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11
The inequality between day and night becomes greater or more marked as one travels from ________ to ________.
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
The inequality between day and night becomes greater or more marked as one travels from Equator to Poles.
12
Which of the following countries have achieved a negative growth rate of population?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Australia, Canada and Sweden have achieved a negative growth rate of population. This negative or zero natural population growth means that these countries have more deaths than births or an even number of deaths and births; this figure does not include the effects of immigration or emigration.
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Which one of the following statements correctly defines the term 'Karroo' of Southern Africa?
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Answer: Option C
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Steppes from the coastal lowland on to the high plateau defines the term 'Karroo' of Southern Africa. The Karoo is a semi desert natural region of South Africa.
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Infant mortality rate is ________
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Answer: Option A
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Infant mortality rate is number of deaths of children below 1 year of age per 1000 of the population. Infant mortality rate, measure of human infant deaths in a group younger than one year of age. It is an important indicator of the overall physical health of a community.
15
Strait of Florida runs in between ________
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Answer: Option C
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Strait of Florida runs in between Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. It is a strait located south-southeast of the North American mainland, generally accepted to be between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, and between the Florida Keys (U.S.) and Cuba.
16
Ear rot is a disease which Infects
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Answer: Option C
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Ear rot is a disease which Infects Corn. Variable weather conditions are causing ear rots to appear in corn.
17
Addis Ababa is the capital of
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Answer: Option A
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Addis Ababa is the capital of Ethiopia. Addis Ababa, also spelled Addis Abeba, capital and largest city of Ethiopia. It is located on a well-watered plateau surrounded by hills and mountains, in the geographic centre of the country. Only since the late 19th century has Addis Ababa been the capital of the Ethiopian state.
18
Some riven and canals have locks across them in order to
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Answer: Option C
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Some rivers and canals have locks across them in order to Control the level of water. A lock is a device used for raising and lowering boats, ships and other watercraft between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal waterways.
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The dwarf camels, known as Alpacas, Vicunas and Llamas are found in
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Answer: Option A
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The dwarf camels, known as Alpacas, Vicunas and Llamas are found in Tibet. The llama, its wild cousin , the Vicuna and hump-less Alpaca are also found in the high pasture lands of the Andes region of Bolivia and peru, where they are useful as beasts of burden and for the production of fleece and meat.
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The area or the Indian Ocean is approximately ________.
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Answer: Option D
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The area or the Indian Ocean is approximately 74 million sq km. Indian Ocean, body of salt water covering approximately one-fifth of the total ocean area of the world. It is the smallest, geologically youngest, and physically most complex of the world’s three major oceans. It stretches for more than 6,200 miles (10,000 km) between the southern tips of Africa and Australia and, without its marginal seas, has an area of about 28,360,000 square miles (73,440,000 square km).