21. | Which of the following is not correctly matched? |
A. Namib Desert – Namibia | |
B. Kalahari Desert – Botswana | |
C. Somali Desert – Somalia | |
D. Dankali Desert – Libya |
22. | Which of the following deserts is not correctly matched? |
A. Dast-e Lut – Iraq | |
B. Kyzylkum – Uzbekistan | |
C. Gobi – Mongolia | |
D. Atacama – Chile |
23. | Which of the following desert is located in Australia? 1. Great Sandy, 2. Gibson, 3. Arunta, 4. Great Victoria |
A. 1 and 2 only | |
B. 1, 2 and 3 only | |
C. 1, 2 and 4 only | |
D. all of the above |
24. | Which one of the following is the largest temperate desert in the world? |
A. patagonian desert | |
B. Takla Makan Desert | |
C. iranian desert | |
D. turkman desert |
25. | Match the following deserts correctly according to their locations – Desert A. Kalahari B. Atacama C. Thar D. Great Victoria Location 1. South America 2. Australia 3. Africa 4. Asia |
A. A – 3, B – 1, C – 4, D – 2 | |
B. A – 2, B – 3, C – 1, D – 4 | |
C. A – 4, B – 3, C – 2, D – 1 | |
D. A – 3, B – 2, C – 1, D – 4 |
26. | Hot deserts like Sahara, Arabia receive negligible amount of rainfall. this is due to – |
A. they do not get humid air from the oceans | |
B. They are the most rocky and barren regions of the earth | |
C. They are located in the tropical high pressure troposphere of the atmosphere | |
D. they are not on the path of the monsoons |
27. | The Gobi Desert is the largest desert area in Asia. It covers the regions of southern Mongolia and the northern regions of ……. |
A. India | |
B. Russia | |
C. Myanmar | |
D. China |
28. | Which of the following does not provide an example of a hot desert? |
A. Support | |
B. Thar | |
C. Kalahari | |
D. Cabbage |
29. | Generally in which part of the continents the presence of deserts is found? |
A. Northern | |
B. Southern | |
C. Eastern | |
D. Western |
30. | Which of the following is not correctly matched? |
A. Gobi Desert – Mongolia | |
B. Kalahari Desert – Botswana | |
C. Atacama Desert – Northern Chile | |
D. Mojave Desert – Mexico |