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World Geography World Geography - Section 2

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Subject: General Knowledge
Topic: World Geography
Exercise: World Geography - Section 2
Questions: 80

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Question 71

The low heating capacity of which of the types of coal reduces its value as an industrial fuel?

A Anthracite

B Bituminous coal

C Lignite

D Peat

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Question 72

The most important factor that is affecting all the chemical weathering processes is

A vegetation

B topography

C climate

D None of the above

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Question 73

The longest river in the Common wealth of independent states is the

A Irtysh river

B Ob river

C Yenisei river

D Volga river

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Question 74

The monsoon climatic regions are

A South-east Asia including Australia, Africa, America

B Europe and South America

C Asia, Africa and Antarctica

D None of the above

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Question 75

The minor planets revolving between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars are called

A Novas

B Comets

C Meteors

D Asteroids

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Question 76

The lowermost and the oldest epoch of the Tertiary Period of geologic time is

A Pliocene

B Palaeozoic

C Holocene

D Palaeocene

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Question 77

The luminous coloured ring, surrounding the sun is called the

A nebula

B comet

C asteroid

D corona

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Question 78

The longest ship canal in the world is the

A St. Laurence Seaway (USA and Canada)

B Suez canal, Egypt

C Kiel canal, Germany

D Panama canal, Central America

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Question 79

The major geological events of the Palaeozoic era include

A Caledonian mountain rise, life comes ashore

B Appalachians and Central European mountains come up

C both (a) and (b)

D None of the above

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Question 80

The major events of Pre-Cambrian era include

A formation of crust, continents and oceans

B formation of crust, birth of oldest known rock, origin of life

C formation of present day atmosphere

D All of the above.

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