FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 50

FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 50

1. The division of the world into major natural regions is primarily based on
(a) atmosphere
(b) rainfall
(c) climate types
(d) annual range of temperature
Ans: (c)
 

2. Which of the following natural regions is known as the "big game country" a land of "Safari"?
(a) Equatorial
(b) Tropical deserts
(c) Savanna or Tropical Grassland region
(d) Temperate Grassland region
Ans: (c)
 

3. Which of the following natural regions has specialised in cultivation of fruit trees?
(a) Mediterranean region
(b) Warm Mid-latitude East Margin region
(c) Tropical East Margin region
(d) Mid-latitude Grassland region
Ans: (a)
 

4. Which of the following natural regions is inhabited by the Eskimos of Canada and Alaska, Lappas of Finland and the Samoyeds and Yakuts of Siberia?
(a) High Mountain region
(b) Polar Tundra
(c) The Taiga region
(d) Cool (Mid-Latitude) West margin region
Ans: (b)
 

5. The Tropical Grasslands of Brazil are known as
(a) Llanos
(b) Campos
(c) Selvas
(d) Savanna
Ans: (b)
 

6. Which of the following is not a product of the 'Monsoon Forests'?
(a) Teak
(b) Sal
(c) Olive
(d) Bamboo
Ans: (c)
 

7. Cloudy nights are warmer compared to clear cloudless nights, because clouds
(a) Prevent cold waves from the sky from descending on earth
(b) Reflect back the heat given off by earth
(c) Produce heat and radiate it towards earth
(d) Absorb heat from the atmosphere and send it towards earth
Ans: (b)
 

8. Why is very little rice sold in world markets?
(a) The farmers cultivating rice exist on subsistence cultivation
(b) The main producers of rice are also the main consumers
(c) The market price of rice is not very remunerative
(d) Rice is not eaten throughout the world
Ans: (b)
 

9. Which or the following is not a proof of Earth being an oblate spheroid?
(a) When a ship goes out to sea, first the hull disappears then the upper parts
(b) The shadow of the Earth on the Sun during solar eclipse is always curved
(c) Photographs of the Earth taken by artificial satellites have confirmed the fact
(d) it has been found that polar circumference is lesser than equatorial circumference
Ans: (b)
 

10. Which of the following layers of the Earth is believed to account for the Earth's magnetism?
(a) Crust
(b) Mantle
(c) Core
(d) Lithosphere
Ans: (c)