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Q:

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

Explanation:

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 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

Explanation:
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A narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses is known as 

A) Strait B) Isthmus
C) Headland D) Bay
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Isthmus

Explanation:

Isthmus of panama and Isthmus of Suez are well known examples

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Which of the following planets is known as Earth's twin?

A) Mars B) Saturn
C) Uranus D) Venus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Venus

Explanation:

Venus is known as earth's twin because of its closeness to the earth with respect to size, mass(weight) and density.

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The dwarf camels, known as Alpacas , Vicunas and llamas are found in 

A) Tibet B) Afghanistan
C) Burma D) Cyprus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Tibet

Explanation:

The llama, its wild cousin , the Vicuna and hump-less Alpaca are also found in the high pasture lands of the Andes region of Bolivia and peru, where they are useful as beasts of burden and for the production of fleece and meat.

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Which among the following statements about the earth , is not true?

A) The Earth makes one complete revolution round the Sun every 365 d, 5h, 48m, and 46 s B) The Earth makes one complete revolution on its axis in 48 hours
C) The Earth revolves in its orbit round the at a speed 66,000 miles per hour D) The Earth rotates on its axis at an equatorial speed of more than 1000 miles per hour
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The Earth makes one complete revolution on its axis in 48 hours

Explanation:

Earth rotates on its own axis and completes one rotation in 24 hours

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'Abadan' is well known as 

A) a major Air Force base in Iraq B) the main oil terminal in Iran
C) a pilgrim centre for Muslims and Christians as well D) an archaeological site throwing new light on the civilisation that flourished in Arabia before the advent of Aryans into india
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) the main oil terminal in Iran

Explanation:

Iran is an important oil-producing region in the Middle East. Abadan on the Abadan island has one of the largest refineries in the world. 

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Q:

The Savannas of Orinoco Basin are termed as 

A) pampas B) steppes
C) prairies D) llanos
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) llanos

Explanation:

llanos is a tropical grassland while the remaining three are temperature grasslands

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