FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 21

FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 21

1. Wind erosion is dominant in
(a) Tropical regions
(b) Temperate regions
(c) Deserts
(d) Mediterranean regions
Ans: (c)

2. Rain shadow effect is associated with
(a) convectional rainfall
(b) cyclonic rainfall
(c) orographic rainfall
(d) warm front rainfall
Ans: (c)


3. The depositional feature at the point where the river comes down from hills to plain is
(a) meander
(b) water fall
(c) levee
(d) alluvial fan
Ans: (d)

4. Spot the odd item.
(a) Mt Fuji
(b) Mt Godwin Austin
(c) Mt Vesuvius
(d) Mt Etna
Ans: (b)


5. The river transports material in
(a) suspension
(b) solution
(c) traction
(d) All of these
Ans: (d)

6. Oceans occupy per cent of the earth.
(a) 21
(b) 71
(c) 29
(d) 79
Ans: (b)

7. Match the following:
List-I List-II
A. Richter scale 1. Pressure
B. Beaufort scale 2. Absolute temperature
C. Kelvin scale 3. Seismic intensity
D. Millibar scale 4. Wind speed
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 3 4 2 1
(b) 4 2 1 3
(c) 1 3 4 2
(d) 3 4 1 2
Ans: (a)

8. Which among these Islands has coral reef?
(a) Aleutian
(b) Hawaiian
(c) Andaman and Nicobar
(d) Falklands Island
Ans: (b)


9. Match the following:
List-I List-II
(Rivers) (Type)
A. River Mississippi 1. Estuary
B. Subarna Rekha 2. Arcuate Delta
C. Nile 3. Bird's foot Delta
D. Thames 4. Cuspate
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 3 4 2 1
(b) 4 3 1 2
(c) 2 1 3 4
(d) 1 2 4 3
Ans: (a)


10. Cut off loops of rivers are known as
(a) Bajada
(b) Meanders
(c) Oxbow lake
(d) Levee
Ans: (c)