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Select the correct answer using the code given below:
The Correct Answer is: b) 1, 2 and 5
Explanation: - The Red Sea is a semi-enclosed tropical basin, bounded by northeastern Africa, to the west, and the Arabian peninsula, to the east.
• The elongated and narrow-shaped basin extends between the Mediterranean Sea, to the north-west, and the Indian Ocean, to the south-east.
• At the northern end, it separates into the Gulf of Aqaba and the Gulf of Suez, which is connected to the Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal.
• It is surrounded by Egypt, Sudan and Eritrea in the West and Saudi Arabia and Yemen in the East.
Explanation: - The Red Sea is a semi-enclosed tropical basin, bounded by northeastern Africa, to the west, and the Arabian peninsula, to the east.
• The elongated and narrow-shaped basin extends between the Mediterranean Sea, to the north-west, and the Indian Ocean, to the south-east.
• At the northern end, it separates into the Gulf of Aqaba and the Gulf of Suez, which is connected to the Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal.
• It is surrounded by Egypt, Sudan and Eritrea in the West and Saudi Arabia and Yemen in the East.
Q. The correct sequence of the Great Lakes of the USA from east to west is -
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14%
a) Huron - Michigan - Ontario - Superior - Erie
24%
b) Superior- Ontario - Erie - Michigan - Huron
52%
c) Ontario - Erie - Huron - Michigan - Superior
11%
d) Erie - Huron - Michigan - Ontario - Superior
Q. Which is the only one of the Great Lakes entirely within the United States borders?
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11%
a) Lake Huron
13%
b) Lake Erie
63%
c) Lake Michigan
13%
d) Lake Ontario
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Q. Which is the only one of the Great Lakes entirely within the United States borders?
The Correct Answer is: c) Lake Michigan
Explanation: -Lake Michigan is the only one of the Great Lakes that is entirely within the United States; the others form a water boundary between the United States and Canada.
• The lakes are divided among the jurisdictions of the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York.
• The province of Ontario does not border Lake Michigan, and the state of Michigan does not border Lake Ontario.
Explanation: -Lake Michigan is the only one of the Great Lakes that is entirely within the United States; the others form a water boundary between the United States and Canada.
• The lakes are divided among the jurisdictions of the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. states of Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York.
• The province of Ontario does not border Lake Michigan, and the state of Michigan does not border Lake Ontario.
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Which of the above statements are correct?
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6%
a) 1 and 3 only
31%
b) 1 and 2 only
5%
c) 2 and 3 only
58%
d) 1, 2 and 3 only
Q. The Abyei region, on the border with Sudan, was hotly disputed at the time of South Sudan's independence. What valuable commodity in the Abyei made it so desirable?
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8%
a) Bananas
22%
b) Water
22%
c) Coffee
47%
d) Oil
The Correct Answer is: d) Oil
Explanation: - The Abyei region, on the border with Sudan, was hotly disputed at the time of South Sudan's independence, primarily because of the presence of significant oil reserves in the region. Both Sudan and South Sudan have laid claim to the region, with tensions and conflict resulting from the dispute.
Recently, India deploys a women-only platoon of peacekeepers to the UN Mission in Abyei on the border of Sudan and South Sudan as part of the Indian Battalion in the United Nations Interim Security Force, Abyei (UNISFA).
Explanation: - The Abyei region, on the border with Sudan, was hotly disputed at the time of South Sudan's independence, primarily because of the presence of significant oil reserves in the region. Both Sudan and South Sudan have laid claim to the region, with tensions and conflict resulting from the dispute.
Recently, India deploys a women-only platoon of peacekeepers to the UN Mission in Abyei on the border of Sudan and South Sudan as part of the Indian Battalion in the United Nations Interim Security Force, Abyei (UNISFA).
Q. Examine the following statements and select the correct answer by using codes given below:
1. Vishnuprayag is located at the confluence of the Dhauliganga and Alaknanda rivers.
2. Nandaprayag is located at the confluence of the Mandakini and Alaknanda rivers.
3. Karnaprayag is located at the confluence of the Pindar and Alaknanda rivers.
4. Rudraprayag is located at the confluence of the Nandakini and Alaknanda rivers.
5. Devaprayag is located at the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers.
1. Vishnuprayag is located at the confluence of the Dhauliganga and Alaknanda rivers.
2. Nandaprayag is located at the confluence of the Mandakini and Alaknanda rivers.
3. Karnaprayag is located at the confluence of the Pindar and Alaknanda rivers.
4. Rudraprayag is located at the confluence of the Nandakini and Alaknanda rivers.
5. Devaprayag is located at the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
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4%
a) 1 & 2 Only
10%
b) 1, 2 & 3 Only
57%
c) 1, 3 & 5 Only
30%
d) All of the above