Important Plains and Deserts GK Questions and Answers | Physical Geography MCQs

1. Which among the following plains is located in New Zealand?
  1. Great Plains
  2. Canterbury Plains
  3. Salisbury Plains
  4. Kanto Plains

Answer: Canterbury Plains

2. Gobi desert is located in which country?
  1. Algeria, Chad
  2. Morocco, Niger
  3. China and Mongolia
  4. Egypt, Libya

Answer: China and Mongolia

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3. Where is the Thar Desert located in India?
  1. Goa
  2. Kerala
  3. Rajasthan
  4. None of these

Answer: Rajasthan

4. Where is the Patagonian desert located?
  1. USA
  2. Chile
  3. Southern Argentina
  4. None of the above

Answer: Southern Argentina

5. The Nullarbor Plain is located in which among the following countries?
  1. France
  2. Germany
  3. Iran
  4. Australia

Answer: Australia

6. Where are the Salisbury Plains located?
  1. France
  2. England
  3. New Zealand
  4. Australia

Answer: England

7. Canterbury plains are present in _________
  1. New Zealand
  2. Australia
  3. Russia
  4. USA

Answer: New Zealand

8. Name the largest desert in South Africa.
  1. Chalbi desert
  2. Thar
  3. the Kalahari Desert
  4. None of these

Answer: the Kalahari Desert

9. What is desertification?
  1. The process of land losing nutrients
  2. The process of land turning into a desert as the quality of the soil declines over time
  3. The process of land losing vegetation
  4. None of these

Answer: The process of land turning into a desert as the quality of the soil declines over time

10. Which is the largest plain in Iran?
  1. Aleppo Plateau
  2. Al-Ghab Plain
  3. Khuzestan Plain
  4. Mugan Plain

Answer: Al-Ghab Plain

11. The Kanto plain is located in which of the following countries?
  1. Saudi Arabia
  2. India
  3. Japan
  4. China

Answer: Japan

12. What proportion of the Thar Desert lies within Indian territory?
  1. 75%
  2. 90%
  3. 65%
  4. 85%

Answer: 85%

13. How much of Earth's land is covered by the Sahara desert?
  1. 5.2 million Sq. km
  2. 9.2 million Sq. km
  3. 1.2 million Sq. km
  4. 2.2 million Sq. km

Answer: 9.2 million Sq. km

14. Which is the largest desert in Asia?
  1. Gobi
  2. Thar
  3. Sahara
  4. None of these

Answer: Gobi

15. What kind of crops is grown in the desert?
  1. Cotton
  2. Barley
  3. Sugarcane
  4. None of these

Answer: Cotton

16. Which among the following plains is famous for the Buddhist Samyak festival?
  1. Bhuikhel
  2. Indus Valley
  3. Ganga
  4. Depsang

Answer: Bhuikhel

17. The Carrizo Plains is located in which among the following countries?
  1. France
  2. Germany
  3. Italy
  4. United States

Answer: United States

18. Sand dunes are found in:
  1. Afghanistan, England
  2. Uzbekistan, Bangladesh
  3. Berlin, Rajasthan
  4. Abu Dhabi, Afghanistan

Answer: Abu Dhabi, Afghanistan

19. A traveler is thirsty in a desert at 15°E and 25°S.The desert in question is _______
  1. Kalahari
  2. Patagonia
  3. Sahara
  4. Mojave

Answer: Kalahari

20. Down plains are grassland plains present in _________
  1. USA
  2. New Zealand
  3. Australia
  4. Russia

Answer: Australia

21. The Gobi Desert lies in which among the following countries?
  1. Magnolia
  2. Pakistan
  3. Afghanistan
  4. None of these

Answer: Magnolia

22. Which among the following pairs of plains is/are not correctly matched?
  1. Awarua Plain – Syria
  2. Khuzestan Plain – Iran
  3. Nullarbor Plain – Australia
  4. Kanto Plain – Japan

Answer: Awarua Plain – Syria

23. Which among the following statements about the Gangetic Plains is not correct?
  1. It spreads in the countries India and Bangladesh only
  2. It is bounded by the Thar Desert in the West
  3. It borders the surrounding areas of Himalayas.
  4. It is bounded by the Vindhyas and the Satpuras in the South

Answer: It spreads in the countries India and Bangladesh only

24. In a village in India, houses are made up of thick walls and are plastered with mud. The roofs of the houses are made of thorny bushes. This village is likely to be in a
  1. desert region
  2. snowy region
  3. high rainfall region
  4. forest region in the plains

Answer: desert region

25. The temperate grasslands of Asia and Europe are known as __________
  1. Pampas
  2. Prairies
  3. Tundra
  4. Steppes

Answer: Steppes

26. On average how much rain does a desert get annually?
  1. 50 inches
  2. More than 20 inches
  3. Less than 10 inches
  4. More than 10 inches

Answer: Less than 10 inches

27. The Kalahari Desert, which stretches over 225,000 miles [900,000 sq.m] is in _________
  1. Australia
  2. South Africa
  3. East Africa
  4. Saudi Arabia

Answer: South Africa

28. Which of the given below is the hottest desert in the world?
  1. The Arctic
  2. Sahara
  3. The Gobi
  4. Thar

Answer: Sahara

29. Which of the following desert-less continent?
  1. Europe
  2. Africa
  3. Asia
  4. All of these

Answer: Europe

30. Which among the following pairs of plains is/are correctly matched?
  1. Khuzestan Plain – Iraq
  2. Limagne Plain – China
  3. Gangetic Plain – India
  4. None of the above

Answer: Gangetic Plain – India

31. Taklamakan Desert is located in which country?
  1. China
  2. Madagascar
  3. Botswana
  4. Mongolia

Answer: China

32. Which of the given deserts is the largest cold desert?
  1. Sahara
  2. Antarctic Desert
  3. Thar
  4. None of these

Answer: Antarctic Desert

33. Which one of the following regions of the world is called “the bread basket of the world”?
  1. Temperate grassland
  2. Tropical monsoonal region
  3. Mediterranean region
  4. Savanna grassland

Answer: Temperate grassland

34. Which one of the following deserts is known for its vast deposits of nitrates?
  1. Atacama
  2. Kalahari
  3. Gobi
  4. Sahara

Answer: Atacama

35. Where is the situated in the Sahara Desert?
  1. USA
  2. Australia
  3. Kolli hills
  4. North Africa

Answer: North Africa

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