The island of Sri Lanka formerly known as
Answer: C
Sri Lanka was known as Ceylon until 1972, when it became a republic and took its present name. Madagascar and Tasmania are quite separate islands.
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The length of the day is determined in
Answer: A
The length of the day is measured in astronomical units of time - by the earth's rotation relative to the sun or the stars - rather than by any arbitrary clock. The solar day and the sidereal day differ by about four minutes for this reason.
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The landmass of which of the following continents is the least?
Answer: C
Australia is the smallest continent, at about 7.7 million sq km - roughly a fifth the size of Africa and a quarter of Asia. Europe is larger, at about 10 million sq km.
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The intersecting lines drawn on maps and globes are
Answer: C
The intersecting lines of latitude and longitude drawn on maps and globes together form the geographic grid. Neither set alone can fix a position; it takes both coordinates.
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The largest gold producing country in the world is
Answer: A
China has been the world's largest gold producer since 2007, ahead of Australia and Russia. South Africa, long the leader, has slipped well down the list as its deepest mines have become uneconomic.
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The highest mountains on earth namely Mount Everest, K2, Kanchenjanga are located in
Answer: A
Everest, K2 and Kanchenjunga all lie in the Greater Himalayas (Himadri), the northernmost and highest of the three parallel Himalayan ranges. The Lesser Himalayas and the Outer Himalayas (Shiwaliks) lie progressively further south and lower.
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Within the transporting medium, transport can occur by
Answer: D
Sediment is carried within a transporting medium by all of these mechanisms: fine particles in suspension, dissolved matter in solution, and coarse material dragged along the bed by traction. Which dominates depends on the particle size and the energy available.
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The HBJ Upgradation project, upgraded the capacity of HBJ pipeline from 18.2 MM SC MD to
Answer: B
The Hazira–Bijapur–Jagdishpur gas pipeline was upgraded from 18.2 to 33.4 million standard cubic metres a day, nearly doubling its capacity to serve fertiliser and power plants along its route.
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The group of minerals chemically containing hydrocarbons is
Answer: B
Minerals whose chemistry is based on hydrocarbons form the organic group - amber and the various mineral waxes among them. Silicates, oxides and hydrides are all inorganic classes.
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Intensity of production declines with distance from the market and the type of land use varies with distance from the market are the two basic tenets of:
Answer: A
Both statements are the core of Von Thunen's agricultural location theory (1826), which explains land use as concentric rings around a market: transport cost rises with distance, so intensive and perishable production stays close in and extensive production moves out.
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