SSC CGL Geography – World Regional Geography – Continents, Rivers, Deserts & Straits – Level 1 · Warm-up · Tier I Level

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SSC CGL Geography – World Regional Geography – Continents, Rivers, Deserts & Straits – Level 1 · Warm-up · Tier I Level – 12 questions, subject: Geography – India & World. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  
The largest continent by area is:

Correct Answer: A [Asia]

Explanation:

Asia, then Africa.

2.  
The smallest continent is:

Correct Answer: B [Australia]

Explanation:

Australia – the island continent.

3.  
The Namib desert lies beside which cold ocean current?

Correct Answer: C [Benguela Current]

Explanation:

Namib – coastal desert of Namibia; Atacama – beside the Peru Current.

4.  
The Puszta grasslands are found in:

Correct Answer: D [Hungary]

Explanation:

Temperate grassland of Hungary.

5.  
The Strait of Magellan separates mainland South America from:

Correct Answer: C [Tierra del Fuego]

Explanation:

It joins the Atlantic and the Pacific.

6.  
The river Thames flows through:

Correct Answer: D [London]

Explanation:

Paris – Seine; Rome – Tiber; Berlin – Spree.

7.  
The Panama Canal joins the:

Correct Answer: A [Atlantic and Pacific Oceans]

Explanation:

Opened in 1914 across the Isthmus of Panama; locks lift ships to Gatun Lake.

8.  
The longest fresh-water lake in the world is:

Correct Answer: B [Lake Tanganyika]

Explanation:

It lies in East Africa's Rift Valley.

9.  
Fill in the blankThe highest peak of North America is ____.

Correct Answer: D [Denali]

Explanation:

Denali (Mount McKinley), Alaska Range, USA – about 6,190 m.

10.  
The Andes mountains are in:

Correct Answer: C [South America]

Explanation:

The longest continental range.

11.  
The Veld grasslands are found in:

Correct Answer: B [South Africa]

Explanation:

Temperate grassland of southern Africa.

12.  
One-line recallAngel Falls, the highest waterfall, is in:

Correct Answer: A [Venezuela]

Explanation:

South America.

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