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  • Question

  • 'The Scented Isle' in the Mediterranean Sea is


  • Options
  • A. Sardinia
  • B. Corsica
  • C. Sicily
  • D. Crete

  • Correct Answer
  • Corsica 

    Explanation

    There are plenty of sweet-smelling herbs found on this island along with low trees and shrubs. This dense vegetation is termed as 'Maquis'. Similar vegetaion in California is known as 'Chaparral'.

    • More questions

    • 1. Light Emitting Diodes (LED) is used in fancy electronic devices such as toys emit

    • Options
    • A. X-rays
    • B. ultraviolet light
    • C. visible light
    • D. radio waves
      • Discuss
    • 2. The number of writs that can be prayed for and issued by the Supreme Court and/or a High Court is


    • Options
    • A. 3
    • B. 4
    • C. 5
    • D. 6
      • Discuss
    • 3. The largest and the oldest museum of India is located in the state/union territory of

    • Options
    • A. New Delhi
    • B. West Bengal
    • C. Andhra Pradesh
    • D. Uttar Pradesh
      • Discuss
    • 4. The Plio-Pleistocene boundary lies about ____ years ago, at the beginning of the interval of warming after the last Pleistocene glaciations.

    • Options
    • A. 1,00,000
    • B. 1,000
    • C. 10,000
    • D. 100
      • Discuss
    • 5. Which of the following cups/trophies is associated with football?

    • Options
    • A. Davis Cup
    • B. Champions trophy
    • C. Santosh Trophy
    • D. Deodhar Trophy
      • Discuss
    • 6. The power to prorogue the Lok Sabha rests with


    • Options
    • A. the speaker
    • B. the president
    • C. the prime minister
    • D. the minister for parliamentary affairs
      • Discuss
    • 7. The following are the half lives of four active isotopes. Which one of the following is the most dangerous to handle?

    • Options
    • A. 3 billion years
    • B. 100 years
    • C. 0.01 minute
    • D. 13 days
      • Discuss
    • 8. The hottest part of the gas flame is known as

    • Options
    • A. luminous zone
    • B. dark zone
    • C. blue zone
    • D. non-luminous zone
      • Discuss
    • 9. Stars appears to move from east to west because

    • Options
    • A. all stars move from east to west
    • B. the earth rotates from west to east
    • C. the earth rotates from east to west
    • D. the background of the stars moves from west to east
      • Discuss
    • 10. Who is the author of book 'We Indians'?

    • Options
    • A. Nirad C. Choudry
    • B. Subramaniya Swamy
    • C. Khushwant Singh
    • D. Muluk Raj Anand
      • Discuss

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