FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 04

FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 04

1. Agriculture Involving both crops and livestock is known as
(a) dairy farming
(b) mixed farming
(c) dry farming
(d) truck farming
Ans: (b)

2. Cyclones are called as hurricanes in
(a) Bangladesh
(b) China
(c) Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
(d) Japan
Ans: (c)

3. Which among the following forms of precipitation is different from the rest?
(a) dew
(b) fog
(c) mist
(d) hail
Ans: (d)

4. The Savannas or Orinoco Basin are termed as
(a) pampas
(b) steppes
(c) prairies
(d) llanos
Ans: (d)
5. Which, among the following countries, lies at the junction of three continents (Asia, Africa ad Europe)?
(a) Turkey
(b) Cyprus
(c) Syria
(d) Yemen
Ans: (b)
6. Trincomalee is a port situated on the
(a) east coast, Tamil Nadu
(b) east coast of Sri Lanka
(c) east coast, Andhra Pradesh
(d) west coast of Sri Lanka
Ans: (b)
7. Borobudur in Java is famous for
(a) Lord Buddha's tooth preserved for posterity
(b) A Buddhist Temple
(c) Its natural museum
(d) Fisheries Research Station
Ans: (b)

8. Shwedagon pagoda is located in
(a) Mahabalipuram
(b) Rangoon
(c) Mandalay
(d) Jakarta
Ans: (b)
9. Which of the following countries has got its map on its flag?
(a) Congo
(b) Cyprus
(c) Jordan
(d) Libya
Ans: (b)

10. The Earth's axis is tilted at an angle of ____ degrees from the perpendicular to its orbital plane.
(a) 17.5°
(b) 23.5°
(c) 36°
(d) 45°
Ans: (b)