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What country is often described as being shaped like a boot?

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Italy

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The lines joining the place of equal intensity of seismic waves are known as

A) Seisimice line B) Isoseisimic line
C) Isogonal line D) Isogonic line
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Isoseisimic line

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The prime meridian passes through

A) Paris B) Greenwich
C) New York D) Delhi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Greenwich

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State funding of elections takes place in

A) Germany and Austria B) USA and Canada
C) France and Italy D) Britain and Switzerland
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Germany and Austria

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Which one of the following types of volcanic eruptions is not usually explosive

A) Pelean B) Hawaiian
C) Strombolian D) Vulcanian
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Hawaiian

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The famous ' Ring of fire ' which account for 68% of an earthquakes occuring in the earth is in the

A) Atlantic Ocean B) Indian Ocean
C) Pacific Ocean D) Arctic Ocean
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Pacific Ocean

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Onion Eating Festival is celebrated in which country ?

A) Sweden B) Thailand
C) New Delhi D) Spain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Spain

Explanation:

Sweden - Potato Festival

Thailand - Vegetarian Festival

New Delhi - International Mango Festival

Spain - Onion Eating Festival

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Which ocean surrounds Antarctica?

A) Atlantic ocean B) Indian ocean
C) Pacific ocean D) Southen ocean
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Southen ocean

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Antarctica is surrounded on all sides by water. The Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans surround it on all sides. These three Oceans all meet at Antarctica. The three oceans are collectively called the Southern Ocean.

This is the area located south of 50° latitude.

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