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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 mapping of which of the following is most difficult

A) Mountains B) Plateau and Plains
C) Interior of the earth D) Oceans and their depth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Interior of the earth

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Which of the following layers of the earth is believed to have the heavist mineral materials of highest density

A) Central core B) Crust
C) Mantle D) Both (B) and (C)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Central core

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Eclipses occur due to which optical phenomena

A) Reflection B) Refraction
C) Rectilinear propagation D) Diffraction
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rectilinear propagation

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How does the Sun get its energy

A) From gravitational pressure B) From nuclear fission
C) From nuclear fusion D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) From nuclear fusion

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The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through

A) India B) Egypt
C) Mexico D) Iran
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Iran

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What is the time taken by the Earth to complete one rotation on its imaginary axis

A) 24 hr 37 min 23 sec B) 24 hr
C) 23 hr 56 min 4 sec D) 23 hr 52 min
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 23 hr 56 min 4 sec

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The difference in the duration of day and night increases as one moves from

A) West to East B) East and west of the prime meridian
C) Poles to equator D) Equator to poles
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Equator to poles

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Which one of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by mass in the earth's crust

A) Silicon B) Oxygen
C) Carbon D) Calcium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Oxygen

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