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51 What fraction of total geographic area of the world is covered by India? [A]1.4% [B]2.4% [C]3.4% [D]4.4% 2.4% The total area of Indian land mass is around 3.28 million Km². This implies that the total area of India accounts for about 2.4 per cent of the total geographical area of the word. 52 Consider the following statements: 1. India lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere 2. India is divided into two almost equal halves by Tropic of Cancer Which among the above statements is / are correct? [A] Only is is correct [B] Only 2 is correct [C] Both 1 & 2 are correct [D] Both 1 & 2 are incorrect Both 1 & 2 are correct Both the statements are correct in this question. India lies entirely in the Northern hemisphere. India’s main land extends between latitudes 8°4′N and 37°6′N and longitudes 68°7′E and 97°25′E. India is divided into almost two equal parts by the Tropic of Cancer (23° 30′N) . To the southeast and southwest of the mainland, lie the Andaman and Nicobar islands and the Lakshadweep islands in Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea respectively. 53 If you travel through the Himalayas, you are likely to see which of the following plants naturally growing there? 1. Oak 2. Rhododendron 3. Sandalwood Select the correct answer using the code given below. [A]1 and 2 only [B]3 only [C]1 and 3 only [D]1, 2 and 3 1 and 2 only 54 Which one of the following cities has been chosen as ad hoc capital of Andhra Pradesh? [A]Vijayawada [B]Visakhapatnam [C]Tirupati [D]Kurnool Vijayawada The Andhra Pradesh government has decided to have an ad hoc capital at Vijayawada until the needed infrastructure and other projects for the new capital are completed. 55 On 14 August, 2014, which among the following World’s Greatest Project has turned 100 years of construction? [A]Suez Canal [B]Nicaragua Canal [C]Panama Canal [D]Hudson Dam Panama Canal The Panama Canal is a 77.1 kilometre ship canal in Panama that connects Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. The canal was officially opened on August 15, 1914. One of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken, Panama Canal shortcut greatly reduced the ships to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. 56 The “Tsongmo or Changu” lake is located in ___? [A]Jammu and Kashmir [B]Sikkim [C]Himachal Pradesh [D]Uttarkhand Sikkim Changu Lake is a glacial lake in the East Sikkim, located around 40 kilometres away from capital Gangtok at elevation of 3,780 m. 57 The “Mount Blanc” is the highest mountain in the ____? [A]Australia [B]European Union [C]North America [D]Africa European Union Mount Blanc or Monte Blanco both meaning white mountain is the highest mountain in the Alps and the European Union. 58 Petermann Glacier is located in which among the following? [A]Greenland [B]Antarctica [C]Europe [D]Siberia Greenland Petermann Glacier is a large glacier located in North-West Greenland to the east of Nares Strait. It connects the Greenland ice sheet to the Arctic Ocean near 81°N. As per the recently released NASA satellite imagery, a massive iceberg has broken off of a glacier in Greenland, in what could be the latest indication of global warming. The NASA images show the massive chunk of ice breaking off of the Petermann Glacier on the north-western coast of Greenland. The glacier produced a similar ice island twice as large in 2010. NASA says that the crack in the glacier had been visible since 2001, and that its polar-orbiting Aqua satellite had observed the break on July 16-17. On July 15/16 2012, a 130 km2 (50 square-miles) chunk calved from the northern tip of the glacier.
Posted on: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 13:22:31 +0000

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