Q1: Which is the largest island in the world?
1. New Guinea
2. Borneo
3. Madagascar
4. Greenland
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Answer: 4
Explanation: Greenland is the largest island in the world, coering a total area of 2,166,086 square km. It is situated between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean and boasts the second largest ice sheet globally.
Q2: Which is the world’s largest island country?
1. Bahamas
2. Madagascar
3. Indonesia
4. Australia
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Answer: 3
Explanation: Indonesia is the world’s largest island country, with an area of 1,904,569 square km and consisting of more than 18,307 islands. It is also the most populous island country in the world.
Q3: Which is the biggest island in the Indian Ocean?
1. Madagascar
2. Greenland
3. Sumatra
4. Baffin Island
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Madagascar is the biggest island in the Indian Ocean, coering a total area of 587,040 square km. It is also the fourth largest island and the second biggest island country in the world.
Q4: Which island has the largest collection of the Blue Holes?
1. Andros Island
2. Madagascar
3. Sumatra
4. Honshu
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Andros Island in the Bahamas has the largest collection of Blue Holes. Andros is the largest island in the Bahamas and is home to oer 200 Blue Holes, which are sinkholes or underwater caes in the shape of a circle.
Q5: Baffin Island is located in which country?
1. Bahamas
2. United States of America
3. Japan
4. Canada
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Answer: 4
Explanation: Baffin Island is located in Canada. It is the largest island in Canada and the fifth largest island in the world, coering an area of 507,451 square km.
Q6: Which of the following is the largest island of Indonesia?
1. Jaa
2. Sulawesi
3. Sumatra
4. Bali
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Answer: 3
Explanation: Sumatra is the largest island of Indonesia. It is situated in the Indian Ocean and ranks as the sixth largest island in the world, belonging to the major islands of the Sunda group.
Q7: Which is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea?
1. Sicily
2. Timor
3. Hainan
4. Southampton Island
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, coering an area of 25,834 square km. It is followed by Sardinia Island and Cyprus Island. Sicily is home to approximately fie million inhabitants.
Q8: Honshu Island is situated in which country?
1. China
2. South Korea
3. Indonesia
4. Japan
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Answer: 4
Explanation: Honshu Island is situated in Japan. It is the largest and most populous island of Japan. Honshu separates the Sea of Japan from the North Pacific Ocean and ranks as the 7th largest island in the world.
Q9: ictoria Island is situated in which archipelago?
1. Canadian Arctic Archipelago
2. Archipelago Sea
3. Thirty Thousand Islands
4. Malay Archipelago
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Answer: 1
Explanation: ictoria Island is situated in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. It is the second largest island in Canada, coering an area of 217,291 square km. The largest island in Canada is Baffin Island.
Q10: Which Island forms the part of the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia?
1. Rhodes Island
2. Malta Island
3. Sardinia Island
4. Timor Island
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Answer: 4
Explanation: Timor Island is located at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia and lies north of the Timor Sea. The island is diided between East Timor in the east and Indonesia in the western part, also known as West Timor.
Q11: Hainan Island is located in which country?
1. Japan
2. China
3. Thailand
4. Maldies
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Hainan Island is the southernmost point in the proince of China and is also the smallest proince of the People’s Republic of China. The proince comprises seeral islands in the South China Sea.
Q12: Which among the following is not an island of Indonesia?
1. Sumatra
2. Jaa
3. Sulawesi
4. Greenland
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Answer: 4
Explanation: Greenland is not an island of Indonesia. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, to the east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is the world’s largest island and an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark.
Q13: Which is the largest island of Antarctica?
1. Alexander Island
2. King George Island
3. Liingston Island
4. Ross Island
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Alexander Island is the largest island of Antarctica, coering an area of 49,070 square km. It is the second largest uninhabited island in the world after Deon Island.
Q14: Spitsbergen Island is located in which archipelago?
1. Malay Archipelago
2. Indonesian Archipelago
3. Salbard Archipelago
4. British Isles
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Answer: 3
Explanation: Spitsbergen Island is located in the Salbard Archipelago in Northern Norway. It is the largest and only permanently populated island of the Salbard Archipelago. Situated along the borders of the Arctic Ocean, the Norwegian Sea, and the Greenland Sea.
Q15: Ireland is an island of which archipelago?
1. British Isles
2. New Zealand
3. Archipelago Sea
4. Canadian Arctic Archipelago
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Ireland is an island in the British Isles archipelago. It is the second largest island of the British Isles after Great Britain and the third largest in Europe. It is located in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Q16: Which of the following islands is an Antarctic ice rise, in the shape of a dome?
