FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 19

FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 19

1. Pakistan is bordered by
(a) Afghanistan, Iraq, India and China
(b) Afghanistan, Iran and India
(c) Afghanistan, CIS, India and China
(d) Afghanistan, Turkey, India and China
Ans: (b)
 
2. The famous Matterhorn Peak is found in
(a) Austria
(b) Switzerland
(c) France
(d) Sweden
Ans: (b)
 
3. The biggest island at the tip of South America is the
(a) Falkland Island
(b) Long Island
(c) Tierra Del Fuego Island
(d) Azores Island
Ans: (c)

4. Burkina Faso is the new name of _____ Republic.
(a) Chad
(b) Cameroon
(c) Kenya
(d) Upper Volta
Ans: (d)

5. Match the following:
List-I List-II
(Straits) (Between)
A. Magellan Strait 1. Asia and North America
B. Bass Strait 2. Mainland of South America and Tierra Del
Fuego
C. Strait of Malacca 3. Australia and Tasmania
D. Bering Strait 4. Malaysia and Sumatra
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 4 1 2 3
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 3 2 1 4
Ans: (c)
 
6. Match the following:
List-I List-II
A. Sick Man of Europe 1. New Zealand
B. Cockpit of Europe 2. Alaska
C. Land of Penguins 3. Turkey
D. Land of Eldorado 4. Belgium
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 3 1 4
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 4 1 2 3
(d) 3 4 1 2
Ans: (d)

7. Addis Ababa is the capital of
(a) Ethiopia
(b) Kenya
(c) Zambia
(d) Nigeria
Ans: (a)
 
8. Which parallel separates North and South Korea?
(a) 38th
(b) 50th
(c) 42nd
(d) 40th
Ans: (a)
 
9. The waterfall 'Victoria' is associated with the river
(a) Amazon
(b) Missouri
(c) St Lawrence
(d) Zambeji
Ans: (d)
 
10. Which among these is an intermontane plateau?
(a) Deccan
(b) Anatolia
(c) Columbia
(d) Tibet
Ans: (d)