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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
57%
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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9%
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
Almost a week after cracks appeared in many roads and hundreds of houses of Joshimath, Uttarakhand, authorities declared it a landslide and subsidence-hit zone. : In this regard, make sure you cover the Ganga River holistically, where five holy rivers meet to form the Panch Prayags.
Which among the following is the World’s largest Wetland System?
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4%
a) Camargue (France)
20%
b) Okavango (Botswana)
66%
c) Pantanal (South America)
9%
d) Everglades (USA)