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Doldrum is an area of ________.
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Answer: Option C
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Doldrum is an area of Low pressure. Doldrums are the the regions surrounding the earth, north of the equator. They are areas where there is absolutely no air movement and an intense low pressure exists.
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Malaspine Glacier is in
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Answer: Option C
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Malaspine Glacier is in Alaska. Malaspina Glacier in southeastern Alaska is considered the classic example of a piedmont glacier. Piedmont glaciers occur where valley glaciers exit a mountain range onto broad lowlands, are no longer laterally confined, and spread to become wide lobes. Malaspina Glacier is actually a compound glacier, formed by the merger of several valley glaciers, the most prominent of which seen here are Agassiz Glacier (left) and Seward Glacier (right). In total, Malaspina Glacier is up to 65 kilometers (40 miles) wide and extends up to 45 kilometers (28 miles) from the mountain front nearly to the sea.
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Which of the following is the smallest in terms of area?
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Answer: Option A
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Vatican City is the smallest in terms of area. Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, measuring just 0.2 square miles, almost 120 times smaller than the island of Manhattan. Situated on the western bank of the Tiber River, Vatican City's 2-mile border is landlocked by Italy.
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Which one of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of per cent by man In the earth's crust?
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Answer: Option B
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46.6% Oxygen is the most abundant element in the Earth's crust. Oxygen makes up 467,100 ppm (parts per million) of the Earth's crust, or 46.6%. It exists as a major compound of the silicate minerals where it combines with other elements.
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Which is the smallest (in area) member of United Nations?
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Answer: Option D
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With an archipelago of 115 islands in Indian Ocean in East of African continent lies Seychelles which is the smallest among the other given options.
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Pygmies are people living in
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Answer: Option A
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Pygmies are people living in Congo forests. The African rainforest is home to some of the most celebrated tribal people, the so-called "Pygmies" of the Ituri forest in northern Congo. The tallest of these people, known as the Mbuti, rarely exceed five feet (1.5 m).
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The deflection of the wind to the right in the northern hemisphere and to Its left in the southern hemisphere is caused by the
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Answer: Option A
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The deflection of the wind to the right in the northern hemisphere and to Its left in the southern hemisphere is caused by the Rotation of the Earth. Because the Earth rotates on its axis, circulating air is deflected toward the right in the Northern Hemisphere and toward the left in the Southern Hemisphere. This deflection is called the Coriolis effect.
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Mixed farming involves
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Answer: Option A
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Mixed farming involves Both crops and livestock. Mixed farming is an agricultural system in which a farmer conducts different agricultural practice together, such as cash crops and livestock. The aim is to increase income through different sources and to complement land and labour demands across the year.
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Moraine is
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Answer: Option B
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Moraine is the debris of fragments of rock material brought down with the movement of a glacier. Moraines are made up of the pieces of rock that are shattered by frost action, imbedded in the glaciers & brought down the valley.
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Mount Kailas is in
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Answer: Option B
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Mount Kailas is in Tibet. Mount Kailash is called Gangs Rinpoche in Tibetan language meaning "precious jewel of snows". The name originates from the year-round snow on its peak and its historical religious connections. Mt. Kailash is the highest peak in the massive Gangdise Mountain Range with an altitude over 6,600m (21,654 ft).