• The Correct Answer is: a) 3, 4 and 6 only
• Explanation: The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed inland body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world’s largest lake or a full-fledged sea.
• It is in an endorheic basin (it has no outflows) located between Europe and Asia.
• It is bordered on the northeast by Kazakhstan, on the southeast by Turkmenistan, on the south by Iran, on the southwest by Azerbaijan, and on the northwest by Russia.
• Explanation: The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed inland body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world’s largest lake or a full-fledged sea.
• It is in an endorheic basin (it has no outflows) located between Europe and Asia.
• It is bordered on the northeast by Kazakhstan, on the southeast by Turkmenistan, on the south by Iran, on the southwest by Azerbaijan, and on the northwest by Russia.
[TARIK (Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan)]Q. Often seen in news, the 'Lithium Triangle' region is located in which of these group of countries?
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10%
a) Brazil, Peru, Bolivia
15%
b) Argentina, Chile, Uruguay
15%
c) Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina
60%
d) Argentina, Bolivia, Chile
The Correct Answer is: d) Argentina, Bolivia, Chile
Explanation: The Lithium Triangle is a region of the Andes rich in lithium reserves around the borders of Argentina, Bolivia and Chile. The lithium in the triangle is concentrated in various salt pans that exist along the Atacama Desert and neighbouring arid areas. The Lithium Triangle is one of the driest places on earth, which complicates the process of lithium extraction.
Lithium, which powers our phones, laptops, and electric cars, is essential to our battery-driven world.
Significance: Demand for lithium is expected to more than double by 2024, as the production of electric vehicle (EV) batteries is set for substantial growth, says data and analytics company GlobalData.
Explanation: The Lithium Triangle is a region of the Andes rich in lithium reserves around the borders of Argentina, Bolivia and Chile. The lithium in the triangle is concentrated in various salt pans that exist along the Atacama Desert and neighbouring arid areas. The Lithium Triangle is one of the driest places on earth, which complicates the process of lithium extraction.
Lithium, which powers our phones, laptops, and electric cars, is essential to our battery-driven world.
Significance: Demand for lithium is expected to more than double by 2024, as the production of electric vehicle (EV) batteries is set for substantial growth, says data and analytics company GlobalData.
Q. The term of Nordic countries commonly used for a group of countries, comprising of?
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a) Denmark, Sweden & Norway
53%
b) Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland
23%
c) Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Ireland of Greenland
3%
d) None of above
Q. Malacca strait is to found between which of the following countries?
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7%
a) Cambodia and Malaysia
11%
b) Vietnam and Philippines
79%
c) Indonesia and Malaysia
2%
d) Vietnam and Brunei