731. Which parallel separates North and South Korea?
A. 38th
B. 50th
C. 42nd
D. 40th
✅ The correct answer is option A.
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732. Addis Ababa is the capital of
A. Ethiopia
B. Kenya
C. Zambia
D. Nigeria
✅ The correct answer is option A.
733. The depositional feature at the point where the river comes down from hills to plain is
A. meander
B. water fall
C. levee
D. alluvial fan
✅ The correct answer is option D.
734. Burkina Faso is the new name of _____ Republic.
A. Chad
B. Cameroon
C. Kenya
D. Upper Volta
✅ The correct answer is option D.
735. Rain shadow effect is associated with
A. convectional rainfall
B. cyclonic rainfall
C. orographic rainfall
D. warm front rainfall
✅ The correct answer is option C.
736. The biggest island at the tip of South America is the
A. Falkland Island
B. Long Island
C. Tierra Del Fuego Island
D. Azores Island
✅ The correct answer is option C.
737. Pilgrim Fathers are the earliest migrants to
A. Australia
B. South America
C. North America
D. Central America
✅ The correct answer is option C.
738. Consider the following statements: 1. Ocean currents are the slow-surface movement of water in the ocean 2. Ocean currents assist in maintaining the Earth’s heat balance 3. Ocean currents are set in motion primarily by prevailing winds 4. Ocean current are affected by the configuration of the ocean Which of these statements are correct?
A. 1 and 2
B. 2, 3 and 4
C. 1, 3 and 4
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
✅ The correct answer is option D.
739. Which city is called the ‘City of Perpetual Spring’?
A. Colombo
B. Quito
C. Lisbon
D. Berlin
✅ The correct answer is option B.
740. For short-term climatic perdictions, which one of the following events is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian sub-continent?
A. La Nina
B. Movement of Jet Streams
C. El Nino and Southern Oscillations
D. Greenhouse effect on global level
✅ The correct answer is option C.