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751.

In Arctic Ocean, about 700 km from the tip of Greenland is located the northernmost point of the earth. What is this point called?

A.	South Pole	B.	North Pole
C.	Epicentre	D.	Zero Point

752.

In 1909, an American explorer was the first man who reached at the North Pole. Name the explorer?

A.	Robert Mogabay	B.	Robert E. Peary
C.	Pearson	D.	Neil Armstrong

753.

How is termed an area in a desert where there is sufficient water for plants to grow?

A.	Oasis	B.	Green desert
C.	Island	D.	Greenland

754.

Name the largest Oasis, bordered by barren desert and which is the home of most of Egypt's people?

A.	The Euphrates valley	B.	The Cairo Valley
C.	The Alps Valley	D.	The Nile Valley

755.

Which theory explains the movements of the continents of the Earth?

A.	Plate tectonics	B.	Earth tectonics
C.	Big Bang	D.	Continental Divide

756.

What is called the study of radio waves emitted naturally by objects in space, by means of radio telescope?

A.	Astronomy	B.	Tele astronomy
C.	Radio astronomy	D.	Telepathy

757.

Rain is water drops falling through the atmosphere. It is the liquid form of precipitation. Raindrops range in size up to 4 mm in diameter. What is rain called when raindrops are smaller than 0.5mm?

A.	drizzle	B.	snow falling
C.	dew dropping	D.	fog

758.

Which instrument is used to measure the quantity of rainfall?

A.	Barometer	B.	Rain meter
C.	Hydrometer	D.	Rain gauge

759.

Light rain is less than 2.5m m/h; moderate rain is up to 7.6 m m/h. What is the ration of heavy rain?

A.	More them 0.1 inches/hr	B.	More them 0.3 inches/hr
C.	More them 0.2 inches/hr	D.	More them 0.5 inches/hr

760.

When rain falls during the sunshine a bow or arc is seen in the sky opposite the sun. What this bow is called?

A.	Spectrum	B.	Rainbow
C.	Coloursplit	D.	Colouring