FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 41

FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 41

1. Three European cities viz, Belgrade, Budapest and Vienna, are located on the banks of the river
(a) Danube
(b) Rhine
(c) Rhone
(d) Volga
Ans: (a)
 

2. Light from the nearest star reaches the earth in
(a) 43 minutes
(b) 4.3 seconds
(c) 4.3 minutes
(d) 4.3 years
Ans: (d)
 

3. Ozone layer is present in
(a) Stratosphere
(b) Troposphere
(c) Ionosphere
(d) Exosphere
Ans: (a)

4. What is the unit of measurement of the distance of the stars from the earth?
a) fathoms
b) kilometres
c) light years
d) Nautical miles
Ans: (c)
 

5. The International Date Line is
(a) 180 degrees longitude
(b) the equator
(c) 90 degrees east longitude
(d) 0 degree longitude
Ans: (a)
 

6. Which one of the following is not an astronomical object?
(a) Pulsar
(b) Brittle Star
(c) Black Hole
(d) Quasar
Ans: (b)
 

7. The 38th parallel separates
(a) North Vietnam from South Vietnam
(b) South Korea from North Korea
(c) Hungary from Serbia
(d) Afghanistan from Uzbekistan
Ans: (b)
 

8. The only land-locked country in South-East Asia is
(a) Laos
(b) Thailand
(c) Malaysia
(d) Kampuchea
Ans: (a)
 

9. Sunspots generally wax and wane over a/an
(a) 11-year cycle
(b) 25-year cycle
(c) 3-year cycle
(d) 15-year cycle
Ans: (a)
 

10. Llanos and Campos are grasslands found in
(a) Siberia
(b) North America
(c) South America
(d) India
Ans: (c)