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  • 1. Where is Lake Baikal located?
A) China
B) USA
C) Russia
D) Canada
  • 2. What is the deepest lake in the world?
A) Lake Superior
B) Caspian Sea
C) Lake Tanganyika
D) Lake Baikal
  • 3. Which animals are native to Lake Baikal?
A) Baikal seal
B) Kangaroo
C) Giraffe
D) Polar bear
  • 4. How many rivers flow into Lake Baikal?
A) 273
B) 336
C) 157
D) 512
  • 5. When was Lake Baikal declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
A) 1996
B) 1970
C) 2020
D) 2005
  • 6. How many islands are there in Lake Baikal?
A) 50
B) 5
C) 27
D) 10
  • 7. Which city located near Lake Baikal is a popular tourist destination?
A) Tokyo
B) New York
C) Irkutsk
D) Paris
  • 8. What is the primary threat to Lake Baikal's ecosystem?
A) Invasive species
B) Climate change
C) Pollution
D) Overfishing
  • 9. What is the maximum depth of Lake Baikal?
A) 3,000 meters
B) 1,642 meters
C) 500 meters
D) 800 meters
  • 10. What percentage of the world's fresh surface water does Lake Baikal contain?
A) 22–23%
B) 40–45%
C) 10–15%
D) 30–35%
  • 11. How old is Lake Baikal estimated to be?
A) 10–15 million years
B) 50–60 million years
C) 100–120 million years
D) 25–30 million years
  • 12. How much does the Baikal Rift Zone widen each year?
A) About 4 mm
B) About 20 mm
C) About 1 mm
D) About 10 mm
  • 13. How many basins does Lake Baikal have?
A) Three
B) Two
C) Five
D) Four
  • 14. Which river is the main outlet of Lake Baikal?
A) The Yenisey
B) The Selenga
C) The Angara
D) The Barguzin
  • 15. Which is the largest island in Lake Baikal?
A) Baikal
B) Yenisey
C) Lena
D) Olkhon
  • 16. How many inflowing rivers does Lake Baikal have?
A) 100
B) As many as 330
C) 10
D) 500
  • 17. Which of the following is not a main river draining directly into Baikal?
A) The Barguzin
B) The Yenisey
C) The Upper Angara
D) The Selenga
  • 18. What is the estimated volume of water in Lake Baikal?
A) 30,000 km3
B) 23,615.39 km3
C) 10,000 km3
D) 5,000 km3
  • 19. What is the mean winter minimum temperature in Buryatia near Lake Baikal?
A) 0 °C
B) −10 °C
C) −30 °C
D) −19 °C
  • 20. What is the mean summer maximum temperature in Buryatia near Lake Baikal?
A) 14 °C
B) 25 °C
C) 30 °C
D) 20 °C
  • 21. What is the name of the region to the east of Lake Baikal?
A) Buryatia
B) Transbaikalia
C) Irkutsk
D) Siberia
  • 22. What is the name of the region around Lake Baikal?
A) Siberia
B) Baikalia
C) Irkutsk
D) Buryatia
  • 23. What is the name of the ridge separating the North and Central basins of Lake Baikal?
A) Baikal Ridge
B) Academician Ridge
C) Barguzin Ridge
D) Siberian Ridge
  • 24. What is the name of the area separating the Central and South basins of Lake Baikal?
A) Buguldeika Saddle
B) Baikal Saddle
C) Siberian Saddle
D) Barguzin Saddle
  • 25. What is the name of the cape on Baikal's northwest coast?
A) Cape Buryatia
B) Cape Ryty
C) Cape Baikal
D) Cape Siberia
  • 26. What is the name of the mountain range on the northeastern shore of Lake Baikal?
A) The Siberian Range
B) The Ural Range
C) The Altai Range
D) The Barguzin Range
  • 27. What is the name of the mountain range stretching along the western shore of Lake Baikal?
A) The Siberian Range
B) The Primorsky Range
C) The Altai Range
D) The Ural Range
  • 28. When does the upper 300 m of Lake Baikal become homothermic at around 4 °C?
A) In May–June and again in October–November
B) In July–August
C) In December–January
D) Throughout the year
  • 29. How many species of plants are currently known to inhabit Lake Baikal?
