Deserts Quiz

Question 1. The most populated desert in the world is_______.

(A) Kalahari

(B) Thar

(C) Gobi

(D) Sahara

Question 2. Takla Makan desert lies in________.

(A) Mongolia

(B) Kazakistan

(C) China

(D) Afghanistan

Question 3. Desert is defined as the area where________.

(A) Prominance of sand barrows

(B) Annual rain occurs less than 25 cm

(C) No plants are found

(D) Temperature remains more than 42º C

Question 4. The biggest desert of the world is________.

(A) Thar

(B) Sahara

(C) Gobi

(D) Kalahari

Question 5. Th e Desert ‘Takla Makan’ is located in the_______.

(A) China

(B) Uzbekistan

(C) Turkmenistan

(D) Kazakistan

Question 6. Dasht-e-Lut is located in________.

(A) Nigeria

(B) Kenya

(C) Libya

(D) Iran

Question 7. In which country is the Gobi desert located?

(A) Egypt

(B) Mongolia

(C) Somalia

(D) Mexico

Question 8. The Great Victorian Desert is located at________.

(A) North Africa

(B) Egypt

(C) India

(D) Australia

Question 9. The largest desert of South Asia is_______.

(A) Thar

(B) Kalahari

(C) Colorado

(D) Atacama

Question 10. What could be the main reason/ reasons for the formation of African and Eurasian desert belt?
1. It is located in the sub-tropical high pressure cells.
2. It is under the influence of warm ocean currents.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) Neither 1 nor 2

(B) Both 1 and 2

(C) Only 2

(D) Only 1

Question 11. Kalahari Desert lies in
1. Botswana
2. Namibia
3. Zaire
4. Zambia
Select the correct answer from the code given below.

(A) 3 and 4

(B) 1 and 2

(C) Only 2

(D) Only 1

Question 12. Consider the following statements.
1. Tropical deserts in the world are found in the trade wind bands of Western ends of Continents.
2. In India, Eastern Himalayan region receives more rain from North-Eastern winds.
Which among the above statements is/are correct? 

(A) Neither 1 nor 2

(B) Both 1 and 2

(C) Only 2

(D) Only 1

Question 13. Statement (A): Deserts can be effective sources for the production of perennial energy.
Reason (R): As much energy consumed by mankind in one year, Desert can receive the energy more than that in only 6 hour from the Sun.
Choose the correct answer from the following code.

(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true

(B) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(C) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(D) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Question 14. Which of the following is not correctly matched?

(A) Gibson – Brazil

(B) Karakum – Turkmenistan

(C) Taklamakan – China

(D) Sonoran – United States of America

Question 15. Which of the following deserts is located in the Southern Hemisphere?

(A) Sahara

(B) Chihuahuan

(C) Gobi

(D) Kalahari

Question 16. Which one of the following is  temperate desert?

(A) Patagonian Desert

(B) Kalahari Desert

(C) Atacama Desert

(D) Arabian Desert

Question 17. Driest place on Earth is_______.

(A) Thar desert

(B) Gobi desert

(C) Atacama desert

(D) Arabian desert

Question 18. Atacama is located in_______.

(A) North America

(B) Africa

(C) South America

(D) Asia

Question 19. Which one of the following statements is not true regarding Atacama? 

(A) It has rich reserves of nitrates

(B) It lies in Southern Chile

(C) It is world’s driest desert

(D) It is a desert in South America