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Multiple choice geography continents and ocean continents of earth continents and oceans an ice- capped continent antarctica antarctica

The continent of Europe and Asia are together known as _________.

  1. Gondwana

  2. Pangaea

  3. Eurasia

  4. Oceania
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Explanation

The continent Europe and Asia are together known as Eurasia. This is the largest landmass on the surface of the earth covering an area of 55,000,000 sq km. It is about of 36.2% of the earth. This two continents together supports 70%of the world population.

Multiple choice geography continents and ocean continents of earth continents and oceans an ice- capped continent antarctica antarctica

Which is the third largest continent in the world?

  1. Asia

  2. Africa

  3. North America

  4. South America
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North America is the third largest continent in the world. It mainly comprises of Canada, the USA and Mexico. It covers 16.5% of the land area and 4.8% of the surface of the earth. North America is an area of great diversity. Because of its large size and latitudinal extent, North America has a wide range of climate. North America is one of the richest continent, in has various resources in the world.

Multiple choice geography continents and ocean continents of earth continents and oceans an ice- capped continent antarctica antarctica

Which ocean lies to the West of Africa?

  1. Arctic ocean

  2. Atlantic ocean

  3. Indian ocean

  4. Pacific ocean
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Explanation

The world's second-largest ocean is the Atlantic Ocean lies in the West of Africa. It has North and South America in the West and Europe and Africa in the east. It covers an area of 82,000,000 square km, which is 1/6th of the geographical area of the globe and half of the Pacific Ocean. The Atlantic Ocean was formed due to the drifting of North and South Americans to the West due to plate tectonic.

Multiple choice geography continents and ocean continents of earth continents and oceans an ice- capped continent antarctica antarctica

North America and South America are joined by ___________.

  1. Suez canal

  2. Bering strait

  3. Strait of Gibraltar

  4. Isthmus of Panama
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Explanation

The Isthmus of Panama is the narrow strip of land that lies between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, linking North and South America. It contains the country of Panama and the Panama Canal. Like many isthmuses, it is a location of great strategic value.

Multiple choice geography continents and ocean continents of earth continents and oceans an ice- capped continent antarctica antarctica

Which continent is also known as the 'white continent'? 

  1. Europe

  2. North America

  3. Australia

  4. Antarctica
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Explanation

Antarctica is located in the southernmost part of the world. It covers an area of 14,000,000 square km and is the fifth-largest continent of the world. 98%of the total geographical area is covered by ice which is at least 1.6km thick. 90% of the total ice of the world found here. As the continent is fully covered with ice it is also known as a white continent.

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What was the circumference of earth calculated by Aryabhatta?

  1. 24901 miles

  2. 24835 miles

  3. 22134 miles

  4. 24234 miles
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Explanation
 The great Indian mathematician Aryabhata I (476–500 CE) gave an estimate of the earth’s circumference: 24,835 miles in our modern units. This remained the best measurement for over a thousand years.
Multiple choice geography discovery of universe famous space scientists and astronauts space exploration space communications continents of earth antarctica antarctica

Who is the author of "Siddhanta Shiromani"?

  1. Aryabhatta

  2. Varahamihira

  3. Bhaskaracharya II

  4. Eratosthenes
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Siddhanta Shiromani (Crown of treatises) is the major treatise of Indian mathematician Bhāskaracharya II. He wrote the Siddhanta Shiromani in 1150 when he was 36 years old. The work is composed in the Sanskrit Language in 1450 verses.

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Who calculated the actual circumference of the earth in 3rd century CE?

  1. Ptolemy

  2. Plato

  3. Aristotle

  4. Eratosthenes
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Explanation

Eratosthenes calculated the actual circumference of the earth in the 3rd century CE. He was a Greek scientific writer, astronomer, and poet. His work is comparable to what is now known as the study of geography, and he introduced some of the terminology still used today.

Multiple choice geography discovery of universe famous space scientists and astronauts space exploration space communications continents of earth antarctica antarctica

Which Indian astronomer told in 5th century that "the earth is not stationary"?

  1. Varahamihira

  2. Aryabhatta

  3. Bhaskaracharya

  4. None of these
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Explanation

Aryabhatta born in 476 AD and died in 550 AD, was a great mathematician and an astronomer. In the 5th century, he told that the earth is not stationary.

Multiple choice geography discovery of universe famous space scientists and astronauts space exploration space communications continents of earth antarctica antarctica

Who first sighted the continent of Australia?

  1. Captain James Cook

  2. Willem Janszoon

  3. Abel Tasman

  4. Matthew Flinder
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The first European to sight the Australian continent was Dutchman Willem Janszoon in 1606, along the coast of Cape York Peninsula. The Dutch mapped the northern coastline, referring to the continent as “New Holland".