A) Less than 500 species
B) Exactly 1,500 species
C) More than 2,500 species
D) More than 1,000 species
  • 30. Which of the following is an invasive plant species in Lake Baikal?
A) Ulothrix
B) Potamogeton
C) Cirsium palustre
D) Elodea canadensis
  • 31. Which of these mammals was historically found near Lake Baikal but is no longer present?
A) Siberian musk deer (Moschus moschiferus)
B) Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)
C) European bison (Bison bonasus)
D) Snow leopard (Panthera uncia)
  • 32. How many species of submerged macrophytes have been recorded in Lake Baikal?
A) Less than 30 species
B) More than 85 species
C) Exactly 50 species
D) About 100 species
  • 33. Which of the following is not a genus of submerged macrophytes found in Lake Baikal?
A) Myriophyllum
B) Ceratophyllum
C) Ulothrix
D) Potamogeton
  • 34. Which genus of green algae is found deeper than 30 meters in Lake Baikal?
A) Aegagrophila
B) Draparnaldioides
C) Ulothrix
D) Tetraspora
  • 35. Which of the following mammals is not typically found around Lake Baikal?
A) Eurasian wolf (Canis lupus lupus)
B) Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
C) Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)
D) Siberian roe deer (Capreolus pygargus)
  • 36. Which of the following is a land mammal found around Lake Baikal?
A) Moose (Alces alces)
B) Draparnaldioides
C) Baikal seal (Pusa sibirica)
D) Elodea canadensis
  • 37. Which of these mammals is known for its presence in the Eurasian region and can be found around Lake Baikal?
A) Kangaroo (Macropus sp.)
B) African elephant (Loxodonta africana)
C) Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
D) Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)
  • 38. Which of the following is a genus of green algae found in Lake Baikal?
A) Cladophora
B) Ursus
C) Canis
D) Lutra
  • 39. Which of these species is not a type of squirrel found around Lake Baikal?
A) Siberian chipmunk (Eutamias sibiricus)
B) Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
C) Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
D) Both B and C
  • 40. Which of the following mammals is known for its distinctive white winter coat found around Lake Baikal?
A) Eurasian wolf (Canis lupus lupus)
B) Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
C) Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)
D) Snow leopard (Panthera uncia)
  • 41. Who led the 2008 mission involving Mir-1 and Mir-2 submersibles?
A) Artur Chilingarov
B) The leader of the Baikalian Research Centre
C) Anatoly Sagalevich
D) Vladimir Putin
  • 42. In which year did Kurbat Ivanov first see Lake Baikal?
A) 1635
B) 1652
C) 1643
D) 1628
  • 43. In what year did the Russian government declare the Baikal region a special economic zone?
A) 2005
B) 2007
C) 2010
D) 2012
  • 44. Which fish is the primary prey of the Baikal seal?
A) Omul
B) Baikal sturgeon
C) Baikal black grayling
D) Golomyanka
  • 45. Which family do most of the endemic sponges in Lake Baikal belong to?
A) Pisidiidae
B) Spongillidae
C) Lubomirskiidae
D) Euglesidae
  • 46. What is the most important local fish species for fisheries in Lake Baikal?
A) Baikal sturgeon
B) Baikal white grayling
C) Golomyanka
D) Omul
  • 47. What is the name of the young human male whose remains were found near the village of Mal'ta?
A) Kurykan Boy
B) Baikal Man
C) Mal'ta Boy
D) Buryat Boy
  • 48. What is the most-populated village on Olkhon Island?
A) Kurkut
B) Khuzhir
C) Listvyanka
D) Irkutskaya
  • 49. Which family do all isopods in Lake Baikal belong to?
A) Acanthogammaridae
B) Asellidae
C) Cytherideidae
D) Candonidae
  • 50. Which of the following mammals is known for its agility and climbing abilities around Lake Baikal?
A) Siberian chipmunk (Eutamias sibiricus)
B) Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
C) Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)
D) Moose (Alces alces)
  • 51. Who may have been the first Russian to reach the Lena River?
A) Vikhor Savin
B) Maksim Perfilyev
C) Demid Pyanda
D) Petr Beketov
  • 52. Since which year has neutrino research been conducted at the Baikal Deep Underwater Neutrino Telescope?