1. Borneo
2. Berkner Island
3. ancouer Island
4. Baffin Island
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Berkner Island is an Antarctic ice rise, creating the shape of a dome. It is also known as Hubley Island. Completely coered under ice, it is located in the oerlapping portion of the Argentine and the British Antarctic territorial regions.
Q17: Which island is located geographically in America but politically in Europe?
1. Alexander Islands
2. Bathurst Island
3. Christmas Island
4. Greenland
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Answer: 4
Explanation: Greenland is geographically part of North America as it lies on the North American tectonic plate; howeer, culturally and politically, it is associated with Europe as it is located in the territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.
Q18: Which among the following is the world’s highest island?
1. Hawaii
2. Borneo
3. New Guinea
4. Sumatra
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Answer: 3
Explanation: New Guinea is the highest island in the world, with its highest point being Puncak Jaya, located in Indonesia. Its height from sea leel is 4884 meters (16,024 ft).
Q19: In which ocean is Sri Lanka island located?
1. Bay of Bengal
2. Indian Ocean
3. Arabian Sea
4. Pacific Ocean
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Sri Lanka is an island country located in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal and southeast of the Arabian Sea. It is separated from the Indian continent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait.
Q20: Saint Helena island is located in which ocean?
1. Arctic Ocean
2. Pacific Ocean
3. Atlantic Ocean
4. Indian Ocean
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Answer: 3
Explanation: Saint Helena Island is located in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a olcanic tropical island belonging to the United Kingdom. It is also Britain’s second oldest oerseas territory after Bermuda.
Q21: Which is the largest Gulf in the world?
1. Gulf of Alaska
2. Gulf of Oman
3. Gulf of Mexico
4. Persian Gulf
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Answer: 3
Explanation: Gulf of Mexico is the largest Gulf in the world. It is an ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, coering an area of 600,000 square miles. It is also the deepest gulf in the world.
Q22: Which among the following is the largest Gulf in India?
1. Gulf of Khambhat
2. Gulf of Mannar
3. Gulf of Kutch
4. Gulf of Aden
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Gulf of Mannar is the largest Gulf of India. It is an inlet of the Indian Ocean and a large shallow bay forming part of the Laccadie Sea. It is located between the west coast of Sri Lanka and the southeastern tip of India.
Q23: How many total gulfs are there in the world?
1. 65
2. 61
3. 72
4. 62
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Answer: 4
Explanation: There are a total of 62 gulfs in the world, with the Gulf of Mexico being the largest and the deepest gulf, located in the Atlantic Ocean. It is followed by the Gulf of Guinea in second place and the Gulf of Alaska in third.
Q24: Which is the largest bay in the world in terms of shoreline?
1. Bay of Bengal
2. Bay of Biscay
3. Hudson Bay
4. Bothnian Bay
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Answer: 3
Explanation: Hudson Bay is the largest bay in the world in terms of the shoreline. It is located in northeastern Canada. It has a surface area of 1,230,000 square km, the second largest area after the Bay of Bengal.
Q25: Which is the largest bay in the world in terms of area?
1. Hudson Bay
2. Bay of Bengal
3. Manila Bay
4. Galeston Bay
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Answer: 2
Explanation: The Bay of Bengal is the largest bay in the world in terms of area. It is in the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. It encompasses an area of 2,172,000 square km, making it the largest water body called a bay in the world.
Q26: Gwadar Bay is located in which gulf?
1. Gulf of Guinea
2. Gulf of Gabes
3. Gulf of Oman
4. Gulf of Aden
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Answer: 3
Explanation: Gwadar Bay is located in the Gulf of Oman. It lies on the maritime border of Pakistan and Iran. It is an inlet of the Arabian Sea at the Makran coast at the Iran-Pakistan border.
Q27: Which among the following gulf is the northeastern most part of the Atlantic Ocean?
1. Gulf of Mexico
2. Gulf of Guinea
3. Gulf of enice
4. Gulf of Alaska
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Answer: 2
Explanation: The Gulf of Guinea is the northeastern most part of the tropical Atlantic Ocean. It is in this gulf that the Equator and the Prime Meridian (zero-degree latitude and longitude) intersect.
Q28: Most of the world’s oil comes from which of the following gulfs?
