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How much of average rainfall needed for the cultivation of cocoa?

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  1. $115mm$

  2. $1200 cm$

  3. $1250mm$

  4. $12700cm$

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Cocoa can be grown up to 300 m above mean sea level. It requires a minimum of 90-100 mm rainfall per month with an annual rainfall of 1500-2000 mm. The plants need equitable climate with well distributed rainfall.

Who introduced the cacao plant in the West African countries?

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  1. Germans

  2. Portuguese

  3. Indians

  4. Europeans

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

It was also introduced into the rest of Asia and into West Africa by Europeans. In the Gold Coast, modern Ghana, cacao was introduced by a Ghanaian, Tetteh Quarshie.

Bedouins are _____________________.

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  1. tribes of Arabia

  2. nomadic people of the Sahara desert

  3. aborigines of Australia

  4. Masais of Central Africa

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Correct Option: B

Grazing fields of which country are called veld?

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  1. Ireland

  2. Brazil

  3. South Africa

  4. Canada

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Correct Option: C

Which of the following is the largest desert in the world?

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  1. Sahara

  2. Arabian desert

  3. Thar

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A

Zulus are the natives of _____________.

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  1. South Africa

  2. Congo

  3. Zimbawe

  4. Kenya

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Correct Option: A

Which one of the following country is not a part of Africa?

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  1. Kenya

  2. Nigeria

  3. Bolivia

  4. Ethiopia

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Bolivia is not a part of African country.

Rest all are the part of African country.

The longest river in the world is __________.

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  1. Nile

  2. Amazon

  3. Yangtze

  4. Missouri-Mississippi

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Correct Option: A

Which part of Africa has the highest population ?

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  1. Nigeria        
  2.  Ethiopia        

  3.  Congo

  4.  Zambezi

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Rank   Country         Population
1           Nigeria         181,563,000
2         Ethiopia         103,764,000
3         Egypt               89,125,000
4    Democratic Republic of the Congo 77,267,000

Johannesburg is known for the ______ capital of the world.

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  1. copper

  2. iron

  3. gold

  4. bauxit

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 Johannesburg is also known as the City of Gold, or 'eGoli' because of its beginnings as a gold-mining town, it is known fondly to locals by the shortened 'Joburg', or now more popularly as 'Jozi'."