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The country which provides free education at university level is Sri Lanka.
2. The country to adopt gold standard for the first time was UK.
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14. Sakhalin Islands enriched with oil reserves are claimed by Russia & Japan.
20. Frost shattering kind of weather takes place on the valley side above the surface of a glacier.
28. The oldest barrage on the river Indus at Sukkur was built in 1932.
31. The richest fishing ground in the world is North Eastern Asia.
32. When one place on the earth is on a bigger eastern longitude then its time will be ahead.
34. Cardamom: Karnataka is the largest producer of cardamom. India is the largest exporter of
cardamom in the world.
35. Climograph: is a graphical representation of the differentia-tion between various types of climate.
36. Cosmic year: One cosmic year is equal to the time taken by the sun to complete one orbit around
the galactic centre.
37. Date Line, International: International Date Line is an internationally agreed line drawn parallel
to the 180 meridian. It divides the Pacific Ocean into two equal parts. A crossing of the
International Date Line entails repeating one day when travelling westwards.
38. Aberdeen in Scotland is known for Britains largest granite-exporitng industry. It is knwn as
Granite City.
39. Alexander (ship) is the name of the ship in which Charles Darwin toured for five years.
40. Which of the following is a characteristic of sedimentary rocks? They are porous
41. When does the summer solstice occur in the Southern Hemisphere of our globe? 22nd December
42. Mediterranean climate has the characteristic of dry summers with great sunshine and rainy
winters
44. Which of the following processes is related to the formation of Himalayas? Folding
45. The term Eye in a cyclone refers to circular region of relatively light Winds
2. Dead line is the line or boundary of a military prison, which prisoners are not allowed to cross.
3. Green Line is a demarcation line between the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities.
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Mc Mohan line is the boundary line between India and China. It was demarcated in 1914.
8. Radcliff line is the boundary between Pakistan and India. It was demarcated in 1947 by Sir Cyril
Radcliff.
9. 17th parallel line is the boundary line between North Vietnam and the South Vietnam.
10. 24th parallel Line lies in Rann of Kutch. It is frontier between Pakistan and India.
11. 38th Parallel line is the boundary between North and South Korea.
12. 49th Parallel Line is the boundary line between Canada and the USA.
13. Plimsoll Lime is a horizontal line on a merchant ship to which a ship the upper limit to which a
ship may be legally loaded.
14. Dead line is a boundary line around a military prison which prisoners are forbidden to cross.
15. Durand line is 1300 mile long frontier b/w Pakistan & Afghanistan demarcated in 1893-95. it has
over 200 passes.
16. Green line is a painted line in Nicosia (Cyprus) that serves as a demarcation line b/w Greek &
Turkish Cypriot communities.
17. Maginot line is French line of fortification built in WWII along the German border form
Switzerland to Belgium. It divides France from Germany.
19. Mannerheim line was defensive fortification line on the Karelian Isthmus built by Finland against
the Soviet Union.
20. Oder-neisse Line was boundary b/w Germany & Poland during WWII.