1. Gulf of Bahrain
2. Gulf of Oman
3. Persian Gulf
4. Gulf Islands
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Answer: 3
Explanation: The Persian Gulf is an extension of the Indian Ocean through the Strait of Hormuz. It lies between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula and is a Mediterranean sea in Western Asia.
Q29: Which among the following is not a gulf in the Pacific Ocean?
1. Gulf of Alaska
2. Gulf of California
3. Hauraki Gulf
4. Gulf of Mannar
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Answer: 4
Explanation: Gulf of Mannar is not a part of the Pacific Ocean. It is a large shallow bay forming part of the Laccadie Sea in the Indian Ocean. It lies between Sri Lanka and the Coromandel Coast region of India.
Q30: Which of the following gulfs is the northernmost border of the Pacific Ocean?
1. Gulf of Alaska
2. Gulf of Bahrain
3. Persian Gulf
4. Gulf of Mexico
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Answer: 1
Explanation: The Gulf of Alaska forms the northernmost border of the Pacific Ocean. It is also the third largest gulf in the world. It encompasses almost half of the islands in Alaska. Its shoreline is a combination of forest, mountain, and a number of tidewater glaciers.
Q31: Which gulf is the world’s largest estuary?
1. Gulf of Guinea
2. Gulf of Eliat
3. Gulf of Saint Lawrence
4. Gulf of Kutch
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Answer: 3
Explanation: Gulf of Saint Lawrence is the largest estuary in the world. It is the outlet of the North American Great Lakes ia the Saint Lawrence rier into the Atlantic Ocean, where freshwater and saltwater mix together.
Q32: Rama Setu or Rama Bridge is located in which gulf?
1. Gulf of Khambhat
2. Gulf of Kutch
3. Gulf of Oman
4. Gulf of Mannar
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Answer: 4
Explanation: Rama Setu or Adam’s Bridge is a chain of limestone shoals off the southeastern coast of Tamil Nadu. The Rama Setu separates the Gulf of Mannar from the Palk Strait. It is located between Pamban Island and Mannar Island.
Q33: Which among the following bays proides the finest deep water shelter in southeast Asia?
1. Cam Ranh Bay
2. Alexander Bay
3. Bay of Bengal
4. Korea Bay
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Cam Ranh Bay is considered as the finest deep water shelter in southeast Asia. It is a deep water bay in ietnam, located at an inlet of the South China Sea.
Q34: In which of the following gulfs did the largest oil spill take place?
1. Gulf of Mexico
2. Gulf of Aden
3. Gulf of Bothnia
4. Gulf of Honduras
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Answer: 1
Explanation: The Deepwater Horizon oil spill, considered to be the largest marine oil spill in the world, took place in the Gulf of Mexico. It is also known as the BP oil spill, which began on April 20, 2010.
Q35: Which of the following is the smallest gulf in the world?
1. Gulf of Aqaba
2. Gulf of California
3. Gulf of Guinea
4. Gulf of Oman
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Gulf of California is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean, and it is also known as the ‘Sea of Cortez’. It separates the Baja California Peninsula from the Mexican mainland. It coers an area of 160,000 square km.
Q36: Which is the smallest gulf country in the world?
1. Bahrain
2. Oman
3. Iraq
4. Qatar
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Bahrain is the smallest gulf country in the world. It is a soereign state in the Persian Gulf, comprising 33 natural islands, of which only three are inhabited. It also consists of 51 artificial islands.
Q37: The Gulf of Suez is a part of which sea?
1. Mediterranean Sea
2. South China Sea
3. Caribbean Sea
4. Red Sea
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Answer: 4
Explanation: The Gulf of Suez is a part of the Red Sea. It lies at the northern end of the Red Sea, between Africa and to the west of the Sinai Peninsula.
Q38: The Gulf of Thailand is a part of which sea?
1. Red Sea
2. South China Sea
3. Mediterranean Sea
4. Caspian Sea
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Gulf of Thailand is a part of the South China Sea. It is also known as the Gulf of Siam. It is a marginal water body in the western Pacific Ocean, surrounded by Cambodia and ietnam in the northeast, and by Thailand in the rest of the part.
Q39: In which state of India is the Gulf of Kutch located?
1. Rajasthan
2. Maharashtra
3. Goa
4. Gujarat
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Answer: 4
Explanation: The Gulf of Kutch is located in the state of Gujarat in India. It is an inlet of the Arabian Sea along the west coast of India. It is known for its extreme high tides. The World Heritage Site ‘The Rann of Kutch’ is also located here.
