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Questions : Which country is known as ‘Land of Midnight Sun’?

(a) Norway

(b) Sweden

(c) Finland

(d) Germany

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (a)

Norway is called the Land of the Midnight Sun because the sun never dips entirely below the horizon between late May and late July.

During the summer months, areas located north of the Arctic Circle experience nearly perpetual daylight; these areas may see up to 20 hours of sunlight during the time of the midnight sun, but experience long periods of darkness during the winter.

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Question : 1

What does ‘ITCZ’ mean?

a) Inter-Topical Convergence Zone

b) Inter-Temperate Convergence Zone

c) Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone

d) India-Thailand Convergence Zone

Answer: (c)

‘ITCZ’ mean Inter Tropical Convergence zone.

Question : 2

Which country has the densest railway network in terms of per million people?

a) USA

b) China

c) Australia

d) India

Answer: (c)

Question : 3

The Continent through which the imaginary lines of Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Carpricorn and Equator pass, is

a) Australia

b) Africa

c) Asia

d) Europe

Answer: (b)

Africa is the only continent through which all the main latitude lines; Equator, Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn, pass. The Prime Meridian (a line of longitude) also passes through Africa.

Question : 4

The Strait of Gibraltar is situated in the

a) Indian Peninsula

b) Iberian Peninsula

c) Cape York Peninsula

d) Arabian Peninsula

Answer: (b)

The Strait of Gibraltar is a narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Gibraltar and Spain in Europe from Morocco in Africa.

On the northern side of the Strait are Spain and Gibraltar (a British overseas territory in the Iberian Peninsula), while on the southern side are Morocco and Ceuta (a Spanish exclave in North Africa).

Question : 5

Name the largest desert of Asia

a) Gobi

b) Thar

c) Karakum

d) Takla Makan

Answer: (a)

The Gobi Desert is the largest desert in Asia, covering 500,000 square miles.It covers parts of northern and northwestern China, and of southern Mongolia. is a rain shadow desert, formed by the Himalayan mountain range blocking rain-carrying clouds from the Indian Ocean reaching the Gobi territory.

Question : 6

Which of the following is not correctly matched?

a) Mt. Etna — Italy

b) Mt. Rainier — USA

c) Taal — Argentina

d) Paricutin — Mexico

Answer: (c)

Taal is a complex Volcano located on the island of Luzon in the Philippines.

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