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By which name is the some rainfall at Malabar Coast known as?

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  1. Amra Vrushti

  2. Ana Vrushti

  3. Him Vrushti

  4. Cyclone

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Amra Vrushti.

Which one of the following regions, comes under the equatorial climate?

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  1. Desert of Chile

  2. Amazon-basin

  3. Plain of Brazil

  4. Pampass

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Correct Option: B

Deforestation leads to a _________.

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  1. Increase in water holding capacity of soil

  2. Decrease in water holding capacity of soil

  3. Increased fertility of soil

  4. Decreased pollution level

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Deforestation leads to a decrease in water holding capacity of the soil. The movement of water from the soil surface to the ground  may lead to floods.

The kind of vegetation in the tropical rain forest is ___________.

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  1. Shrubs.

  2. Acacias.

  3. Deodar.

  4. Palm.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The tropical rainforest is a hot, moist biome where it rains all year long. It is known for its dense canopies of vegetation that form three different layers

The top layer or canopy contains giant trees that grow to heights of 75 m (about 250 ft) or more.
The middle layer, or understory, is made up of vines, smaller trees, ferns, and palms.
The bottom layer or floor of the rainforest is covered with wet leaves and leaf litter.

Plant cover of Deserts in the world is.

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  1. Tall grasses

  2. Perennial Xerophytic Shrubs

  3. Dwarf trees

  4. Water storing plants

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Correct Option: B

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Rocks which contain fossils are ______________.

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  1. Sedimentary rocks

  2. Metamorphic rocks

  3. Igneous rocks

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sedimentary rock is only rock which contain fossils.
Igneous rocks form from molten rock, and rarely have fossils in them. Metamorphic rocks have been put under great pressure, heated, squashed or stretched, and fossils do not usually survive these extreme conditions. Generally it is only sedimentary rocks that contain fossils.

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The rock which is made up of molten magma is?

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  1. Igneous

  2. Sedimentary

  3. Metamorphic

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Igneous rock (derived from the Latin word ignis meaning fire), or magmatic rock, is one of the three main rock types, the others being sedimentary and metamorphic. Igneous rock is formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.

Gypsum is used in _______ industry.

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  1. Textile

  2. Food

  3. Construction

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Gypsum Products and Properties as a Building Material for Construction. Gypsum is one of the widely used construction material mainly in interior designing. Gypsum is used as surface materials. Its application is prominent in wall and ceiling construction.

Lithification is a process of formation of

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  1. minerals

  2. rocks

  3. plates

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Lithification is the process by which sediments combine to form sedimentary rocks. Compaction is a consolidation of sediments due to the intense pressing weight of overlying deposits. With compaction, sediment grains get squished together, reducing the size of the original pore space that divided them.

Plaster of Paris is prepared by 

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  1. Rocky salts

  2. Salts

  3. Sugar

  4. Gypsum

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Plaster of paris originally was made from the extensive gypsum deposits of Montmartre in Paris.

Plaster of paris, consists of a fine white powder (calcium sulfate hemihydrate), which hardens when moistened and allowed to dry. Known since ancient times, plaster of paris is so called because of its preparation from the abundant gypsum found near Paris.