FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 46

FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 46

1. The population of India has of late been growing very fast because
(a) not enough attention has been paid to methods of population control
(b) the death rate has been dropping on account of better medical and health facilities
(c) the birth rate has continuously been increasing
(d) industrialization has provided a fillip to growth of population
Ans: (b)
 

2. Which or the following is the longest mountain range?
(a) The Himalayas
(b) The Rockies
(c) The Andes
(d) The Caucasus
Ans: (c)
 

3. Rubber is the coagulated Juice or latex or an equatorial tree called
(a) Ebony
(b) Mahogany
(c) Cinchona
(d) Hevea
Ans: (d)
 

4. Humidity in the air is measured in a
(a) barometer
(b) electrometer
(c) hygrometer
(d) hydrometer
Ans: (c)
 

5. Which is the world's largest river?
(a) The Nile
(b) The Amazon
(c) The Brahmaputra
(d) The Mississippi and Missouri
Ans: (b)
 

6. The winter snow-house or Eskimos is known as
(a) Yurt
(b) Tupic
(c) Igloo
(d) Tent
Ans: (c)
 

7. Where are most or the Earth's active volcanoes concentrated at present?
(a) South America
(b) Africa
(c) Pacific Ocean
(d) Europe
Ans: (c)
 

8. The palace of origin of an earthquake is called
(a) seismographic zone
(b) perimeter
(c) epicentre
(d) seismic focus
Ans: (d)
 

9. On which or the following African riven is the Kariba Dam one of the world's largest hydel power systems located?
(a) The Nile
(b) The Niger
(c) The Congo
(d) The Zambezi
Ans: (d)
 

10. What does the machine tool industry produce?
(a) It produces tools for the repair of machines
(b) It produces machines with a high component of precision tools
(c) It produces machines which can be used by other industries for the production of their finished goods
(d) None of these
Ans: (c)