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world’s largest rail Tunnel is about?

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Gotthard Base Tunnel
: Switzerland (Uri, Graubünden, and Ticino)

57 km

Description. The Gotthard Base Tunnel, with a length of 57.09 kilometres (35.47 mi) and a total of 151.84 km (94.3 mi) of tunnels, shafts and passages, is the longest railway tunnel in the world, with a geodetic distance of 55.782 kilometres (34.661 mi) between the two portals

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what is Beaufort scale?

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The Beaufort scale is a scale for measuring wind speeds. It is based on observation rather than accurate measurement. It is the most widely used system to measure wind speed today. The scale was developed in 1805 by Francis Beaufort, an officer of the Royal Navy and first officially used by HMS Beagle.

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the position of the earth in its orbit when it is at its greatest distance from the sun is (causing Summer in Northern Hemisphere)

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Earth’s aphelion

At about 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT) on the Fourth of July, the Earth will reach that point in its orbit where it is farthest from the sun. Called aphelion, this location in Earth’s orbit puts the planet about 94.5 million miles (152 million kilometers) from the sun.

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which is the fastest planet to revolve around the sun?

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Mercury
Mercury is the fastest planet, which speeds around the sun at 47.87 km/s. In miles per hour, this equates to a whopping 107,082 miles per hour.

  1. Venus is the second-fastest planet with an orbital speed of 35.02 km/s, or 78,337 miles per hour.
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the largest diaspora in the world is from

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India

India has the largest diaspora in the world, with around 18 million of its citizens living in other countries.

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why the sidereal day is 4 minutes shorter than the solar day?

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because the rotation of the Earth on its axis

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what is R2-D2?

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R2-D2
Star Wars character
DescriptionA resourceful astromech droid, R2-D2 served Padmé Amidala, Anakin Skywalker and Luke Skywalker in turn, showing great bravery in rescuing his masters and their friends from many

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the number of states in India?

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28 states and 8 union territories.

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the term dirty snowball is related to

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comet whose nucleus is composed of an amalgamation of rock, dust, water ice, and frozen gases.

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which part of the world is referred to as fertile crescent?

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Middle East

The Fertile Crescent, often called the “Cradle of Civilization”, is the region in the Middle East which curves, like a quarter-moon shape, from the Persian Gulf, through modern-day southern Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and northern Egypt

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which planet has the maximum number of natural satellites?

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Jupiter

The planet with the most moons in the Solar System is Jupiter, with a total of 63 confirmed moons (as of 2009). Of course, it’s always possible that more moons will be discovered orbiting Jupiter in the future, and that number will go up

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the change in colors of the star is linked to

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variance in their surface temperature

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with which country India shares the maximum length of the border?

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Bangladesh

India shares its longest border with Bangladesh and that is 4093 km. The total length of the boundary, India shares with other countries is 15200 km.

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Mist is a result of which process?

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condensation

(a) Mist is a thin fog resulting from condensation in the air near the earth’s surface.

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which divides India into Northern and Southern parts?

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The Tropic of Cancer

The Tropic of Cancer runs through India and divides the country into almost two equal parts between 8°4’ to 37°6’ north latitude. From the Southern tip of India to the Tropic of Cancer = 15 deg 26 min.

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where is the world’s highest waterfall is located?

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Venezuela

Angel Falls

World’s Highest Waterfall

Angel Falls (Salto Ángel) in Venezuela is the highest waterfall in the world. The falls are 3230 feet in height, with an uninterrupted drop of 2647 feet. Angel Falls is located on a tributary of the Rio Caroni.

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Suez Canal connects

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the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea

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India has the largest deposit of which mineral in the world?

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mica

The British Geological Survey reports that as of 2005, Kodarma district in Jharkhand state in India had the largest deposits of mica in the world.

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the sun reaches its maximum angular distance from the equator at

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solstices.

Since the ecliptic is tilted 23.5 degrees with respect to the celestial equator, the Sun’s maximum angular distance from the celestial equator is 23.5 degrees. This happens at the solstices.

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the difference in the duration of the day and night increases as one move from

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equator towards the poles

As you move from the equator towards the poles, the latitude increases (up to 90 degrees). The further you go from the equator in any direction, the difference between the duration of the day and night in different times of the year will be bigger.

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when one can record lowest temperature in the air?

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Just before sunrise

Just before sunrise one can record the lowest temperature of the air. The longer the night is, the more intense this effect is, so that’s one reason the temperature will drop right before sunrise (as the night goes on).