Q40: Port Phillip Bay is located in which country?
1. Philippines
2. Australia
3. Sweden
4. Bulgaria
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Port Phillip Bay is located on the central coastline of southern ictoria in Australia. It is a horse head-shaped bay and an inlet of the Bass Strait.
Q41: The Isthmus of Panama is located between which two water bodies?
1. Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean
2. South China Sea and Pacific Ocean
3. Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean
4. Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea
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Answer: 3
Explanation: The Isthmus of Panama is located between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. It connects landmasses of North America and South America. Panama and the Panama Canal lie on this Isthmus.
Q42: Where is the Isthmus of Tehuantepec located?
1. Japan
2. Italy
3. Mexico
4. Brazil
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Answer: 3
Explanation: The Isthmus of Tehuantepec is located in Mexico. It is the shortest distance between the water bodies of the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean. The shipping route here is known as the Tehuantepec Route.
Q43: Which Isthmus connects the continents of Asia and Africa?
1. Isthmus of Suez
2. Isthmus of Panama
3. Isthmus of La Dune
4. Isthmus of Catalina Island
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Answer: 1
Explanation: The continents of Asia and Africa are connected by the Isthmus of Suez. The Isthmus of Suez is located in the country of Egypt and it connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea.
Q44: Which Isthmus connects the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf?
1. Isthmus of Rias
2. Isthmus of Corinth
3. Madison Isthmus
4. Isthmus of Aalon
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Answer: 2
Explanation: The Isthmus of Corinth is a narrow land bridge that connects the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf. Its width is 6.3 km. It connects the landmasses of the Peloponnese peninsula and the rest of Greece.
Q45: Which of the following Isthmus is located in the Malay Peninsula?
1. Madison Isthmus
2. Isthmus of Kra
3. Isthmus of East Falkland
4. Isthmus of Aalon
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Answer: 2
Explanation: The Isthmus of Kra is located in the Malay Peninsula. It lies between the Ranong and Chumphon proinces of Southern Thailand. It is bordered by the Gulf of Thailand in the east and the Andaman Sea in the west.
Q46: Which among the following Isthmus is also known as the Isthmus of Darien?
1. Isthmus of Suez
2. Isthmus of Mansheya
3. Isthmus of Panama
4. Isthmus of Rias
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Answer: 3
Explanation: The Isthmus of Panama is also known as the Isthmus of Darien. It is a narrow strip of land separating the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea and linking North America with South America.
Q47: Which among the following is not an Isthmus of America?
1. Isthmus of Aalon
2. Isthmus of East Falkland
3. Isthmus of Panama
4. Isthmus of Mansheya
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Answer: 4
Explanation: The Isthmus of Mansheya is located in the continent of Africa. It connects the landmasses of mainland Alexandria and the Island of Pharos. Mansheya is a neighborhood in Alexandria, Egypt.
Q48: The Isthmus of Chignecto is located on which continent?
1. America
2. Europe
3. Africa
4. Asia
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Answer: 1
Explanation: The Isthmus of Chignecto is located in the continent of America. It connects the Noa Scotia peninsula with North America. It separates the Chignecto Bay from Baie erte, a sub-basin of Northumberland Strait, which is an arm of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
Q49: The Isthmus of Catalina Island is located in which country?
1. United States
2. Brazil
3. South Africa
4. Canada
Answer: 1
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Explanation: The Isthmus of Catalina Island is located in the United States. It is a 770 m land, joining the northwestern part of Santa Catalina Island to the main part of the Island.
Q50: The Isthmus of Korea is located between which two seas?
1. Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
2. Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea
3. Sea of Japan and Yellow Sea
4. Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean
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Answer: 3
Explanation: The Isthmus of Korea is located between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea. It is an area of the Korean Peninsula, which narrows to 160 km. It lies between the Korea Bay and the East Korea Bay.
Q51: Which Isthmus connects the Crimean Peninsula to Ukraine?
1. Isthmus of Kra
2. Isthmus of Catalina Island
3. Isthmus of Rias
4. Isthmus of Perekop
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Answer: 4
Explanation: The Isthmus of Perekop connects the Crimean Peninsula to the mainland of Ukraine. It separates the water bodies of the Black Sea and the Siash. Its width is nearly 5 to 7 km.
Q52: Which of the following Isthmus is disputed between Gibraltar and Spain?
