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Which is the second most abundant metal in the earth's crust

A) Iron B) Aluminum
C) Copper D) Zinc
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Aluminum

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What is the capital of Bhutan ?

A) Dhaka B) Thimphu
C) Tripoli D) Tokyo
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Thimphu

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Pelagic deposits consists of _____

A) Terrigenous materials B) Cosmic materials
C) Inorganic materials D) Organic ooze materials
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Organic ooze materials

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Animal migration on savannas is often governed by

A) Rainfall B) Distance
C) Reproduction D) Fire
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rainfall

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Savannas are home to a wide diversity of animals.

Many animals of the savanna migrate throughout the year, searching for food and water. Many of the droughts are seasonal and hit one area before another, so animals are constantly following the rains.

 

Hence, Rain fall is what often governs animal migration on savannas.

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Which of the following layers of the earth is believed to have the heavist mineral materials of highest density

A) Central core B) Crust
C) Mantle D) Both (B) and (C)
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Central core

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The 'land of eternal spring' are certain parts of ______

A) Tundra region B) Highland region
C) Mediterranean region D) Hot-Wet Equatorial region
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Hot-Wet Equatorial region

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In high plateaus of the Hot  Wet Equatorial Region the temperature is very much lower and so the "Ecuador type' of climate develops typically on the high plateau of Ecuador at an elevation of about 2430 to 3050 meter. Because of the pleasant average temperature of, 13oC. This is described as the "Land of eternal spring".

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"Tigris River" flows through which of the following countries ?

A) Iran B) Italy
C) Iraq D) Egypt
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Iran

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Who of the following was the first scientific geographer who ascertained the length of equator on sound principles?

A) Herodotus B) Hecataeus
C) Anaximander D) Eratosthenes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Eratosthenes

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