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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
  1.    3 2 4 1
  2.    3 4 2 1
  3.    1 2 4 3
  4.    1 4 2 3
 Discuss Question
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
Question 122. Which one among the following statement is correct?
  1.    In winter season, the duration of day is more in Northern Hemisphere
  2.    In summer season, the duration of day is more in Northern Hemisphere
  3.    In winter season, the duration of day is more in Southern Hemisphere
  4.    In summer season, the duration of day is less in Northern Hemisphere
 Discuss Question
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.
Question 123. Geothermal energy is maximum utilised in
  1.    New Zealand
  2.    Iceland
  3.    Japan
  4.    Russia
 Discuss Question
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.
Question 124. Largest producer of silver in the world is
  1.    USA
  2.    Mexico
  3.    South Africa
  4.    Laos
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Mexico
Answer: (b)
Question 125. Match correctly the following deserts and their location by choosing the correct response:
List I
List II
(Desert )
(Location )
a. Kalahari
i. South America
b. Atacama
ii. Australia
c. Thar
iii. Africa
d. Great Victoria
iv. Asia
Codes: a b c d
  1.    a-(iv), b-(iii), c-(ii), d-(i)
  2.    a-(ii), b-(iii), c-(i), d-(iv)
  3.    a-(iii), b-(i), c-(iv), d-(ii)
  4.    a-(iii), b-(ii), c-(i), d-(iv)
 Discuss Question
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.
Question 126.
List I
List II
A. Iron & Steel
1. Portsmouth
B. Automobile
2. Dortmund
C. Shipbuilding
3. Bangalore
D. Aircraft
4. Detroit
Codes: A B C D
  1.    A – 2 ; B – 1 ; C – 4 ; D – 3
  2.    A – 1 ; B – 2 ; C – 3 ; D – 4
  3.    A – 2 ; B – 4 ; C – 1 ; D – 3
  4.    A – 4 ; B – 3 ; C – 2 ; D – 1
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> A – 2 ; B – 4 ; C – 1 ; D – 3
Answer: (c)
Question 127. The Kiel canal connects
  1.    Bering sea and Chukchi sea
  2.    Caribbean sea and Pacific Ocean
  3.    Baltic sea and North sea
  4.    Red sea and Mediterranean sea
 Discuss Question
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
Question 128. Which country is the world’s largest archipelago?
  1.    Indonesia
  2.    Philippines
  3.    Greenland
  4.    Sweden
 Discuss Question
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).
Question 129. Japan is called the ‘Land of the rising sun’ because
  1.    Sun always remains in the eastern part of the sky throughout the day in Japan
  2.    Sun rises there as soon as it sets
  3.    The rays of the sun get reflected from the waters of the sea and make the sunrise beautiful in Japan
  4.    Japan being the Eastern most country in the world, it has the earliest sunrise
 Discuss Question
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.
Question 130. Which of the following items and their leading producers are correctly matched?
  1. Grapes - Italy
  2. Oilseeds - India
  3. Millets - India
  4. Coffee – Ethiopia.
Which of the above statement are correct ?
  1.    2, 3 and 4
  2.    1, 3 and 4
  3.    1, 2, 3 and 4
  4.    1, 2 and 3
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (d)

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