1. Isthmus of Potidea
2. Isthmus of Gibraltar
3. Isthmus of Corinth
4. Isthmus of Suez
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Answer: 2
Explanation: The isthmus of Gibraltar is disputed between Gibraltar and Spain. The territory of Gibraltar contains an 800 m long section of the isthmus while the rest is linked with mainland Spain.
Q53: The Isthmus of Potidea is located on which continent?
1. Asia
2. Africa
3. Europe
4. North America
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Answer: 3
Explanation: The Isthmus of Potidea is located in the continent of Europe. It connects the landmasses of the Kassandra Peninsula with the mainland of Greece.
Q54: Which Isthmus separates the Ionian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea?
1. Isthmus of Cantanzaro
2. Isthmus of Rias
3. Isthmus of Mansheya
4. Isthmus of Perekop
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Answer: 1
Explanation: The Isthmus of Cantanzaro separates the water bodies of the Ionian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is a part of the Italian Peninsula lying between the Calabrian Apennine Mountains and the Calabrian Serre.
Q55: Which of the following Isthmus is situated in Australia?
1. Yanakie Isthmus
2. La Coupee
3. Isthmus of Lerapetra
4. Isthmus of Perekop
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Yanakie Isthmus is situated in the continent of Australia. It is a sandy isthmus connecting Wilson’s Promontory to mainland ictoria, in southeastern Australia. Yanakie is also a district on the isthmus between South Gippsland and Wilson’s Promontory.
Q56: The Isthmus of Karelian is situated in which country?
1. Russia
2. France
3. China
4. Korea
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Answer: 1
Explanation: The Isthmus of Karelian is situated in northwestern Russia, to the north of the Rier Nea. It separates the Gulf of Finland from Lake Ladoga. It is approximately a 45-110 km wide stretch of land.
Q57: Auckland Isthmus is located in which country?
1. Spain
2. Scotland
3. New Zealand
4. Russia
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Answer: 3
Explanation: Auckland Isthmus is located in New Zealand. The Auckland Isthmus is also known as the Tamaki Isthmus. Auckland is also a city on this Isthmus, in the North Island of New Zealand.
Q58: Rhins of Galloway Isthmus is situated in which country?
1. Brazil
2. France
3. Russia
4. Scotland
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Answer: 4
Explanation: The Rhins of Galloway Isthmus is situated in Scotland. It diides the waters of two bays, which are the East Tarbets and the West Tarbets. Also, the Rhins of Galloway is a peninsula in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
Q59: Which of the following Isthmus is not located in New Zealand?
1. The Neck Isthmus
2. Auckland Isthmus
3. Isthmus of Lerapetra
4. Rongotai Isthmus
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Answer: 3
Explanation: The Isthmus of Lerapetra is not located in New Zealand; instead, it is a part of Europe in the Mediterranean Sea, which connects the eastern end of Crete to the rest of the Island.
Q60: Which isthmus connects the Toe of Italy to the rest of the Italian Peninsula?
1. Medanos Isthmus
2. Isthmus of Cantanzaro
3. Isthmus of Catalina Island
4. Isthmus of Chignecto
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Answer: 2
Explanation: The Isthmus of Cantanzaro, which is also called the Saddle of Cantanzaro, connects the toe of Italy to the rest of the Italian Peninsula. The Isthmus separates the Ionian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea while it is crossed by two riers, the Amato and the Corace.
Q61: Which is the largest glacier in the world?
1. Aletsch Glacier
2. Baltoro Glacier
3. Lambert Glacier
4. Columbia Icefield
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Answer: 3
Explanation: Lambert Glacier is the largest glacier in the world. It is situated in East Antarctica. It also holds the Guinness world record for being the world’s largest glacier.
Q62: Which glacier is the fastest melting Glacier in Antarctica?
1. Pine Island Glacier
2. Daid Glacier
3. Acosta Glacier
4. Agalina Glacier
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Pine Island Glacier is the fastest melting glacier in Antarctica. It is a large ice stream leading to about 25% ice loss of Antarctica. It flows along the south side of the Hudson Mountains into Pine Island bay, in the Amundsen Sea, Antarctica.
Q63: Which of the following is the largest glacier in the Alps?
1. Baltoro Glacier
2. Perito Moreno Glacier
3. Aletsch Glacier
4. Franz Josef Glacier
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Answer: 3
Explanation: The Aletsch Glacier is the largest Glacier in the Alps, in Switzerland. It is located between the cantons of Bern and alais on the Bernese Alps to the east of the Gemini Pass. It is nearly 23 km long and has a olume of about 15.4 cubic km.
