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The correct answer is Morocco -Marrakech.

Key Points

• The capital of Morocco is Rabat.
• Currency: Moroccan Dirham.
• Morocco is the mountainous Country of Western North Africa that lies directly across the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain.
• Morocco was made a French protectorate in 1912 but regained independence in 1956. Today it is the only monarchy in North Africa.
• Morocco’s largest city and major Atlantic Ocean port are Casablanca, which is an industrial and commercial centre.
• Morocco borders Algeria to the east and southeast, Western Sahara to the south, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north.
• Mount Toubkal, is the highest Morocco point.
• Its agricultural heart is known as the Gharb plain.
• The Drâa is the longest river in Morocco, which is approximately 685 miles(1100 km) in length.

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The Correct Answer is Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram.

Key Points

• The international boundary between India and Myanmar is known as the India–Myanmar border (formerly Burma).
• The boundary stretches 1,468 kilometers (912 miles) from China's tripoint in the north to Bangladesh's tripoint in the south.
• The Free Movement Regime (FMR) on the India–Myanmar border allows tribes living along the border to travel 16 kilometers (9.9 miles) on either side of the border without requiring a visa.

Important Points ​

• Myanmar is a Southeast Asian republic. Myanmar is bordered on the northwest by Bangladesh and India, on the northeast by China, on the east and southeast by Laos and Thailand, and on the south and southwest by the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal.
• Myanmar is the most populous country in Mainland Southeast Asia and the tenth most populous country in Asia.
• In 2017, the population was estimated to be about 54 million people. Naypyidaw is the capital, and Yangon is the largest city (Rangoon).

The Correct Answer is Finland.

Key Points

• Finland is called the "Land of Thousand Lakes".
• There are approximately 168,000 lakes and 179,000 islands in Finland.
• Saimaa, its biggest lake, is Europe's fourth-largest.
• The Finnish Lakeland has the most lakes in the world, and many of the country's major cities, including Tampere, Jyväskylä, and Kuopio, are in close proximity to the large lakes.

Important Points

• Finland is a country in Northern Europe that is situated in the Nordic region.
• It is bordered on the west by Sweden, on the east by Russia, and on the north by Norway.
• It is characterized on the west by the Gulf of Bothnia, and on the south by the Gulf of Finland, which runs through Estonia.
• Finland has a population of 5.5 million people and occupies 338,455 square kilometers.

Additional Information

• Capital and largest city: Helsinki
• President: Sauli Niinistö
• Prime Minister: Sanna Marin

The Correct Answer is Argentina.

Key Points

• Argentina is famous for livestock ranching in the world.
• Argentina's world-famous ranchers are culling their breeding cows at the fastest rate in 30 years, relying on Chinese meat demand to help pay their bills as access to credit for farmers in South America's second-largest economy has dried up.
• Agriculture in Argentina is relatively capital intensive, employing around 7% of the workforce today and accounting for less than a third of all labor even during its heyday around 1900.
• After accounting for nearly 20% of GDP in 1959, it now contributes less than 10% of GDP directly.
• Unprocessed agricultural primary products, mostly soybeans, wheat, and maize, made up a quarter of Argentina's $86 billion exports in 2011.
• Argentina is the world's largest producer of yerba mate, as well as one of the top five producers of soy, corn, sunflower seed, lemon, and pear, as well as one of the top ten producers of barley, vine, artichoke, tobacco, and cotton, and one of the top 15 producers of wheat, sugarcane, sorghum, and grapefruit.

Important Points

• Capital and largest city: Buenos Aires
• President: Alberto Fernández
• Vice President: Cristina Fernández de Kirchner$

The correct answer is Bangladesh.

Key Points

• India has 15,106.7 Km of land border and a coastline of 7,516.6 Km including island territories.
• The length of our land borders with neighboring countries are as under:

Additional Information

The answer is Mizoram.

• Mizoram is ranked 3^rd in the overall literacy rate among the states/union territories in India.
• The literacy rate in Mizoram has seen an upward trend and is 91.33 % as per the 2011 population census. Of that, male literacy stands at 93.35 % while female literacy is at 89.27 %.

Key Points

• Literacy in India:
• The 15^th official census in India was calculated in the year 2011, finds:
• The literacy rate in India in 2011 was found to be 74.04%.
• Kerala has the highest literacy rate in India. It is followed by Lakshadweep and Mizoram.
• The lowest literacy rate in India is seen in the state of Bihar.
• The top 3 and bottom 3 Literacy States:

Additional Information

• Census Facts 2011:
• Thane district of Maharashtra is the most populated district of India.
• Dibang Valley of Arunachal Pradesh is the least populated.
• Kurung Kumey of Arunachal Pradesh registered the highest population growth rate of 111.01 %.
• Longleng district of Nagaland registered a negative population growth rate of -58.39%
• Mahe district of Puducherry has the highest sex ratio of 1176 females per 1000 males.
• Daman district has the lowest sex ratio of 533 females per 1000 males.
• Serchhip district of Mizoram has the highest literacy rate of 98.76 %.
• Alirajpur of MP is the least literate district of India with the figure of 37.22 % only.
• North East Delhi has the highest density with a figure of 37346 persons per 1km².
• Dibang Valley has the least density of 1 person per km².

