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Q:

The difference between the diameter of the Earth at the poles and at equator is

A) 27 miles B) 36 miles
C) 48 miles D) 57 miles
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 27 miles

Explanation:

This difference proves that the earth is flattened at the poles and is thus, not a perfect sphere. The shape is reffered to as "geoid"

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Q:

What type of bird is on a Canadian $1 coin?

Answer

Common Loon

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Q:

Who is the inventor of railway engine?

A) George Stephenson B) W.H.F Talbot
C) Richard Trevithik D) Eli Whitney
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Richard Trevithik

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Q:

Which process allows water to enter the atmosphere?

A) Transpiration B) Respiration
C) Condensation D) Evaporation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Evaporation

Explanation:

Evaporation is the process that allows water to enter into the atmosphere.

Sunlight turns liquid water into water vapor which then rises higher into the atmosphere and forms into clouds.

 

Plants, too, help water get into the atmosphere through a process called transpiration.

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Q:

The longest ship canal in the world is the

A) Suez canal, Egypt B) Kiel canal, Germany
C) Panama canal, Central America D) St. Laurence Seaway (USA and Canada)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) St. Laurence Seaway (USA and Canada)

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Q:

The Indian Football team made its first appearance at Olympicsin

A) 1936 B) 1948
C) 1952 D) 1956
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 1948

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Q:

The most abundant of the rare gases i ?

 

A) Helium B) Argon
C) Neon D) Nitrogen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Argon

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Q:

The 'land of eternal spring' are certain parts of ______

A) Tundra region B) Highland region
C) Mediterranean region D) Hot-Wet Equatorial region
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Hot-Wet Equatorial region

Explanation:

In high plateaus of the Hot  Wet Equatorial Region the temperature is very much lower and so the "Ecuador type' of climate develops typically on the high plateau of Ecuador at an elevation of about 2430 to 3050 meter. Because of the pleasant average temperature of, 13oC. This is described as the "Land of eternal spring".

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