Q23·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2025
Equatorial Water Bodies
GeographyWorld Physical GeographyHow-many counting● HardStatic
Question
Consider the following water bodies : I. Lake Tanganyika II. Lake Tonle Sap III. Patos Lagoon Through how many of them does the equator pass?
Options
a
Only one
b
Only two
c
All the three
dAnswer
None
Explanation
None of these water bodies intersect the equator.
Lake Tanganyika lies south of the equator in the East African Rift. Lake Tonle Sap is in Cambodia (north of the equator). Patos Lagoon is in southern Brazil, far south of the equator.
Lake Victoria is the prominent African lake intersected by the equator, not Tanganyika.
Answer: (d).
Question details
Year
2025
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q23
Subject
Geography
Sub-topic
World Physical Geography
Type
How-many counting
Difficulty
Hard
Nature
Static
Source hint
NCERT Geography Cl.11 Ch.3
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