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Question 61. The Lake Baikal is situated in the region of
  1.    Eastern Russia to the north of Mongolia
  2.    North eastern part of Russia
  3.    European Russia
  4.    Western Siberia
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Eastern Russia to the north of Mongolia
Answer: (a)
Question 62. Atoll is a kind of
  1.    inland sea
  2.    sandbar
  3.    sand-dune
  4.    lake
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> inland sea
Answer: (a)
Atoll is a coral island (or islands) that encircle a lagoon partially or completely. It is formed when the island sinks below the sea, and the barrier reef becomes an atoll enclosing an open lagoon.
So in a way, it is a kind of inland sea which is a shallow sea that covers central areas of continents during periods of high sea level.
Question 63. Which of the following lakes is a world heritage site?
  1.    Plitivice Lake of Croatia
  2.    Five Flower Lake of China
  3.    Red Lagoon of Bolivia
  4.    Boiling Lake of Dominica
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Plitivice Lake of Croatia
Answer: (a)
Question 64. Fiji Island is located in
  1.    Arabian Sea
  2.    Indian Ocean
  3.    Atlantic Ocean
  4.    Pacific Ocean
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Pacific Ocean
Answer: (d)
Question 65. The main cause of Tsunami is :
  1.    Moon’s attraction
  2.    Earthquake on sea floor
  3.    Volcanoes
  4.    Cyclones
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Earthquake on sea floor
Answer: (b)
A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, typically an ocean or a large lake.
Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explosions (including detonations of underwater nuclear devices), landslides, glacier calvings, meteorite impacts and other disturbances above or below water all have the potential to generate a tsunami.
Question 66. Which of the following islands are known as ‘Sheep Islands’?
  1.    Wellington Islands
  2.    Faroe Islands
  3.    Canary Islands
  4.    Madeira Islands
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Faroe Islands
Answer: (b)
Question 67. Statement (A):
During the times of neap-tide, high-tide is below normal and low-tide is above normal.
Reason (R):
Neap-tides occurs during the new-Moon instead of full-Moon.
Choose the correct answer using following options.
  1.    (A) is false, but (R) is true
  2.    (A) is true, but (R) is false
  3.    Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  4.    Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> (A) is true, but (R) is false
Answer: (b)
Question 68. Which one of the following islands is located in the South Indian Ocean?
  1.    Seychelles
  2.    Mauritius
  3.    Chagos
  4.    Maldives
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Mauritius
Answer: (b)
Question 69. The rhythmic rise and fall of ocean water twice in a day is called
  1.    Water cycle
  2.    Wave
  3.    Tide
  4.    Ocean current
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Tide
Answer: (c)The rhythmic rise and fall of ocean water twice in a day is called a tide. The tides are caused due to strong gravitational pull exerted by the sun and the moon on the earth’s surface.
Question 70. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I
List II
(City)
(River)
A. Khartoum
1. Zaire
B. Brazzaville
2. Nile
C. Rotterdam
3. Seine
D. Paris
4. Rhine
Codes: A B C D
  1.    3 4 1 2
  2.    4 3 2 1
  3.    2 1 4 3
  4.    1 2 3 4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 2 1 4 3
Answer: (c)

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