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A landform developed by the process of deposition occurring towards the centre of intermontane basins in arid or semi-arid regions is known as _________

A) Pediment B) Bajada
C) Playa D) Peneplain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Playa

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What is the tallest active volcano in Italy?

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Mt. Etna

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The most abundent metal in the Earth's crust is 

A) Calcium B) Aluminium
C) Iron D) Magnesium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Aluminium

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Which among the following forms of precipitation is different from the rest?

A) dew B) fog
C) mist D) hail
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) hail

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While dew , fog and mist are formed due to condensation of vapour into water drops, hail falls from the clouds in the form of hard pellets of ice.

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Lowest temperature is recorded in

A) USA B) Mexico
C) Verkhoyansk D) Alaska
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Verkhoyansk

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The sea with one of the highest salinities in the world is _________

A) the Dead Sea B) the Red Sea
C) the Arabian Sea D) the Baltic Sea
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) the Dead Sea

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Salinity is often high in enclosed seas, this is due to high temperature, rapid evaparation and little inflow of fresh water.

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The 'Old Faithful' in Yellow stone National Park, Wyoming is a/an

A) hot spring B) extinct volcano
C) geyser D) oak tree
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) geyser

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Geysers are fountains of hot water and superheated steam that erupts with an explosion whereas hotsprings or thermal springs are found where water sinks deep enough the surface to be heated up by the interior forces and it comes out without any explosion. Iceland and New Zealand are the other countries having geysers while hot springs are relatively common.

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The Planets that have no natural satellites are________

A) Mercury and Venus B) Earth and Mars
C) Jupiter and Saturn D) Uranus and Neptune
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mercury and Venus

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