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The following question based on World Physical Geography topic of indian geography mcq
(a) it does not support any acquatic life
(b) the water is brackish
(c) it has no waves
(d) it is not favourable for navigation
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (a)
The Dead Sea is a salt lake bordering Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. With 33.7% salinity, it is also one of the world's saltiest bodies of water. It is 8.6 times saltier than the ocean. This salinity makes for a harsh environment in which animals cannot flourish, hence its name.
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Question : 1
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List I | List II |
(Mountains peak) | (Country) |
A. Mt. Everest | 1. India |
B. K2 | 2. Nepal |
C. Mt. McKinley | 3. North America (USA) |
D. Mt. Aconcagua | 4. South America |
a) 1 2 3 4
b) 2 1 3 4
c) 3 4 1 2
d) 4 3 2 1
Answer »Answer: (b)
- Mt. Everest is in Nepal which is the highest Peak in the world,
- K2 is in India. It is the 2nd highest Peak in the world,
- Mt. McKinley is in North America (USA),
- Mt. Aconcagua is in South America.
Question : 2
Which one of the following volcanoes is called the Light House of the Mediterranean?
a) Vesuvius
b) Etna
c) Stromboli
d) Kilimanjaro
Answer »Answer: (c)
Stromboli is called the light house of the Mediterranean. Stromboli is a small island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the north coast of Sicily, containing one of the three active volcanoes in Italy.
Question : 3
What is the longest mountain range in the world above sea-level?
a) Himalayas
b) Andes mountains
c) Pyreness mountains
d) Alps
Answer »Answer: (b)
A mountain range, or ‘mountain belt’, is a geographic area containing numerous geologically related mountains. Above sea level the Andes is usually considered the world’s longest mountain system; it is 7,000 kilometres in length. The Himalaya Range contains the highest mountains on the Earth’s surface, the highest of which is Mount Everest. The world’s longest mountain system is known as Ocean Ridge, which is a chain of mountains that runs on the seafloor of five oceans around the world; it has a length of 65,000 kilometres, and the total length of the system is 80,000 kilometres. The Andes is the world’s longest mountain system on the surface of a continent; it is 7,000 kilometres in length. To clarify, the Andes is the world’s largest chain of mountains above sea level.
Question : 4
Source of River Nile is
a) Lake Victoria
b) Lake Nassir
c) Lake Tanganyika
d) Lake Chad
Answer »Answer: (a)
Two rivers leave Lake Victoria, the White Nile (known as the 'Victoria Nile' as it leaves the lake), flows out at Jinja, Uganda on the lake's north shore, and the Katonga River flows out at Lukaya on the western shore connecting the lake to Lake George. Both are part of the upper Nile river system.
Question : 5
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Assertion (A):
Tropical areas get more insolation than temperate area.
Reason (R):
Tropical areas have a larger length of the day than temperate areas.
Codes:
a) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
c) A is false, but R is true.
d) A is true, but R is false.
Answer »Answer: (d)
The solar radiation is intense and to a great extent diffuse due to haze. Therefore, demands generous shading devices.
The haze may cause sky glare which can also be reduced by large shading devices.
Question : 6
The World’s largest island is
a) Iceland
b) Greenland
c) Madagascar
d) New Guinea
Answer »Answer: (b)
Greenland is the world’s largest island covering 2,130,800 square kilometres. It is located between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada and northwest of Iceland.
An island, Greenland has no land boundaries and 44,087 km of coastline; it possesses the world’s second-largest ice sheet.
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