341. ‘Dead Sea’ is called so because –
A. the water is brackish
B. it does not support any acquatic life
C. it is not favourable for navigation
D. it has no waves
✅ The correct answer is option B.
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342. Which of the following sets of countries are referred to as ‘The Golden Crescent’ the largest opium industry in the world?
A. Myanmar, Laos and Thailand
B. Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq
C. Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran
D. Myanmar, Malaysia and Thailand
✅ The correct answer is option C.
343. Trans-Siberian Railway terminals are –
A. Moscow and Vladivostok
B. St. Petersburg and Vladivostok
C. Moscow and Krasnoyarsk
D. St. Petersburg and Krasnoyarsk
✅ The correct answer is option A.
344. Where is the Island of Man located?
A. Between Northern Ireland and England
B. Between France and England
C. Between Malaysia and Indonesia
D. Between Cuba and Jamaica
✅ The correct answer is option A.
345. The main reason for deforestation in Asia is –
A. excessive fuel wood collection
B. excessive soil erosion
C. floods
D. construction of roads
✅ The correct answer is option A.
346. Which two countries were involved in a Hundred Years War?
A. Turkey and Austria
B. England and France
C. Palestine and Israel
D. Germany and Russia
✅ The correct answer is option B.
347. The Savannah finds its ideal conditions of growth in:
A. mild and humid climate
B. dry summer and wet winter climate
C. hot humid climate with long dry season
D. hot summer and cool winter climate
✅ The correct answer is option C.
348. Whose teachings inspired the French Revolution?
A. Locke
B. Rousseau
C. Hegel
D. Plato
✅ The correct answer is option B.
349. Selvas are –
A. Huge Canadian forests
B. Equatorial rain forests of Brazil
C. Coniferous forests of Siberia
D. Evergreen monsoon forests
✅ The correct answer is option B.
350. Who said that Where there is no Law there will not be Liberty?
A. Karl Marx
B. Plato
C. Machiavelli
D. John Locke
✅ The correct answer is option D.