FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 48

FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 48

1. What percentage or all water available on the Earth is contained in the oceans?
(a) 50%
(b) 70%
(c) 86%
(d) 97%
Ans: (d)
 

2. The most common igneous rock is
(a) basalt
(b) granite
(c) limestone
(d) cobalt
Ans: (b)
 

3. Which or the following is mainly responsible for causing discomfort to mountaineers?
(a) steep height
(b) extreme cold
(c) lack of oxygen
(d) lack of shelter
Ans: (c)
 

4. The continuous circulation of water among the hydrosphere, atmosphere and Lithosphere is known as
(a) Water circulation
(b) Hydrologic cycle
(c) Hydro-equilibrium
(d) Precipitation
Ans: (b)
 

5. What is approximately the quantum of the pressure exerted by the atmosphere at sea level?
(a) one kg per sq km
(b) one kg per sq mtr
(c) five kg per sq cm
(d) five kg per sq mtr
Ans: (b)
 

6. The velocity of wind is related to
(a) revolution of the Earth
(b) rotation of the Earth
(c) temperature
(d) pressure gradient
Ans: (d)
 

7. Which of the following is known as 'golden fiber'?
(a) Silk
(b) Egyptian cotton
(c) Jute
(d) Manila hemp
Ans: (c)
 

8. Silk production in the world has declined because of
(a) lack of demand
(b) lack of remunerative prices
(c) growing competition from man-made fibres
(d) dearth of skilled labour
Ans: (c)
 

9. What is a "shaft mine"?
(a) A query
(b) An open pit mine
(c) A mine dug deep into the earth
(d) A mine for descending into which a shaft is generally used
Ans: (c)
 

10. Which of the following varieties of coal accounts for the maximum coal output of the world?
(a) Peat
(b) Lignite
(c) Bituminous
(d) Anthracite
Ans: (c)