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Question 51. On the basis of area and volume, the largest lake of the world is
  1.    Michigan Lake
  2.    Baikal Lake
  3.    Aral Sea
  4.    Caspian Sea
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Caspian Sea
Answer: (d)
Question 52. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
  1.    Sunda strait — Java Sea and Indian Ocean
  2.    Palk strait — Mannar Gulf and Bay of Bengal
  3.    Davis strait — Baffin Sea and Atlantic Ocean
  4.    Dover strait — Arctic Sea and N. Atlantic Ocean
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Dover strait — Arctic Sea and N. Atlantic Ocean
Answer: (d)The Strait of Dover or Dover Strait, historically known as the Dover Narrows is the strait at the narrowest part of the English Channel, marking the boundary between the Channel and North Sea, separating Great Britain from continental Europe.
Question 53. Sea water is saltier than rain water because
  1.    the air around the sea is saltish
  2.    sea animals are salt producing
  3.    rivers wash away salts from earth and pour them into the sea
  4.    sea beds have salt producing mines
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> rivers wash away salts from earth and pour them into the sea
Answer: (c)Sea water is saltier than rain water because rivers wash away salts from earth and pour them into the sea.
Question 54. The deepest lake of the world is
  1.    Tanganyika
  2.    Nyasa
  3.    Baikal
  4.    Crater
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Baikal
Answer: (c)The deepest lake of the world is Baikal Lake. Baikal is a rift lake in the south of the Russian region of Siberia, between the Irkutsk oblast to the north west and the Buryat Republic to the South East.
Question 55. The ocean current different from the remaining three is
  1.    Peruvian
  2.    South Equatorial
  3.    Benguela
  4.    Brazilian
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Peruvian
Answer: (a)
Question 56. Consider the following statements :
  1. The Labrador current is a cold current in the North Atlantic Ocean.
  2. The Falkland current is a warm current that flows along the Chile coast of South Pacific Ocean.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  1.    Neither 1 nor 2
  2.    Both 1 and 2
  3.    Only 1
  4.    Only 2
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Only 1
Answer: (c)The Falkand current is a cold current. It flows along the Argentina’s coast in South Atlantic Ocean.
Question 57. The ‘Great Barrier Reef’ of corals is situated near the coast of
  1.    Queensland
  2.    Ireland
  3.    New Zealand
  4.    Finland
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Queensland
Answer: (a)
Question 58. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I
List II
(Town)
(River)
A. Berlin
1. Tiber
B. Lahore
2. Hudson
C. New York
3. Ravi
D. Rome
4. Spree
Codes: A B C D
  1.    1 4 2 3
  2.    3 4 1 2
  3.    1 2 3 4
  4.    4 3 2 1
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 4 3 2 1
Answer: (d)
Question 59. Which current is responsible for the increase in the temperature of western Europe?
  1.    North Equatorial current
  2.    Canari current
  3.    Labrador current
  4.    Gulf stream
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> North Equatorial current
Answer: (a)
North Equatorial Current is a significant Pacific and Atlantic Ocean current that flows east-to-west between about 10° north and 20° north. It is the southern side of a clockwise subtropical gyre.
Despite its name, the North Equatorial Current is not connected to the equator. In both oceans, it is separated from the equatorial circulation by the Equatorial Countercurrent (also known as the North Equatorial Countercurrent), which flows eastward.
Question 60. El Nino occurs over
  1.    Mediterranean Sea
  2.    Pacific Ocean
  3.    Atlantic Ocean
  4.    Indian Ocean
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Pacific Ocean
Answer: (b)El Nino occurs over Pacific Ocean. El Nino is a southerly, warm ocean current.

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