The Valley

Total Questions: 12

11. Taylor Valley is located in - [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1998]

Correct Answer: (b) Antarctica
Solution:Taylor Valley which is located in Antarctica was discovered by Robert Falcon Scott in 1903. He gave it the name "Valley of the dead".

12. The Great Artesian Basin (GAB) is located in - [U.P. Lower Sub.(Spl.) (Pre) 2003, U.P. Lower Sub. (Spl.) (Pre) 2002]

Correct Answer: (b) Australia
Solution:The Great Artesian Basin is one of the largest underground water reservoirs in the world. It occupies an area over 1.7 million square km beneath the arid and semi-arid region between Great Dividing Range mountain and central elevated land.