FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 13

FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 13

1. The 'Old Faithful' in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming is
a/an
(a) hot spring
(b) extinct volcano
(c) geyser
(d) oak tree
Ans: (c)
 
2. Boll-Weevil is a pest that attack the _____ crop.
(a) Jute
(b) Cotton
(c) Hemp
(d) Flax
Ans: (b)
 
3. Grasslands in Australia are known as the
(a) Downs
(b) Steppes
(c) Veldt
(d) Prairies
Ans: (a)
 
4. The desert regions of the world occupy about _______ part of the land surface of the earth.
(a) 1/3
(b) 1.6
(c) 1/2
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a)
 
5. ______ is famous for its rubber production.
(a) Nigeria
(b) Ghana
(c) Malaysia
(d) Germany
Ans: (c)
 
6. The Ruhr coal fields area of _______ is a major industrial area of the world.
(a) USA
(b) Erstwhile USSR
(c) Australia
(d) Germany
Ans: (d)
 
7. The ______ route is the busiest ocean route of the world.
(a) Suez
(b) Panama
(c) North Atlantic
(d) South Atlantic
Ans: (c)
 
8. The ______ railway is the longest railway route in the world.
(a) Trans-Siberian
(b) Canadian-Pacific
(c) Trans-Andes
(d) Trans-Continental, Australia
Ans: (a)

9. The area of the Earth's total surface is of the order of ____.
(a) 510 million square kilometres
(b) 450 million square kilometres
(c) 400 million square kilometres
(d) 350 million square kilometres
Ans: (a)
 
10. Biome represents ____.
(a) a desert vegetation
(b) a major ecological group of plants
(c) a large ecological region characterised by similar vegetation and climate
(d) a major ecological group of animals
Ans: (c)