A) 1990
B) 2008
C) 2000
D) 1993
  • 53. Which of the following is a type of hare found around Lake Baikal?
A) European hare (Lepus europaeus)
B) Both B and C
C) Mountain hare (Lepus timidus)
D) Black-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus)
  • 54. What activity is popular in Baikal's summer season?
A) Bird-watching
B) Ice-fishing
C) Ice-skating
D) Ice-walking
  • 55. What did the Russian explorers collect from the Buryats in 1628?
A) Furs
B) Yasak (tribute)
C) Silver
D) Gold
  • 56. What is the name of the submersible used by Anatoly Sagalevich to set the deepest freshwater dive record?
A) BDUNT
B) Mir-1
C) Pisces
D) Mir-2
  • 57. What nickname is given to Lake Baikal in relation to Lake Khövsgöl?
A) Younger sister of Sister Lakes
B) Mother of Sister Lakes
C) Twin of Sister Lakes
D) Older sister of Sister Lakes
  • 58. What is the estimated percentage of the total biomass made up by Epischurella baikalensis in Lake Baikal?
A) 10 to 20%
B) 80 to 90%
C) 30 to 40%
D) 50 to 60%
  • 59. What is the largest flatworm species in Lake Baikal?
A) Baikaloplana valida
B) Lubomirskia baikalensis
C) Megalovalvata baicalensis
D) Benedictia baicalensis
  • 60. What are the common colors of sponges in Lake Baikal when alive?
A) Black, white, or gray
B) Orange, pink, or violet
C) Green, brownish, or yellowish
D) Red, blue, or purple
  • 61. Which of the following mammals is known for its musky scent and is found around Lake Baikal?
A) Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
B) Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra)
C) Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris tigris)
D) Siberian musk deer (Moschus moschiferus)
  • 62. In which year did Anatoly Sagalevich set the record for the deepest freshwater dive in Lake Baikal?
A) 2008
B) 2000
C) 1990
D) 1993
  • 63. What was the name of the first Russian to explore Tungus country on the lower Angara?
A) Demid Pyanda
B) Vikhor Savin
C) Petr Beketov
D) Maksim Perfilyev
  • 64. Which river did Maksim Perfilyev cross in 1638 to reach the Lena River?
A) Uda River
B) Barguzin River
C) Selenga River
D) Ilim portage
  • 65. At what depths do the golomyanka species typically live in Lake Baikal?
A) 10–50 m
B) 50–100 m
C) 100–500 m
D) 500–1000 m
  • 66. Who holds the record for the deepest freshwater dive in Lake Baikal?
A) Anatoly Sagalevich
B) The crew of Mir-1 and Mir-2
C) Artur Chilingarov
D) Vladimir Putin
  • 67. How many endemic freshwater snail species are known from Lake Baikal?
A) 150
B) 117
C) 200
D) 30
  • 68. During which season can tourists safely drive on the ice cover of Lake Baikal?
A) Summer season
B) Autumn season
C) Ice season
D) Spring season
  • 69. Which endemic whitefish species is caught and smoked for sale around Lake Baikal?
A) Coregonus migratorius
B) Acipenser baerii baicalensis
C) Coregonus baicalensis
D) Thymallus baicalensis
  • 70. What name did the Buryats give to Lake Baikal?
A) Baygal nuur
B) Much water
C) North Sea
D) Rich lake
  • 71. How many foreign tourists visited Lake Baikal in 2014?
A) 120,000
B) 200,000
C) 100,000
D) 146,937
  • 72. What did Ivan Pokhabov explore in 1644?
A) The upper Lena River
B) The Khilok River
C) The Uda River
D) The lower Selenge River
  • 73. What culture is associated with the remains of Mal'ta Boy?
A) Buryat culture
B) Kurykan culture
C) Mal'ta–Buret' culture
D) Xiongnu culture
  • 74. Which amphipod species is known for living its entire life in the water column?
A) Garjajewia
B) Macrohectopus branickii
C) Abyssogammarus
D) Pachyschesis
  • 75. Which of the following is a common species of Baikal snails?
A) Baikalospongia bacillifera
B) Lubomirskia baikalensis
C) Benedictia baicalensis
D) Megalovalvata baicalensis
  • 76. How many species of birds inhabit Lake Baikal?
