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Multiple choice geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

Which of the following by products of sugarcane is used for making shoe polish, carbon paper and for the extraction of wax?

  1. Ethanol

  2. Molasses

  3. Pressmud

  4. Filter mud
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

pressmud is the residue of the filtration of sugarcane juice. The clarification process separates the juice into a clear juice that rises to the top and goes for manufacture, and a mud that collects at the bottom.

Multiple choice geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

Australia is  _________________.

  1. a continent in the Southern Hemisphere

  2. island continent

  3. smallest continent

  4. all the above points are true
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

  • Australia is the smallest continent. The total land mass contribution of Australia to the world is 5.9%.
  • Australia is an island continent surrounded by water on all sides.
  • The major bodies of water that surround Australia include the Tasman Sea, Arafura Sea, Coral Sea, Timor Sea, Gulf of Carpentaria, Great Australian Bight, Indian Ocean and South Pacific Ocean. 

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The capital of Tasmania is _____________.

  1. New castle

  2. Hobart

  3. Launceston

  4. Perth
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
Hobart is the capital and largest city in Tasmania. It is also the most populous city in the state, with a population of about 220,000 people. However, Tasmania is the least populated state in Australia. Hobart was founded in 1804, one year after the founding of Tasmania
Multiple choice geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

For which of the following reason sugarcane cultivation is confined to Queensland?

  1. It has a hot and wet climate

  2. It gets bright sunshine nearly throughout the year

  3. The annual rainfall varies from 100 cm to 175 cm in the plains and from 250 cm to 275 cm in the mountains.

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Most sugarcane is grown on coastal plains and river valleys along 2100 kilometres of the eastern coastline between Mossman in northern Queensland and Grafton in the northern part of NSW. ... Most cane is grown within 80 km of the coast, mainly in high rainfall areas, which are based on numerous river systems.

It has a hot and wet climate,
It gets bright sunshine nearly throughout the year,
The annual rainfall varies from 100 cm to 175 cm in the plains and from 250 cm to 275 cm in the mountains.

Multiple choice geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

Which of the following group of countries is most famous for exporting wool and meat?

  1. Australia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia

  2. Argentina, France, Chile

  3. Australia, Argentina, New Zealand

  4. New Zealand, Argentina, Italy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

  1. The three main exporters of wool and sheep meat are Australia, New Zealand and Argentina. The rearing is due to extensive grazing land available here.
  2. Australian sheep industry is mainly based on wool, and meat is a bye product. It exports wool and meat to japan, South Korea, USSR and Middle East.
  3. New Zealand is mainly involved in lamb production. Wool and meat are secondary industries here. It exports to UK.
  4. Argentina is another wool and meat exporter. But the export and industry is declining due to country’s economic and political problems. Apart from this foot and mouth disease is prevalent here causing damage to the industry. It’s exports include European Economic Zone and Middle East.

Multiple choice geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

Molasses, a by product of sugarcane is used for which of the following?

  1. Used for generating electricity

  2. Used as a fertilizer

  3. Used for feeding livestock and for making alcohol

  4. Used in a number of products like perfumes, cosmetics and shoe polish
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In India Ethanol, a type of industrial alcohol, is produced directly from Molasses. The Government offers subsidized loans to sugar mills for setting up an ethanol producing unit, covering 40% of the project cost thus encouraging higher Ethanol production. Since sugarcane production in India is cyclical, ethanol production also varies, thus not assuring the optimum supply levels needed to meet the demand at a given time. Lower sugar molasses availability and consequent higher molasses prices affect cost of production of ethanol, thereby disrupting ethanol supply for the blending programme at pre-negotiated fixed level. Increased consumption of Ethanol for these uses is expected to harden the prices of Ethanol and growth of this by-product of sugar in a healthy and profitable manner.

Multiple choice geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

Which by product of sugarcane is used for generating electricity and for making paper and paper boards?

  1. Bagasse

  2. Molasses

  3. Pressmud

  4. Ethanol
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
Bagasse
Bagasse is a fibrous material that remains after the juice is extracted from the sugar cane. It is used in the thermal power plant as fuel for production of power. Dry bagasse has calorific value of around 4600 Kcal/kg.
Multiple choice geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

Bagasse, Molasses, Pressmud are some of the types of _____________.

  1. refined suggar

  2. by-products of sugar

  3. raw sugar

  4. none of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Sugarcane and sugar beet plants produce table sugar or sucrose. Sugarcane is a tall, perennial tropical grass grown in Hawaii, Florida, Louisiana and Texas. Sugar beets are a biennial root crop grown in a number of states including California, Montana and North Dakota. Several byproducts result from the processing of sugar crops into sugar. The major byproducts from sugarcane are molasses and bagasse. Beet pulp and molasses are the primary byproducts of sugar beet processing.

Molasses
Molasses, the dark sweet liquid produced during the sugar refining process, has a number of uses. For human consumption, it is used in the bakery industry, the production of alcohol, and in pharmaceuticals. It is a common ingredient in cookies, cakes and baked beans, and is used in the production of rum and ale. For livestock, it is an energy feed. It increases the palatability of livestock feed and serves as a binder in feed pellets.

Bagasse
After the sugar is pressed from sugarcane, bagasse is the fibrous material that remains. The most common use for bagasse is the fuel to run sugarcane mills. It can also be processed into paper, replacing wood pulp. Bagasse is used to manufacture plates, cups and bowls, replacing Styrofoam. It can also be made into ethanol. Brazil is the world leader in ethanol production from sugar and sugar byproducts.

Beet Pulp
At the sugar processing plant, sugar beets are sliced, cooked and pressed. The remaining pulp is sold as wet beet pulp or dried into shreds or pellets. Beet pulp serves as a supplemental feed for livestock. It is low in crude protein, but relatively high in energy.

Multiple choice geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

By what name the Ayers rock of Australia is known in the local language?

  1. Uluru

  2. Saltpan

  3. Vanuatu

  4. Giant uluru
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Ayers Rock is also known by its Aboriginal name 'Uluru'. It is a sacred part of Aboriginal creation mythology, or dreamtime - reality being a dream. Uluru is  is considered one of the great wonders of the world and one of Australia's most recognizable natural icons.