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Question 121. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List I
List II
(Current)
(Feature)
A. Kuroshio current
1. Warm current in the Atlantic Ocean
B. Peru
2. Cold current in the current Atlantic Ocean
C. Labrador
3. Warm current in the current Pacific Ocean
D. Florida current
4. Cold current in the Pacific Ocean
Codes: A B C D
List I
List II
(Current)
(Feature)
A. Kuroshio current
1. Warm current in the Atlantic Ocean
B. Peru
2. Cold current in the current Atlantic Ocean
C. Labrador
3. Warm current in the current Pacific Ocean
D. Florida current
4. Cold current in the Pacific Ocean
Codes: A B C D
Answer: Option B. -> 3 4 2 1
Answer: (b)
A. Kuroshio current – warm Pacific current
B. Peru current – cold current in Pacific ocean
C. Labrador current – cold current in Atlantic ocean
D. Florida current – Warm current in Atlantic ocean
Answer: (b)
A. Kuroshio current – warm Pacific current
B. Peru current – cold current in Pacific ocean
C. Labrador current – cold current in Atlantic ocean
D. Florida current – Warm current in Atlantic ocean
Answer: Option B. -> In summer season, the duration of day is more in Northern Hemisphere
Answer: (b)During summer season(May, June, and July) the northern hemisphere is exposed to more direct sunlight because the hemisphere faces the sun.
Answer: (b)During summer season(May, June, and July) the northern hemisphere is exposed to more direct sunlight because the hemisphere faces the sun.
Answer: Option B. -> Iceland
Answer: (b)Iceland is a pioneer in the use of geothermal energy for space heating. Five major geothermal power plants exist in Iceland, which produce approximately 26.2% (2010) of the nation’s electricity. Geothermal water is used to heat around 90% of Iceland’s homes, and keeps pavements and car parks snow-free in the winter.
Answer: (b)Iceland is a pioneer in the use of geothermal energy for space heating. Five major geothermal power plants exist in Iceland, which produce approximately 26.2% (2010) of the nation’s electricity. Geothermal water is used to heat around 90% of Iceland’s homes, and keeps pavements and car parks snow-free in the winter.
Answer: Option B. -> Mexico
Answer: (b)
Answer: (b)
Answer: Option C. -> a-(iii), b-(i), c-(iv), d-(ii)
Answer: (c)
Kalahari Desert: a large semi-arid sandy savannah in southern Africa;
Atacama Desert: the driest hot desert in the world, located in South America;
Thar Desert: a large, arid region in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, and
Great Victoria: a sparsely populated desert area in Western Australia and South Australia.
Answer: (c)
Kalahari Desert: a large semi-arid sandy savannah in southern Africa;
Atacama Desert: the driest hot desert in the world, located in South America;
Thar Desert: a large, arid region in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, and
Great Victoria: a sparsely populated desert area in Western Australia and South Australia.
Answer: Option C. -> A – 2 ; B – 4 ; C – 1 ; D – 3
Answer: (c)
Answer: (c)
Answer: Option C. -> Baltic sea and North sea
Answer: (c) The Kiel canal connects Baltic sea and North sea. The Kiel Canal, known as the Kaiser-WilhelmKanal until 1948, is a 98-kilometre long canal in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. The canal links the North Sea at Brunsbüttel to the Baltic Sea at Kiel-Holtenau
Answer: (c) The Kiel canal connects Baltic sea and North sea. The Kiel Canal, known as the Kaiser-WilhelmKanal until 1948, is a 98-kilometre long canal in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. The canal links the North Sea at Brunsbüttel to the Baltic Sea at Kiel-Holtenau
Answer: Option A. -> Indonesia
Answer: (a)
An archipelago sometimes called an island group or island chain is a chain or cluster of islands.
Archipelagos may be found isolated in bodies of water or neighbouring a large landmass. Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelago with over 13,000 islands & totals around 18,000 islands.
The Malay Archipelago (or Indonesian Archipelago) is often referred to as the largest archipelago in the world, but this is meant by area rather than a number of islands.
This title aptly represents its 25,000 - 30,000 or so islands which span 5,400 kilometres eastward from Sabang in northern Sumatra to Merauke in Irian Jaya (now known as Papua).
Answer: (a)
An archipelago sometimes called an island group or island chain is a chain or cluster of islands.
Archipelagos may be found isolated in bodies of water or neighbouring a large landmass. Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelago with over 13,000 islands & totals around 18,000 islands.
The Malay Archipelago (or Indonesian Archipelago) is often referred to as the largest archipelago in the world, but this is meant by area rather than a number of islands.
This title aptly represents its 25,000 - 30,000 or so islands which span 5,400 kilometres eastward from Sabang in northern Sumatra to Merauke in Irian Jaya (now known as Papua).
Answer: Option D. -> Japan being the Eastern most country in the world, it has the earliest sunrise
Answer: (d)Japan is an archipelago, or a group of islands, about 100 miles east of theAsian main land in the Far East. Being the easternmost country in the world. When earth rotates, Japan first receives the first rays of the sun. Then the others get the rays if the sun. That’s why Japan is called the land of the rising sun.
Answer: (d)Japan is an archipelago, or a group of islands, about 100 miles east of theAsian main land in the Far East. Being the easternmost country in the world. When earth rotates, Japan first receives the first rays of the sun. Then the others get the rays if the sun. That’s why Japan is called the land of the rising sun.
Answer: Option D. -> 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (d)
Answer: (d)