The great Asian river Mekong does not run through
- (a)China
- (b)Malaysia
- (c)Cambodia
- (d)Laos
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Official answer(b) Malaysia
World Physical Geography
34 questions in Geography.
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The waterfall ‘Victoria’ is associated with the river
- (a)Amazon
- (b)Missouri
- (c)St Lawrence
- (d)Zambezi
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Official answer(d) Zambezi
Match the drainage basins labelled as A, B, C and D with the names listed below and select the correct answer using the codes given below the names of the drainage basins. Names of drainage basins: 1. Ganga Brahmaputra 2. Indus 3. Parana 4. Zambezi Codes:
- (a)A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4
- (b)A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2
- (c)A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
- (d)A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
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Official answer(c) A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I (Volcanic Mountain) I. Mt. Rainier II. Etna III. Paricutin IV. Taal List II (Country) A. Italy B. Mexico C. Philippines D. USA
- (a)I-D, II-B, III-A, IV-C
- (b)I-D, II-A, III-B, IV-C
- (c)I-B, II-A, III-D, IV-C
- (d)I-D, II-C, III-B, IV-A
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Official answer(b) I-D, II-A, III-B, IV-C
The physical regions marked as 1, 2, 3 and 4 on the given map are respectively The original map is not available for this question.
- (a)Andes, Brazilian Shield, Guyana Highlands and Amazon Basin
- (b)Andes, Guyana Highlands, Brazilian Shield and Amazon Basin
- (c)Amazon Basin, Guyana Highlands, Brazilian Shield and Andes
- (d)Guyana Highlands, Brazilian Shield, Andes and Amazon Basin
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Official answer(a) Andes, Brazilian Shield, Guyana Highlands and Amazon Basin
Match rivers labelled A, B, C and D on the given map with their names given in the list and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list: 1. St. Lawrence 2. Orinoco 3. Mackenzie 4. Amazon 5. Yukon Codes: The original map is not available for this question.
- (a)A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
- (b)A-5, B-3, C-1, D-2
- (c)A-5, B-4, C-1, D-3
- (d)A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
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Official answer(b) A-5, B-3, C-1, D-2
The river shown on the map is The original map is not available for this question.
- (a)Irrawaddy
- (b)Mekong
- (c)Chao Phraya
- (d)Salween
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Official answer(d) Salween
“From Aceh in the far north-west to Torres Strait in the east is 5000 miles, almost as far as from London to Baghdad. The Archipelago has 14,000 islands, some mere equatorial rocks, others some of the largest in the world.” This description best fits
- (a)West Indies
- (b)Japan
- (c)Philippines
- (d)Indonesia
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Official answer(d) Indonesia
Which one of the following is the continent with the highest mean elevation in the world?
- (a)Antarctica
- (b)North America
- (c)Asia
- (d)South America
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Official answer(a) Antarctica