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Which one of the following statements with regard to volcanoes is not correct?

A) Stratovolcanoes produce lava flows that initially follow valleys but are highly resistant to erosion. B) The surrounding areas can remain highlands, lava ridges or mesas.
C) Hawaiian shield volcanoes are eroded by steams that form deeply carved valleys with steeply sloping heads. D) The system of streams on a dissected volcano cone is not a radial drainage pattern.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The system of streams on a dissected volcano cone is not a radial drainage pattern.

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Stratovolcano,    also    known    as acomposite  volcano,  is  aconical volcanobuilt  up  by  many  layers (strata) of hardened lava, tephra, pumice and ash. Because it is stratified, therefore  it  will  definitely  form  a volcano cone.

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In which industry Potassium Nitrate is used commercially?

A) Glass Manufacturing B) Electroplating
C) Fire Cracker Manufacturing D) Leather Industry
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Fire Cracker Manufacturing

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The least preferred technique in the disposal of Municipal Solid Waste is

A) Incineration B) Composting
C) Land filling D) Bricketting
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Bricketting

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Red rot is a disease caused to which of the following plant?

A) Paddy B) Sugarcane
C) Mustard D) Wheat
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Sugarcane

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The process of pollination by birds is also known as

A) Hydrophily B) Entomophily
C) Embryophily D) Ornithophily
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Ornithophily

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The process of electric discharge between clouds and the earth or between different clouds causes _____________.

A) thunderstorm B) cyclone
C) lightning D) winds
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) lightning

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Which planet has the maximum number of satellites?

A) Jupiter B) Earth
C) Neptune D) Saturn
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Jupiter

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The liberation of oxygen during photosynthesis is due to __________

A) hydrolysis of carbohydrates B) photolysis of water
C) reduction of CO2 D) breakdown of chlorophyll
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) photolysis of water

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