{"id":86079,"date":"2025-06-01T03:36:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=86079"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:36:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:36:51","slug":"the-largest-barrier-reef-system-in-the-world-is-found-at","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-largest-barrier-reef-system-in-the-world-is-found-at\/","title":{"rendered":"The largest barrier reef system in the world is found at"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The largest barrier reef system in the world is found at<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;East Australian Coast&#8221; option2=&#8221;West Australian Coast&#8221; option3=&#8221;North Australian Coast&#8221; option4=&#8221;South Australian Coast&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-2 &#8211; 2020<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2020\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe largest barrier reef system in the world, the Great Barrier Reef, is found off the East Australian Coast.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nThe Great Barrier Reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland in northeastern Australia. It stretches for over 2,300 kilometers.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nWhile the option &#8220;East Australian Coast&#8221; is general, the reef is specifically located in the northeast. However, among the given options, &#8220;East Australian Coast&#8221; is the correct geographical area distinguishing it from the west, north, or south coasts where such a large barrier reef system is not found.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The largest barrier reef system in the world is found at [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;East Australian Coast&#8221; option2=&#8221;West Australian Coast&#8221; option3=&#8221;North Australian Coast&#8221; option4=&#8221;South Australian Coast&#8221; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;] This question was previously asked in UPSC CDS-2 &#8211; 2020 Download PDFAttempt Online The largest barrier reef system in the world, the Great Barrier Reef, is found off the East &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"The largest barrier reef system in the world is found at\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-largest-barrier-reef-system-in-the-world-is-found-at\/#more-86079\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The largest barrier reef system in the world is found at<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1088],"tags":[1288,1402,1106],"class_list":["post-86079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-cds-2","tag-1288","tag-the-coral-reefs","tag-world-and-physical-geography","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The largest barrier reef system in the world is found at<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The largest barrier reef system in the world, the Great Barrier Reef, is found off the East Australian Coast. 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