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Which is the most important occupation of the people in Velds?

  1. Automobile manufacturing

  2. Fishing

  3. Rubber plantation

  4. Sheep rearing


Correct Option: D

A person of mixed race, European and Indian blood in Latin America is called a ______.

  1. Mulatto

  2. Mestizo

  3. Meiji

  4. Mau Mau


Correct Option: B

Which one of the following animals is found Peru in South America ?

  1. Llama

  2. Kangaroo

  3. Giraffe

  4. Gorilla


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Llamas are native to Peru, Chile, Bolivia, and Argentina in South America. They are related to the camel and are the oldest domesticated animal in the world.

What is said 'veld' in Africa?

  1. Savanna forest

  2. Equatorial forest

  3. Grass lands

  4. Tropical forest


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Veld, also spelled veldt, is a type of wide-open rural landscape in Southern Africa. Particularly, it is a flat area covered in grass or low scrub, especially in the countries of South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Zimbabwe and Botswana.

What is Uspallata in South America?

  1. An animal

  2. A lake

  3. A pass

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Uspallata Pass, Bermejo Pass or Cumbre Pass, is an Andean pass which provides a route between the wine-growing region around the Argentine city of Mendoza, the Chilean city Los Andes and Santiago the Chilean capital situated in the central Chilean valley.

Which one of the following countries is famous for the production of nitrate?

  1. Chile

  2. Brazil

  3. Peru

  4. Columbia


Correct Option: A

In which of the following countries Savanna lands are known as the `campos'?

  1. Brazil

  2. Venezuela

  3. Cuba

  4. Senegal


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Tropical Grasslands
East Africa- Savanna
Brazil- Campos
 Venezuela- Llanos
Temperate Grasslands
 Argentina- Pampas

  1. America- Prairie
  2. Africa- Veld
  3. Asia- Steppe

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Velds lie in the _________.

  1. Northern hemisphere

  2. Southern hemisphere

  3. Australia

  4. America


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

  • Veld  also spelled veldt, is a type of wide-open rural landscape in Southern Africa.
  • Particularly, it is a flat area covered in grass or low scrub, especially in the countries of South Africa, Lesotho, Eswatini (formerly  Swaziland), Zimbabwe and Botswana.
  • A certain sub-tropical woodland ecoregion of Southern Africa has been officially defined as the Bushveld by the World Wide Fund for Nature. 
  • Trees are found only in a few places—frost, fire and grazing animals allow grass to grow but prevent the growth of trees.

Which one of the following ports cities in Venezuela has been developed as an oil port ?

  1. Caracas

  2. Maracaibo

  3. Maracay

  4. Carupano


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Puerto Miranda is an oil port situated on the east side of Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela opposite to the city of Maracaibo and is operated by the Venezuelan State Oil Company (PDVSA PETROLEO, S.A.) It is the largest crude oil export port in South America.