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Which country leads the world in the export of oil?
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Answer: Option B
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Saudi Arabia leads the world in the export of oil. Saudi Arabia is the world's number one oil exporter and the country with the largest amount of oil reserves. Formed in 1932, the country was responsible for 15.9% of global oil exports in 2017, totaling $133.6 billion in value.
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Soil having high content of aluminum and iron oxide is also known as ________.
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Answer: Option B
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Soil having high content of aluminum and iron oxide is also known as Pedalfer soil. Pedalfer is sub-division of zonal classification of soil with high aluminium and iron oxides. It occurs in humid regions of earth's surface.
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Los Angeles is famous for ________
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Answer: Option C
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Los Angeles is famous for Film studios. There are many famous film studios.
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Which of the following set of country is known as "Golden Crescent", world's largest opium Industry?
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Answer: Option C
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These three countries are opium producing countries located strategically between Central, Southern & Western Asia. Hence named as "Golden Crescent".
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Which of the following country is not an exporter of tea?
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Answer: Option B
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Kenya, India & Sri Lanka are famous tea producing tropical spots of the world exporting tea throughout the globe. Hence, U.K. is the tea importing country.
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Which of the following pairs of countries are the leading manufacturers of cement in the world?
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Answer: Option C
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China and India are the leading manufacturers of cement in the world. The cement industry has changed significantly in recent years through trans-national consolidations and co-operations. Much of the potential is in emerging markets, especially China and India. Emerging markets represent approximately 90% of the worldwide market today while western Europe and North America account for most of the remainder.
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Which of the following is most important for absorption of heat radiated from the Sun as well as from the Earth?
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Answer: Option A
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Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas which helps in absorption of heat radiated from sun as well as earth. Carbon dioxide is one of the gases which absorb and reemit infrared radiations.
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The polar regions are sparsely populated because of
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Answer: Option B
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Polar regions have extreme climatic conditions such as permanently frozen land, very low temperature (in negatives) etc which are unsuitable for large selltements.
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Smog is a Mixture of
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Answer: Option D
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In the foggy conditions mostly during winters the smoke released from industries combine with fog to form smoke fog, also known as smog. It is highly polluted & causes breathing problem.
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Snow line is ________
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Answer: Option C
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Snow line is the altitude above which snow never melts. Snow-line is the limit above which snow never melts. The height of the snow-line generally varies with latitude.