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which state is famous for Bandhani Tie and Dye technique

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Gujarat and Rajasthan.

Tie and dye, or bandhani, is derived from Sanskrit word ‘bandh”, meaning ‘to tie’ and is one of the most popular and widespread textile arts of India extending across the country from the states of Gujarat and Rajasthan.

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the longest highway in India runs from

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Varanasi to Kanyakumari.

NH 7

A major part of NH 7 covers the North-South Corridor of NHDP and it is officially listed as running over 2,369 km (1,472 mi) from Varanasi to Kanyakumari. It is the longest “Single” national highway in India.

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longest irrigation Canal in India is called

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Indira Gandhi Canal

The Grand Canal
The Grand Canal in China is the longest canal in the world

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which ocean has the shape of s?
Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean occupies an elongated, S-shaped basin extending longitudinally between Europe and Africa to the east, and the Americas to the west.
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the border of which two countries are known? as 49th parallel line?
Canada- USA 49th Parallel ‐ It is the boundary line between the United States of America and Canada
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the length of the year is greatest on which planet
Neptune
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Which state has the longest coastline in India?
Gujarat Andhra Pradesh has the second-longest mainland coastline with a total length of 974 kilometer
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which country is the largest producer of sugar in the world?
India. India became the world's largest sugar producer in 2018/2019, beating out Brazil for the first time in 16 years.
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what causes the wind to deflect towards the left in the Southern hemisphere?
Coriolis Effect Because the Earth rotates on its axis, circulating air is deflected toward the right in the Northern Hemisphere and toward the left in the Southern Hemisphere. This deflection is called the Coriolis effect.
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the reason for red soil is
presence of ferric oxides
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which is the oldest mountain range in India?
Aravalli range
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groundwater confined between two impermeable layers is called
Artesian
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the gulf that separates Finland and Sweden in Europe is?
Gulf of Bothnia
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which two water bodies does the Panama Canal link?
The Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific through the country of Panama in Central America.
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Durand Line is the border separating?
Afghanistan and Pakistan
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which state is known as the spice garden of India?
Kerala
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very zero degree latitude and zero degrees longitude will be located
If you look at the intersection of 0 degrees latitude (known as the Equator) and 0 degrees longitude (known as the Prime Meridian) on a map, you will see that the confluence falls in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, in the Gulf of Guinea off the coast of western Africa
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the green revolution of India has been identified with?
M.S Swaminathan is an Indian geneticist and international administrator, renowned for his leading role in India's Green Revolution a program under which high-yield varieties of wheat and rice seedlings were planted in the fields of poor farmers. He is known as "Indian Father of Green Revolution"
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contour bunding is used?
Contour bunding is a proven sustainable land management practice for marginal, sloping, and hilly land where the soil productivity is very low. ... Over the generations, they have successfully used this technology to control soil erosion, promote water retention, and increase crop production.
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who provides the earliest evidence of the Big Bang model of universe?
Georges Lemaître
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the bar is a unit of
100 kilopascals A bar is a unit of pressure defined as 100 kilopascals. It is about equal to the atmospheric pressure on Earth at sea level. Other units derived from the bar are the megabar (symbol: Mbar), kilobar (symbol: kbar), a decibel (symbol: bar), centibar (symbol: cbar), and millibar (symbol: mbar or mb
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the phenomenon called Equinox due to?
The phenomenon called "Equinox" is due to the. rotation of the Earth on its own axis. the revolution of the Earth on its inclined axis. the oblate-spheroid shape of the Earth.
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is known as the land of the midnight sun?
Norway Norway experiences a natural phenomenon known as the midnight sun. The country acquired the name as the Land of Midnight because in the summer months, some parts of the country experience sunshine throughout the day. Norway is situated at the northern end of Europe.
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which is the largest Peninsula in the world?
Arabian Peninsula By far, the largest peninsula in the world is the Arabian Peninsula at 1,250,006 square miles.
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the nearest planet to sun is
The closest planet to the Sun is Mercury. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,Uranus, Neptune — and Planet Nine.
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dachigam Sanctuary is located in
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
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light from nearest star Alpha centauri reaches Earth in
