Q. 41. Equator does not pass through which one of the following South American countries?
(a) Equador
(b) Colombia
(c) Peru
(d) Brazil
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Q. 42. Consider the following statements:
1. Caspian Sea is an inland water body bordered by Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Azerbaijan.
2. The Strait of Hormuz provides the only sea passages from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean.
3. Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean via Strait of Gibraltar.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) None
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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Q. 43. Consider the following statements about the internal structure of the earth is/are correct
1. Barysphere represents the middle zone of the earth with a thickness of 2780 km and an average density of 5.6
2. Pyrosphere represents the inner most zone of the interior of the earth and extends from 2800 km to the nucleus of the core.
3. Moho-discontinuity represents the sudden change in the composition and structure of the interior of the earth at mantle-core boundary.
4. Wichert-Guttenberg discontinuity is the boundary between lower crust and upper mantle where there is sudden increase in the density and velocity of the seismic waves downward.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 2 and 4 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) None
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Q. 44. Consider the following statements:
Statement-I: El Nino increases the rainfall in South American countries like Peru and Ecuador causing flood, landslide and crop damages.
Statement-II: El Nino weakens the speed of trade winds resulting lesser amount of warm water being pushed to the west.
Select the correct option:
(a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are true, and Statement II explain Statement-I.
(b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are true, but Statement-II doesn’t not explain Statement-I.
(c) Statement-I is true, but Statement-II is false.
(d) Statement-I is false, but Statement-II is true.
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Q. 45. Consider the following statements about coral reefs:
1. Great Barrier Reef off the eastern coast of Australia is the largest reef in the world.
2. Coral bleaching is primarily caused by increase in ocean temperature due to climate change.
3. The colonies of the corals are called rainforest of the oceans because they are more diverse in terms of species then tropical rain forests of the continents.
4. The lagoon formed between the fringing reef and the land is called coral channel.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 3 and 4 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer:
Explanation: