FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 11

FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 11

1. East African Valleys stretching from East Africa through Red Sea to Syria is an example of
(a) river valley
(b) rift valley system
(c) glaciated valley
(d) a canyon
Ans: (b)

2. Canals serve as passage of communication in the city of ___in Italy.
(a) Rome
(b) Venice
(c) Turin
(d) Genoa
Ans: (b)

3. The largest fresh water body (volume-wise) in the world is lake
(a) Baikal
(b) Titicaca
(c) Superior
(d) Victoria
Ans: (c)

4. The highest navigable lake in the world is
(a) Huron
(b) Titicaca
(c) Superior
(d) Tanganyika
Ans: (b)
 
5. Moho discontinuity refers to a discontinuity between the _____ and _____ layers of the earth.
(a) Sial and Sima
(b) Sima and Mantle
(c) Sial and Mantle
(d) Mantle and Core
Ans: (b)
 
6. Dally weather map showing isobars is an example of
(a) Choropleth map
(b) Isopleth map
(c) Chorochromatic map
(d) Choroschematic map
Ans: (b)

7. Limestone changes into _____ due to metamorphism.
(a) marble
(b) quartzite
(c) gneiss
(d) schists
Ans: (a)
 
8. The world's largest reserves of petroleum are located in
(a) The USA
(b) Russia
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) Kuwait
Ans: (c)
 
9. The moat abundant element in sea water is
(a) Sodium
(b) Chlorine
(c) Magnesium
(d) Sulphur
Ans: (b)
 
10. A continuous belt of urban population progressively linking several cities is known as
(a) Metropolis
(b) Megalopolis
(c) Conurbation
(d) City sprawl
Ans: (c)