Miscellaneous World Geography - Study Mode

[#556] Some riven and canals have locks across them in order to
Correct Answer

(C) Control the level of water

Explanation

Solution: Some rivers and canals have locks across them in order to Control the level of water. A lock is a device used for raising and lowering boats, ships and other watercraft between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal waterways.

[#557] The dwarf camels, known as Alpacas, Vicunas and Llamas are found in
Correct Answer

(A) Tibet

Explanation

Solution: The dwarf camels, known as Alpacas, Vicunas and Llamas are found in Tibet. The llama, its wild cousin , the Vicuna and hump-less Alpaca are also found in the high pasture lands of the Andes region of Bolivia and peru, where they are useful as beasts of burden and for the production of fleece and meat.

[#558] The area or the Indian Ocean is approximately ________.
Correct Answer

(D) 74 million sq km

Explanation

Solution: The area or the Indian Ocean is approximately 74 million sq km. Indian Ocean, body of salt water covering approximately one-fifth of the total ocean area of the world. It is the smallest, geologically youngest, and physically most complex of the world’s three major oceans. It stretches for more than 6,200 miles (10,000 km) between the southern tips of Africa and Australia and, without its marginal seas, has an area of about 28,360,000 square miles (73,440,000 square km).

[#559] If the atmospheric air is cooled because of expansion, the cooling is known as
Correct Answer

(A) Adiabatic

Explanation

Solution: If the atmospheric air is cooled because of expansion, the cooling is known as Adiabatic. An adiabatic process occurs without transfer of heat or mass of substances between a thermodynamic system and its surroundings. In an adiabatic process, energy is transferred to the surroundings only as work.

[#560] Which of these countries has/have Adriatic Sea as a boundary? 1. Albania 2. Bosnia Herzegovina 3. Croatia 4. Macedonia
Correct Answer

(C) 1, 2 and 3

Explanation

Solution: Albania, Bosnia Herzegovina and Croatia have Adriatic Sea as a boundary.