FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 59

FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 59

1. The world's major fishing grounds are located along the eastern shores of continents between 40º N and 50º N latitudes where cool and warm currents converge. An example or such area is
(a) The Grand Banks off Newfoundland
(b) The Dogger Bank in the North Sea
(c) The coastal region of Norway
(d) Fisheries off the coast of Peru
Ans: (a)
 

2. Main hunting ground for blue whales is located in
(a) Antarctic Ocean
(b) Arctic Ocean
(c) West Pacific Ocean
(d) Southern Indian Ocean
Ans: (a)
 

3. Krivoy Rog, Kerch Peninsula, Magnitogorsk are major producers ______ of in former Soviet Union.
(a) Coal
(b) Manganese
(c) Copper
(d) Iron ore
Ans: (d)
 

4. Leningrad region and Kola Peninsula in former Soviet Union are major producers of
(a) Lead
(b) Zinc
(c) Bauxite
(d) Copper
Ans: (c)
 

5. The leading producer of coal in former Soviet Union is
(a) Donetz basin
(b) Kuzentsk basin
(c) Karaganda Basin
(d) Pechora basin
Ans: (a)