4.3 years. Light from the nearest star reaches the earth in 4.3 years. The closest star to Earth are three stars in the Alpha Centauri system. The two main stars are Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B, which form a binary pair. They are an average of 4.3 light-years from Earth.
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the famous Rock Garden is situated in
Chandigarh
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The largest rives in Asia
Yangtze River The Yangtze River is the third longest worldwide and the longest river in the Asia with a length of 6,300 km. The other long Asian rivers are the Yellow River of 5,464 km, River Mekong of 4,909 km and Brahmaputra and Indus Rivers with a length of 2,900 km each.Apr 25, 2017
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The 'Twin city' in India which is geographically combined by mere horizontal road
Hyderabad and Secunderabad
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which soil group is also known as regur
Basalt (black soil) Black soil is also called Regur soil. It is black in colour and ideal for growing cotton. This type of soil is typical of the Deccan trap (Basalt) region spread over North-West Deccan plateau and is made up of lava flows.
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which line separates India from Sri Lanka?
Palk Strait The Palk Strait is a strait that separates the the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Mannar district of Sri Lanka. It connects the Bay of Bengal in the northeast with the Palk Bay and with the Gulf of Mannar in the southwest
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which island is situated in Arabian Sea?
Lakshadweep Islands The Lakshadweep Islands are situated in Arabian Sea. Lakshadweep, formerly (1956–73) Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands, union territory of India. It is a group of some three dozen islands scattered over some 30,000 square miles (78,000 square km) of the Arabian Sea off the southwestern coast of India.
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which Indian states are bisected by Tropic of Cancer?
8 Indian states. They are Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, West Bengal, Tripura and Jharkand, .
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which states have common boundary with Bangladesh?
Assam, West Bengal, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Tripura.
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the Nilgiris are the part of
Western Ghats
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Tochi and Gilgit are tributaries of
indus
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which river make an estuary?
The Narmada, Periyar and Tapti are the only long rivers, which flow west and make estuaries. An Estuary is a partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.
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One nauticle mile =
1.852 kms
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the highest Indian peak is
Kanchanjunga ranked 3rd highest summit in the world with an elevation of 8,586 m (28,169 ft). The highest mountain Kangchenjunga is located at the border of India and Nepal in the great Himalayas range,Sikkim.
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how many villages in India has
6.5 lakhs
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which two continents form mirror images of each other
Africa and South America
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Which state is known as the sugar bowl of India?
U.P.
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weather map the lines which connect places having equal sunshine are called?
isohyet isohyet. A line drawn on a map linking places that have the same rainfall.
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Rihand Dam is located in
Sonbhadra District in Uttar Pradesh,
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where is Davos?
Switzerland
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at which place National Physical Laboratory is located?
New Delhi CSIR- National Physical Laboratory of India, situated in New Delhi, is the measurement standards laboratory of India
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Radcliffe line demarcates
India & Pakistan On 17th August 1947 the Radcliffe Line was declared as the boundary between India and Pakistan, following the Partition of India. The line is named after Sir Cyril Radcliffe who was commissioned to equitably divide 4,50,000 km sq of territory with 88 million people
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which government agency is responsible for mapping and Exploration of minerals in India?
Geological Survey of India agency The Geological Survey of India agency is responsible for the mapping and exploration of minerals. Geological Survey of India [GSI], an attached office of the Ministry of Mines, proposes to take up aerogeophysical survey of 8.13 lakh square kilometer of geological potential area in the country through outsourcing.
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a visibility of less than _______is internationally recognised definition of fog
The international definition of fog is a visibility of less than 1 kilometre (3,300 ft); mist is a visibility of between 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) and 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) and haze from 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to 5 kilometres (3.1 mi).
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cultivation of Which crop requires water logging
Rice
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what is shown with the help of isobars?
Pressure An isobar is a line on a map that shows a meteorologist what the pressure is at the surface of the earth. They are lines that connect equal points of pressure. Isobars can be used to map atmospheric or air pressure in a way that makes it easier to understand
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which point of India is most proximal to the equator?
Indira Point Indira Point. Indira Point is a village in the Nicobar district at Great Nicobar Island of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India.
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the first oil well in India was dug in?
Digboi Digboi is known as the Oil City of Assam where the first oil well in Asia was drilled. The first refinery was started here as early as 1901. Digboi has the oldest oil well in operation.
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Cirrus means
