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In the Savanna lands tin and coal are mined in ________.

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  1. Venezuela

  2. Jamaica

  3. Zaire

  4. Nigeria

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Correct Option: A

Which of the following statements about Earth's atmosphere is wrong?

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  1. The gaseous envelop of the earth that consists of a mixture of gases and water vapours is called atmosphere

  2. The lower level of the atmosphere up to about $7$ miles is called troposphere

  3. The middle region of the atmosphere is called stratosphere

  4. The locus of the point in space where gravity is constant is called ionosphere

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Correct Option: D

Which one of the following is the largest ocean?

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  1. Arctic Ocean

  2. Atlantic Ocean

  3. Indian Ocean

  4. Pacific Ocean

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  • The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the world's five oceans, followed by the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, and Arctic Ocean.
  •  It covers an area of about 155 million square kilometers (about 60 million square miles).
  • The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of the world ocean basins.
  • It covers around a third of the Earth's total area, more than all the land in the world.

The diameter of earth is _____________.

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  1. $12,756\ kms$

  2. $14,000\ kms$

  3. $40,000\ kms$

  4. $11,000\ kms$

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • The diameter of the earth at the equator is 12756 km, thus the option A is the correct answer. 

Which of the following is not covered in the term biosphere?

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  1. Plants

  2. Animals

  3. Man

  4. Mountains

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Correct Option: D

Which of the following statements is wrong?

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  1. Absolute humidity is expressed in grams per cubic metre of air

  2. 1$^o$C of temperature is reduced with every 165 metres of height

  3. When the temperature of air increases, its capacity to hold moisture decreases

  4. The higher the temperature the lower is the air pressure

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Correct Option: C

The solid outer-covering of the earth which envelopes its interior portion is called ____________.

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  1. Lithosphere

  2. Hydrosphere

  3. Atmosphere

  4. Biosphere

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Correct Option: A

The gaseous envelop of the earth which consists of mixture of gases and water vapours is called ______________.

geography major domains of the earth atmosphere and its structures what is around us? the atmosphere the earth's structure components of earth earth and structure

  1. Troposphere

  2. Stratosphere

  3. Lithosphere

  4. Atmosphere

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Correct Option: D

Because of the compressibility of air, more than $50$% of the mass of the atmosphere is in its _________________.

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  1. Lower $3.6$ miles

  2. Below $18$ mile level

  3. Beyond $18$ mile level up to $40$ miles

  4. Beyond $40$ miles

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Correct Option: A

How many times larger the sun is as compared with the earth?

geography earth as a planet atmosphere and its structures what is around us? the atmosphere the earth's structure components of earth earth and structure

  1. $1,000\ times$

  2. $10,000\ times$

  3. $1,00,000\ times$

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C