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1
What type or vegetation is associated with Australia?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Vegetation associated with Australia is downs.
2
The Ruhr coal fields area of ________ is a major industrial area of the world.
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
The Ruhr coal fields area of Germany is a major industrial area of the world. Ruhr is the main centre of Germany's coal, iron and steel production.
3
Which of the following statements about forests is not correct?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Forests in equatorial regions of India are more dense than the monsoon forests. Monsoon forests are especially well developed in Southeast Asia and are typified by tall teak trees and thickets of bamboo.
4
Which one of the following countries has the largest known reserves of oil ?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Kuwait has the largest known reserves of oil. The country has an estimated 94 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, about 9% of the world's total.
5
Consider the following statements concerning United Arab Emirates:
1. Oman is one of the seven Emirates which form the United Arab Emirates.
2. Dubai is the capital of United Arab Emirates.
3. Fishing and tourism are the key industries of United Arab Emirates.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Fishing and tourism are the key industries of United Arab Emirates. Dubai, the UAE's business and tourist centre, is the country's biggest fish consuming market followed by Abu Dhabi and Sharjah.
6
Postaz are temperate grassland in ________
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Postaz are temperate grassland in Hungary. Temperate grasslands are located north of the Tropic of Cancer (23.5° North) and south of the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5° South). The major temperate grasslands include the veldts of Africa, the pampas of South America, the steppes of Eurasia, and the plains of North America.
7
Which of the following minerals and their ores are correctly matched?
1. Zinc-calamine
2. Platinum-iridium
3. Tin-cassiterite
4. Copper-carnolite
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Zinc-calamine and Tin-cassiterite minerals and their ores are correctly matched.
8
The main mineral constituents of the continental mass water ________ and alumina.
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
The main constituents of Earth's continental mass are water, silica and alumina and that is why the upper portion is generally termed as "SIAL".
9
The method of soil conservation in which bare ground between plants is covered with layer of organic matter like straw is called?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Mulching is the process of forming a protective covering of rotting vegetable (organic) matter to reduce evaporation and soil erosion.
10
Which of the following forest is the forest with maximum bio diversity?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Equatorial forests are also termed as Evergreen forests. They are a sub-type of tropical rain forests. They have maximum bio diversity.