. Belgium has also Low lands bordering the North Sea and dykes are constructed to control the encroachment of the sea.

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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

Explanation:

Moscow $37^{o}$ and Los Angeles $118^{o} W$ show a longitude difference of $155^{o}$ across the Atlantic and of $205^{o}$ across the Pacific.

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