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GeographyEasyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2023, GK

Vicky told his friends about his visit to Stewart Island, Bay of Plenty and Hawke Bay. Which country did Vicky visit?

  1. A.Canada
  2. B.Australia
  3. C.New Zealand
  4. D.Ireland

Correct answer

C. New Zealand

Explanation

The correct answer is C, New Zealand. Stewart Island, the Bay of Plenty and Hawke Bay are all in New Zealand. Stewart Island, called Rakiura in Maori, is the third-largest island of the country and lies south of the South Island across the Foveaux Strait. The Bay of Plenty is a wide bay on the northern coast of the North Island, and Hawke Bay lies on the east coast of the North Island, with the towns of Napier and Hastings on its shore. New Zealand is made up mainly of the North Island and the South Island, which are separated by the Cook Strait. Option A is wrong because Canada's well-known bays include Hudson Bay and the Bay of Fundy, not these. Option B is wrong because Australia's coast has places such as Botany Bay and Shark Bay, and none of the three named. Option D is wrong because Ireland's islands and bays include the Aran Islands and Galway Bay. Exam tip: the Cook Strait separates New Zealand's two main islands, and the Foveaux Strait separates the South Island from Stewart Island.

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Q1.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2021, GKEasy

Alluvial soils vary in nature from sandy loam to clay. They are generally

  1. A.poor in potash and rich in phosphorus.
  2. B.poor in both potash and phosphorus.
  3. C.rich in both potash and phosphorus.
  4. D.rich in potash and poor in phosphorus.
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Correct answer: D. rich in potash and poor in phosphorus.

Alluvial soils, laid down by rivers, generally contain plenty of potash but lack phosphorus, and they are also often short of nitrogen and humus.

Q4.GeographyAsked in: CDS · CDS-I 2021, GKEasy

Which one of the following statements about primary waves of earthquakes is not correct ?

  1. A.They are similar to sound waves.
  2. B.They can travel only through solid materials.
  3. C.They travel through gaseous, liquid and solid materials.
  4. D.They move faster and are the first to arrive at the surface.
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Correct answer: B. They can travel only through solid materials.

This statement is false because primary waves pass through solids, liquids and gases alike. Primary or P-waves are longitudinal waves: they push and pull the rock in the same direction in which the wave travels, compressing and stretching the material just as sound waves compress air.