World Geography

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46 The river Jordan drains into the

A
Dead Sea
B
Adriatic Garden
C
Gulf of Suez
D
Resaca Garden

47 Grassland is called ‘Pampas’ in :

A
Africa
B
South America
C
United Kingdom
D
The USA

48 Which one of the following is the world’s largest desert ?

A
Arabian
B
Kalahari
C
Sahara
D
Thar

49 The smallest island country in the Indian Ocean is :

A
Maldives
B
Sri Lanka
C
Mauritius
D
Madagascar

50 Which of the following lies on the Nile Rivers?

A
Nairobi
B
Addis Ababa
C
Khartoum
D
Kinhasa

51 Where is “Ground Zero” ?

A
Greenwich
B
New York
C
Indira Point
D
Shriharikota

52 The largest freshwater lake in the world is :

A
Lake Victoria
B
Lake Michigan
C
Lake Balkhash
D
Lake Superior

53 The Equatorial Forests of the Amazon Basin in South America are known as

A
Selva
B
Taiga
C
Tundra
D
Pampas

54 Which is the largest existing mangrove forest in the world?

A
African forest
B
Alphine forest
C
Sunderbans
D
Australian forest

55 The Strait that connects Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea is :

A
Panama Strait
B
Suez Strait
C
Palk Strait
D
Bering Strait

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

A
Sweden
B
Norway
C
Germany
D
Finland

57 The hot, dry wind on the east or leeward side of the Rocky mountains (North America) is called

A
the Chinook
B
the Sirocco
C
the Harmattan
D
the Loo

58 The islands of Seychelles are located in the

A
Arctic Ocean
B
Atlantic Ocean
C
Indian Ocean
D
Pacific Ocean

59 The island of Sri Lanka formerly known as

A
Madagascar
B
Tasmania
C
Ceylon
D
None of the above

60 Which strait separates Australia and Tasmania?

A
Bass
B
Bab-el-Mandeb
C
Palk
D
Berring