cloud forming wispy filamentous tufted streaks or ‘mare's tails’ at high altitude (usually 5 to 13 km, 16,500 to 45,000 ft).
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equinoxes occurs on which dates?
21 March & 23rd September
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Contours on a map show places having same
Altitude Contour lines are isolines joining places that have the same height value. Another common isoline is the isobar, a line that joins places with the same atmospheric pressure. These are often shown on weather maps in newspapers and TV weather forecast
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The largest producer of fish in the world is?
China India
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Sindri is famous for
fertilizers Sindri is an industrial township within the Dhanbad municipal limits of the Dhanbad District of Jharkhand state. Sindri was well known because of a large Fertilizer factory (Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited - FCI, closed in 2002) conceived here in the early industrialized India.
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Which places have been Portuguese and French Territory in India?
Goa, Daman & Diu (French) & Pondicherry, Mahe (French)
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Ocean's warm and cold currents affects the
climate of the world
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Ankleshwar is famous for
oil Ankleshwar, also famous as Gujarat's “City of Oil” is known for its industrial township called Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC). This city has over a thousand chemical plants, manufacturing products such as insecticide, pharmaceuticals, paints, and chemicals.
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The Damodar Valley is called " The Ruhr of India' because
Damodar valley is called Ruhr of India because it has similar characteristics with that of Ruhr which is located in Germany. The characteristic is that Ruhr has immense coal resources
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Savannah grasslands are found in
Africa
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The place receiving highest rainfall is
Mawsynram The place that records the highest rainfall on the Earth is Maysynram, located in Meghalaya, India. Located only 15 km from Cherrapunji, villagers in Mawsynram use grass to soundproof their huts from the deafening rain that pelts their homes during the rainy season
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What is the capital of Australia
Canberra
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Tundra is the treeless cold desert located in
North America
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how much of the surface of the Moon we can see from Earth
59% One side of the moon always faces Earth. Even so, over time, it's possible to see as much as 59% of the moon's surface, due to lunar libration. Lunar libration lets us see more than 50% of the moon
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Ferrel's Law concerned with
direction of winds Ferrel’s Law is the rule that states that water which moves horizontally in the Northern Hemisphere is pushed to the right of its line of motion when air or water traveling horizontally in the Southern Hemisphere is deflected left of its line of motion. The law was named after the American meteorologist William Ferrel (1817-1891). His law is used to predict the “large-scale circulations of the Earth’s atmosphere and oceans. Ferrel’s Law is the Coriolis force on a global scale.
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Which is the city of 7 hills?
Rome
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Which state of India is the land of 5 rivers?
Punjab Beas, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, and Sutlej.
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Which is the oldest standing fort located?
At Bandhavgarh wildlife sanctuary in MP
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one degree of latitude is equivalent to how many kilometers?
111 kilometers Each degree of latitude is approximately 69 miles (111 kilometers) apart. The range varies (due to the earth's slightly ellipsoid shape) from 68.703 miles (110.567 km) at the equator to 69.407 (111.699 km) at the poles. This is convenient because each minute (1/60th of a degree) is approximately one [nautical] mile.
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what is the densest part of the atmosphere?
troposphere The troposphere is the lowest atmospheric layer and it is the densest layer. The densest part of the troposphere itself is nearest the ground. In fact, the troposphere contains most of the Earth's atmosphere.
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The place in India receiving the lowest rainfall is
Leh
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The most important rabi crop
Wheat
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What part of solar energy does earth intercept?
2,000 millionth
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The first nuclear reactor of India is named
Apsara Named Apsara, the reactor was housed in a 100 x 50 x 70 concrete building. India's and Asia's first nuclear reactor, Apsara reached criticality at 3:45 p.m on 4 August 1956 and was inaugurated by Prime Minister Nehru on 20 January 1957.
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Silent valley is located in
Kerala
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India has been divided into how many numbers of Pin Zones
nine Indian postal system divided into nine postal zones, where eight zones are called a regional zone and one for the functional zone (used for the Indian Army).
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What is the approx length of India's coastal line?
7,600 km
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Which planet has been named after the Roman God of Agriculture?
Saturn Venus was named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty. Mars was the Roman god of War. Jupiter was the king of the Roman gods, and Saturn was the Roman god of agriculture.
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Which is the highest peak in the Western Ghats?
The Anai Peak
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A narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water is knowns as
Strait
