Which place is said to be the Manchester of South India?
(A) Coimbatore
(B) Salem
(C) Thanjavur
(D) Madurai
Coimbatore is called the 'Manchester of South India'. The city is located in the state of Tamil Nadu. The city has a major production and economy in the textile industry. The textile industry gives the major production which is surrounded by the cotton fields in neighbouring villages.
Name of the city in the world known as ‘Big Apple’?
(A) New York
(B) Sweden
(C) Kanada
(D) Yuganda
(A) Dhaka
(B) New Delhi
(C) Karachi
(D) Kathmandu
The amount of ordinary salt present in ocean water is-
(A) 3.5%
(B) 10%
(C) 5%
(D) 12.8%
The concentration of salt in seawater (its salinity) is about 35 parts per thousand; in other words, about 3.5% of the weight of seawater comes from the dissolved salts.
In which country is the headquarters of the World Bank located?
(A) England
(B) Russia
(C) USA
(D) Japan
The headquarters of the World Bank is in Washington D.C. United States of America (USA).
What is the approximate circumference of earth?
(A) 70,000 Km
(B) 50,000 Km
(C) 40,000 Km
(D) 90,000 Km
Using those measurements, the equatorial circumference of Earth is about 24,901 miles (40,075 km). However, from pole to pole — the meridional circumference — Earth is only 24,860 miles (40,008 km) around. Our planet's shape, caused by the flattening at the poles, is called an oblate spheroid.
World’s longest land border is between which two countries?
(A) Australia and New Zealand
(B) Canada and USA
(C) Switzerland and Italy
(D) India and China
Canada-United States Border. Stretching a massive 8,893 km, Canada and the United States share the longest border in the world.
Mariana Trench is found in
(A) Atlantic Ocean
(B) Pacific Ocean
(C) Indian Ocean
(D) Arctic Ocean
Which is the largest desert in the world?
(A) Gibson
(B) Great Sandy
(C) Gobi
(D) Sahara
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