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[#126] Wind power is employed prominently in ________
Correct Answer

(B) Holland

Explanation

Solution: Wind power is employed prominently in Holland. The Dutch government has set a target of 6,000 MW of onshore wind power by 2020 and 4,450 MW of offshore wind power by 2023. This will contribute towards the Dutch target of 14% renewable energy use out of total energy use by 2020 and 16% by 2023.

[#127] The flower bud which is used as spice, is obtained from?
Correct Answer

(C) Clove

Explanation

Solution: Cloves are flower buds with aroma which are used as spice. Their native place is Maluku Island, Indonesia.

[#128] Coal, which is almost pure carbons which hardly has any impurities, which is smokeless and which finds use in the steel industry is called
Correct Answer

(A) Coking coal

Explanation

Solution: Coal, which is almost pure carbons which hardly has any Impurities, which is smokeless and which finds use in the steel industry is called Coking coal. Coking coal, also known as metallurgical coal, is used to create coke, one of the key irreplaceable inputs for the production of steel. The property that really sets coking coals apart from other coals is its caking ability, which is the specific property required in order to make coke suitable for steel making.

[#129] Which one of the following countries has the highest agricultural production in Europe?
Correct Answer

(A) France

Explanation

Solution: France has the highest agricultural production in Europe. France has the biggest utilized agricultural acreage (UAA) of Europe and is the biggest producer of agricultural goods (in value, around 116.3 billion euros). In 2012, France is also first in cow meat production, second in cow milk production and third in pig meat production.

[#130] Major wheat and rice producing area in China is ________
Correct Answer

(D) All the above

Explanation

Solution: Major wheat and rice producing area in China is Hwang-Ho basin, Yangtse-basin and Si-Kiang basin.