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Question 331. Assertion (A):
Major natural regions of the world possess similar topography.
Reason (R):
Climate is a major influencing factor in a natural region.
  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 C. -> A is false but R is true
Answer: (c)
Major natural regions of the world have not the same type of climates. The different climates make different topographies.
Question 332. Match List – I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List I
List II
(Volcano)
(Country)
A. Sabancaya
1. Italy
B. Mount Etna
2. Peru
C. Colima
3. Indonesia
D. Merapi
4. Mexico
Codes: A B C D
  1.    3 2 1 4
  2.    3 1 4 2
  3.    4 3 2 1
  4.    2 1 4 3
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 2 1 4 3
Answer: (d)
Question 333. Through which one of the following Straits, does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France?
  1.    Denmark Strait
  2.    Davis Strait
  3.    Strait of Gibraltar
  4.    Strait of Dover
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Strait of Dover
Answer: (d) Strait of Dover connects United Kingdom and France. It is about 32 km in length.
Question 334. The largest freshwater lake in the world is
  1.    Lake Michigan
  2.    Lake Victoria
  3.    Lake Superior
  4.    Lake Balkhash
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Lake Superior
Answer: (c)
The Caspian Sea is generally regarded as the world’s largest lake, but it contains an oceanic basin (contiguous with the world ocean until 11 million years ago) rather than being entirely over continental crust.
Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world in area (if Lakes Michigan and Huron are taken separately), and the third-largest in volume, behind Lake Baikal in Siberia and Lake Tanganyika in East Africa.
Question 335. Match the List-I and List-II and choose the correct code given below:
List I
List II
(Plateau)
(Country)
A. Pamir
1. Australia
B. Kimberley
2. Spain
C. Meseta
3. Tajikistan
D. Yukon
4. Canada
Codes: A B C D
  1.    4 3 2 1
  2.    1 2 3 4
  3.    3 2 1 4
  4.    3 1 2 4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 3 1 2 4
Answer: (d)
Pamir - Tajikistan
Kimberley - Australia
Meseta - Spain
Yukon - Canada
Question 336. Which one of the following is not a tropical desert?
  1.    Arabia
  2.    Atacama
  3.    Kalahari
  4.    Gobi
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Gobi
Answer: (d)Gobi is not a tropical desert. It is a temperate desert partly located in northern China and partly in Mongolia.
Question 337. The Panama Canal is different from the Suez Canal as it has
  1.    Shorter route
  2.    Lock system
  3.    Less busy route
  4.    Busy route
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Lock system
Answer: (b)The major difference between the Panama and Suez canals are that the later has no lock system. Ships can sail right through. The Panama Canal has locks which raise the ship to cross the isthmus and then lower it on the other side.
Question 338. Consider the following statements:

  1. In tropical grassland regions, rainfall mainly occurs in the short summer season with a long dry season.

  2. In Mediterranean region, the winter rainfall is caused by the passage of cyclones in the westerly wind belt which lies over this area.


Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  1.    2 only
  2.    1 only
  3.    Neither 1 nor 2
  4.    Both 1 and 2
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Both 1 and 2
Answer: (d)
Tropical grasslands are found in tropical wet and dry climates. These areas are hot year-round, usually never dropping under 64 degrees Fahrenheit. Although these areas are overall very dry, they do have a season of heavy rain.
Annual rainfall is from 20-50 inches per year. In the Mediterranean region, the winter rainfall is caused due to middle latitude fronts and cyclone.
Question 339. Panama canal was constructed in–
  1.    1980 A.D.
  2.    1869 A.D.
  3.    1914 A.D.
  4.    1905 A.D.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 1914 A.D.
Answer: (c)
France began work on the Panama Canal in 1881 but had to stop because of engineering problems and high mortality due to disease.
The United States took over the project in 1904 and took a decade to complete the canal, which was officially opened on August 15, 1914. The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic Ocean (via the Caribbean Sea) to the Pacific Ocean.
Question 340. The largest delta of the world is
  1.    Amazon Basin
  2.    Sunderbans
  3.    Congo Basin
  4.    Greenland
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Sunderbans
Answer: (b)Sundarbans is the world’s largest delta formed by the rivers Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna.

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