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Question 291. Which one of the following is a temperate desert?
  1.    Atacama desert
  2.    Arabian desert
  3.    Patagonian desert
  4.    Kalahari desert
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Patagonian desert
Answer: (c)
Patagonian desert is a temperature desert.
The Patagonian Desert, also known as the Patagonia Desert or the Patagonian Steppe, is the largest desert in Argentina and is the 8th largest desert in the world by area, occupying 673,000 square kilometres.
Question 292. Which one of the following countries does not border Mediterranean Sea ?
  1.    Libya
  2.    Malta
  3.    Bulgaria
  4.    Italy
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Bulgaria
Answer: (c) Bulgaria does not border mediterranean sea, shares the boundary with Black-sea.
Question 293. Suez Canal is located in which of the following countries?
  1.    Saudi Arabia
  2.    Sudan
  3.    Jordan
  4.    Egypt
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Egypt
Answer: (d)
The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez.
The canal offers watercraft a shorter journey between the North Atlantic and northern Indian Oceans via the Mediterranean and Red seas by avoiding the South Atlantic and southern Indian oceans, in turn reducing the journey by approximately 7,000 kilometres.
Question 294. In which one of the following regions of the world, are the grasslands called Campos found ?
  1.    China
  2.    Brazil
  3.    North America
  4.    Eurasia
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Brazil
Answer: (b)
Question 295. Which of the following pairs of straights and the countries they separate is wrongly matched?
  1.    Bering strait — Sumatra and Malaysia
  2.    Gibraltar strait — Spain and Morocoo
  3.    Bass strait — Australia and Tasmania
  4.    Magellan strait — Chile and Tiera del fuego
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Bering strait — Sumatra and Malaysia
Answer: (a) Bering strait divides Alaska and Russia.
Question 296. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
  1.    Costa Rica : San Jose
  2.    Bahamas : Nassau
  3.    Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo
  4.    Nicaragua : Balmopan
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Nicaragua : Balmopan
Answer: (d)
Managua is the capital of Nicaragua, not Balmopan.
Question 297. A class of animals known as Marsupials is a characteristic feature of
  1.    Australia
  2.    Africa
  3.    South-east Asia
  4.    South America
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Australia
Answer: (a) Marsupials are a group of mammals commonly have pouches or pocket of skin, where the mother nurses their young. These marsupians are found in Australia. The common example of marsupians are Kangaroo and Koala.
Question 298. Which one of the following countries has replaced Italy as the major importer of bauxite from India?
  1.    Greece
  2.    Canada
  3.    United Arab Emirates
  4.    Ukraine
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Canada
Answer: (b) Canada is the largest importer of bauxite from India.
Question 299. Assertion (A):
The Steppe climate is most widespread in North America and Eurasia. Reason (R) :
The Steppe climate is characterized by wet summers as well as wet winters.
  1.    Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
  2.    Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A.
  3.    A is false but R is true.
  4.    A is true but R is false.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> A is true but R is false.
Answer: (d) The Steppes are areas of comparatively lower temperature and slightly more precipitation. Here annual average temperature is approximately 21°C. Temperate grasses are main vegetation of these regions. Norhern America’s Prairies and the steppes of Eurasia are the major areas of thesee grassland.
Question 300. Which is the shortest route from Moscow to San Francisco?
  1.    over land
  2.    via Canada
  3.    over the North Pole
  4.    over the South Pole
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> over the North Pole
Answer: (c)

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