321. The country at the top in terms of percentage of total coffee production in the world is-
1. Colombia
2. Brazil
3. India
4. Ethiopia
Option “2” is correct. The country at the top in terms of percentage of total coffee production in the world is Brazil. Coffee production in Brazil is responsible for about a third of all coffee produced in world making Brazil the world’s largest producer, a position the country has held for the last 150 years.
322. The temperature increase is more marked in northern Pacific Ocean as an influence of Kuroshivo current in –
1. Summer
2. Winter
3. Autumn
4. Spring
Option “2” is correct. The temperature increase is more marked in northern Pacific ocean as an influence of Kuroshivo current in winter.
323. The Yellow stone National Park is located in-
1. Canada
2. Brazil
3. U.S.A.
4. France
Option “3” is correct. The yellow stone National Park is located in USA. Yellow Stone National Park is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho.
324. An important river of the Indian desert is?
1. Luni
2. Narmada
3. Tapi
4. Jhelum
Option “1” is correct. The Luni is a river of western Rajasthan state, India. It originates in the Pushkar valley of the Aravalli Range, near Ajmer and ends in the marshy lands of Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, after travelling a distance of 495 km. It is important river of Indian desert.
Option “1” is correct. Nathu La is a mountain pass in the Himalayas. It connects the Indian state of Sikkim with China’s Tibet Autonomous Region.
328. The latitude passing through the northern most part of India is-
1. 32° N
2. 36° N
3. 37° N
4. 38° N
Option “3” is correct. The mainland stretches from Latitude 8 ͦ4′ North to 37 ͦ6′ North and from Longitude 68 ͦ7′ East to 97 ͦ25′ East.
329. Natural sources of air pollution are-
1. Smoke from vehicles
2. Volcanic eruptions
3. Factories Smoke
4. Smoke from burning dry leaves
Option “2” is correct. One of the most important natural causes of air pollution is volcanic eruption. Volcanic eruptions can generate so much polluting gases and ash into the air that the sun’s rays could be blocked, and land temperature in the affected area lowered. The ash can cause respiratory problems for young children, the elderly or those already with respiratory ailments.
330. Which one of the following is the largest river in the world?
1. Amazon
2. Yangtze-Kiang
3. Nile
4. Mississipi-Missouri
Option “1” is correct. Amazon is the first largest river and second longest river in the world.
