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Q. A ship met with an accident at 30ºC and 35ºN. The ship was sailing in the ________

A
Mediterranean Sea
B
Baltic Sea
C
Black Sea
D
Red Sea

Correct Answer

Mediterranean Sea

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    A)Transform fault movement
    B)Divergent movement
    C)Convergent movement
    D)Parallel movement
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    A)Uttar Pradesh
    B)Himachal Pradesh
    C)Madhya Pradesh
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    B)Atlantic Ocean
    C)Black Sea
    D)Pacific Ocean
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    C)decreasing
    D)decreasing in open forest area but increasing in closed forest area
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    B)Bhutan
    C)China
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    A)Granite-sometimes contains fossils
    B)Shale-possesses laminations
    C)Quartzite-soft rock
    D)Basalt-coarse grained rock
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    C)1964
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    C)2, 3 and 4
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    C)Lord Canning
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