General Knowledge - World Geography
Exercise :: World Geography - Section 2
| 1. |
The minor planets revolving between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars are called |
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
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| 2. |
The lowermost and the oldest epoch of the Tertiary Period of geologic time is |
| A. |
Pliocene | | B. |
Palaeozoic | | C. |
Holocene | | D. |
Palaeocene |
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
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| 3. |
The luminous coloured ring, surrounding the sun is called the |
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
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| 4. |
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 |
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
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| 5. |
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 |
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
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| 6. |
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. |
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
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