General Knowledge(GK) (or) General Awareness

Correct Answer :   Vostok Station

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The world record for low temperature was set at Vostok Station, Antarctica, on 21 July 1983. Cerveny et al. (2007) give this temperature as -89.4°C in their Table 2, quoting Krause and Flood (1997), who gave the same value. However, the actual reported temperature was -89.2°C, as shown in the logbook of monthly summaries, which I photographed at the Vostok weather office in January 1991. The error in Krause and Flood (1997) was probably the result of a conversion from Celsius to Fahrenheit and rounding to -129°F, then back-conversion to Celsius.

Correct Answer :   Exfoliation

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A weathering process in which layers of rocks peel off as expansion alternates with contraction, is known as Exfoliation. Rocks are generally poor conductors of heat. The effect of daily heating and cooling is confined to surface layers of the rock. The outer layer of rock is heated up and expands during the day while the inner layer of rock remains cool. The outer layers eventually peel off (like an onion skin), exposing the inner layers to the surface for further exfoliation.

Correct Answer :   Libya

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Al Aziziyah, the hottest place on earth is located in Libya, in North Africa. On 13 September 1922, a high temperature of 58.0 °C was recorded in Al Aziziyah.

Correct Answer :   Norway

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Fiords are along narrow inlets into the sea-coast with steep sides. It usually occurs along the coast of a mountainous region.It has been formed by glacial action.

Correct Answer :   Grand Canal

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The world's oldest and longest man-made waterway is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Covering more than 1,100 miles and 2,500 years of history, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal connects five of the major rivers in China.

Correct Answer :   Oxygen

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Oxygen is by far the most abundant element in the earth's crust. Scientists estimate oxygen comprises nearly half of the mass of the crust. It also accounts for 21 percent of Earth's atmosphere.

Correct Answer :   Isthmus

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The narrow strip of land joining two land masses is called as Isthmus. Isthmus is a narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas. Isthmus of Panama connects South America and North America, while Isthmus of suez connects Asia and Africa.

Correct Answer :   sill

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Near-horizontal, or conformable intrusions, along bedding planes between strata are called intrusive sills.

Correct Answer :   111 km

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At the equator, 1⁰ of longitude and latitude both cover about 111 kilometers, or just under 70 miles. When we get away from the equator, this starts getting tricky. 

Correct Answer :   Corsica

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'The Scented Isle' in the Mediterranean Sea is Corsica. Corsica is the fourth largest island (after Sicily, Sardinia, and Cyprus) in the Mediterranean. It lies 105 miles (170 km) from southern France and 56 miles (90 km) from northwestern Italy, and it is separated from Sardinia by the 7-mile (11-km) Strait of Bonifacio. Ajaccio is the capital.