Paulo Alfonso hydroelectric power plant is located in:
Answer: C
Paulo Afonso is in Brazil.
The plant harnesses the falls of the São Francisco river in Bahia and is the principal source of power for the country's north-east.
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The Naharkatiya oil field is located in:
Answer: C
The Naharkatiya oil field is in Assam.
It lies in Dibrugarh district and was discovered in 1953, the first major find after independence. Its crude is piped to the refineries at Noonmati, Barauni and Digboi.
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Which of the following events took place in the Cenozoic era?
Answer: A
The formation of the Rockies and the collision of India with Asia belong to the Cenozoic.
The Cenozoic began about 66 million years ago. India, having broken away from Gondwana, drifted north and collided with Asia around 50 million years ago, closing the Tethys and raising the Himalayas - a collision still in progress. The Appalachians are Palaeozoic and the break-up of Pangaea Mesozoic.
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