The Correct Answer is Nanga Parbat.

Key Points

• At 8,126 meters above sea level, Nanga Parbat is the world's ninth-highest mountain. Nanga Parbat is the western anchor of the Himalayas, located in the Diamer District of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
• Diamer or Deo Mir, which means "Huge Mountain" in Tibetan, is the local name for the mountain.
• One of the fourteen eight-thousanders is Nanga Parbat. It is a massive, dramatic peak rising well above its surrounding terrain that is notoriously difficult to climb and has received the moniker Killer Mountain due to the high number of climber deaths.
• To the south, Nanga Parbat has the world's highest mountain face, the Rupal Face, which rises 4,600 meters (15,090 feet) above its base.

Important Points

• After Nanda Devi, Kamet is the second highest mountain in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India. It is located in Uttarakhand's Chamoli District. It has the appearance of a massive pyramid topped by a flat summit with two peaks. Kamet is surrounded by three glacier systems: the West (Pachmi) Kamet Glacier, the East (Purbi) Kamet Glacier, and the Raikana Glacier.
• In the Indian state of Uttarakhand, Bandarpunch is a mountain massif in the Garhwal division of the Himalayas. Bandarpunch is a small town on the western edge of the high Himalayan range, where it turns northwest.
• Dunagiri (7,066 m) is a high peak in the Chamoli District Himalayas in Uttarakhand, India. The Sanctuary Wall, a ring of peaks circling Nanda Devi and enclosing the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, is located in the northwest corner.

The Correct Answer is 8.5 Billion.

Key Points

• According to a recent United Nations study released on July 29, 2015, the world's population will hit 8.5 billion by 2030, 9.7 billion by 2050, and exceed 11 billion in 2100, with India expected to surpass China as the most populated country in seven years and Nigeria expected to overtake the United States to become the world's third-largest country in 35 years.
• Furthermore, half of the world's population growth is projected to be concentrated in nine countries between 2015 and 2050: India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Tanzania, the United States, Indonesia, and Uganda, according to the study.
• Understanding the demographic changes that are likely to occur over the coming years, according to Wu Hongbo, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, whose department created the 2015 Revision of World Population Prospects, the 24^th round of official UN population forecasts and predictions, is “key to the design and implementation of the new development agenda.”

Important Points

• The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose mission is to preserve international peace and security, foster friendly ties between nations, promote international cooperation, and serve as a focal point for coordinating national actions.
• Secretary‑General: António Guterres
• Deputy Secretary-General: Amina J. Mohammed
• General Assembly President: Volkan Bozkır

The Correct Answer is Mumbai.

From the Mumbai coast of India, the average sea level is measured.

Key Points

• Leveling measurements made during the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India (1858–1909) and subsequent observations revealed that the Bay of Bengal has a higher mean sea level than the Arabian Sea, with a difference of around 30 cm between Mumbai (Bombay) and Vishakhapatnam.
• Large-scale wind-forced circulation (60 percent ) and the alongshore salinity gradient (40 percent ) using simulations with a 112-layer reduced gravity model. Because of the monsoon, the former (latter) is a product of the distribution of wind stress (rainfall).

Additional Information

• Mean sea level (MSL) is the average level of one or more of the Earth's bodies of water and can be used to calculate heights such as elevation.
• Many variables influence sea levels, which have been known to fluctuate dramatically over geological time scales.
• However, climate change is thought to be the cause of the sea-level rise in the twentieth century and the current millennium, and careful measurement of MSL changes can provide insight into ongoing climate change.

The Correct Answer is The Ganges originates from Gangotri

Key Points

• The Ganges is an Asian trans-border river that runs across India and Bangladesh.
• The 2,525-kilometer river rises in the western Himalayas of Uttarakhand, India, and flows south and east across North India's Gangetic Plain to Bangladesh, where it empties into the Bay of Bengal.
• By drainage, it is the world's third-largest river. The upper phase of the Ganges starts at the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers in Devprayag, Uttarakhand's Garhwal division.
• At Gomukh, the Bhagirathi rises at the foot of the Gangotri Glacier.
• Note: 
• From Gangotri, the Bhagirathi river is originated.
• When the Bhagirathi river join Alaknanda in Devprayag then they together called Ganga.

Important Points

• After the Ganga, the Godavari is India's second-longest river. Its source is in Maharashtra's Triambakeshwar. The Godavari is the largest river in peninsular India in terms of length, catchment area, and discharge, and has been dubbed the Dakshina Ganga (the Ganges of the South).
• The Kosi River is known as "Bihar's Sorrow" because its annual floods affect approximately 21,000 km2 of fertile agricultural lands, disrupting the rural economy.
• An antecedent stream is one that retains its original course and pattern through changes in the topography of the underlying rock. These rivers existed long before the Himalayas were uplifted. The rivers Indus, Brahmaputra, Sutlej, Kosi, and Subansiri all began on the Tibetan side and now cut deep gorges across the current mountain ranges.