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................mixtures are used for making a glass

A) Quartz and Mica	B) Salt and Quartz
C) Sand and Salt	D) Sand and Silicates

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sand and Silicates

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The uranium mines being develope by UCIL at Lambapur and Domiasiat are located, respectively, in which of the following states?

A) Jharkhand and Arunachal Pradesh	B) West Bengal and Assam
C) Andhra Pradesh and Meghalaya	D) Maharashtra and Sikkim

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Andhra Pradesh and Meghalaya

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Who is the author of the book "Death Of President"

A) Amitabha Ghosh	B) Shekhspear
C) W. Marchent	D) None of the above

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) W. Marchent

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W. Marchent is the author of Death Of President

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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, $13^{o} C$ . This is described as the "Land of eternal spring".

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The most valuable cash crop of Brazil is

A) Tea	B) Coffee
C) Cardamom	D) Spices

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Coffee

Explanation:

Warm, moist climate (with a temperature of $18^{0} C - 27^{0} C$ and well-distributed rainfall between 125 to 200 cms) and deep, loamy, well-drained soil made of weathered lava are most suitable for the cultivation of coffee. However, Brazil is a quantity producer and not a quality producer.

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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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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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Which country won the World cup in 1999

A) Australia	B) South Africa
C) Pakistan	D) England

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