1. Arrange the following lakes incorrectly, in descending order of their area using the codes given below: ( UPPSC 2016)
1. Great Bear
2. Baikal
3. Victoria
4. Superior
Codes:
a) 4, 3, 2, 1
b) 3, 2, 1, 4
c) 4, 2, 1, 3
d) 3, 1, 4, 2
Answer. a.
Superior Lake: In North America, it is the largest lake in the world in the area.
Victoria Lake: It the is second largest in the world and the largest in Africa.
Baikal Lake: It is Russia. It is the deepest lake in the world.
Great Bear: It is in Canada.
a) Lake Timsah-Little Bitter Lake-Great Bitter Lake-Lake Manzala
b) Great Bitter Lake-Little Bitter Lake-Lake Timsah-Lake Manzala
c) Lake Manzala-Great Bitter Lake-Little Bitter Lake-Lake Timsah
d) Lake Manzala-Lake Timsah-Great Bitter lake-Little Bitter Lake
Answer. d;
3. Match List - I and List - II and select the correct answer from the code given below: (UPPSC 2011 )
List - I (Lake)
A. Erie
B. Michigan
C. Ontario
D. Superior
List - II (City)
1. Duluth
2. Detroit
3. Gary
4. Hamilton
Code:
A B C D
a) 2 1 4 3
b) 1 3 2 4
c) 4 2 3 1
d) 2 3 4 1
Answer. a) 2 1 4 3
4. Which of the following is the oldest and deepest lake in the world? ( UPPSC 2015)
a) Lake Baikal
b) Lake Huron
c) Victoria Lake
d) Lake Winnipeg
Answer. a;
Lake Baikal: Deepest 1637-meter-deep, freshwater lake.
It is in Russia. It is north of Mongolia.
5. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? ( UPPSC 2015)
a) World's tallest waterfall: Tugela Falls
b) World's Largest freshwater lake: Lake Superior
c) World's Highest navigable lake: Lake Titicaca
d) World's second deepest lake: Lake Tanganyika
Answer. A;
Largest freshwater by Volume: Lake Baikal; 20 % freshwater in the world.
In the surface areas, Lake Superior is the largest in the world. It is the greatest northern lake in North America.
Lake Titicaca is in South America. It is the highest navigable body between Peru and Bolivia.
Lake Tanganyika: Second oldest freshwater lake, second deepest, second largest by value, and shared by four countries in Africa.
The tallest waterfall in the world is the Denmark Strait Cataract in the Ocean but on Land, it is an Angel waterfall in Venezuela.
Tugela Waterfall is the second largest waterfall in the world, located in South Africa.
1. the Aral Sea
2. the Black Sea
3. Lake Baikal
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3
c) 2 only
d) 1 and 3
Answer. a) 1 only
a) Lake Baikal
b) Lake Tanganyika
c) Lake Superior
d) Lake Titicaca
Answer. a) Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia
8. Which is the longest lake in the earth?
a) Lake Baikal
b) Lake Tanganyika
c) Lake Superior
d) Lake Titicaca
Answer. b) Lake Tanganyika, Africa
9. Which is the largest lake (area-wise) on the earth?
a) Lake Baikal
b) Lake Tanganyika
c) Lake Superior
d) Lake Titicaca
Answer. c) Lake Superior is located in North America.
Lake Titicaca is located in South America.
10. The Great Lakes of North America are comprised of Superior, Michigan, Huron, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario. Arrange the following lakes from east to west;
1. Lake Superior
2. Lake Michigan
3. Lake Huron
4. Lake Erie
5. Lake Ontario
codes:
a) 1,2,3,4,5
b) 5,4,3,2,1
c) 5,3,4,2,1
d) 4,5,2,3,1
d) 5,2,3,4,1
Answer. b) 5,4,3,2,1
11. Which lake is the largest in Africa by surface area?
a) Lake Victoria
b) Lake Tanganyika
c) Lake Malawi
d) Lake Turkana
Answer. a) Lake Victoria
12. Which lake is the largest in Africa by volume?
a) Lake Victoria
b) Lake Tanganyika
c) Lake Malawi
d) Lake Turkana
Answer. b) Lake Tanganyika
13. Which is the largest lake in the world by surface area?
a) Caspian Sea
b) Lake Superior
c) Lake Victoria
d) Lake Huron
Answer. a) Caspian Sea
Areas wise lakes are: Caspian Sea> Lake Superior> Lake Victoria> Lake Huron> Lake Michigan
a) Thailand
b) Ireland
c) Finland
d) Netherland
Answer. c) Finland
15. Which is the largest lake in Finland?
a) Saima Lake
b) Paijanee lake
c) Inari Lake
d) Fuhari Lake
Answer. a) Saima Lake
16. The Aral Sea is located between which two countries?
a) Kazakhstan and Russia
b) Kazakhstan and Turkey
c) Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
d) Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan
Answer. c) Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
17. The Dead Sea lies between which two countries?
a) Jordan and Syria
b) Jordan and Egypt
c) Israel and Jordan
d) Israel and Palestine
Answer. c) Israel and Jordan
18. Which of the following country does not share a border with Victoria Lake?
a) Tanzania
b) Kenya
c) Uganda
d) Rwanda
Answer. d) Rwanda
19. Which is the largest lake in the world?
a) Caspian sea
b) Superior Lake
c) Victoria Lake
d) Aral Sea
Answer. a) Caspian sea
20. The lake with the highest salinity in the world?
a) Tanganyika Lake
b) Baikal Lake
c) Caspian sea
d) Van lake
Answer. d) Van Lake ( Turkey)
21. Which is the highest navigable lake in the world?
a) Titicaca Lake
b) Ojas del Salado lake
c) Caspian Sea
d) Van lake
Answer. a) Titicaca Lake ( Peru and Bolivia)
22. Which lake is known as Honeymoon Lake?
a) Titicaca Lake
b) Ojas del Salado lake
c) Caspian Sea
d) Van lake
Answer. a) Titicaca Lake ( Peru and Bolivia)
23. Which lake is located on the equator in South Africa?
a) Chad Lake
b) lake Albert
c) Lake Victoria
d) Lake Nyasa
Answer. c) Lake Victoria
24. Which is the largest lake in Australia?
a) Eyre Lake
b) Frome Lake
c) Barlee Lake
d) Nyasa Lake
Answer. a) Eyre Lake
25. Which one of the following ( Lake-Country) is NOT correctly matched? ( UPPSC 2023)
a) Maracaibo-Venezuelala
b) Onega-Canada
c) Michigan -United States of America
d) Baikal- Russia
Answer. b) Onega-Canada
Onega Lake is in Russia.
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