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1. The “Ninety East Ridge” is a submarine volcanic ridge located in __?

 Answer: Indian Ocean

Notes:The Ninety East Ridge is an 5500 km long.



2. The “Helmand Province” of Afghanistan is famous for cultivation of __:
     Answer: Opium

       Notes: Helmand is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in                      south of the country.



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3. The cities of ‘Hiroshima’ and ‘Nagasaki’ are located on which Islands of Japanese Archipelago?

Answer: Honshu and Kyushu respectively

4. Which of the countries are separated by the Strait of Gibraltar?

Answer: Morroco and Spain 

5. Which of the  places of the world is known for ‘Guano’, a uniquely-produced natural fertilizer which has a high concentration of nitrates?

Answer: Coastal headlands and Islands of Peru

Notes: The word “guano” originates from the Quichua language of the Andes and means “the droppings of sea birds”. 

6. Laterite soils’ are formed due which of the following actions?

Answer: Leaching


7. Pemba’ and ‘Zanzibar’ Islands of Africa are famous for the cultivation and export of:

Answer: Cloves


8. The Temperate Grassland or Shrub-Land Biome is commonly known as –

i.)  Steppe in Central Asia
 ii.)Prairie in North America
 iii.)Veld in South America

Answer: i and ii

9. Which of the following main rivers of North America originate from the Rocky Mountains ?

1. Mississippi
2. Missouri 
3. Colorado 
4. Rio Grande
5. Columbia

Answer: 2, 3 and 5



10. Which of the following are ‘erosional landforms’ ?
 1.Inselbergs
 2.Loess 
 3.Zeugen
 4.Buttes

Answer: 1, 3 and 4