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The country worst affected by cyclones and accompanying floods is ________.
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Bangladesh is considered to be among the countries most vulnerable to a variety of natural disasters. The major natural hazards which Bangladesh has to confront regularly include floods, cyclones and accompanying storm surge. Damages due to large floods have increased considerably with time.
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Valparaiso is an important port of
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Answer: Option C
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Valparaiso is an important port of Chile. Starting in 1544 with Pedro de Valdivia´s proclamation as the "official port of the capital city of the Kingdom of Chile", to its 1811 free trade declaration, to its 2003 designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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The extension of the landmass into the sea is shown as the
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
The extension of the landmass into the sea is shown as the Continental shelf. Continental shelves were formed in between glacial periods as the ocean flowed over the continents forming shallow areas along the coasts. About 18,000 years ago, during the height of the Pleistocene ice ages, much of what is now a continental shelf was actually above water.
34
Peshawar is nearer to which of the following?
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Answer: Option D
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Peshawar is nearer to Khybar Pass. With the meagre distance of 50km, Khyber Pass stands closer to Peshawar as comparred to other passes.
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In the transformation of vegetative matter to coal the first product is.
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Answer: Option A
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In the transformation of vegetative matter to coal the first product is Peat. As plants and trees died, their remains sank to the bottom of the swampy areas, making layers and layers of plant material and eventually forming a soggy, thick material called PEAT. The pressure from sedimentary rocks squeezed the water from the peat.
36
Oases are examples of
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Answer: Option C
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Oases are examples of Foothill settlements. Oasis, fertile tract of land that occurs in a desert wherever a perennial supply of fresh water is available. Oases also provide habitat for animals and spontaneous plants.
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Which of the following are known as coastlines of submergence?
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Answer: Option A
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Ria coasts are known as coastlines of submergence. A ria coast is a coastline having several parallel rias separated by prominent ridges, extending a distance inland. The sea level change that caused the submergence of a river valley may be either eustatic (where global sea levels rise), or isostatic(where the local land sinks).
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Ocean currents rotate
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Answer: Option A
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Ocean currents rotate Anti-clockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere. The rotation of the Earth causes a clockwise shift in the direction of wind and ocean current flow in the Northern Hemisphere and a counterclockwise shift in the Southern Hemisphere known as the “Coriolis effect”.
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The ________ route is the busiest ocean route of the world.
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Answer: Option C
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The North Atlantic route is the busiest ocean route of the world because it includes the Suez Canal, which connects Europe to the Mediterranean Sea.
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Spot the odd item in the following
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Answer: Option B
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Mount Everest is a mountain. There have never been any volcanic eruptions in the Himalayas, and it is highly unlikely there will be in the near future. There is no active lava source within the mountain range.