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Doldrums pressure belts lies in between which of the following latitudes?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
The Doldrums are located a little north of the equator, but the effects can be felt from 5° north of the equator to 5° south of it.
32
Where was the world's first oil-well drilled in the nineteenth century ?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
The world's first oil-well drilled in Titusville in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. in the nineteenth century. On August 27, 1859, George Bissell and Edwin L. Drake made the first successful use of a drilling rig on a well drilled especially to produce oil, at a site on Oil Creek near Titusville, Pennsylvania.
33
Which of the following deserts does not lie in the Northern Hemisphere?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Kalahari deserts does not lie in the Northern Hemisphere. It lies on the Southern hemisphere.
34
The thermal equator is found
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
The thermal equator is found in North of the geographical equator. The thermal equator (also known as "the heat equator") is a belt encircling the Earth, defined by the set of locations having the highest mean annual temperature at each longitude around the globe.
35
No trees are found in Tundra biome near polar region of northern hemisphere. This is due to ________
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
No trees are found in Tundra biome near polar region of northern hemisphere. This is due to Frozen ice beneath the surface soil (permafrost) restricts root growth. There are no deep root systems in the vegetation of the arctic tundra, however, there are still a wide variety of plants that are able to resist the cold climate. There are about 1,700 kinds of plants in the arctic and subarctic.
36
Land breeze is a cold breeze which flows from land to
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
During the night hours, land cools quickly as compared to adjacent ocean. So low pressure develops lover sea as air here rises up. Hence, the land breeze rushes to fill the vacuum towards sea surface as during night high pressure is maintained over land.
37
Put the following ores in descending order of their iron content:
1. Haemetite
2. Magnetite
3. Limonite
4. Siderite
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
The following ores in descending order of their iron content are Magnetite, Haemetite, Limonite and Siderite.
38
Identify the correct descending order of production of wood pulp of the following countries:
1. USA
2. Sweden
3. Japan
4. Canada
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
The correct descending order of production of wood pulp of the following countries are Sweden, Canada, USA and Japan.
39
The Rhur-Complex is a major Industrial centre in
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
The Rhur-Complex is a major Industrial centre in Germany.Many of the cities in the Ruhrgebiet used to have a lot of heavy industry. The Ruhr Area is bordered by the rivers Ruhr River to the south, Rhine River to the west, and Lippe to the north.
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World's largest synthetic rubber and tyre making centre is ________
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
World's largest synthetic rubber and tyre making centre is Akron. Numerous rubber companies operated in or near Akron, Ohio, making this city the "Rubber Capital of the World." Among the large-scale rubber producers to have factories in the area were the B.F. Goodrich Company, the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, and the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company.