This section analyzes the spatial layout and origin of world class inland water reservoirs (rift lakes, glacial basins, endorheic lakes) and major waterfalls, evaluating their hydrological characteristics and shrinking environmental status.
Which among the following is not correctly matched?
Lake - Country
Balkhash - Kazakhstan
Titicaca - Bolivia - Peru
Erie - USA - Canada
Baikal - Ukraine
Correct Answer:
(D)
D
The correct match is as follows :
Lake Country
Balkhash/Balkhara Kazakhstan
Titicaca Bolivia-Peru
Erie U.S.A.- Canada
Baikal Russia
Ques: 2
Which of the following is the second deepest and the longest lake in the world?
Correct Answer:
(A) Tanganyika Lake
Lake Tanganyika is the second deepest lake (1470 mt) after lake Baikal and longest freshwater lake in the world (660 km). Lake Tanganyika is known as the longest freshwater lake in the world, stretching across four African countries: Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, and Burundi.
Ques: 3
Which one is not a part of Great Lakes ?
Correct Answer:
(A) Bear
The Great Lakes is a series of interconnected freshwater lakes located in North Eastern America. It consists Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario. Bear is not included in the group.
Ques: 4
The correct sequence of the Great Lakes of the USA from east to west is
Correct Answer:
(C) Ontario–Erie–Huron–Michigan–Superior
The correct sequence of the Great Lakes on the Canada–US border from east to west is Ontario - Erie - Huron - Michigan - Superior.
Ques: 5
Arrange the following lakes in correct descending order of their area using the code given below:
1. Great Bear 2. Baikal
3. Victoria 4. Superior
Code :
Correct Answer:
(A) 4, 3, 2, 1
The lake according to their area in descending order are –
Lake Area (sq Km)
Superior - 82097
Victoria - 69484
Baikal - 31500
Great Bear - 31153
Ques: 6
The largest fresh water lake in the world is ?
Correct Answer:
(D)
Lake Superior
Ques: 7
Which is the deepest lake of the world ?
Correct Answer:
(C) Baikal
The deepest lake in the world is Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia. It is a natural lake that is 1620 meter deep. Lake Titicaca is located on the border of Peru and Bolivia. Its depth is 370 meter (1214 feet). Lake Victoria is located between Tanzania , Uganda & Kenya. It has a maximum depth of 84 meter and an average depth of 40 meter. The Dead Sea is a salt lake lying on the border Israel , Palestine and Jordan. Its average depth is 120 meters.
Ques: 8
Which of the following is the oldest and deepest lake in the world?
Correct Answer:
(A) Baikal Lake
Lake Baikal is the world's oldest and deepest freshwater lake. Its maximum depth is 1620 meter. It is 25 million years old.
Ques: 9
On the basis of area and volume, the largest lake of the world is :
Correct Answer:
(B) Caspian Sea
Lake is a body of water surrounding basin on land. On the basis of area and volume, the largest lake of the world is Caspian Sea of Eurasia. The sea has a surface area of 371,000 km2. It is a saltwater lake. The Volga River and Ural River flow into the sea in the north. The salinity of Kara-Bogaz-Gol lagoon, located in southwards Caspian Sea, is 140‰. The Van lake of Turkey is one of highest salinity lake i.e., 330 ‰. Apart from this, Baikal Lake is the deepest lake (1620 mts) in the world. The Aral Sea is a salt water lake located on the border of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Lake Michigan is one of the five main lakes of North America.
Ques: 10
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
Correct Answer:
(B) Malawi – Asia
Lake Malawi is also known as Lake Nyasa in Mozambique is an African great lake located between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. It is the 4th largest freshwater lake in the world by volume. Lake Baikal is a rift lake in Russia located in Southern Siberia. It is the largest freshwater lake in the world by volume. Caspian Sea is the world's largest lake based on volume. It is bounded by Kazakhstan to the Northeast, Russia to the Northwest, Azerbaijan to the West, Iran to the South and Turkmenistan to the Southeast. Tanganyika Lake is the second oldest freshwater lake in the world, the third largest based on volume and second deepest, in all cases after Lake Baikal. It is the world's longest freshwater lake.
Ques: 11
Finger Lake Region is located in :
Correct Answer:
(C) U.S.A
Finger lakes region refers to a series of small lakes in north west of New York, USA.
Ques: 12
Which of the following is called ‘Garden of lakes’ ‘?
Correct Answer:
(A) Finland
Finland is a Nordic country located in northern Europe. There are approximately 168000 lakes and 187000 islands in Finland. This is the reason it is known as the garden of lakes. Finland's largest lake Saimaa is Europe's fourth largest lake.
Ques: 13
Which of the following is called the 'land of one thousand lakes'?
Correct Answer:
(A) Finland
Finland is called the land of one thousand lakes. There are nearly 168000 lakes and 187000 islands in Finland. The largest lake Saimaa is the fourth largest lake in Europe.
Ques: 14
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Correct Answer:
(B) Five Flower Lake - Mongolia
The correctly matched pairs are as follows:
Boiling Lake - Dominica
Five Flower lake - Sichuan, China
Red Lagoon - Bolivia
Great Slave lake - Canada
Thus, option (b) is not correctly matched.
Ques: 15
Which of the following cities is located on Lake Superior?
Correct Answer:
(D)
Duluth
Duluth is a seaport city in the U.S. It is the second largest city on lake Superior shores after Thunder Bay, Ontario in Canada, Chicago is located on Lake Michigan. Buffalo is a city in New York on the shore of Lake Erie and Detroit city is at the shore of river Detroit.
Ques: 16
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
Correct Answer:
(C) Lake Raindeer - Russia
The correctly matched pairs of lakes and their countries are as follows:
(Lakes) (Countries)
Titicaca Lake – Bolivia–Peru
Lake Urmia – Iran
Lake Reindeer – Canada
Lake Athabasca – Canada
Ques: 17
Which is the highest waterfall of the world ?
Correct Answer:
(B) Salto Angel
The highest waterfall of the world is Salto Angel also known as 'Angel Fall' which is 979 meters high. It is located at Rio Caroni river in Canaima National Park of Venezuela. Tugela Falls is located at Tugela River in South Africa. It is 948 meter high. Ribbon Fall is located in Yosemite National Park in California at Ribbon river. It is 491 meter high. Niagara Falls is located at the international border between Canada and the United States on the banks of Niagara river. It has a vertical drop of 55-57 meter.
Ques: 18
The waterfall 'Victoria' is associated with the river:
Correct Answer:
(D)
Zambezi
The waterfall ‘Victoria’ is associated with the River Zambezi located at the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe in Southern-Central Africa. The waterfall 'Victoria' was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1989.
Ques: 19
Which of the following lakes is a world heritage site?
Correct Answer:
(D)
Plitvice Lake of Croatia
Plitvice Lake National Park was granted UNESCO World Heritage status in 1979. The beauty of the National Park lies in its sixteen lakes, interconnected by a series of waterfalls, and set in deep woodland populated by rare bird species.
Ques: 20
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
Correct Answer:
(A) World's tallest waterfall - Tugela Falls
Angel Fall is located in Guayana highlands is the highest waterfall in the world. Its height is 979 mt. Whereas Tugela Fall is the second highest waterfall with a height of 948 mt.