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Worlds longest rail tunnel is about:

  1. 32 kms.

  2. 57 kms.

  3. 23 kms.

  4. 47 kms.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • The World's longest rail tunnel is Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland.
  • It connects northern and southern Europe and also shortens travel time for many rail routes.
  • It was built in 17 years’ time frame starting in 1992 as a part of AlpTransit project, also known as New Railway Link through the Alps.

Where was the Elgin Mill set up?

  1. Kanpur

  2. Ahmedabad

  3. Banaras

  4. Mirzapur


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

b'Elgin Mills Company Ltd. manufactured textiles. The company was founded in 1864 and was based in Kanpur, India. Elgin Mills Company Ltd. operated as a subsidiary of British India Corp. Ltd.

The largest producer of aluminium in the world is _____.

  1. China

  2. India

  3. USA

  4. Italy


Correct Option: A

Which of the following type of coffee has the finest flavour and is the most important in world trade?

  1. Robusta

  2. Liberica

  3. Afabica

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C

Which of the following is the longest river in Japan?

  1. Shinano

  2. Magami

  3. Ishikari

  4. Tokushima


Correct Option: A

The Altamont Wind Farm, one of the largest and best known wind farms in the world is situated in which of the following countries?

  1. USA

  2. China

  3. Norway

  4. Iceland


Correct Option: A

Which among the following has the world's largest reserves of uranium?

  1. Australia

  2. Canada

  3. Russian Federation

  4. USA


Correct Option: C

The height of the Mt. Everest is about _____ metres.

  1. 8,840 m

  2. 8,848 m

  3. 8,858 m

  4. 8,872 m


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
  • Mount Everest, also known in Nepal as Sagarmāthā and in China as Chomolungma, is Earth's highest mountain
  • Its peak is 8,848 metres (29,029 ft) above sea level. Mount Everest is in the Mahalangur Range.
  • The international border between China (Tibet Autonomous Region) and Nepal runs across Everest's summit point.
  • Reaching 29,029 feet (8,848 meters) above sea level,
  •  Mount Everest is the highest mountain on Earth.
  •  Located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas, the mountain's summit straddles the border separating China and Nepal.
  •  The mountain's height was first determined in 1856.

Which one of the following countries is the largest producer of fuel wood in the world?

  1. Indonesia

  2. Russia

  3. India

  4. China


Correct Option: B

The largest coral reef in the world is found near the coast of which one of the following countries?

  1. Australia

  2. Cuba

  3. Ghana

  4. Philippines


Correct Option: A