Description : The highest peaks in the Western Hemisphere are found in which mountain range? -Geography
Last Answer : The Andes mountain range consists of some/most of the highest peaks of the western hemisphere.
Description : Which mountain is 28,251 feet (8,611 meters) high? -Geography
Last Answer : Karakoram 2 (K2) also known as Godwin Austin is 28,251 feet (8,611 meters) high.
Description : Mention the important mountains and peaks of Antarctica. -Geography
Last Answer : The Trans-Antarctic mountain crosses the entire continent. Vinson Massif’ the highest peak in Antarctica is located in the Ellsworth mountains. Mt. Erebus, Antarctica’s most active volcano, is on the Ross Island. Another one is Prince Charles mountain.
Description : Mention the names of important mountains and peaks in Europe. -Geography
Last Answer : 1. Goldho Piggen (2469 m) in Norway is the highest peak in Northern Europe. The Ben Nevis (1343 m) in Scotland and Snowdon (1085 m) in Wales are the other peaks. 2. They are also known as the ... form the boundary between France and Spain. 3. Mount Blanc is the highest peak (4807 m) in the Alps.
Description : Match the following: [NDA 2001] Peaks Mountain range A. Gurushikhar 1. Zanskar B. Dhupgarh 2. Satpura C. Doda Betta 3. Nilgiri D. Nanga Parbat 4. Vindhya 5. Aravalli A B C D (a) 4 2 5 1 (b) 3 4 1 5 (c) 4 5 2 1 (d) 5 2 3 1
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Which mountain range marks the traditional physiographic boundary between Europe and Asia? -Geography
Last Answer : The Ural mountain range marks the traditional physiographic boundary between Europe and Asia.
Description : Which mountain range extends from the Grampians to the Cape York Peninsula? -Geography
Last Answer : The great dividing range is the mountain range which extends from the Grampians to the Cape York Peninsula.
Description : The speed of sound in air at sea level is approximately------? A. 300 meter per second B. 320 meter per second C. 340 meters per second (Answer) D. 370 meter per second
Last Answer : C. 340 meters per second (Answer)
Description : Name the world’s first and second highest mountain peaks. -SST 10th
Last Answer : First highest Mount Everest, second highest Peak Mt. K2.
Description : How high are the mountain peaks in Central Arabia ?
Last Answer : The mountain peaks in central Arabia are 4000 to 6000 feet above the ground.
Description : In Antarctica Along which ice shelf do the most mountain peaks rise?
Last Answer : Ross ice shelf.
Description : Which one of the following mountain. peaks of Himalayas is NOT in India? [NDA 2003] (a) Annapurna (b) Nanda Devi (c) Mt. Kamet (d) Kanchenjunga
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : What is the longest mountain range in the world above sea-level? (1) Andes mountains (2) Himalayas (3) Alps (4) Pyreness mountains
Last Answer : (1) Andes mountains Explanation: A mountain range, or mountain belt', is a geographic area containing numerous geologically related mountains. Above sea level the Andes is usually considered the world's ... s longest mountain system on the surface of a continent; it is 7,000 kilometres in length.
Last Answer : Andes mountains
Description : What is the height of a hill when the distance between its angles of elevation which are 20.92 degrees and 31 degrees on level ground is 110 meters?
Last Answer : Using trigonometry the height of the hill works out as 115.58meters rounded to two decimal places
Description : Name the two major physical divisions formed by the Trans-antarctic mountain. -Geography
Last Answer : It divides Antarctica into two major physical divisions 1. East Antarctica 2. West Antarctica
Description : Which mountain ranges constitute the Purvanchal (Eastern Hills) ? -Geography
Last Answer : Mountain ranges that constitute the Purvanchal are Patkoi hills, Naga hills, Jaintia hills, Garo hills, Khasi hill and Lushai hills.
Description : In which country is the UK’s highest mountain, Ben Nevis? -Geography
Last Answer : Ben Nevis is in Scotland.
Description : Name the five most important peaks of the Himalayan Range. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Mount Everest (6,000 metres) (ii) Godwin Austin (8,611 metres) (iii) Kanchenjunga (8,598 metres) (iv) Makalu (8,481 metres) (v) Dholagiri (8,172 metres).
