General Knowledge(GK) (or) General Awareness

Correct Answer :   200 million years ago

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According to Alfred Wegener, all the major continents formed one giant supercontinent, called Pangaea. About 200 million years ago, the supercontinent Pangaea began to rift.

Correct Answer :   Oasis

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Oasis is a fertile area in a semi desert or a a desert environment. They provide habitats for plants and animals. The word oasis means ‘dwelling place’.

Correct Answer :   Pingo

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Pingos are intrapermafrost ice-cored hills, ranging in height from 3 to 70 m (10 to 230 ft) and 30 to 1,000 m (98 to 3,281 ft) in diameter. They are typically conical in shape and grow and persist only in permafrost environments, such as the Arctic and subarctic.

Correct Answer :   Philippines

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Mt. Mayon is an active strato-volcano on the island of Luzon in Philippines. A popular tourist spot, it is renowned for its “perfect cone” because of its symmetric conical shape. It is the most active volcano in the Philippines. It was reclassified as a National Park in 2000 and renamed as Mayon Volcano National Park.

Correct Answer :   Sahara

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The Sahara desert is a subtropical desert present in Africa. It is the largest hot desert in the world. It has an area of 94,00,000 square kilometres.

Correct Answer :   Bank

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Bank is a flat topped elevation located in the continental margins. Banks are sites of some of the most productive fisheries of the world. The Dogger Bank in the North Sea and Grand Bank in the north-western Atlantic, Newfoundland are famous examples.

Correct Answer :   Mongoloid

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Mongoloid: Chinese and Japanese key representatives of the Mongoloid people. They are also called straight haired people. Mongoloid group has vast and diverse geographical distribution and so “Asian” seems to be more suitable term for them. The sub-races of Mongoloids include East Asian, North Asian and Native American.

Correct Answer :   Venus

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Venus was the first planet to have its motions plotted across the sky, as early as the second millennium BC. Because Venus is easy to spot with the naked eye, it is impossible to say who discovered the planet.

Correct Answer :   England

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England’s ( U K ) official weather service is known by the name of Met Office. It was founded in 1854. It is the world leading weather services for the public.

Correct Answer :   27 %

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Metamorphic rocks are by subjecting any rock under different pressure and temperature conditions.  They compose 27.4 % of the volume of the Earth’s crust.