Railways Sample Paper RRBs Assistant Loco Pilot and Technician CBT STAGE-I Sample Paper-4

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    In which South American country does one find the Atacama Desert?

    A)  Chile   

    B)  Peru

    C)  Brazil  

    D)  Columbia

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    The Atacama Desert is a plateau in Chile in South America, covering a 1000 km (600 mi) strip of land on the Pacific coast, West of the Andes mountains. It is the driest non-polar desert in the world. The Atacama Desert occupies 105,000 \[k{{m}^{2}}\] (41,000 sq mi), (49,000 sq mi) if the barren lower slopes of the Andes are included. Most of the desert is composed of stony terrain, salt lakes sand, and felsic lava that flows towards the Andes.


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