FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 42

FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 42

1. The line dividing North Korea and South Korea is
(a) 17th parallel
(b) 23rd parallel
(c) 38th parallel
(d) Oder-Neisse Line
Ans: (c)
 

2. Deciduous trees
(a) grow in abundance in dry places
(b) grow straight
(c) never bear fruit
(d) shed their leaves at a certain season
Ans: (d)
 

3. You are asked to import Ostrich, Platypus and Kaola Bear. To which country will you opt to go, to get all the three?
(a) Australia
(b) Japan
(c) Canada
(d) New Zealand
Ans: (a)
 

4. Savanna is a
(a) desert
(b) forest
(c) grassland
(d) snowclad mountain
Ans: (c)
 

5. The duration of the day and night is always equal at the
(a) Equator
(b) Greenwhich Line
(c) Poles
(d) Tropics
Ans: (a)
 

6. Quinine is obtained from the
(a) Mulberry tree
(b) Eucalyptus tree
(c) Cinchona plant
(d) Cocoa plant
Ans: (c)
 

7. Latex is a name for
(a) a milk product
(b) latent heat
(c) crude rubber
(d) refined honey
Ans: (c)
 

8. Ozone layers absorb
(a) infrared rays
(b) ultraviolet rays coming from the sun
(c) all radiations from the sun
(d) cosmic rays
Ans: (b)
 

9. Why does the mercury column in the barometer fall rapidly before a severe storm? It is due to
(a) increase in the humidity of air
(b) fall in the atmospheric pressure
(c) severe heat energy from the sun
(d) rise in the atmospheric pressure
Ans: (b)
 

10. A sierra is a/an
(a) mountain range
(b) a midday or afternoon nap
(c) unit of electrical conductance
(d) holiday resort in the Mediterranean Sea
Ans: (a)