FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 45

FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 45

1. Which calendar is being universally followed?
(a) Christian Era
(b) Julian Calendar
(c) Gregory Calendar
(d) Saka Era
Ans: (c)
 

2. The salinity or the sea is maximum at the
(a) Indian Ocean
(b) Red Sea
(c) Baltic Sea
(d) Atlantic Ocean
Ans: (b)
 

3. Crude oil is generally round in
(a) igneous rocks
(b) sedimentary rocks
(c) metamorphic rocks
(d) sandy desert soils
Ans: (b)
 

4. If one watches a distant ship coming towards the shore through a telescope 

one first sees
(a) its hull
(b) its funnel
(c) its mast
(d) the ship
Ans: (c)
 

5. The only cereal crop which originated in America is
(a) rye
(b) barley
(c) oats
(d) corn
Ans: (d)
 

6. Which or the following is known as the lifelines of a country?
(a) natural growth rate of population
(b) food supplies
(c) energy resources
(d) modem means of transport and communication
Ans: (d)
 

7. The Trans-Siberian railway links
(a) The Baltic coast with the North Sea
(b) Leningrad with Oldiotsk
(c) Buanos Aires with Valparaiso
(d) Leningrad with Vladivostok
Ans: (d)
 

8. The Trans-Andean railway connects

(a) Mexico City with Santiago
(b) Panama City with Santiago
(c) Buenos Aires with Valparaiso
(d) Rio de Janerio with Bogota
Ans: (c)
 

9. The gap between birth rate and death rate per 1000 mid-year population of a given region is known as
(a) population rate
(b) natural growth rate of population
(c) birth and death rate of population
(d) population increamental ratio
Ans: (b)
 

10. The number of women per thousand men is called
(a) men-women ratio
(b) sex ratio
(c) relative density
(d) manage ratio
Ans: (b)