Question

Tick the correct answer.
Which is the largest continent?
 a. Africa
b. Asia
c. Australia
d. None of these

Answer 1

Hint A continent is one of the large landmasses of the earth. There are seven continents on Earth - North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and Antarctica.

Complete Answer:
Let us analyze the options given to us in this question -
Option (a.), 'Africa', refers to ‘the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean’.
Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as it is not the largest continent.

Option (b.), ‘Asia', refers to ‘the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations’.
Therefore, option (b.) is correct as it is the largest continent.

Option (c.), ‘Australia', refers to ‘the smallest continent; between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean’.
Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as it is not the largest continent.

Option (d.), ‘None of these', refers to is incorrect as the largest continent is Asia, given in option (b.).

So, the correct answer is option b.

Note: Asia covers about 17,212,000 Sq. Miles (30%), and Africa only covers 11,608,000 Sq. Miles (20.3%). On the other hand, Australia, the smallest continent, covers only 2,968,000 Sq. Miles (only 5.2%).