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16 questions
  1. Which pair of feature and region is correctly matched? (IAS 2013)
    1. Abyssinian Plateau — Arabia
    2. Atlas Mountains — North-West Africa
    3. Guiana Highlands — South-West Africa
    4. Okavango Basin — Patagonia
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    Answer: (B) Atlas Mountains — North-West Africa

    Abyssinia (Ethiopia) is in Africa, the Guiana Highlands in South America, the Okavango in the Kalahari (Botswana).

  2. Consider (IAS 2009) — 1. Tropical deserts lie on the western margins of continents in the trade-wind belt. 2. In India the eastern Himalaya gets more rain from north-east winds. Which is correct?
    1. Only 1
    2. Only 2
    3. Both 1 and 2
    4. Neither 1 nor 2
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    Answer: (A) Only 1

    The eastern Himalaya gets its rain from the Bay of Bengal branch of the south-west monsoon.

  3. Which of these is a temperate desert? (UPPCS 2011)
    1. Arabian
    2. Atacama
    3. Kalahari
    4. Patagonian
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    Answer: (D) Patagonian

    The other three are hot deserts; Patagonia is a temperate desert in the rain shadow of the Andes.

  4. Which statement about the Atacama is NOT correct?
    1. It is a desert of South America
    2. It is regarded as the driest desert on Earth
    3. It lies in southern Chile
    4. It has large nitrate deposits
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    Answer: (C) It lies in southern Chile

    The Atacama is in northern Chile (and southern Peru).

  5. The "Great Artesian Basin" is in which country?
    1. United States
    2. Australia
    3. Russia
    4. Brazil
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    Answer: (B) Australia

    In the central lowlands of Australia.

  6. Which statement is false?
    1. The fertile Murray–Darling valley is called the Riverina
    2. Artesian wells are found in Australia’s central lowlands
    3. The temperate parts of South America have "Downs" grasslands
    4. The Great Barrier Reef lies off Australia’s north-east coast
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    Answer: (C) The temperate parts of South America have "Downs" grasslands

    The Downs are Australian grasslands; South America’s temperate grasslands are the pampas.

  7. About the Turan Plain — 1. It lies south of the Urals. 2. It is a plain of inland drainage. 3. The Amu Darya and Syr Darya flow across it. 4. It is a humid plain. Which are correct?
    1. 1, 2 and 3
    2. 2 and 3
    3. 2, 3 and 4
    4. None
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    Answer: (A) 1, 2 and 3

    Turan (Central Asia) is an arid plain — statement 4 is wrong.

  8. Consider — 1. The Tibetan Plateau lies between the Himalaya and the Tian Shan. 2. The Tarim Basin lies between the Kunlun and the Karakoram. Which is correct?
    1. Both 1 and 2
    2. Only 1
    3. Only 2
    4. Neither
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    Answer: (D) Neither

    Tibet lies between the Himalaya and the Kunlun; the Tarim Basin between the Tian Shan and the Kunlun.

  9. Which country of south-west Asia does NOT reach the Mediterranean? (IAS 2015)
    1. Syria
    2. Jordan
    3. Lebanon
    4. Israel
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    Answer: (B) Jordan

    Jordan’s only sea outlet is the Gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea).

  10. Turkey lies between (IAS 2014)
    1. Black Sea and Caspian Sea
    2. Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea
    3. Gulf of Suez and Mediterranean Sea
    4. Gulf of Aqaba and Dead Sea
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    Answer: (B) Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea

    The Black Sea to the north, the Mediterranean to the south.

  1. Which of these does NOT border Lithuania? (IAS 2005)
    1. Poland
    2. Ukraine
    3. Belarus
    4. Latvia
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    Answer: (B) Ukraine

    Lithuania borders Latvia, Belarus, Poland and Russia (Kaliningrad).

  2. The Bermuda Triangle extends between (IAS 2006) — 1. Southern Florida 2. Puerto Rico 3. Hawaii
    1. 1, 2 and 3
    2. 1 and 2
    3. 2 and 3
    4. 1 and 3
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    Answer: (B) 1 and 2

    The third corner is Bermuda; Hawaii is in the Pacific.

  3. Moldova shares borders with (IAS 2008) — 1. Ukraine 2. Romania 3. Belarus
    1. 1 and 2
    2. 2 and 3
    3. 1 and 3
    4. All three
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    Answer: (A) 1 and 2

    Moldova is wedged between Ukraine and Romania.

  4. Apart from India and China, Myanmar borders (IAS 2007)
    1. Bangladesh, Thailand, Vietnam
    2. Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia
    3. Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia
    4. Thailand, Laos, Bangladesh
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    Answer: (D) Thailand, Laos, Bangladesh

    Myanmar borders India, China, Bangladesh, Thailand and Laos.

  5. What do the Congo and the Limpopo have in common?
    1. Both enter the Mediterranean
    2. Each crosses a line of latitude twice
    3. Both rise in the Sahara
    4. Both have the Victoria Falls
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    Answer: (B) Each crosses a line of latitude twice

    The Congo crosses the Equator twice, the Limpopo the Tropic of Capricorn twice.

  6. In which year was India’s second Antarctic station, "Maitri", set up?
    1. 1983
    2. 1989
    3. 1993
    4. 2012
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    Answer: (B) 1989

    Dakshin Gangotri 1983, Maitri 1989, Bharati 2012.

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