1] Which one of the following lakes of West Africa has become dry and turned into a desert? [2022]
a) Lake Victoria
b) Lake Faguibine
c) Lake Oguta
d) Lake Volta
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Ans: b) Lake Faguibine
2] Gandikota canyon of South India was created by which one of the following rivers? [2022]
a) Cauvery
b) Manjira
c) Pennar
d) Tungabhadra
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Ans: c) Pennar
3] Consider the following pairs: [2018]
Regions sometimes mentioned in the news – Country
1. Catalonia – Spain
2. Crimea – Hungary
3. Mindanao – Phillipines
4. Oromia – Nigeria
Which of the pairs given below above are correctly matched?
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 3 and 4 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 2 and 4 only
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Ans: c) 1 and 3 only
4] Which of the following pairs is correctly matched? [2013]
a) Abyssinian Plateau: Arabia
b) Altas Mountains:: North-Western Africa
c) Guiana Highlands: South-western Africa
d) Okavango Basin: Patagonia
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Ans: b) Altas Mountains:: North-Western Africa
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