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Q 1 - Which one of the following is popular as Gift of Nile?

Answer : A

Explanation

Egypt is also popular as Gift of Nile, as Nile River has been facilitating favorable landscape to settle since the ancient period.

Q 2 - Which one of the following is popular as City of Seven Hills?

Answer : A

Explanation

Rome, the capital of Italy, is popular as City of Seven Hills.

Q 3 - Almost all the weather phenomena occur in

Answer : D

Explanation

All the weather phenomena occur in the troposphere, as the tropopause (the transitional zone between troposphere and stratosphere) acts as a lid and does not allow any weather activity to cross the troposphere.

Q 4 - Which one of the following Oceans has the widest continental shelf?

Answer : B

Explanation

The Siberian Continental Shelf located in the Arctic Ocean stretches up to 1,500 kilometers.

Q 5 - Which one of the following drugs is threatened the vultures life?

Answer : A

Explanation

Diclofenac is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; it is applied to reduce the inflammation as well as an analgesic to reduce the pain in certain conditions.

Q 6 - Consider the following statements:

1. Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited (PHHL) was incorporated in 1985.

2. PHHL was incorporated with the objectives to provide helicopter services to the petroleum sector, linking inaccessible areas of the country, etc.

Select the correct answer from the given codes:

Answer : A

Explanation

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Q 7 - Who has first proposed the term Isostasy?

Answer : A

Explanation

American geologist Clarence Dutton has first proposed the term Isostasy.

Q 8 - Which one of the following cities is not the example of a religious city?

Answer : D

Explanation

Vishakhapatnam is an example of industrial city.

Q 9 - Rinderpest disease is caused by

A - Fungi

B - Bacteria

C - Virus

D - Blood transfusion

Answer : B

Explanation

Rinderpest is a bacterial disease normally affects cattle.

Q 10 - Consider the following statements:

1. The mangroves of Sundarbans (West Bengal and Bangladesh) are the largest single block of tidal holophytic mangroves in the world.

2. Sundarbans is known for the Royal Bengal Tiger and crocodiles.

Select the correct answer from the given codes:

Answer : C

Explanation

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Q 11 - Consider the following statements:

1. Tropopause is the layer that separates the troposphere from the stratosphere.

2. Troposphere is the layer nearest to the Earths surface.

Select the correct answer from the given codes:

Answer : C

Explanation

N/A

Q 12 - % is the net shown area of the total geographical land of India.

Answer : C

Explanation

About 46% area of India is covered under agriculture.

Q 13 - Which one of the following rock is not the part of the Cuddapah system?

Answer : D

Explanation

Cuddapah system is largely made of quartzite, slates, limestone, and shales. Cuddapah rock is named as cuddapah, after the name of Cuddapah district of Andhra Pradesh.

Q 14 - Which one of the following gases is the major cause of acid rain?

A - Sulfur Dioxide

B - Carbon Dioxide

C - Hydrogen Fluoride

D - Carbon Monoxide