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Questions : Which one of the following is called ‘Ring of Fire’?

(a) Mid-Continental Belt

(b) Circum Pacific Belt

(c) Atlantic Ocean Belt

(d) Indian Ocean Belt

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

The Pacific Ring of Fire is an area where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in the basin of the Pacific Ocean. In a 40,000 km horseshoe shape, it is associated with a nearly continuous series of oceanic trenches, volcanic arcs, and volcanic belts and/or plate movements.

The Ring of Fire has 452 volcanoes and is home to over 75% of the world's active and dormant volcanoes.

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Question : 1

Climate change resulting in the rise of temperature may benefit which of the countries/regions?

a) East Indies islands comprising of Java, Sumatra and Borneo

b) South Africa

c) Russia and Northern Europe

d) The Western coasts of South America

Answer: (c)

Climate change benefits Russia and Northern Europe as they are in colder region.

Question : 2

What is the correct sequence of occurrence of the following cities in South-East Asia as one proceeds from south to north?

  1. Bangkok
  2. Hanoi
  3. Jakarta
  4. Singapore.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

a) 3-2-4-1

b) 4-2-1-3

c) 4-3-2-1

d) 3-4-1-2

Answer: (d)

The correct sequence of occurrence of the following cities in South-East Asia as one proceeds from south to north is Jakarta-Singapore-Bangkok and Hanoi.

Question : 3

Consider the following statements :

  1. The Labrador Current is a cold current in the North Atlantic Ocean.
  2. The Falkland current is a warm current that flows along the Chile coast of the South Pacific Ocean.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) Only 2

b) Only 1

c) Neither 1 nor 2

d) Both 1 and 2

Answer: (b)

The Falkand current is a cold current. It flows along the Argentina’s coast in South Atlantic Ocean.

Question : 4

Consider the following countries:

  1. Australia
  2. Namibia
  3. Brazil
  4. Chile Through.
which of the above does the Tropic of Capricorn pass?

a) 2, 3 and 4

b) 1 only

c) 1, 2, 3 and 4

d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (c)

The Tropic of Capricorn pass over all the following countries.

Question : 5

Mount Merapi is located on which one of the islands?

a) Sumatra

b) Java

c) Celebes

d) Borneo

Answer: (b)

Question : 6

Which of the following is called the ‘land of one thousand lakes’?

a) Greenland

b) Sweden

c) Finland

d) U.S.A.

Answer: (c)

Finland is often referred to as “the land of the thousand lakes”. This is because the lakes and rivers account for around 10 per cent of the country's land.

There are nearly 200,000 lakes in Finland. It has more lakes in relation to a country's size than any other. Finland has one lake for every 26 people.

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