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51
Bangkok lies on river
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Bangkok lies on river Maenam. The Chao Phraya (Maenam) begins at the confluence of the Ping and Nan rivers at Nakhon Sawan (also called Pak Nam Pho) in Nakhon Sawan Province. After this it flows south for 372 kilometres (231 mi) from the central plains to Bangkok and the Gulf of Thailand.
52
The most typical Australian tree which sheds its bark instead of leaves is
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
The most typical Australian tree which sheds its bark instead of leaves is Eucalyptus. Shedding eucalyptus tree bark may help keep the tree healthy. As the tree sheds its bark, it also sheds any mosses, lichens, fungi and parasites that may live on the bark. Some peeling bark can perform photosynthesis, contributing to the rapid growth and overall health of the tree.
53
Barkhans are
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Barchans are depositional features of wind action. They are a very common landform in sandy deserts all over the world and are arc-shaped, markedly asymmetrical in cross section, with a gentle slope facing toward the wind sand ridge, comprising well-sorted sand.
54
The Great Barrier Reef is ________
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Answer: Option A
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The Great Barrier Reef is Conglomeration of corals in Australian waters. It is the world's largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometres (1,400 mi) over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres (133,000 sq mi). The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia.
55
The most salty basin in the world is the
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
The most salty basin in the world is the Dead Sea. Its surface and shores are 427 metres below sea level, Earth's lowest elevation on land. The Dead Sea is 306 m deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world.
56
Which of the following is not a proof of Earth being an oblate spheroid?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
The shadow of the Earth on the Sun during solar eclipse is always curved is not a proof of Earth being an oblate spheroid.
57
Three European cities viz Vienna, Budapest and Belgrade lie on the river
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Answer: Option D
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three european cities viz vienna, budapest and belgrade lie on the river Danube. Yhe river broadens into the famously smooth (and generally muddy brown, not blue) Danube as it passes by the capital cities of Vienna, Bratislava, and Budapest before turning south to cross the broad Hungarian Plain.
58
A large loop like bend in a river is called
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
A large loop like bend in a river is called a meander. It is produced by a stream or river swinging from side to side as it flows across its floodplain or shifts its channel within a valley.
59
Black forest is found in
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Answer: Option B
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Black forest is found in Germany. It is a mountainous region with dense, evergreen forests in South West Germany bordering France and surrounded by Rhine Valley.
60
A passenger, on his transcontinental railway journey in Europe comes across the cities. What is the sequence in which he touches these cities in his east to west journey?
1. Belgrade
2. Vienna
3. Sophia
4. Prague
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
A passenger, on his transcontinental railway journey in Europe comes across the cities. The sequence in which he touches these cities in his east to west journey are Sophia, Belgrade, Vienna and Prague.