Description : For true difference in elevations between two points and , the level must be set up (A) At any point between A and B (B) At the exact midpoint of A and B (C) Near the point A (D) Near the point B
Last Answer : (B) At the exact midpoint of A and B
Description : My first may be fashioned of iron or wood, And at window or door for safety is placed; In village or town it does more harm than good, Leading people their health, time, and money to waste. My ... -'tis a one-shilling glove- It is something which makes people open their eyes.What am I? -Riddles
Last Answer : Bar-gain.
Description : A man ought no more to value himself for being wiser than a woman if he owes his advantage to a better education, than he ought to boast of his courage for beating a man when his hands ... an instance of (A) Deductive argument (B) Hypothetical argument (C) Analogical argument (D) Factual argument
Last Answer : (C) Analogical argument
Description : Why can't the United States of America boast the same health structure as Canada?
Last Answer : Because in the USA, corporate executives own the politicians and control the government. And giving universal health care to the proletariat isn’t cost effective. It’s cheaper to lay them off in hard times and let them die if they don’t have the means to pay for medical care on their own.
Description : Is there something you can boast and brag about?
Last Answer : I was under the impression doing that at all makes you an arrogant D-bag lol. Are we allowed to brag now? Not that I would at all, I take the stance of Socrates: I don’t know anything.
Description : Do you find that people who tend to boast about their accomplishments and continually say how wonderful they are, are overcompensating? That they're lacking in some other area?
Last Answer : answer:Usually, but not necessarily the rule. Depends on how the boasting is being applied. And usually it is an insecurity of some sort.
Description : Why does North America have a wide range of climate? -Geography
Last Answer : North America has a wide range of climate due to its vast latitudinal extent and varied relief features.
Description : Study the climatic data given below and answer the questions that follow: 1. What is the annual range temperature of the station? -Geography
Last Answer : 1. 36.2 °C – 12 °C = 24. 2 °C 2. 1.5 + 0.1 + 0.0 +1.4 + 1.1 + 21.0 + 25.3 + 27.2 + 24.0 + 9.4 + 1.5 + 0.4 = 112.9 cm 3. Temperature range is very high so we can conclude the station is away from the equable effect.
Description : Give a single word for each of the following : (i) The narrow valley lying between the Siwalik range and the Himachal range. -Geography
Last Answer : (i) Doon (ii) Lagoon lake or back water lake. (iii) Anaimudi.
Description : What is the height of a mountain when the distance between its angles of elevation which are 16.6 degrees and 22.3 degrees on level ground is 500 meters?
Last Answer : This can be solved using the Tangent trigonometric ratio.The larger angle of elevation is the closer angle.Let the horizontal distance from this point to the peak of themountain be d metres; then:height = d ... tan 22.3°≈ 546 m(Generally mountains are more than 600 m, so this is more of ahill.)
Description : What are common ways of financing for a home in the 300,000 range?
Last Answer : answer:Here's a mortgage calculator. You cannot finance a home if you don't purchase it. When you buy a house, customarily, you put some money in for a down payment. Then you borrow the rest at a ... you can ask your wife this question? Surely you are not as naive as you sometimes claim to be here?
Description : What range of frequencies are usually referred to as the Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Band? w) 3 to 30 Mega Hertz x) 30 to 300 Mega Hertz y) 300 to 3,000 Mega Hertz z) 30,000 to 300,000 Mega Hertz
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 300 to 3,000 MEGA HERTZ
Description : What range of frequencies are usually referred to as the UHF Band? w) 3 to 30 Megahertz x) 30 to 300 Megahertz y) 300 to 3,000 Megahertz z) 30,000 to 300,000 Megahertz
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 300 TO 3,000 MEGAHERTZ
Description : (i) Name the sea, the sediments of which now form the Himalayas. -Geography
Last Answer : (i) Tethys (ii) In the Mesozoic Era (about 70 million . years ago). (iii) 1. The break up of Gondawana landmass. 2. The uplift of the himalayas out of the Tethys sea
Description : Name the first major sea port of India developed after Independence. -Geography
Last Answer : Kandla the first major sea port of India developed after Independence.
