(a) Gold

(b) Diamonds

(c) Oil-based products

(d) Mining

(a) Hanshofer

(b) Ratzel

(c) Mackinder

(d) None of these

(a) Breccia

(b) Limestone

(c) Mudstone

(d) Basalts

(a) Australia

(b) Antarctica ✅

(c) North America

(d) None of them

(a) High latitudes with heavy snow

(b) Equatorial zone with low pressure

(c) High-pressure areas on mountains

(d) Sub-polar zone with high pressure

(a) Sandstone

(b) Marble

(c) Metamorphic

(d) Shale

(a) Belgium

(b) Holland

(c) Norway ✅

(d) Sweden

(a) The core of the Earth, about 150 km below the surface

(b) The part of the Earth’s crust, water, and atmosphere supporting plant and animal life ✅

(c) The region where human beings predominantly reside

(d) None of these

(a) 15 minutes

(b) 7 minutes 40 seconds ✅

(c) 2 hours 10 minutes

(d) There is no fixed maximum duration

(a) Cotton

(b) Rice

(c) Tea

(d) Maize