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Kiel is a _____________.

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  1. Renowned explorer

  2. American antelope

  3. Big American sea bird

  4. Shipping canal between North Sea and Baltic Sea

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Kiel is a shipping canal between the North Sea and Baltic Sea. It is basically a freshwater canal and it is 98 km long. Its starting point is North sea and an endpoint is Baltic sea. By using the Kiel canal one can save 460 km distance and at the same time also can avoid storm-prone areas.

Match the following columns

(a) Spain 1. Madrid
(b) Finland 2. Oslo
(c) Lebanon 3. Helsinki
(d) Norway 4. Beirut


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  1. a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2

  2. a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2

  3. a-4, b-1, c-2, d-3

  4. a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The countries and their Capitals are as follows
a) Spain - Madrid
b) Finland - Helsinki
c) Lebanon - Beirut
d) Norway - Oslo

The Blakans, which was a serious source of nationalist tension in Europ after 1871, was a region comprising of.

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  1. Romania, Germany, Poland, Bulgaria

  2. Romania, Russia, Greece, Croatia and Sebria

  3. Serbia, Austria, Bulgaria, Slovakia and Poland

  4. Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Romania

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Balkans included regions like Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Romania-neither Poland, Russia nor Slovakia.

Laplands is a group of countries located in ___________.

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  1. Europe

  2. Australia

  3. Asia

  4. America

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Correct Option: A
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Lapland is a group of countries located in northeastern Europe. It lies within Arctic Circle extending from Norwegian sea to the White Sea. The countries in Lapland are Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Kola peninsula of Russia. 

The smallest country in terms of area is _____________.

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  1. Bermuda

  2. Peru

  3. Monaco

  4. Vatican City

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Along with big countries, there are many small independent states, and some are so tiny that are called microstates. The smallest one of them is the Vatican City. It occupies the smallest area in the world. Its total area is 0.44 square kilometres. It actually occupies only an old quarter with a few buildings and parks in the center of Rome (Italy). It is the most unusual country with own government, army, diplomatic missions, but without permanent native population.

Highest peak of European continent is  ____________.

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  1. Mount Elbrus

  2. Mount Blanc

  3. Mount Etna

  4. Mount Kazbek

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Correct Option: A
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Mount Elbrus is the highest peak in European continent. It has two summits elevation of one is 5,642 meters and another one is 5,621 meters. It is located in the southern part of Russia. Both the summits are dormant volcanoes.

The latitudinal extent of Europe is ________.

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  1. $36^0 N to 72^0 N$

  2. $39^0 N to 72^0 N$

  3. $38^0 N to 72^0 N$

  4. $37^0 N to 72^0 N$

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Correct Option: A
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State the latitudinal and longitudinal extent of Europe. Answer: Europe lies between the latitudes 35°N to 72°N and the longitudes 25°W to 65°E.

Edinburgh is famous for _______.

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  1. Higher education

  2. Iron industry

  3. Dairy industry

  4. Fish industry

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Higher education,

The university played an important role in leading Edinburgh to its reputation as a chief intellectual centre during the Age of Enlightenment, and helped give the city the nickname of the Athens of the North. The University of Edinburgh is ranked 18th in the world by the 2019 QS World University Rankings.

The largest country in Europe is ________.

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  1. Russia

  2. France

  3. England

  4. Germany

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The Biggest Countries in Europe by Land Area
1. Russia - 3,972,400 sq km
Russia is the largest country in Europe by land area. Also called the Russian Federation, Russia is not only the largest country in Europe but also the largest in the world. The whole of Russia has a total land area of 17,098,242 square km, with 3,972,400 sq km of the country considered to be part of Europe. 77% of the total population of the country lives on the European side. Moscow is the capital city and is the largest city in Russia.

Muscovite is the name given to the people of _________.

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  1. Rome

  2. Berlin

  3. Paris

  4. Moscow

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Muscovite is the name given to the people of Moscow. They are the inhabitants of Moscow.