SSC CGL Geography – World Regional Geography – Continents, Rivers, Deserts & Straits – Level 2 · Exam Level · Tier I Sprint
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SSC CGL Geography – World Regional Geography – Continents, Rivers, Deserts & Straits – Level 2 · Exam Level · Tier I Sprint – 15 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.
Statement-basedConsider:
I. Lake Victoria is the largest lake of Africa.
II. Lake Michigan lies wholly within the USA.
Which is/are correct?
I. Lake Victoria is the largest lake of Africa.
II. Lake Michigan lies wholly within the USA.
Which is/are correct?
Correct Answer: D [Both I and II]
Explanation:
Victoria – largest in Africa, source of the White Nile; Michigan is the only Great Lake wholly in the USA.
2.
Match the followingMatch:
P. Steppes Q. Downs R. Llanos S. Prairies
1. Venezuela 2. North America 3. Eurasia 4. Australia
P. Steppes Q. Downs R. Llanos S. Prairies
1. Venezuela 2. North America 3. Eurasia 4. Australia
Correct Answer: C [P-3, Q-4, R-1, S-2]
Explanation:
Steppes – Eurasia; Downs – Australia; Llanos – Venezuela (tropical); Prairies – North America.
3.
Diagram-basedThe figure shows two water bodies joined by a strait. Which strait is marked '?'
Correct Answer: B [Bab-el-Mandeb]
Explanation:
Bab-el-Mandeb joins the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
4.
Arrange in orderArrange in decreasing order of area: Africa, Europe, Asia, Antarctica
Correct Answer: A [Asia, Africa, Antarctica, Europe]
Explanation:
All Animals Need Some Accurate Exercise Always.
5.
Odd one outSahara, Kalahari, Thar, Gobi
Correct Answer: B [Gobi]
Explanation:
Gobi is a cold desert; the others are hot deserts.
6.
Assertion–Reason
A: The Suez Canal has no locks.
R: The Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea are at nearly the same level.
A: The Suez Canal has no locks.
R: The Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea are at nearly the same level.
Correct Answer: C [Both A and R are true and R explains A]
Explanation:
No height difference to overcome → a sea-level canal.
7.
How many statements are trueHow many of these statements are true?
I. The Danube flows through Budapest.
II. The Bosphorus joins the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara.
III. Aconcagua is a peak of the Alps.
IV. Lake Titicaca is the highest navigable lake.
I. The Danube flows through Budapest.
II. The Bosphorus joins the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara.
III. Aconcagua is a peak of the Alps.
IV. Lake Titicaca is the highest navigable lake.
Correct Answer: D [3]
Explanation:
III is false – Aconcagua is in the Andes (Argentina).
8.
Which pair (city – river) is correctly matched?
Correct Answer: A [Baghdad – Tigris]
Explanation:
Capital on a Big River.
9.
Diagram-basedThe figure shows the Great Lakes in the order in which their water flows. Which lake is marked X?
Correct Answer: D [Lake Erie]
Explanation:
Superior → Huron → Erie → (Niagara) → Ontario.
10.
Reverse question“I join the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, between Iran and Oman.” Which strait am I?
Correct Answer: B [Strait of Hormuz]
Explanation:
The oil choke point.
11.
Spot My Mistake“Mont Blanc is the highest peak of Europe.” What is correct?
Correct Answer: C [Elbrus in the Caucasus is the highest peak of Europe]
Explanation:
Mont Blanc is the highest peak of the Alps.
12.
Chronological orderArrange the canals in the order in which they opened: Panama Canal, Suez Canal, Kiel Canal
Correct Answer: A [Suez Canal, Kiel Canal, Panama Canal]
Explanation:
1869 → 1895 → 1914.
13.
Two-quantity comparison
Quantity I: number of Great Lakes of North America
Quantity II: number of continents
Quantity I: number of Great Lakes of North America
Quantity II: number of continents
Correct Answer: B [Quantity I < Quantity II]
Explanation:
5 < 7.
14.
Which continent is crossed by both the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn but not by the Tropic of Cancer?
Correct Answer: C [South America]
Explanation:
Africa is crossed by all three; Asia by the Equator and Cancer; Australia by Capricorn only.
15.
Which major river crosses the Equator twice?
Correct Answer: D [Congo]
Explanation:
It loops north and then south of the Equator.
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