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Which shipyards make warships for India?
Cochin Shipyard Mazagaon Dock
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The highest waterfall in the world is
Angel (Venezuela)
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Which country is the largest importer of iron ore from India?
China China was the principal iron ore importer from India with 74 percent share or 9.4 million tonnes, followed by Japan, South Korea, Oman and Malaysia.
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The National Police Academy at Hyderabad is named after which one of the following personalities?
Sardar Vallabhai Patel
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Most of the ship-breaking activity in India is done at
Alang, Gujarat is a census town in Bhavnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. In the past three decades, its beaches have become a major worldwide centre for ship breaking.
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What is 'Super Moon'?
Next date: Thursday, 7 May, 2020 A supermoon is a full moon or a new moon that nearly coincides with perigee—the closest that the Moon comes to the Earth in its elliptic orbit—resulting in a slightly larger-than-usual apparent size of the lunar disk as viewed from Earth. The technical name is a perigee-syzygy or a full Moon around perigee.
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Which state of India has the maximum density of roads?
Kerala Kerala has the highest road density in India followed by Tripura. Kerala has a road network of 5,268.69 km per 1,000 sq km
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Which is the oldest and deepest lake in the world?
Baikal Situated in south-east Siberia With a maximum depth of 1,642 m (5,387 ft), Baikal is the world's deepest lake. It is considered among the world's clearest lakes and is considered the world's oldest lake – at 25–30 million years. It is the seventh-largest lake in the world by surface area.
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which ocean separates America from Europe
Atlantic Ocean The continents of North American and Europe are separated by the Atlantic Ocean. This is the second largest ocean on Earth,
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the largest soil group found in India
Alluvial Soils Alluvial soils are by far the largest and the most important soil group of India. Covering about 15 lakh sq km or about 45.6 per cent of the total land area of the country, these soils contribute the largest share of our agricultural wealth and support the bulk of India's population.
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Sundarban is the largest__________ forest in the world
mangrove forest Sundarbans mangrove forest is the largest in the world, and covers areas of India and Bangladesh for more than 80 kilometers in forming Sundarbans National Park, declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco.
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Digboi in Assam is a
Oil Field
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which is the land of morning calm?
South Korea The title was most suited to South Korea because of its spellbinding natural beauty of picturesque high mountains and clear waters and its splen-did tranquillity, particularly in the morning which further confirmed the title on South Korea as the 'Land of Morning Calm'
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the study of Clouds is called
nephology
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which line divides India into two half?
The Tropic of Cancer The Tropic of Cancer (23° 30'N) is the imaginary line which divides India into almost two equal north and south parts
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which is not a natural Harbour in India
Chennai Port is an artificial deep seaport as it has been prepared artificially by cutting crust of continental shelf lying under shallow sea zone.
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Which city of India is known as the Venice of the East?
Alleppey, Kerala Though Alleppey or Alappuzha in Kerala is popularly called as the 'Venice of the East', there are several other cities across the world that carry the same tag. Among these, three cities are located in India.
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the Sariska Tiger Reserve is a national park located in which district of Rajasthan
Alwar district
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Bhilai Steel Plant was built with the collaboration of
Russia Soviet collaboration while Rourkela Steel Plant in Odisha and the Durgapur Steel Plant in West Bengal were set up with German and British assistance respectively
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which country has the largest rail network in the world
``` United States - 250,000 km. The US rail network, with an operating route length of over 250,000 km, is the biggest in the world. ... China - 124,000 km. ... Russia - 86,000 km. ... India - 68,525 km. ... Canada - 48,000 km. . ```
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which natural resources often called the black gold
Petroleum has been nicknamed as the Black Gold. The reasons for petroleum being called so are: Petroleum is scarce and hard to find in the Earth's subsurface.
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the first coal mine in India was opened at
Raniganj Coalfield Coalmining in India first started in the Raniganj Coalfield. In 1774, John Sumner and Suetonius Grant Heatly of the British East India Company found coal near Ethora, presently in the Sultanpur community development block.
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the Yarlung zangbo river in India is known as
Brahmaputra This river in india is known as Brahmaputra. Answer: The Yarlung Tsangpo is the part of Brahmaputra River that flows through Tibet, known by its Tibetan name. It originates at Angsi Glacier in western Tibet southeast of Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar
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topographical map with scale 1 is 50000 indicates 1 cm is
500m . A scale of 1 : 50 000 is used on many Ordnance Survey maps. This means that 1 cm on the map represents an actual distance of 50 000 cm (or 500 m or 0.5 km). We saw above that if a map has a scale of 1 : 50000, then 1 cm on the map is 50000 cm in real life.

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