Q64: Which is the largest glacier in India?
1. Zemu Glacier
2. Satopanth Glacier
3. Gangotri Glacier
4. Siachen Glacier
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Answer: 4
Explanation: Siachen Glacier is the largest glacier in India. It is located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas. It is the longest glacier in the Karakoram range and the second longest in the world’s non-polar areas.
Q65: Which glaciers form the world’s longest glacial system outside the polar region?
1. Biafo Glacier and Hispar Glacier
2. Siachen Glacier and Biafo Glacier
3. Hispar Glacier and Fedchenko Glacier
4. Biafo Glacier and Fedchenko Glacier
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Answer: 1
Explanation: The Biafo Glacier and the Hispar Glacier meet together to form the longest glacial system of the world. The Biafo Glacier is the world’s third-longest glacier in non-polar regions, which is 67 km long, while the Hispar Glacier is 49 km long. Both lie in the Karakoram mountains.
Q66: Which is the world’s longest glacier in non-polar regions?
1. Biafo Glacier
2. Hispar Glacier
3. Siachen Glacier
4. Fedchenko Glacier
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Answer: 4
Explanation: The Fedchenko Glacier is the longest glacier in the world, which is outside of the polar regions. It is about 77 km long glacier in the Yazgulem Range of the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan.
Q67: Which of the following is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica?
1. Denman Glacier
2. Flichner-Ronne Ice Shelf
3. Ross Ice Shelf
4. Ward Hunt Ice Shelf
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Answer: 3
Explanation: The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf in Antarctica. It is seen hundred metres thick. It coers a large southern portion of the Ross Sea, and most of this ice shelf is claimed by New Zealand.
Q68: Which is the fastest moing glacier in Kyrgyzstan?
1. Batura Glacier
2. Engilchek Glacier
3. Biafo Glacier
4. Byrd Glacier
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Engilchek Glacier is the largest and the fastest-moing glacier in Kyrgyzstan. It is located in the Central Tian Shan Mountains of the Issyk-Kul region of northeastern Kyrgyzstan. Also, it is the sixth longest non-polar glacier in the world.
Q69: Baltoro Glacier is located in which mountain range?
1. Hindu Kush range
2. Himalayan Range
3. Karakoram Range
4. Tian Shan Range
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Answer: 3
Explanation: Baltoro Glacier is located in the Karakoram mountain range. It is 63 km long and lies in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. The Shigar Rier, which is a tributary of the Indus Rier, originates from this glacier.
Q70: Which of the following is the largest glacier in Asia?
1. Hispar Glacier
2. Engilchek Glacier
3. Siachen Glacier
4. Hunku Glacier
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Answer: 3
Explanation: Siachen Glacier is the largest glacier in Asia. It is located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas. It is, sometimes, also referred to as the Third Pole. It is 70 km long.
Q71: atnajokull Glacier is located in which country?
1. Pakistan
2. Iceland
3. Scotland
4. Tajikistan
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Answer: 2
Explanation: atnajokull Glacier is located in the country of Iceland. It is the largest and the most oluminous ice cap in Iceland. Also, it is the second largest ice cap in Europe, in terms of area. It is also known as atna Glacier.
Q72: Mertz Glacier is located on which continent?
1. Asia
2. Africa
3. North America
4. Antarctica
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Answer: 4
Explanation: Mertz Glacier is located in the continent of Antarctica. It is about 45 miles long, a heaily creassed glacier in George Coast of East Antarctica. The extension of this glacier into the Southern Ocean is called the Mertz Glacial Tongue.
Q73: Which of the following is the largest glacier in continental Europe?
1. Jostedal Glacier
2. Thwaites Glacier
3. Pine Island Glacier
4. Denman Glacier
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Jostedal Glacier is the largest glacier in continental Europe. It is also known as Jostedalsbreen Glacier. It is located in estland county in Western Norway.
Q74: Which is the longest glacier in Austria?
1. Mendenhall Glacier
2. Aletsch Glacier
3. Franz Josef Glacier
4. Pasterze Glacier
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Answer: 4
Explanation: Pasterze Glacier is the longest glacier in Austria. It is about 8.4 km long, lying between the Glockner Group of the High Tauern mountain range in Carinthia. It is also the longest glacier in the Eastern Alps.
Q75: Which of the following glaciers is located in Nepal?
1. Machoi Glacier
2. Parkachik Glacier
3. Zemu Glacier
4. Langtang Glacier
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Answer: 4
Explanation: The Langtang Glacier is located in Nepal. It lies in the Langtang region in the Himalayan mountain range. Also, it is the longest glacier rier of Nepal.
