41. Which of the following is the longest river of Liberia?
[A] Gallinas
[B] Lawa
[C] Lofa
[D] Saint John
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Correct Answer: D [Saint John]
Notes:
The longest river of Republic of Liberia is Saint John. The river originates along Nimba Range from Guinea. Its total length is 282 km.
42. What is the forest cover of Liberia?
[A] 21.5 %
[B] 27.9 %
[C] 31.5 %
[D] 25.7 %
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Correct Answer: C [31.5 %]
Notes:
The total forest cover of Republic of Liberia is around 31.5 %. The total area under forests in Liberia counts about 30336 sq. km.
43. How many islands are there in the Republic of Marshall?
[A] 1,390
[B] 1,225
[C] 1,100
[D] 2,450
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Correct Answer: B [1,225]
Notes:
The Republic of Marshall is an island country situated in the Oceania. The island country is made up of around 1,225 islands and islets.
44. Which of the following country does not share a border with Montenegro?
[A] Albania
[B] Croatia
[C] Serbia
[D] Greece
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Correct Answer: D [Greece]
Notes:
Montenegro is a Balkan country located in the Adriatic sea in the southeast Europe. It shares its borders with Albania, Croatia, Serbia, Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
45. Which of the following is the longest river of Niger?
[A] Niger
[B] Benue
[C] Mekrou
[D] Bani
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Correct Answer: A [Niger]
Notes:
The longest river of the Republic of the Niger is River Niger. It originates in the Guinea Highlands in south eastern Guinea. It is about 4180 km long.
46. In the sequence of planets in the solar system, which planet comes in between Mars and Saturn?
[A] Venus
[B] Mercury
[C] Uranus
[D] Jupiter
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Correct Answer: D [Jupiter]
Notes:
The order of the planets in the solar system, starting nearest the sun and working outward is the following: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. The inner four planets closest to the sun — Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars — are often called the “terrestrial planets”. The four large outer worlds — Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — are sometimes called the Jovian or “Jupiter-like” planets.
47. The area marked by internal drainage__:
[A] Plateau
[B] Plains
[C] Deserts
[D] Mountains
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Correct Answer: C [Deserts]
Notes:
Internal drainage is a closed drainage basin that retains water and allows no outflow to other external bodies of water, such as rivers or oceans, but converges instead into lakes or swamps. Such drainage can occur in any climate but are most commonly found in desert locations. For example: Luni River in Rajasthan has an internal drainage system.
48. Which one of the following is a warm ocean current ?
[A] Kurile
[B] Canary
[C] Labrador
[D] Gulf Stream
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Correct Answer: D [Gulf Stream]
Notes:
The Gulf Stream is a warm current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico and moves north toward Europe. Since it is full of warm water, the sea surface temperatures are warm, which keeps places like Europe warmer than other areas at similar latitudes.
49. Which of the following is the only volcanic peak in Antarctica?
[A] Mt. Blanc
[B] Mt. Erebus
[C] Mt. Elbrus
[D] Mt. Cook
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Correct Answer: B [Mt. Erebus]
Notes:
Mount Erebus is the second highest volcano in Antarctica (after Mount Sidley) and the southernmost active volcano on earth. It is located on Ross Island, which is also home to three inactive volcanoes, Mount Terror, Mount Bird, and Mount Terra Nova. Mount Erebus has been active since c. 1.3 million years ago.
50. Which of the following is a not an African Lake?
[A] Lake Malawi
[B] Lake Kivu
[C] Lake Victoria
[D] Lake Maracaibo
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Correct Answer: D [Lake Maracaibo]
Notes:
Lake Maracaibo is a brackish tidal bay in Venezuela, an inlet of the Caribbean Sea and one of the world’s oldest lakes. Lake Kivu, a freshwater lake in Africa, spans Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo and poses an explosion risk due to high levels of dissolved gases. Lake Victoria is the largest lake by area in Africa, while Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa, is situated between Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.