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]

Correct Answer: (a) Asia, Africa, North America, Europe
Solution:
ContinentArea (sq. km)
Asia44,568,500 sq. km
Africa30,065,000 sq. km
North America24,473,000 sq. km
Europe9,948,000 sq. km

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

Correct Answer: (d) Australia
Solution:
ContinentArea (km²)
Asia44,579,000
Antarctica14,200,000
Europe10,186,000
Australia7,688,287

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

Correct Answer: (c) Australia and Europe
Solution:
ContinentArea (sq. km)
Asia44,568,500 sq. km
Africa30,065,000 sq. km
North America24,473,000 sq. km
Europe9,948,000 sq. km
Australia7,688,287 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]

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-
ContinentPercentage
Asia29.8%
Africa20.3%
North America16.2%
South America11.8%
Antarctica9.2%
Europe6.8%
Australia5.9%

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]

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]

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:

ContinentElevation (meter)
Antarctica2300 meter
North America760 meter
South America554 meter
Asia923 meter
Europe302 meter
Australia330 meter

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

 

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]

FeatureRegion
(a) Abyssinian PlateauArabia
(b) Atlas MountainsNorth-Western Africa
(c) Guiana HighlandsSouth-Western Africa
(d) Okavango BasinPatagonia
Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:Mountain Atlas is situated in north-west of African continent. Below is the correct location of other geographical areas-
LocationRegion
Abyssinian PlateauEast Africa
Guiana HighlandsNorthern South America
Okavango BasinSouth-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]

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:

ABCD
(a)iiiiiivi
(b)iiiviiii
(c)iiiiiii
(d)iiiiiii
Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:The correct match is as follows:
Land formContinent
AconcaguaSouth America
MesetaEurope
Serengeti PlainsAfrica
Gibson DesertAustralia