The Continents

Total Questions: 16

1. Which of the following presents the correct sequence (in descending order) of the area of the continents? [U.P. P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]

(a) Asia, Africa, North America, Europe
(b) Africa, Asia, Europe, North America
(c) North America, Africa, Asia, Europe
(d) North America, Asia, Africa, Europe

Correct Answer: (a) Asia, Africa, North America, Europe

Solution:

Continent	Area (sq. km)
Asia	44,568,500 sq. km
Africa	30,065,000 sq. km
North America	24,473,000 sq. km
Europe	9,948,000 sq. km

2. Which one of the following is smallest Continent? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1992]

(a) Antarctica
(b) Asia
(c) Europe
(d) Australia

Correct Answer: (d) Australia

Solution:

Continent	Area (km²)
Asia	44,579,000
Antarctica	14,200,000
Europe	10,186,000
Australia	7,688,287

3. The two smallest Continents of the world are- [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl.) (Pre) 2008]

(a) Australia and Antarctica
(b) Antarctica and Europe
(c) Australia and Europe
(d) Australia and South America

Correct Answer: (c) Australia and Europe

Solution:

Continent	Area (sq. km)
Asia	44,568,500 sq. km
Africa	30,065,000 sq. km
North America	24,473,000 sq. km
Europe	9,948,000 sq. km
Australia	7,688,287 sq. Km

4. Which one the following is the correct sequence of the given continents in the descending order of their percentage of Earth's land? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2005]

(a) North America-Africa-South America-Europe
(b) Africa-North America-South America-Europe
(c) North America-Africa-Europe-South America-
(d) Africa-North America-Europe-South America

Correct Answer: (b) Africa-North America-South America-Europe

Solution:According to Phillip's Atlas, the percentage of the land area of the continent in respect of their total land area of the earth is as follows-

Continent	Percentage
Asia	29.8%
Africa	20.3%
North America	16.2%
South America	11.8%
Antarctica	9.2%
Europe	6.8%
Australia	5.9%

Thus descending order of continents given in the question in respect of their land area percentage is Africa - North America - South America - Europe.

5. Which of the following continents has the maximum per capita land? [Uttarakhand Lower Sub. (Pre) 2010]

(a) Asia
(b) Europe
(c) North America
(d) Australia

Correct Answer: (d) Australia

Solution:According to "World Bank data 2021, Australian continent has the maximum per capita land. This is because Australia has a large landmass (around 7.7 million square kilometers) and a relatively small population (about 25.7 million in 2021). This results in a high land-to-population ratio, making Australia the leader in per capita land availability compared to other continents.

6. Which one of the following is the continent with the highest mean elevation in the world? [I.A.S. (Pre) 1995]

(a) Antartica
(b) North America
(c) Asia
(d) South America

Correct Answer: (a) Antartica

Solution:Antarctica is the continent with the highest mean elevation in the world. It is situated around the South Pole.

Average Elevation of continents is as follows:

Continent	Elevation (meter)
Antarctica	2300 meter
North America	760 meter
South America	554 meter
Asia	923 meter
Europe	302 meter
Australia	330 meter

7. In the given figure the physical areas marked with 1,2,3 and 4 are respectively - [I.A.S. (Pre) 1999]

(a) Andes, Bruzilion shield, Guiana highland and Amazon basin
(b) Andes, Guiana highland, Brazilian shield and Amazon basin
(c) Amazon basin, Guiana highland, Brazilian shield and Andes
(d) Guiana highland, Brazilian shield, Andes and Amazon basin

Correct Answer: (a) Andes, Bruzilion shield, Guiana highland and Amazon basin

Solution:The marked area in South America respectively are-1. Andes 2. Brazilian Shield 3. Guiana highland and 4. Amazon basin. Thus option (a) is correct.

8. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2013]

Feature	Region
(a) Abyssinian Plateau	Arabia
(b) Atlas Mountains	North-Western Africa
(c) Guiana Highlands	South-Western Africa
(d) Okavango Basin	Patagonia

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:Mountain Atlas is situated in north-west of African continent. Below is the correct location of other geographical areas-

Location	Region
Abyssinian Plateau	East Africa
Guiana Highlands	Northern South America
Okavango Basin	South-Western Africa

9. Which one of the following Continents has the highest percentage of plains in its total area? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]

(a) Asia
(b) Europe
(c) North America
(d) South America

Correct Answer: (b) Europe

Solution:Plains largely constitute Europe and South America however in terms of percentage Europe has the largest percentage of plains compared to its total area.

10. Match List-I with list-II and choose the correct answer from the code given below - [RA.S/R.TS. (Pre) 2021]

List - I (Landform)	List - II (Continent)
(A) Aconcagua	(i) Australia
(B) Meseta	(ii) Africa
(C) Serengeti Plains	(iii) Europe
(D) Gibson desert	(iv) South America

Code:

	A	B	C	D
(a)	iii	ii	iv	i
(b)	ii	iv	i	iii
(c)	i	ii	iii	i
(d)	i	iii	ii	i

Correct Answer: (d)

Solution:The correct match is as follows:

Land form	Continent
Aconcagua	South America
Meseta	Europe
Serengeti Plains	Africa
Gibson Desert	Australia

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The Continents

1. Which of the following presents the correct sequence (in descending order) of the area of the continents? [U.P. P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]

2. Which one of the following is smallest Continent? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1992]

3. The two smallest Continents of the world are- [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl.) (Pre) 2008]

4. Which one the following is the correct sequence of the given continents in the descending order of their percentage of Earth's land? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2005]

5. Which of the following continents has the maximum per capita land? [Uttarakhand Lower Sub. (Pre) 2010]

6. Which one of the following is the continent with the highest mean elevation in the world? [I.A.S. (Pre) 1995]

7. In the given figure the physical areas marked with 1,2,3 and 4 are respectively - [I.A.S. (Pre) 1999]

8. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2013]

9. Which one of the following Continents has the highest percentage of plains in its total area? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]

10. Match List-I with list-II and choose the correct answer from the code given below - [RA.S/R.TS. (Pre) 2021]

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