Practice Quiz set 3 - indian geography mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) Which one of the following deserts is famous for the deposits of Nitrates?
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Atacama deserts is famous for the deposits of Nitrates.
Q-2) The largest coral reef in the world is found near the coast of which one of the following countries?
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The largest coral reef is the Great Barrier Reef, located just off the north-eastern coast of Australia. The 1200 mile (1900 km) long reef is protected as a Marine Park.
Q-3) The longest river in the world is
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The Nile, a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa, is generally regarded as the longest river in the world. It is 6,853 km long. The Amazon (South America) and Yangtze of China are at second and third positions with a length of 6400 km and 6300 km respectively.
Q-4) “From Aceh in the far north west to Torres Strait in the east 5000 miles, almost as far as from London to Baghadad. The archipelago has 14,000 islands, some mere equatorial rocks, others some of the largest in the world.” This description best fits:
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Indonesia consists of 13,677 islands (nearly 14,000) and this country is 5000 miles from Torres strait.
Q-5) In which one of the following countries is the volcano ‘Guallatiri” located?
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Guallatire is one of the most active volcanoes in northern Chile.
Q-6) In which one of the following regions of the world, are the grasslands called Campo found ?
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Q-7) Which one among the following is not a landlocked country in Africa?
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Nigeria is not a landlocked country in Africa. Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean.
Q-8) The rigid lithospheric slabs are known as ‘Plates’. What would be the result, if the oceanic plate collides with the continental plate? - Oceanic plate is forced below the continental plate.
- Continental plate is forced below the oceanic plate.
- Continental and oceanic plates never collide.
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When two rigid slabs of lithospheric, known as plate collid with an another. The plate made of heavier material is tend to below the plate made of lights material (SIAG).
Q-9) Which one of the following countries of South-West Asia does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea?
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Jordan does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea.
Q-10) The driest location on Earth is in which country?
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According to the latest research, the driest location on Earth lies in the Atacama Desert, Chile. The location is called Maria Elena South (MES).
The site has a mean atmospheric relative humidity (RH) of 17.3 per cent and a soil RH of a constant 14 per cent at a depth of one meter