Q155. Which one of the following lakes of West Africa has become dry and turned into a desert?
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16%
(a) Lake Victoria
45%
(b) Lake Faguibine
29%
(c) Lake Oguta
10%
(d) Lake Volta
π1
Q156. Gandikota canyon of South India was created by which one of the following rivers?
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27%
(a) Cauvery
13%
(b) Manjira
27%
(c) Pennar
33%
(d) Tungabhadra
Q157. The term "Levant" often heard in the news roughly corresponds to which of the following regions?
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38%
(a) Region along the eastern Mediterranean shores
25%
(b) Region along North African shores stretching from Egypt to Morocco
21%
(c) Region along Persian Gulf and Horn of Africa
17%
(d) The entire coastal areas of Mediterranean Sea
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Q158. In the northern hemisphere, the longest day of the year normally occurs in the:
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22%
(a) First half of the month of June
70%
(b) Second half of the month of June
7%
(c) First half of the month of July
0%
(d) Second half of the month of July
Q159. Which one of the following is the best example of repeated falls in sea level, giving rise to present-day extensive marshland?
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34%
(a) Bhitarkanika Mangroves
17%
(b) Marakkanam Salt Pans
14%
(c) Naupada Swamp
34%
(d) Rann of Kutch
Q160. Ilmenite and rutile, abundantly available in certain coastal tracts of India, are rich sources of which one of the following?
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17%
(a) Aluminium
21%
(b) Copper
21%
(c) Iron
41%
(d) Titanium
Q161. The longest border between any two countries in the world is between:
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71%
(a) Canada and the United States of America
14%
(b) Chile and Argentina
3%
(c) China and India
11%
(d) Kazakhstan and Russian Federation
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Q162. Which of the following countries are well known as the two largest cocoa producers in the world?
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9%
(a) Algeria and Morocco
22%
(b) Botswana and Namibia
59%
(c) Cotedβ Ivoire Coast and Ghana
9%
(d) Madagascar and Mozambique
Q163. With reference to the Himalayan rivers joining the Ganga downstream of Prayagraj from West to East, which one of the following sequences is correct?
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29%
(a) Ghaghara β Gomati β Gandak β Kosi
35%
(b) Gomati β Ghaghara β Gandak β Kosi
18%
(c) Ghaghara β Gomati β Kosi β Gandak
18%
(d) Gomati β Ghaghara β Kosi β Gandak