world country capital area currency parliament section 2 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (c)

Answer: (d)

It is the boundary between USA and Canada.

Answer: (c)

The rand is the currency of South Africa and the Common Monetary Area between South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho. Although Namibia withdrew from this union, the rand is still legal tender there.

Though Namibia, at present, uses the Namibian Dollar this is linked on a one to one exchange with the South African Rand. The Rand is legal tender in Namibia.

Answer: (c)

1. The Equator is the parallel line located at 0° latitude. It is identified as the latitude that falls at the point that is equidistant from the North Pole and the South Pole. The Equator’s covers a distance on the Earth’s surface approximately 24,901 miles long.
2. The standard meridian of India is $88{1/2}$º E of the Greenwich Meridian. This meridian passes through the city of Allahabad. It runs through the centre of the country.
3. 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.
4. 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.

Answer: (c)

Answer: (a)