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  • The largest glaciers are


  • Options
  • A. mountain glaciers
  • B. alpine glaciers
  • C. continental glaciers
  • D. piedmont glaciers

  • Correct Answer
  • continental glaciers 

    Explanation
    The largest glacial bodies, ice sheets or continental glaciers, cover more than 50,000 km 2 (20,000 mile 2). Several kilometers deep, they obscure the underlying topography. Only nunataks protrude from the surface. The only extant ice sheets are the two that cover most of Antarctica and Greenland. These regions contain vast quantities of fresh water. The volume of ice is so large that if the Greenland ice sheet melted, it would cause sea levels to rise six meters (20 ft) all around the world. If the Antarctic ice sheet melted, sea levels would rise up to 65 meters (210 ft).

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    • 1. The mean surface temperature of the sun is estimated to be of the prder of

    • Options
    • A. 5500?C
    • B. 4000?C
    • C. 2000?C
    • D. 1000?C
    • Discuss
    • 2. The Pyrenees mountains are located on the border between ____ and ____

    • Options
    • A. Romania, Bulgaria
    • B. Norway, Sweden
    • C. Hungary, Romania
    • D. France, Spain
    • Discuss
    • 3. What is the relationship between resistivity r and conductivity s?

    • Options
    • A. R = s2
    • B. R = s
    • C. R > s
    • D. R = 1/s
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which of the following is used as a lubricant?

    • Options
    • A. Graphite
    • B. Silica
    • C. Iron Oxide
    • D. Diamond
    • Discuss
    • 5. Fenway Park is the home field of what Major League Baseball team?

    • Options
    • A. New York Yankees
    • B. Chicago White Sox
    • C. Montreal Expos
    • D. Boston Red Sox
    • Discuss
    • 6. The religion of Afghanistan is

    • Options
    • A. Islam
    • B. Buddhism
    • C. Hinduism
    • D. Christianity
    • Discuss
    • 7. Who was the first Indian woman to win a medal in the Olympics?

    • Options
    • A. P.T.Usha
    • B. Karnam Malleshwari
    • C. Kunjarani Devi
    • D. Bachendri Pal
    • Discuss
    • 8. Who is known as 'Desert Fox'?

    • Options
    • A. Bismarck
    • B. Eisenhower
    • C. Gen. Rommel
    • D. Walter Scott
    • Discuss
    • 9. The letters, "DOS" stand for...

    • Options
    • A. Data Out System
    • B. Disk Out System
    • C. Disk Operating System
    • D. Data Operating System
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which of the following countries is not a member of SAARC?

    • Options
    • A. Nepal
    • B. Bangladesh
    • C. Afghanistan
    • D. Myanmar
    • Discuss


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