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- Question
The World's largest reserves of petroleum are located in
Options- A. The USA
- B. Russia
- C. Saudi Arabia
- D. Kuwait
- Correct Answer
- Saudi Arabia
ExplanationNearly 15% of the petroleum reserves are found in Soudi Arabia
- 1. The Highest navigable lake in the world is
Options- A. Huron
- B. Titicaca
- C. Superior
- D. Tanganyika Discuss
- 2. East African Valleys, streching from East Africa through Red Sea to Syria is an example of
Options- A. river valley
- B. rift valley system
- C. glaciated valley
- D. a canyon Discuss
- 3. Fiords abound the coast of
Options- A. Sweden
- B. France
- C. Norway
- D. German Discuss
- 4. Name the mountain that seperates France and Spain
Options- A. Alps
- B. Pyrenees
- C. Jura
- D. Vosges Discuss
- 5. Podsol is a type of soil which is characteristic of a region under the cover of _________forest
Options- A. deciduous
- B. coniferous
- C. evergreen
- D. alpine Discuss
- 6. The 'Old Faithful' in Yellow stone National Park, Wyoming is a/an
Options- A. hot spring
- B. extinct volcano
- C. geyser
- D. oak tree Discuss
- 7. St Andreas Fault passes close to the US city of
Options- A. Los Angeles
- B. New Orleans
- C. Hollywood
- D. San Francisco Discuss
- 8. Suez Canal was completed in the year
Options- A. 1859
- B. 1869
- C. 1871
- D. 1889 Discuss
- 9. The Planets that have no natural satellites are________
Options- A. Mercury and Venus
- B. Earth and Mars
- C. Jupiter and Saturn
- D. Uranus and Neptune Discuss
- 10. In Britain the Grand Union Canal is running from
Options- A. Liverpool to Hull
- B. Cardiff to Birmingham
- C. Glasgow to Edinburgh
- D. West Midlands to the London area Discuss
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Correct Answer: Titicaca
Explanation:
The Lake is located in the Andes mountains near Bolivia-Peru border at a height of 3810 m. It is also the largest lake in South America.
Correct Answer: rift valley system
Explanation:
A rift valley is formed either due to upheaval of blocks on either sides of a fracture or due to subsidence of block between them.
Correct Answer: Norway
Explanation:
Fiords are along narrow inlets into the sea-coast with steep sides. It usually occurs along the coast of a mountainous region.It has been formed by glacial action.
Correct Answer: Pyrenees
Explanation:
Pyrenees, a chief mountain in Europe, forms a part of the great mountain across Europe and Asia.
Correct Answer: coniferous
Explanation:
It develops in a region of moderate rainfall and limited evaporation. It is agriculturally a poor soil but addition of lime and fertilizers would yield favourable results. Found extensively in northern Canada and northern Russia.
Correct Answer: geyser
Explanation:
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.
Correct Answer: San Francisco
Explanation:
A devastating series of earthquakes in 1906 ruined the city completely and its presence is a constant remainder of the past and a threat of repetition in future.
Correct Answer: 1869
Explanation:
Of the two international ship canals, the Suez is more important than the Panama. Constructed over a period of 10 years according to a plan of the French Engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps, the Suez Canal was opened as early as 1869.
Correct Answer: Mercury and Venus
Correct Answer: West Midlands to the London area
Explanation:
In Britain few of the Canals built during the early days of the Industrial Revolution are now playing an important role in the economy of the country. Example, Grand Union Canal.
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