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Question 171. Which of the following cities is called ‘Manchester of East’?
  1.    Osaka
  2.    Sendai
  3.    Nagoya
  4.    Tokyo
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Osaka
Answer: (a)
Question 172. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I
List II
A. Australia
1. Dodoma
B. Tajikistan
2. Bern
C. Tanzania
3. Dushanbe
D. Switzerland
4. Canberra
Codes: A B C D
  1.    4 2 3 1
  2.    4 3 1 2
  3.    1 2 3 4
  4.    3 4 1 2
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 4 3 1 2
Answer: (b)
Question 173. Which one of the following countries is known as the “Land of Thunderbolt?
  1.    Bolivia
  2.    Bhutan
  3.    Belgium
  4.    Nepal
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Bhutan
Answer: (b)Bhutan is a country located up in the mountain ranges and thus, experiences thunderbolts on a regular basis. Thunder and lightning are frequent there in the mountains.
Question 174. Match column I with column II and select the correct answer using the code given below the columns:
List I
List II
A. Tropic of cancer
1. $23{1/2}$º N
B. Tropic of Capricorn
2. $23{1/2}$º S
C. Arctic circle
3. $66{1/2}$º N
D. Antarctic circle
4. $66{1/2}$º S
Codes: A B C D
  1.    A-ii, B-i, C-iv, D-iii
  2.    A-iv, B-i, C-iii, D-ii
  3.    A-i, B-ii, C-iii, D-iv
  4.    A-ii, B-iii, C-iv, D-i
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> A-i, B-ii, C-iii, D-iv
Answer: (c)
The Tropic of Cancer, also referred to as the Northern Tropic is 23° 26'13.4'' north of the Equator. It is the most northerly circle of latitude on the Earth at which the Sun can be directly overhead.
The Tropic of Capricorn, or Southern tropic, is one of the five major circles of latitude of a map of the Earth. It is 23° 26' 22'' south of the Equator. It marks the most southerly latitude at which the sun can appear directly overhead.
The Arctic Circle is the parallel of latitude that runs 66° 33´ 39” (or 66.56083°) north of the Equator and is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. Everything north of this circle is known as the Arctic, and the zone just to the south of this circle is the Northern Temperate Zone.
Antarctic Circle: 66° 33’ 39” S. The Antarctic Circle is the parallel of latitude that runs 66° 33´ 39” (or 66.56083°) south of the Equator and is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth.
Question 175. Which one of the following is a land-locked country in Africa?
  1.    Senegal
  2.    Kenya
  3.    Angola
  4.    Chad
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Chad
Answer: (d)

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