A) 236
B) 150
C) 500
D) 300
  • 77. What was the name of the first European to see Lake Baikal?
A) Petr Beketov
B) Demid Pyanda
C) Kurbat Ivanov
D) Maksim Perfilyev
  • 78. How many optical modules does the Baikal Neutrino Telescope NT-200 consist of?
A) 200
B) 250
C) 192
D) 150
  • 79. What was the name of the punitive expedition that restored Bratsk in 1635?
A) Khripunov
B) Beketov
C) Perfilyev
D) Radukovskii
  • 80. How many described species of aquatic freshwater oligochaetes are there in Lake Baikal?
A) 4
B) Almost 200
C) 30
D) 150
  • 81. What was the Russian expansion into the Buryat area around Lake Baikal part of?
A) The construction of the SS Baikal
B) The establishment of the Trans-Siberian Railway
C) The Russian conquest of Siberia
D) The Great Siberian Ice March
  • 82. What is the planned investment by Rosatom in the Baikal region?
A) $2.5 billion
B) $2 billion
C) $3 billion
D) $1.5 billion
  • 83. Which organization built the Frolikha Adventure Coastline Track?
A) Greenpeace
B) WWF
C) UNESCO
D) Baikalplan (a German NGO)
  • 84. What is the maximum thickness of the ice on the ice road to Olkhon Island?
A) 60 cm
B) 70 cm
C) 50 cm
D) 80 cm
  • 85. What percentage of the benthic animal biomass in Lake Baikal is made up by sponges?
A) Around 44%
B) 30%
C) 60%
D) 10%
  • 86. How many of the bird species at Lake Baikal are waterfowl?
A) 100
B) 29
C) 50
D) 200
  • 87. How many species of sponges are known to occur in Lake Baikal?
A) 200
B) 30
C) At least 18
D) 150
  • 88. Which family of ostracods in Lake Baikal has more than 100 described species?
A) Candonidae
B) Acanthogammaridae
C) Cytherideidae
D) Asellidae
  • 89. Which gulf in Lake Baikal can be comfortable for swimming?
A) Chivirkuy
B) Irkutskaya
C) Kurkut
D) Turka
  • 90. How many cubic kilometers of water do Epischurella baikalensis filter annually in Lake Baikal?
A) A hundred
B) Ten thousand
C) Five hundred
D) A thousand
  • 91. Which of the following is a type of bear found around Lake Baikal?
A) Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
B) Black bear (Ursus americanus)
C) Polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
D) Both B and C
  • 92. Which of the following is a type of deer found around Lake Baikal?
A) Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
B) White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
C) Siberian roe deer (Capreolus pygargus)
D) Both B and C
  • 93. Who is one of the investors planning to build hotels near Lake Baikal?
A) Viktor Putin
B) Viktor Yanukovych
C) Viktor Grigorov
D) Viktor Medvedev
  • 94. Which island is accessible via the ice route around Olkhon?
A) Listvyanka Island
B) Turka Island
C) Ogoy Island
D) Kotelnikovsky Island
  • 95. Which dynasty controlled Lake Baikal from 647 CE to 682 CE?
A) Tang dynasty
B) Xiongnu confederation
C) Han dynasty
D) Russian Empire
  • 96. What was Lake Baikal called by the Kurykans?
A) North Sea
B) Much water
C) Rich lake
D) Natural lake
  • 97. Which village is the starting point for the ice road to Olkhon Island?
A) Listvyanka
B) Kurkut
C) Irkutsk
D) Turka
  • 98. Which organization is an independent research entity working on Lake Baikal?
A) Baikal Submersible Operations
B) Russian Governmental Organization
C) Lake Baikal Environmental Agency
D) The Baikalian Research Centre
  • 99. What did the Russians hear about in 1609 at Tomsk?
A) The Buryats
B) The Amur country
C) The Trans-Siberian Railway
D) The Great Siberian Ice March
  • 100. Who headed the hydrogeographical expedition that produced the first detailed contour map of Lake Baikal's bed?
A) Petr Beketov
B) Maksim Perfilyev
C) Kurbat Ivanov
D) F.K. Drizhenko
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