Description : What keeps the continents floating on a sea of molten rock? -Geography
Last Answer : answer:
Description : If you want to add 500,000 units of capacity to an assembly line with an automation rating of 5, how much will it cost? a. 1,200,000 b. 1,300,000 c. 13,000,000 d. 24,000,000 e. 26,000,000
Last Answer : c. 13,000,000
Description : A 60-year-old man was diagnosed last year with adenocarcinoma of the lung, and a 4 cm mass lesion was treated with a right lower lobectomy. He now has an ... 2) Membranous glomerulonephritis 3) Minimal change glomerulonephritis 4) Nodular glomerulosclerosis 5) Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
Last Answer : Answers-2 Most cases of membranous GN are idiopathic, but in some patients there is a history of an infection or a malignancy (usually lung) with antigenemia.
Description : Oxygen molecule absorption peaks to electromagnetic wave are at what wavelengths? A. 1.35 cm and 1.7 mm B. 5 mm and 2.5 mm C. 5 cm and 2.5 cm D. 1.35 mm and 1.7 μm
Last Answer : B. 5 mm and 2.5 mm
Description : Oxygen molecule absorption peaks to electromagnetic wave are at what wavelengths? A. 1.35 mm and 1.7 μm B. 1.35 cm and 1.7 mm C. 5 cm and 2.5 cm D. 5 mm and 2.5 mm
Last Answer : D. 5 mm and 2.5 mm
Description : Actual lift of a pump is always less than the theoretical lift and is limited by the (A) Specific gravity & temperature of the liquid (B) Leakage & pressure decreasing at higher elevations (C) Frictional resistance through pipes, fittings & passages (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : What is the resistance value indicated by the multimeter scale illustrated, if the range switch is set at R X 100, and the needle is at the position indicated by the letter 'Y'? EL-0047 A. 220 ohms B. 240 ohms C. 2,400 ohms D. 24,000 ohms
Last Answer : Answer: C
Description : Which one of the following is the characteristic vegetation of regions between the snow line and about 3000 meters above mean sea level of the Himalayan region? [CDS 2000] (a) Thick forests of birch, fir, ... maple trees (c) A few dwarf shrubs (d) Forests of khair, sandalwood, palas and other trees
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : The highest altitude (4411 meters above sea level) is of: (1) Daocheng Yading Airport (2) Heathrow Airport (3) Kathmandu Airport (4) Bangda Airport
Last Answer : (1) Daocheng Yading Airport Explanation: With the height of 4,411 meters above sea level, the Daocheng Yading Airport has become the highest civil airport in the world. It is located in Daocheng County of the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, Southwest China’s Sichuan Province.
Description : The speed of sound (at sea level) in air is: w) 340 meters per second x) 400 meters per second y) 500 meters per second z) 760 kilometers per second
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- 340 METERS PER SECOND
Description : If all the Earth's ice melted, the increase in sea level would be approximately: w) 100 meters x) 2 meters y) 70 meters z) 20 meters
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 70 METERS
Last Answer : Daocheng Yading Airport
Description : Mass of steel sphere having density 7850 kg m-3 and radius 0.15 m is A. 112 kg B. 290 kg C. 110.9 kg D. 300 kg
Last Answer : 110.9 kg
Description : Compensation of letter and bulk bag of foreign articles are a) 220(60 gold francs) & 1110( 300 gold francs) b) 110(60 gold francs) & 1110( 300 gold francs) c) 200(60 gold francs) & 1000( 300 gold francs) d) None of the above
Last Answer : b) It can be registered with an note that the deficiency would be collected from addresse
Description : 4725,1050,300,120,80,? 1 : 40 2 : 160 3 : 120 4 : 110 5 : 60
Last Answer : Answer-2 (160) Explanation- 4725 / 4.5=1050 1050/3.5=300 300/2.5=120 120/1.5=80 80/0.5=160
Description : The largest book, the super book, is ?? and weight is ?? General Knowledge Multiple Choice Quiz Questions A. 270 cm, 300 cm, 252 kg. B. 100 cm, 110 cm, 100 kg. C. 200 cm, 100 cm, 60 kg. D. None of these
Last Answer : A. 270 cm, 300 cm, 252 kg.