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Question 311. Match column I with column II and select the correct answer using the code given below the columns:
Column I
Column II
(Landforms)
(Exogenic forces)
A. Flood plain
i. Sea waves
B. Seacliff
ii. Glaciers
C. Moraines
iii. Wind
D. Sand dunes
iv. River
Codes: A B C D
  1.    (A) – iii, (B) – ii, (C) – i, (D) – iv
  2.    (A) – iv, (B) – iii, (C) – ii, (D) – i
  3.    (A) – iii, (B) – iv, (C) – i, (D) – ii
  4.    (A) – iv, (B) – i, (C) – ii, (D) – iii
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> (A) – iv, (B) – i, (C) – ii, (D) – iii
Answer: (d)
Flood Plain – River
Sea cliff – Sea waves
Moraines – Glaciers
Sand dunes – Wind
Question 312. Which of the following land forms is not formed by wind action?
  1.    Mushroom or Gara
  2.    Stone Latice
  3.    Inselberg
  4.    Sand bars
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Sand bars
Answer: (d)Sandbars is not formed by wind action. A long mass or low ridge of submerged or partially exposed sand built up in the water along a shore or beach by the action of waves or currents.
Question 313. Which among the following is called as ‘Land of the midnight Sun’?
  1.    Sweden
  2.    Norway
  3.    France
  4.    Denmark
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Norway
Answer: (b)
Norway is called the “land of the midnight sun”. From late May to late July, the sun never completely descends beneath the horizon in areas north of the Arctic Circle and the rest of the country experiences up to 20 hours of daylight per day.
Conversely, from late November to late January, the sun never rises above the horizon in the north, and daylight hours are very short in the rest of the country.
Question 314. The satellites of which one of the following countries have helped in the preparation of a detailed and complete map of Antarctica?
  1.    France
  2.    Canada
  3.    U.S.A
  4.    Russia
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Canada
Answer: (b) The satellite launched by Canada has helped in the preparation of a detailed and complete map of Antarctica.
Question 315. The Great Barrier Reef is broken in gaps due to
  1.    wave action
  2.    outpouring of river water into the sea
  3.    tropical cyclones
  4.    oceanic currents
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> outpouring of river water into the sea
Answer: (b)
Question 316. Which of the following deserts has the highest gold deposits?
  1.    Gobi Desert
  2.    Kyzyl-Kum Desert
  3.    Tanami desert
  4.    Mojave desert
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Mojave desert
Answer: (d)The Mojave Desert of USA is known for its gold deposits. Spanning across California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona, the desert was the centre of intense gold mining in the 19th century. It has vast gold reserves even today.
Question 317. In which part of the world would you find the Veld ?
  1.    Australia
  2.    Argentina
  3.    South Africa
  4.    Central Europe
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> South Africa
Answer: (c)
Question 318. Which is called the Emerald Island ?
  1.    Ireland
  2.    Britain
  3.    Sicily
  4.    Gibralter
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Ireland
Answer: (a)
Question 319. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List I
List II
(Map showing ocean current)
(Name of ocean current)
A. 
1. Kuroshio
B. 
2. Humboldt
C. 
3. Benguela
D. 
4. Oyashio
Codes: A B C D
  1.    4 3 1 2
  2.    2 1 3 4
  3.    2 3 1 4
  4.    4 1 3 2
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 2 3 1 4
Answer: (c)
HUMBOLDT - South Pacific Cool
BENGUELA - South Atlantic Warm/Cool
KUROSHIO - North Pacific Warm
OYASHIO - North Pacific Cool
Question 320. Intensive subsistence farming is prevalent in
  1.    China
  2.    Canada
  3.    Ukraine
  4.    USA
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> China
Answer: (a)

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