Hemp, Mesta, Ramie and Kapok are
Answer: C
Hemp, mesta, ramie and kapok are fibre crops, grown for the fibre in their stems or seed pods rather than for food.
Hemp, mesta and ramie give bast fibres used for rope, sacking and coarse cloth; kapok gives a light, buoyant floss once used to stuff mattresses and life jackets.
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Muscovite, Phlogopite and Biotite are
Answer: B
Muscovite, phlogopite and biotite are varieties of mica, the group of silicate minerals that split into thin, flexible, transparent sheets.
Muscovite is the pale, best-quality variety used as an electrical insulator; phlogopite is amber and biotite black. India, chiefly Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh, is a major producer.
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The tropical rain forests in the Amazon basin is known as
Answer: C
The tropical rainforest of the Amazon basin is called the selvas, from the Portuguese for forest.
Each grassland has its own regional name too: the savanna in Africa, the campos and llanos in South America, the prairies in North America and the pampas in Argentina.
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