SSC CGL Geography – World Regional Geography – Continents, Rivers, Deserts & Straits – Level 3 · Challenge

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SSC CGL Geography – World Regional Geography – Continents, Rivers, Deserts & Straits – Level 3 · Challenge – 8 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. The Amazon has the largest drainage basin in the world.
II. The Nile flows south into the Indian Ocean.
III. The Blue Nile rises from Lake Tana.
Which are correct?

Correct Answer: A [I and III only]

Explanation:

The Nile flows north into the Mediterranean.

2.  
Which of these is NOT a temperate grassland?

Correct Answer: B [Campos]

Explanation:

Campos (Brazil) is a tropical grassland.

3.  
A narrow strip of land that joins two larger land masses is called a/an:

Correct Answer: D [isthmus]

Explanation:

Isthmus of Panama, Suez, Corinth – the opposite of a strait.

4.  
Arrange in orderArrange the Great Lakes in the order in which their water flows towards the Atlantic: Ontario, Huron, Superior, Erie

Correct Answer: B [Superior, Huron, Erie, Ontario]

Explanation:

Super Michigan Hurries Even Onward.

5.  
The Kalahari desert lies mainly in:

Correct Answer: C [Botswana]

Explanation:

The Kalahari lies mainly in Botswana (with parts of Namibia and South Africa); the Namib is the coastal desert.

6.  
Assertion–Reason
A: The Aral Sea has shrunk greatly.
R: The rivers feeding it were diverted for irrigation.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true and R explains A]

Explanation:

Less inflow → the lake dried up.

7.  
The highest peak of the Alps is:

Correct Answer: C [Mont Blanc]

Explanation:

Elbrus (Caucasus) is the highest of Europe.

8.  
Which of these capitals does NOT stand on the Danube?

Correct Answer: B [Prague]

Explanation:

Prague stands on the Vltava.

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