FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 17

FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 17

1. Oases are examples of
(a) wet point settlements
(b) dry point settlements
(c) foothill settlements
(d) None of these
Ans: (c)

2. For short-term climatic perdictions, which one of the following events is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian sub-continent?
(a) La Nina
(b) Movement of Jet Streams
(c) El Nino and Southern Oscillations
(d) Greenhouse effect on global level
Ans: (c)

3. Consider the following statements:
1. Ocean currents are the slow-surface movement of water in the ocean
2. Ocean currents assist in maintaining the Earth's heat balance
3. Ocean currents are set in motion primarily by prevailing winds
4. Ocean current are affected by the configuration of the ocean
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans: (d)
 
4. Pilgrim Fathers are the earliest migrants to
(a) Australia
(b) South America
(c) North America
(d) Central America
Ans: (c)

5. One will not have to pass through the Suez Canal while going from Mumbai to
(a) Alexandria
(b) Suez
(c) Port Said
(d) Benghazi
Ans: (b)

6. _______ is called the 'low country' of the earth.
(a) Spain
(b) Holland (Netherlands)
(c) Italy
(d) Hungary
Ans: (b)

7. ______ is called the 'land of a thousand lakes'.
(a) Finland
(b) Holland
(c) Sweden
(d) Portugal
Ans: (a)
 
8. Kiel Canal connects the North Sea with the _____ sea.
(a) Atlantic
(b) Baltic
(c) Arctic
(d) None of these
Ans: (b)
 
9. The Tagus river flows through
(a) Damascus
(b) Khartoum
(c) Lisbon
(d) Kabul
Ans: (c)

10. Bangkok lies on river
(a) Kizil
(b) Spree
(c) Karnaphuli
(d) Maenam
Ans: (d)