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In Britain the Grand Union Canal is running from 

A) Liverpool to Hull B) Cardiff to Birmingham
C) Glasgow to Edinburgh D) West Midlands to the London area
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) West Midlands to the London area

Explanation:

In Britain few of the Canals built during the early days of the Industrial Revolution are now playing an important role in the economy  of the country. Example, Grand Union Canal.

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The busiest  sea route is 

A) The Mediterranean Red-Sea Route B) The South Atlantic Route
C) The North Atlantic Route D) The Pacific Route
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The North Atlantic Route

Explanation:

There are Industrially most developed countries on either side of the Atlantic 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

Explanation:

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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Q:

Suez Canal was completed in the year

A) 1859 B) 1869
C) 1871 D) 1889
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1869

Explanation:

Of the two international ship canals, the Suez is more important than the Panama. Constructed over a period of 10 years according to a plan of the French Engineer  Ferdinand de Lesseps, the Suez Canal was opened as early as 1869.

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Q:

St Andreas Fault passes close to the US city of

A) Los Angeles B) New Orleans
C) Hollywood D) San Francisco
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) San Francisco

Explanation:

A devastating  series of earthquakes in 1906 ruined the city completely and its presence is a constant remainder of the past and a threat of repetition in future.

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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

Explanation:

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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