(IGP) GS Paper 1 – India & World Geography – “Africa – MCQ”

Subject – India & World Geography
Chapter : Africa

1. Consider the following statements:

1. Africa is the second largest continent after Asia and is ten times the
   size of India.

2. Also called as The Dark Continent.

3. It is the only continent that crosses the Tropic of Cancer, Equator and
   Tropic of Capricon.

Which of the above are correct?

1. i and ii

2. ii and iii

3. i only

4. i and iii

2. Consider the following statements:

1. Africa is separated from Eurasia at three different points, Strait of
   Gibraltar, Suez Canal and strait of Bab-el- Mandeb.

2. It joins Asia by the narrow isthmus of Suez.

Which of the above are incorrect?

1. Both i and ii

2. i only

3. ii only

4. none

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