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Quiz 631: Geography for All Examinations

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1.
Which of the following is the narrowest strait of the world ?
2.
The only two landlocked countries of South American continent are :
3.
Falkland Island is a disputed territory between :
4.
‘Oxus’ is the ancient name of which of the following rivers?
5.
Historic city Samarqand is located in which country?
6.
Which of the following mountain ranges form the longest mountain chain in the world?
7.
Consider the following statements regarding timber resources in the tropics:
  1. The tropics have vast potential in timber resources, but commercial extraction remains challenging.
  2. One reason for this difficulty is that trees in tropical forests do not occur in homogenous stands.
  3. Tropical forests are comparatively sparse, making timber extraction easier.
  4. The density and diversity of tree species further complicate large-scale commercial logging.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
8.
Which of the following are “erosional landforms”?
  1. Inselbergs
  2. Loess
  3. Zeugen
  4. Buttes
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
9.
Which of the following statements are correct about Denmark ?
  1. It is the smallest Scandinavian country.
  2. Greenland, the world’s largest island belongs to it.
  3. It shares Jutland Peninsula with Germany
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
10.
Consider the following statements regarding the occurrence of ‘Neap Tides’ :
  1. The Sun and the Moon are in one line that is ‘Syzygy’.
  2. When the moon is in Apogee or the Sun is in Apehelion.
  3. Neap tides occurs twice a month.
  4. When Syzygy and Apogee happen at the same time, exceptionally low tides are formed.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are true?
Originally written on June 18, 2012 and last modified on August 4, 2020.
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  1. Haruna Barnabas Saidu

    July 4, 2014 at 1:03 am

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    November 7, 2014 at 11:28 pm

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