UPPSC 2016 GS-I World Geography
Question

Arrange the following lakes in correct descending order of their area using the codes given below:

(1) Great Bear
(2) Baikal
(3) Superior
(4) Victoria

Codes:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: 3,4,2,1

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “3,4,2,1”.

The correct descending order of the lakes by area is: Lake Superior > Lake Victoria > Lake Baikal > Great Bear Lake

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