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HPSC HCS 2017 · Question 33 of 100

How many million sq kms is the surface area of the earth?

Physical Geography

  1. AApprox 550 million sq kms
  2. BApprox 510 million sq kmsCorrect
  3. CApprox 520 million sq kms
  4. DApprox 500 million sq kms

Answer: B. Approx 510 million sq kms

Explanation

The Earth's total surface area is about 510 million sq km (197 million sq miles). (The OCR'd provisional key reads (c); see sourceNote.)

Source: Question text: HPSC HCS (Ex.Br.) Prelims GS Paper-I held 31-Mar-2019 (Drishti IAS official-paper transcription; cross-checked with Abhimanu IAS Set-D solved paper). Answers: official HPSC Series-D answer key.

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