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Question 41. 90° E Ridge lies in
  1.    Mediterranean ocean
  2.    Pacific ocean
  3.    Atlantic ocean
  4.    Indian ocean
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Indian ocean
Answer: (d)
90°E Ridge lies in the Indian Ocean. The Ninety East Ridge (also rendered as Ninetyeast Ridge, 90E Ridge or 90°E Ridge) is a linear, age-progressive seamount chain in the Indian Ocean and is named for its near-parallel strike along the 90th meridian.
It is approximately 5,000 kilometres (3,100 mi) in length and can be traced topographically from the Bay of Bengal southward towards the Southeast Indian Ridge (SEIR), though the feature continues to the north where it is hidden beneath the sediments of the Bengal Fan.
The ridge extends between latitudes 33°S and 17°N and has an average width of 200 km.
Question 42. Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched based on Place — Location?
  1.    Tahrir Square — Abu Dhabi
  2.    Tiananmen Square — Beijing
  3.    Trafalgar Square — London
  4.    Red Square — Moscow
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Tahrir Square — Abu Dhabi
Answer: (a)
Tahrir Square, also known as “Martyr Square”, is a major public town square in Downtown Cairo.
Tahrir Square was the focal point of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution against former president Hosni Mubarak.
Question 43. The equatorial circumference of the Earth is nearly
  1.    64,000 km
  2.    50,000 km
  3.    31,000 km
  4.    40,000 km
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 40,000 km
Answer: (d)The equitorial Circumference of the Earth is nearly 40,000 km.
Question 44. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.
List I
List II
(Country)
(Dependent Territory)
A. Australia
1. Martinique
B. Denmark
2. Santa Cruz
C. France
3. Greenland
D. Spain
4. Christmas Island
Codes: A B C D
  1.    2 1 4 3
  2.    1 3 2 4
  3.    1 2 3 4
  4.    4 3 2 1
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 4 3 2 1
Answer: (d)
Question 45. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
  1.    Lebanon – Beirut
  2.    Guyana - George Town
  3.    Fizi - Suva
  4.    Finland - Oslo
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Finland - Oslo
Answer: (d)
Question 46. Isopleth depicting the same mean value of sun shine is termed
  1.    Isohyets
  2.    Isohels
  3.    Isonephs
  4.    Isorums
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Isohels
Answer: (b)Isohels represent points receiving equal amounts of Sunshine.
Question 47. Which of the following is known as ‘Mistress of Eastern Sea’?
  1.    India
  2.    Burma
  3.    Sri Lanka
  4.    Pakistan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Sri Lanka
Answer: (c)
Question 48. Asia has large areas of inland drainage. Why is it so?
  1.    It is a very large continent
  2.    River channels are obstructed by lava flows
  3.    Rainfall is seasonal and scanty
  4.    There is a number of intermontane plateaus
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Rainfall is seasonal and scanty
Answer: (c)Asia has large areas of inland drainage because rainfall is seasonal and scanty.
Question 49. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
  1.    Hindenburg - Belgium and line Germany
  2.    Durand line - Bangladesh and India
  3.    Redcliffe line - India and Pakistan
  4.    Maginot line - France and Germany
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Durand line - Bangladesh and India
Answer: (b)
Question 50. Rio Grande river makes boundary between
  1.    Guatemala and Honduras
  2.    Mexico and Guatemala
  3.    Canada and USA
  4.    Mexico and USA
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Mexico and USA
Answer: (d)

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