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Consider the following water bodies:
1. Lake Tanganyika
2. Lake Tonlé Sap
3. Patos Lagoon
Through how many of the above does the Equator pass?

(a)

Only one

(b)

Only two

(c)

All three

(d)

None

Correct Answer

(d)

Explanation

Lake Tanganyika – Not correct
Located in East-Central Africa across Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, and Zambia.
Latitude: Between 3°20′S and 8°48′S — entirely south of the Equator.
Therefore, the Equator does not pass through it.

– Lake Tonlé Sap – Not correct
Located in Cambodia, Southeast Asia.
Latitude: Around 12°N, well north of the Equator.
Hence, the Equator does not pass through it.

– Patos Lagoon – Not correct
Located in southern Brazil, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
Latitude: Approximately 30°S — far south of the Equator.
The Equator does not pass through it.

Microtheme: "World Geography: Rivers,Seas,Oceans" —
12 questions asked in Prelims in the past.

  1. [2026] Which of the following statements with reference to Lake Turkana is/are correct?
    1. It is the largest desert lake in the world.
    2. The lake is situated in South Sudan along the eastern fringe of the Sahara desert.
    3. The lake is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is also referred to as the ‘Jade Sea’.

    • (a) 1 only
    • (b) 1 and 3 only
    • (c) 2 and 3 only
    • (d) 1, 2 and 3
    Correct Answer: (B) 1 and 3 only
  2. [2026] Tungurahua Volcano, which was declared a Global Geopark by UNESCO in 2025, is situated in which one among the following countries?

    • (a) Ecuador
    • (b) Peru
    • (c) Bolivia
    • (d) Colombia
    Correct Answer: (A) Ecuador
  3. [2025] Consider the following water bodies:
    1. Lake Tanganyika
    2. Lake Tonlé Sap
    3. Patos Lagoon
    Through how many of the above does the Equator pass?

    • (a) Only one
    • (b) Only two
    • (c) All three
    • (d) None
    Correct Answer: (D) None
  4. [2024] Consider the following statements:
    1. The Red Sea receives very little precipitation in any form.
    2. No water enters the Red Sea from rivers.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    • (a) 1 only
    • (b) 2 only
    • (c) Both 1 and 2
    • (d) Neither 1 nor 2
    Correct Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2
  5. [2022] Which one of the following lakes of West Africa has become dry and turned into a desert ?

    • (a) Lake Victoria
    • (b) Lake Faguibine
    • (c) Lake Oguta
    • (d) Lake Volta
    Correct Answer: (B) Lake Faguibine
  6. [2021] With reference to the water on the planet Earth, consider the following statements:
    1. The amount of water in the rivers and lakes is more than the amount of groundwater.
    2. The amount of water in polar ice caps and glaciers is more than the amount of groundwater.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    • (a) 1 only
    • (b) 2 only
    • (c) Both 1 and 2
    • (d) Neither 1 nor 2
    Correct Answer: (B) 2 only
  7. [2020] Consider the following pairs:
    River Flows into
    1. Mekong Andaman Sea
    2. Thames Irish Sea
    3. Volga Caspian Sea
    4. Zambezi Indian Ocean
    Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

    • (a) 1 and 2 only
    • (b) 3 only
    • (c) 3 and 4 only
    • (d) 1, 2 and 4 only
    Correct Answer: (C) 3 and 4 only
  8. [2018] Which of the following has/have shrunk immensely/dried up in the recent past due to human activities?
    1.Aral Sea
    2.Black Sea
    3.Lake Baikal
    Select the correct answer using the code given below:

    • (a) 1 only
    • (b) b)2 and 3 only
    • (c) c)2 only
    • (d) d)1 and 3
    Correct Answer: (A) 1 only
  9. [2015] Which one of the following countries of South-West Asia does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea?

    • (a) Syria
    • (b) Jordan
    • (c) Lebanon
    • (d) Israel
    Correct Answer: (B) Jordan
  10. [2013] On the planet earth, most of the freshwater exists as ice caps and glaciers. Out of the remaining freshwater, the largest proportion

    • (a) is found in atmosphere as moisture and clouds
    • (b) is found in freshwater lakes and rivers
    • (c) exists as groundwater
    • (d) exists as soil moisture
    Correct Answer: (C) exists as groundwater
  11. [2010] Consider the following statements:
    1. On the planet Earth, the fresh water available for use amounts to about less than 1% of the total water found.
    2. Of the total fresh water found on the planet Earth 95% is bound up in polar ice caps and glaciers.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    • (a) 1 only
    • (b) 2 only
    • (c) Both 1 and 2
    • (d) Neither 1 nor 2
    Correct Answer: (A) 1 only
  12. [2003] The waterfall ‘Victoria’ is associated with the river:

    • (a) Amazon
    • (b) Missouri
    • (c) St. Lawrence
    • (d) Zambezi
    Correct Answer: (D) Zambezi