Correct Answer:
(D)
Thar
Thar desert which is also known as ‘Great Indian Desert’. It is the largest desert of South Asia. It stretches across western India to South-East Pakistan. Location of the remaining deserts is as follows: Atacama Desert - Chile Colorado Desert - California (U.S.A) Kalahari Desert - Botswana, Namibia and South Africa
Ques:
12
Which one of the following statements is not true regarding the Atacama?
Correct Answer:
(C)
It lies in Southern Chile.
The Atacama Desert, located in South America, is the driest place on the Earth. There are huge deposits of Sodium Nitrate, copper and other minerals. This desert is stretched along northern Chile and not in southern Chile.
Ques:
13
Which one of the following is a temperate desert?
Correct Answer:
(D)
Patagonian Desert
Temperate desert is found between 300 to 600 latitudes. Deserts which come under the category of temperate deserts, are Gobi desert, Ladakh desert and Patagonia desert.
Ques:
14
Consider the following statements:
Tropical deserts in the world are found in the trade wind bands of western ends of Continents-
In India, Eastern Himalayan region receives more rain from North-eastern winds.
Which among the above statements is/are/ correct?
Code:
Correct Answer:
(A)
Only 1
Tropical hot deserts are often found in the region of trade wind band between 150 to 300 South or North of Equator in the western side of continents. Therefore statement 1 is correct. In India, Eastern Himalayan region receives more rain from the Southwest winds coming from the Bay of Bengal. Therefore statement 2 is wrong
Ques:
15
The Kalahari Desert lies in
1. Botswana 2. Namibia
3. Zaire 4. Zambia
Select the correct answer from the code given below –
Code:
Correct Answer:
(C)
1 and 2
The Kalahari a large desert spreading over 900000 sq km. in the interior of Southern Africa. It mainly occupies Botswana, parts of Namibia and South Africa. Since, South Africa is not mentioned in the options, therefore, the correct answer will be option (c) (Botswana and Namibia).
Ques:
16
Which of the following deserts is located in the Southern Hemisphere?
Correct Answer:
(A)
Kalahari
The Kalahari Desert is located in the Southern hemisphere. It spread over 90,000 square km. across (mainly) Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. The name of the Desert comes from Tswana word Kgala, which means "the great thirst" or "a waterless place".
Ques:
17
What could be the main reason/reasons for the formation of African and Eurasian desert belt?
It is located in the sub-tropical high-pressure cells.
It is under the influence of warm ocean currents.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct Answer:
(A)
1 only
Most desert regions are the result of large climatic patterns. The sub-tropical high-pressure belts are adiabatic in nature hence they bring little rainfall to the African and Eurasian desert region. Warm Ocean currents are not a necessary condition for the desert belt. For instance, the, Gobi cold desert doesn’t come under the influence of any warm current.
Ques:
18
Which one of the following continents has the largest number of countries?
Correct Answer:
(A)
Africa
The number of countries in the following continents is as follows :
Africa 54
Europe 51
Asia 50
North America 23
Australia 14
South America 12
Ques:
19
As per area which of the following is the largest continent?
Correct Answer:
(B)
Africa
There are total of 7 continents in the world. Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe and Australia. Asia is the largest continent having an area of 44,579,000 Sq. Km. The area of other continents is as follows–
Africa - 30,065,000 Sq. Km.
North America - 24,256,000 Sq. Km.
South America - 17,819,000 Sq. Km.
Antarctica - 13,209,000 Sq. Km
Europe - 9,938,000 Sq. Km.
Australia - 7,688,287 Sq. Km.
Ques:
20
Which of the following continents has the maximum per capita land ?
Correct Answer:
(D)
Australia
According to "World Food and Agriculture Organisation" data 2011, Australian continent has the maximum per capita land. 2.13 Hect. Land/capita is available in Australia.