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1
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Father of geography?

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hecateus

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Father of history

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Herodotus

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3
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Father of climatology

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Alexander von Humboldt

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4
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Study of moon

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selenology

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5
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What is a blue moon

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In a calendar month if there are two full moons the second full moon is known as the blue Moon

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6
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Which is known as the winter planet?

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Jupiter

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7
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Which is known as the planet on its side

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Uranus

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8
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Dead sea is between which two countries?

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Jordan and Israel

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9
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Which is the lowest land point?

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Dead Sea

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10
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Which country has the largest coastline?

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Canada

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11
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Which is the smallest ocean?

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Arctic

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12
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Which is the most abundant composition of the atmosphere

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Nitrogen, 78%

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13
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In which layer of the atmosphere do planes fly?

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Stratosphere, it’s free from clouds and associated weather conditions

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14
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Which device measures the wind velocity

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animometer

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15
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Which instrument records the magnitude of an earthquake?

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Richter scale

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16
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Which scale is the instrument to measure the intensity of an earthquake?

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Murcalli scale

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17
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What is the name of the pasture in Africa?

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Savannah

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18
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What is the name of the pasture in South Africa

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veld

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19
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What is the name of the pasture in USA and Canada

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Prairies

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20
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What is the name of the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell real question

A

cordia ilint

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21
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Which became the first non-member of the NPT to sign a civilian nuclear deal with Japan

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India

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22
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What measures air pressure?

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Barometer

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23
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What are grasslands of Australia

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Down

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24
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Which instrument measures depth of the ocean

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fathometer

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25
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Which instrument measure humidity in the atmosphere

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hygrometer

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26
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What are the grasslands of South America

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Pampas

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27
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Signs of study of soils?

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pedology

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28
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What are grasslands of Eurasia

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steppe

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29
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Durant line separates?

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Afghanistan Pakistan

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30
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49th parallel separates?

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Canada USA

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31
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Mac Mohan line separates?

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India China

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32
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Maginot line separates?

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France Germany

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33
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38th parallel separates?

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North and South Korea

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34
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oder neisse line seperates?

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Germany and Poland

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35
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Radcliffe line separates?

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India Pakistan

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36
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24th parallel separates?

A

India Pakistan, is recognised by Pakistan

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37
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Blue Mountains is an soubriquet of?

A

Nilgiri hills

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38
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City of seven Hills is soubriquet of?

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Rome

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39
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City of Golden Gate is a sobriquet of

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San Francisco

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40
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Cockpit of Europe is a sobriquet of

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Belgium

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41
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Gate of tears is a sobriquet of

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bab el mandeb Jerusalem

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42
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Hermit kingdom is a sobriquet of

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Korea

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43
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Island of cloves is a sobriquet of

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Zanzibar

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44
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Land of the midnight sun?

A

Norway

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45
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Land of white elephant

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Thailand

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46
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Land of rising sun?

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Japan

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47
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Pillars of Hercules?

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Strait of Gibraltar

48
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Sugar bowl of the world

A

Cuba

49
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Windy city is a sobriquet of?

A

Chicago

50
Q

What is the old name of Kozhikode

A

Calicut

51
Q

What is the new name of Cape Canaveral

A

Cape Kennedy

52
Q

What did Petrograd change to?

A

Lenin grad

53
Q

What did Stalingrad change to?

A

Volgograd

54
Q

What is the old name of Thailand

A

siam

55
Q

What is the old name of Istanbul?

A

Constantinople

56
Q

What is the old name of Ghanna

A

Gold Coast

57
Q

What is the old name of Netherlands

A

Holland

58
Q

What is the new name of Madagascar

A

Malagasy

59
Q

What is the old name of Iraq

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Mesopotamia

60
Q

What is the old name of Beijing

A

peking

61
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What is the old name of Burkina Faso

A

upper Volta 

62
Q

Black revolution?

A

Petroleum

63
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Blue revolution

A

Fish

64
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Brown Revolution

A

Leather

65
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Golden revolution

A

Honey

66
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Grey revolution

A

Fertiliser

67
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Pink revolution

A

Onion

68
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Red revolution

A

Tomato

69
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Silver revolution

A

Egg,

70
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Yellow Revolution

A

Oilseeds

71
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Saffron revolution

A

Solar energy

72
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Which is the worlds oldest deepest and largest freshwater lake?

A

Lake Baikal

73
Q

Where is Bandipur national Park

A

Karnataka

74
Q

Where is the Chingam national park?

A

Jammu and Kashmir

75
Q

Where is Dudhwa national Park

A

UP

76
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Where is Gir national park

A

Gujarat

77
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Where is Kanha national Park

A

Madhya Pradesh

78
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Where is Manas national Park

A

Assam

79
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Where is Mudumalai sanctuary

A

Tamil Nadu

80
Q

Where is Palamau Tiger reserve

A

Jharkhand

81
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Where is Pakhal wildlife century?

A

Telangana

82
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Where is Pench national Park

A

Madhya Pradesh

83
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Where is Periyar national Park

A

Kerala

84
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Where is Mahatma Gandhi national Marine Park?

A

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

85
Q

Where is Paradip Port

A

Odisha

86
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wild ass sanctuary

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Gujarat

87
Q

Where is Tuticorin

A

Kerala

88
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Where is Deendayal Port, Kandla

A

Gujarat

89
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Which is India’s largest port?

A

Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Mumbai

90
Q

Which is the largest natural port

A

Visakhapatnam

91
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Deendayal Port Is which type of port?

A

Tidal port

92
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Which is India’s first green port

A

Haldia

93
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Which is India’s first engine less train?

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Train 18

94
Q

Which is the longest national Highway?

A

NH 44

95
Q

From where does Narmada originate

A

Amarkantak plateau

96
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Which is the only approved GM crop for commercial cultivation in India?

A

Cotton and soybean

97
Q

Who gave the theory of continental drift?

A

Alfred Wagner

98
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Suez Canal is between which two seas?

A

Mediterranean and red Sea

99
Q

Panama Canal connects?

A

Atlantic and Pacific ocean

100
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keil canal is bw?

A

London and Baltic port

101
Q

What is the name of the Russian global navigation system?

A

GLONASS

102
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What is the name of the european navigation system

A

Gallileo

103
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What is the name of the Chinese global navigation system?

A

COMPASS

104
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What is the name of the Indian global navigation system?

A

IRNSS, Indian regional navigation satellite system

105
Q

Which is the diary of northern Europe

A

Denmark

106
Q

Emerald island

A

Ireland

107
Q

Forbidden city?

A

Lhasa Tibet

108
Q

Granite city

A

Aberdeen

109
Q

Holy land

A

 Palestine Palestine

110
Q

Island of flying fish

A

barbados

111
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Land of the Golden pagoda

A

Myanmar

112
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Land of lilies

A

Canada

113
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Land of thousand lakes

A

Finland

114
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Lady of snow

A

Canada

115
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Playground of Europe

A

Switzerland

116
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Queen of the Arabian Sea?

A

Kochi

117
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Roof of the world

A

Pamir Tibet

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