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Fish farming is practised in
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Fish farming is practised in China. China, with one-fifth of the world's population, accounts for two-thirds of the world's reported aquaculture production. Aquaculture is the farming of fish and other aquatic life in enclosures, such as ponds, lakes and tanks, or cages in rivers and coastal waters.
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The international air route from West Europe to East Asia passes through India because ________
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Answer: Option A
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The international air route from West Europe to East Asia passes through India because India is a busy centre situated between the two places.
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The approximate depth of the Mariana Trench or the Pacific Ocean is
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Answer: Option C
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The approximate depth of the Mariana Trench or the Pacific Ocean is 11030 m. The maximum known depth is 10,994 metres (36,070 ft) (± 40 metres [130 ft]) at the southern end of a small slot-shaped valley in its floor known as the Challenger Deep.
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Wavy hair is characteristic or
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Answer: Option B
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Wavy hair is characteristic of Nordic race. The Nordic race was one of the putative sub-races into which some late-19th to mid-20th century anthropologists divided the Caucasian race.
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The Doctor is a wind which
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Answer: Option D
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The Doctor is a wind which is conducive to health. The Harmattan Wind is also known as "the Doctor", as it's cool winds can bring relief from oppressive heat.
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The age of the Earth is approximately
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Answer: Option B
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The age of the Earth is approximately 4600 million years. By dating the rocks in Earth's ever-changing crust, as well as the rocks in Earth's neighbors, such as the moon and visiting meteorites, scientists have calculated that Earth is 4.54 billion years old, with an error range of 50 million years.
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About 50% of the world population is concentrated between the latitudes of ________
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Answer: Option B
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About 50% of the world population is concentrated between latitude of 20°N and 40°N, because most populous countries and areas like Asia, U.S.A., Europe and India lies with in this latitude.
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What is the modern name of "Siam"?
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Answer: Option B
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The south eastern Asian country of Thailand was earlier known by the name of Siam.
89
The general direction or movement or a tropical cyclone in the northern hemisphere is
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Answer: Option C
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The general direction or movement or a tropical cyclone in the northern hemisphere is Westward then poleward.
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Sun's halo is produced by the refraction of light in
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Answer: Option D
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Sun's halo is produced by the refraction of light in Ice crystals in Cirrus clouds. A halo is a ring or light that forms around the sun or moon as the sun or moon light refracts off ice crystals present in a thin veil of cirrus clouds.