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__________ is called the 'low country' of the earth

 

A) Spain B) Holland
C) Italy D) Hungary

Answer:   B) Holland



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The planet that takes 88 days to make one revolution of the sun is __________

A) Mercury B) Saturn
C) Jupiter D) Mars
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mercury

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The earth is at its maximum distance from the Sun on :

A) January 30th B) December 22nd
C) September 22nd D) July 4th
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) July 4th

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How many kilometers and represented by 1oof latitude?

A) 321 km B) 211 km
C) 111 km D) 91 km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 111 km

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Between which one of the following pairs of ports does Panama Canal shorten the distance to the maximum?

A) Liverpool and Shanghai B) New York and Honolulu
C) Liverpool and Sydney D) New York and San Francisco
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) New York and San Francisco

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The Largest producer of Gold in the world is 

A) Australia B) Canada
C) Russia D) South Africa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) South Africa

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'Amphilious' wooden houses, floating of the chanals, are found in :

A) Bangkok B) Phnom Penh
C) Vientiane D) Yangoon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bangkok

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Among the following, which one has the largest number of neighboring countries sharing the land border?

A) Sudan B) Brazil
C) China D) Zaire
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) China

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Who of the following was the first scientific geographer who ascertained the length of equator on sound principles?

A) Herodotus B) Hecataeus
C) Anaximander D) Eratosthenes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Eratosthenes

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