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Which of the following trees is not a soft wood variety?
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Answer: Option B
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Mahogany trees is not a soft wood variety. Mahogany is a straight-grained, reddish-brown timber of three tropical hardwood species of the genus Swietenia, indigenous to the Americas and part of the pantropical chinaberry family, Meliaceae.
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What is the reason of duration of cold wave in America?
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Answer: Option D
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Polar Vortex is low pressure area lying in the Upper Tropospheric level near Earth's pole. The Southward shifting of such a low pressure area bring cold waves in America in winter.
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Which of the following is an example of Mid-latitude desert ?
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Answer: Option D
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Patagonia desert is an example of Mid-latitude desert. Patagonia is a desert in the rain shadow of the Andes. The Patagonian Desert, also known as the Patagonian Steppe or Magellanic Steppe, is the largest desert in Argentina and is the 8th largest desert in the world by area, occupying 673,000 square kilometers (260,000 mi2).
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Word "Steppe" is related to which of the following biomes?
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Answer: Option A
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Steppes are found in South Europe, Central Asia, and parts of South America and Southern Africa etc. The complex climatic conditions like hot summers and cold winters, with an average of 250mm-500mm rain. They are of two types:- Sub Tropical and Temperate Steppes. Mostly shrubs occur here.
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The region famous for various types of wine and champagne is
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Answer: Option C
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Region around the Mediterranean Sea is famous for growing citrus fruits such as oranges, grapes etc. from which wine & champagne are made. Countries like France is famous for its wine & champagne production.
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Nights are cooler in the deserts than in the plains because ________
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Answer: Option A
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Nights are cooler in the deserts than in the plains because Sand radiates heat more quickly than the earth. Because deserts have such little water vapor in the air, it makes it harder to trap heat or cold in a desert. At night, the sun no longer heats the desert and the heat from the day doesn't stay trapped. Because of this, some deserts can get cold at night, dropping to below 40F, which is definitely coat weather.
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India is the largest producer and consumer of
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Answer: Option B
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India is the largest producer and consumer of Tea. Tea is the highly famous and also highly consumed product in India. In India, tea is produced in the large amount and expert to the other countries. There are many tea plantations in Kerala, Nilgiri, Assam, Karnataka, Tripura, etc. are some of the topmost tea production states in India. Tamil Nadu plays the major role in the tea production.
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Wind power is employed prominently in ________
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Answer: Option B
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Wind power is employed prominently in Holland. The Dutch government has set a target of 6,000 MW of onshore wind power by 2020 and 4,450 MW of offshore wind power by 2023. This will contribute towards the Dutch target of 14% renewable energy use out of total energy use by 2020 and 16% by 2023.
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The flower bud which is used as spice, is obtained from?
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Answer: Option C
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Cloves are flower buds with aroma which are used as spice. Their native place is Maluku Island, Indonesia.
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Coal, which is almost pure carbons which hardly has any impurities, which is smokeless and which finds use in the steel industry is called
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Answer: Option A
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Coal, which is almost pure carbons which hardly has any Impurities, which is smokeless and which finds use in the steel industry is called Coking coal. Coking coal, also known as metallurgical coal, is used to create coke, one of the key irreplaceable inputs for the production of steel. The property that really sets coking coals apart from other coals is its caking ability, which is the specific property required in order to make coke suitable for steel making.