Q76: Which of the following glaciers is not situated in Antarctica?
1. Thwaites Glacier
2. Pine Island Glacier
3. Kangshung Glacier
4. Denman Glacier
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Answer: 3
Explanation: The Kangshung Glacier is situated in China. It lies in the Tibet region of the Himalayas. It is one of the three main glaciers of Mount Eerest. The others are the Khumbu Glacier and Rongbuk Glacier.
Q77: Which glacier is also known as the Doomsday Glacier?
1. Thwaites Glacier
2. Daid Glacier
3. Byrd Glacier
4. Greenland Ice Sheet
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Thwaites Glacier is also known as the Doomsday Glacier. It is a fast Antarctic Glacier and flows into Pine Island Bay, which is a part of the Amundsen Sea.
Q78: The Southern Patagonian Ice Field is located in which continent?
1. North America
2. South America
3. Africa
4. Australia
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Answer: 2
Explanation: The Southern Patagonian Ice Field is located in the continent of South America. It lies between Chile and Argentina in the Southern Patagonic Andes. Also, it is the world’s second-largest contiguous extrapolar ice field.
Q79: Hispar Glacier is located in which country?
1. India
2. China
3. Nepal
4. Pakistan
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Answer: 4
Explanation: Hispar Glacier is located in Pakistan. It is 49 km long and lies in the Karakoram Mountain range of Gilgit-Baltistan. It meets with the Biafo Glacier and forms the longest glacial system in non-polar regions.
Q80: Which of the following glaciers is located in the Salbard Archipelago?
1. Zemu Glacier
2. Aletsch Glacier
3. Jostedal Glacier
4. Mefonna Glacier
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Answer: 4
Explanation: Mefonna Glacier is located in the Salbard Archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. The glacier is about seen km long and it drains both northwards and southwards.
Q81: Which is the deepest canyon in the world?
1. The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon
2. Antelope Canyon
3. Copper Canyon
4. Fish Rier Canyon
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Answer: 1
Explanation: The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon is the deepest canyon in the world. It lies along the Yarlung Tsangpo Rier in Tibet, China. It is also known as the Brahmaputra Canyon.
Q82: Which of the following is the largest canyon in Africa?
1. Antelope Canyon
2. Colca Canyon
3. Fish Rier Canyon
4. Yarlung Tsangpo Canyon
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Answer: 3
Explanation: The Fish Rier Canyon is the largest canyon in Africa. It is situated in Namibia. Also, the Fish Rier is the longest interior rier in Namibia.
Q83: Antelope Canyon is located in which country?
1. Chile
2. Arizona
3. Argentina
4. Canada
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Antelope Canyon is located in Arizona in North America. It is a slot canyon in southwestern America, on Naajo land east of Page city, Arizona.
Q84: The Grand Canyon is located in which country?
1. Peru
2. United States
3. United Kingdom
4. Russia
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Answer: 2
Explanation: The Grand Canyon is located in the United States. It is a steep-sided canyon along the Colorado Rier in Arizona, United States. It is also a rier alley in the Colorado Plateau.
Q85: The Amazon Canyon is located in which ocean?
1. Pacific Ocean
2. Arctic Ocean
3. Atlantic Ocean
4. Indian Ocean
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Answer: 3
Explanation: The Amazon Canyon is located in the Atlantic Ocean. It is a submarine canyon within the Amazon Fan in the Atlantic Ocean, nearly 200 miles from the mouth of the Amazon Rier, near South America.
Q86: Which is the longest canyon in the world?
1. Colca Canyon
2. Copper Canyon
3. Fish Rier Canyon
4. The Grand Canyon, US
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Answer: 4
Explanation: The Grand Canyon is the longest canyon in the world. It is a 277 miles long canyon, in the United States. Its width is about 18 miles and depth is oer 6,000 feet. It is located along the Colorado Rier.
Q87: Which is the second longest canyon in the world?
1. Echo Canyon
2. Amazon Canyon
3. Ulubey Canyon
4. Fish Rier Canyon
Answer: 3
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Explanation: Ulubey Canyon is the second longest canyon in the world. It is located in the Ulubey district of Usak Proince in Turkey. It coers an area of 119 hectares.
Q88: Colca Canyon is located in which country?
