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Question 21. The Red Indians or the American Indian belongs to
  1.    Austraoloid Race
  2.    Caucasoid Race
  3.    Mongoloid Race
  4.    Negrito Race
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Mongoloid Race
Answer: (c)The Red Indians or the American Indian belongs to Mongoloid Race.
Question 22. Temperate Grasslands in different regions of the world are known by different names. Match the name with the region and accordingly select the correct alternative:
Column I
Column II
(Name)
(Region)
A. Veldt
i. North America
B. Downs
ii. Central Asia
C. Steppes
iii. Australia
D. Prairies
iv. South Africa
Codes: A B C D
  1.    A – iv, B – ii, C – i, D - iii
  2.    A – iv, B – iii, C – ii, D - i
  3.    A – iii, B – ii, C – iv, D - i
  4.    A – iii, B – i, C – iv, D - ii
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> A – iv, B – iii, C – ii, D - i
Answer: (b)
Veld, also spelt veldt, is a type of wide-open rural landscape in Southern Africa. Particularly, it is a flat area covered in grass or low scrub, especially in the countries of South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia.
The Darling Downs is a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland, Australia.
The world’s largest steppe region, often referred to as “the Great Steppe”, is found in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and neighbouring countries stretching from Ukraine in the west through Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to the Altai, Kopp et Dag and Tian Shan ranges.
Prairies are large areas of mostly treeless grassland found all over the world including North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. This biome is characterized by moderate temperatures, moderate rainfall and vast stretches of flat land.
Question 23. The correct sequence of the following countries in terms of area in desending order is :
  1.    Argentina, India, Brazil, Australia, Brazil
  2.    Brazil, Argentina, Australia, India
  3.    Australia, Brazil, India, Argentina
  4.    India, Brazil, Argentina, Brazil
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Australia, Brazil, India, Argentina
Answer: (c)Brazil, Australia, India and Argentina are 5 th, 6th , 7 th and 8 th largest countries (No options is correct) actually.
Question 24. The correct sequence of languages in descending order in terms of their number of speakers in the world is
  1.    Hindi, Chinese, Spanish, English
  2.    Spanish, English, Chinese, Hindi
  3.    English, Chinese, Hindi, Spanish
  4.    Chinese, English, Hindi, Spanish
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Chinese, English, Hindi, Spanish
Answer: (d)
Question 25. Match List-I with List-II. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List I
List II
(Tribe)
(Region)
A. Semang
1. Congo Basin
B. Kirghiz
2. Malaysia
C. Bushman
3. Central Asia
D. Pygmies
4. Kalahari desert
Codes: A B C D
  1.    2 1 4 3
  2.    4 2 3 1
  3.    1 3 2 4
  4.    2 3 4 1
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 2 3 4 1
Answer: (d)
Semang – Malaysia
Kirghiz – Central Asia
Bushman – Kalahari desert
Pygmies – Congo Basin
All these names are of the tribal communities belonging to the countries respectively.
Question 26. Sal trees are the typical species of
  1.    Taiga forest
  2.    Tropical rain forest
  3.    Tropical monsoon forest
  4.    Tundra forest
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Tropical monsoon forest
Answer: (c)The trees in Monsoon Forests shed their leaves for about six to eight weeks in summer on account of a long dry spell. The rainfall suited for such forests is between75 to 200 cm. Sal is of the dry deciduous variety of tropical monsoon forest.
Question 27. Tuareg is a pastoral nomad living in the desert of
  1.    Arabia
  2.    Kalahari
  3.    Sahara
  4.    Patagonia
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Sahara
Answer: (c)The Tuareg is a pastoral nomad living in the desert of Sahara. They are found in Algeria, Mali Burkina Faso and Niger.
Question 28. To which of the following racial groups the natives of North America belong?
  1.    Mongoloid
  2.    Austric
  3.    Caucasoid
  4.    Negroid
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Mongoloid
Answer: (a)
Natives of North America belong to Mongoloia race.
Question 29. The correct sequence of languages in descending order in terms of their number of speakers in the world is
  1.    Hindi, Chinese, Spanish, English
  2.    Spanish, English, Chinese, Hindi
  3.    English, Chinese, Hindi, Spanish
  4.    Chinese, English, Hindi, Spanish
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Chinese, English, Hindi, Spanish
Answer: (d)
Question 30. In Which one the following countries, is Tamil a major language?
  1.    Mauritius
  2.    Myanmar
  3.    Indonesia
  4.    Singapore
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Indonesia
Answer: (c)

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