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Mount Kilimanjaro is in
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Answer: Option D
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Mount Kilimanjaro is in Tanzania. Mount Kilimanjaro is located in Tanzania, a country in East Africa. The mountain is one of the seven summits (the highest peaks on each of the seven continents), and rises 5,895 meters or 19,340 feet above sea level. It is the tallest freestanding mountain (not part of a mountain range) in the world.
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In which of the following country, the first iron bridge was constructed?
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Answer: Option A
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Industrial Revolution first occured in England. Then iron was started to be used on wide scale for building bridges.
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The shallow waters of continental shelves are rich fishing grounds. An example of such area is
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Answer: Option A
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The shallow waters of continental shelves are rich fishing grounds. An example of such area is North Sea. Fishing in the North Sea is concentrated in the southern part of the coastal waters.
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The world's major fishing grounds are located along the eastern shores of continents between 40º N and 50º N latitudes where cool and warm currents converge. An example or such area is
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Answer: Option A
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The world's major fishing grounds are located along the eastern shores of continents between 40º N and 50º N latitudes where cool and warm currents converge. An example or such area is The Grand Banks off Newfoundland.
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Why does temperature increase with increase in height in Stratosphere?
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Answer: Option C
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Concentration of ozone cause temperature increase with increase in height in Stratosphere. The reason is that the direct heat source for the stratosphere is the Sun. A layer of ozone molecules absorbs solar radiation, which heats the stratosphere.
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The biggest railway Junction in the United States is
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Answer: Option B
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The biggest railway Junction in the United States is Chicago. Chicago Union Station is a major railroad station that opened in 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, replacing an earlier station built in 1881.
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The meeting or warm and cold currents in the ocean gives rise to
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Answer: Option C
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The meeting or warm and cold currents in the ocean gives rise to Fog. The air above warm ocean currents is warm and air above cold ocean currents is cool. When cold and warm ocean current meet, the warm ocean current condenses after getting in contact with cold air and it results into fog.
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Durand line is the border common to which two countries?
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Answer: Option D
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Durand line is the border common to Pakistan and Afghanistan. It's the result of an agreement between Sir Mortimer Durand, a secretary of the British Indian government, and Abdur Rahman Khan, the emir, or ruler, of Afghanistan.
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Vernal equinox occurs on the
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Answer: Option B
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Vernal equinox occurs on the 21st March. The March equinox is known as the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere and as the autumnal equinox in the Southern. On the Gregorian calendar, the Northward equinox can occur as early as 19 March or as late as 21 March at Greenwich.
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The 'Old Faithful' in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming is a/an
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Answer: Option C
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The 'Old Faithful' in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming is a Geyser. Old Faithful is a cone geyser located in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, United States. It was named in 1870 during the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition and was the first geyser in the park to receive a name. It is a highly predictable geothermal feature, and has erupted every 44 to 125 minutes since 2000.