1. Peru
2. Arizona
3. Namibia
4. France
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Answer: 1
Explanation: The Colca Canyon is located in Peru, in the continent of South America. It lies along the Colca Rier. It is also the deepest canyon in the world with a depth of 3,270 metres.
Q89: Which canyon is a group of six different canyons?
1. Colca Canyon
2. Pia Canyon
3. Congo Canyon
4. Copper Canyon
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Answer: 4
Explanation: Copper Canyon is a group of six different canyons in Mexico. It is located in the Sierra Madre Occidental in Mexico. These canyons were formed by six riers that drain the western side of Sierra Tarahumara.
Q90: Congo Canyon is found in which continent?
1. Australia
2. Asia
3. Africa
4. North America
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Answer: 3
Explanation: Congo Canyon is found in the continent of Africa. It is one of the largest submarine canyons in the world. It is located at the end of the Congo Rier. Also, in this canyon, the strongest turbidity currents hae been found.
Q91: Which canyon is twice deeper than the Grand Canyon?
1. Echidna Chasm
2. Fish Rier Canyon
3. Cotahuasi Canyon
4. Glenwood Canyon
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Answer: 3
Explanation: Cotahuasi Canyon is twice deeper than the Grand Canyon of the US. It is located in Peru in South America along the Cotahuasi rier. It is about 3,354 metres deep.
Q92: The Great Bahama Canyon is found in which ocean?
1. Arctic Ocean
2. Pacific Ocean
3. Atlantic Ocean
4. Indian Ocean
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Answer: 3
Explanation: The Great Bahama Canyon is found in the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the deepest submarine canyon systems. It is located in the Bahamas that cuts between the Abaco Islands and Eleuthera Island.
Q93: Which of the following canyons is found in Kazakhstan?
1. Charyn Canyon
2. Bad Rock Canyon
3. Pia Canyon
4. Salt Rier Canyon
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Charyn Canyon is found in Kazakhstan. It lies on the Sharyn Rier and it is nearly 90 km long. It is 200 km east of Almaty (the largest city in Kazakhstan), close to the Chinese border.
Q94: Salt Rier Canyon is located in which country?
1. United States
2. Russia
3. China
4. France
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Answer: 1
Explanation: The Salt Rier Canyon is located in the United States. It is a 32,101 acre wilderness area, located in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona, along the Salt Rier in the US.
Q95: Which canyon is also referred to as the ‘Grand Canyon of the South’?
1. Salt Rier Canyon
2. Cataract Canyon
3. Breaks Canyon
4. Nine Mile Canyon
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Answer: 3
Explanation: The Breaks Canyon is also referred to as the ‘Grand Canyon of the South’. It is a fie-mile-long canyon in the Breaks Interstate Park in Kentucky and irginia in the United States.
Q96: Which of the following canyons is not found in the United States?
1. Nine Mile Canyon
2. Salt Rier Canyon
3. Windy Canyon
4. Glenwood Canyon
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Answer: 3
Explanation: Windy Canyon is located in New Zealand. It is found in the center-east of the Great Barrier Island in New Zealand. Its shape is like a wind funnel.
Q97: Glenwood Canyon is located on which rier?
1. Colorado Rier
2. Ohio Rier
3. Mississippi Rier
4. Missouri Rier
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Answer: 1
Explanation: Glenwood Canyon is located on the Colorado Rier. It is a 20 km long canyon in western Colorado in the United States. It is also the largest canyon on the Upper Colorado.
Q98: Which is the second largest canyon in the world in terms of width?
1. Great Bahama Canyon
2. Hudson Canyon
3. Fish Rier Canyon
4. Capertee alley
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Answer: 4
Explanation: The Capertee alley is the second largest canyon in the world in terms of width. It is located in New South Wales, Australia. It is also the largest alley in New South Wales, Australia.
Q99: Which is the second largest canyon in the United States?
1. Nine Mile Canyon
2. Palo Duro Canyon
3. Glenwood Canyon
4. Salt Rier Canyon
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Answer: 2
Explanation: Palo Duro Canyon is the second largest canyon in the United States. It is a canyon system of the Caprock Escarpment, in the Texas Panhandle. It is also referred to as ‘The Grand Canyon of Texas’.
Q100: Moses Coulee Canyon is located in which country?
1. Turkey
2. Kazakhstan
3. Peru
4. United States
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Answer: 4
Explanation: Moses Coulee Canyon is located in the United States. It lies in the Waterille plateau of Douglas County in Washington. It is the second largest and westernmost canyon of the Channeled Scablands, US.
