FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 22

FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 22

1. A fumarole is
(a) a small crack on the side of volcano ejecting gas and steam
(b) a river truncated by river piracy
(c) a rock projecting through ice cap
(d) an underground cavern
Ans: (a)


2. Mediterranean climate prevails in
(a) Central Chile
(b) Northern Chile
(c) Peru
(d) Argentina
Ans: (a)


3. lsohalines are lines Joining places having
(a) equal temperature
(b) equal diurnal range of temperature
(c) equal salinity
(d) equal cloud cover
Ans: (c)


4. Alaskan current is found in
(a) Northern Atlantic
(b) South Atlantic
(c) North Pacific
(d) Indian Ocean
Ans: (c)


5. Barkhans are
(a) depositional features of wind action
(b) erosional features associated with rivers
(c) erosional features associated with wind action
(d) depositional features of glacial action
Ans: (a)

6. Red Indiana called this local wind Ice Eater?
(a) Mistral
(b) Chinook
(c) Foehn
(d) Haramattan
Ans: (b)

7. Climate of a place is decided by
(a) latitude
(b) altitude
(c) proximity to sea
(d) All of them
Ans: (d)

8. Lines Joining places having equal height are
(a) Contours
(b) Isobars
(c) Isohalines
(d) Isohyet
Ans: (a)


9. Lowest temperature is recorded in
(a) USA
(b) Mexico
(c) Verkhoyansk
(d) Alaska
Ans: (c)


10. Which among these is a metamorphic rock?
(a) Gneiss
(b) Sandstone
(c) Basalt
(d) Limestone
Ans: (a)