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You find some local people living in log cabins in
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Answer: Option B
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We can find some local people living in log cabins in Taiga regions. Taiga, also known as coniferous or boreal forest, is the largest terrestrial biome on earth. It extends in a broad band across North America, Europe, and Asia to the southern border of the arctic tundra.
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Which of the following is the longest Railway Tunnel?
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Answer: Option D
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Tanna (Japan) is the longest Railway Tunnel. Tanna Tunnel is a railroad tunnel in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan operated by JR Central's Tokaido Main Line. This 7.8 km long tunnel shortened the trunk route between Tokyo and Kobe by omitting a detour round the mountains between Atami and Numazu.
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Among the following countries, which one is the most densely populated?
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Answer: Option D
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Netherlands is the most densely populated. With over 16.5 million people and a population density of 488 people per km2, the Netherlands is the most densely populated country of the European Union and one of the mostly densely populated countries in the world. The total size of the Netherlands is 41,500 km2.
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Hammada is the name given to ________.
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Answer: Option C
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Hammada is the name given to A stony desert. Rocky deserts are also known as Hamada. HAMMADA IS AN Arabic word used to describe “desert pavement.” The deserts of the world that have sand dunes capture the imagination, but many of the world's desert areas are bleak, stony deserts.
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Which one of the following descriptions denotes the phenomenon of El Nino ?
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Answer: Option C
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The Anomalous widespread warming of the sea surface of the tropical east and central Pacific Ocean denotes the phenomenon of El Nino.
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The difference between the diameter of the Earth at the poles and at equator is
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Answer: Option A
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The difference between the diameter of the Earth at the poles and at equator is 27 miles. The Earth's equatorial bulge is about 43 kilometers (27 miles).
17
The countries which are called the 'Rice Bowl' of Asia are
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Answer: Option B
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The countries which are called the 'Rice Bowl' of Asia are Myanmar, Thailand, Kampuchea and Vietnam. The Mekong region is Asia's rice bowl: in 2014 lower Mekong countries (Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam) produced more than 100m tonnes of rice, around 15% of the world's total.
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The major factors responsible for changes in the sizes of population are
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Answer: Option D
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The major factors responsible for changes in the sizes of population are Births, Deaths and Migrations.
19
Hydro-electric power provides more than 90% of the total power consumed in
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Answer: Option A
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Hydro-electric power provides more than 90% of the total power consumed in Norway. The electricity sector in Norway relies predominantly on hydroelectricity. A significant share of the total electrical production is consumed by national industry.
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Kiel Canal connects the North Sea with the ________ sea.
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Answer: Option B
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Kiel Canal connects the North Sea with the Baltic sea. The canal was finished in 1895, but later widened, and links the North Sea at Brunsbüttel to the Baltic Sea at Kiel-Holtenau.