FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 56

FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 56

1. The age of the Earth is approximately
(a) 1000 million years
(b) 4600 million years
(c) 3000 million years
(d) 100 million years
Ans: (b)
 

2. The total length of the oceanic ridge systems is of the order of
(a) 40000 km
(b) 65000 km
(c) 95000 km
(d) 150000 km
Ans: (b)
 

3. When does winter solstice occur in the Northern Hemisphere?
(a) 21st June
(b) 22nd December
(c) 21st March
(d) 23rd March
Ans: (b)
 

4. The major factors responsible for changes in the sizes of population are
(a) Births
(b) Deaths
(c) Migrations
(d) All the above
Ans: (d)
 

5. The largest desert in the world is the
(a) Sahara
(b) Gobi
(c) Kalahari
(d) Thar
Ans: (a)
 

6. Beaufort scale is an internationally recognised scale for describing
(a) earthquake intensity
(b) noise level
(c) wind speed
(d) radioactive intensity
Ans: (c)
 

7. The difference between the equatorial and polar diametres of the earth is about
(a) 22 km
(b) 32 km
(c) 42 km
(d) 62 km
Ans: (c)
 

8. The country worst affected by cyclones and accompanying floods is ______.
(a) Indonesia
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Pakistan
(d) Bangladesh
Ans: (d)
 

9. The approximate distance between the Earth and the Sun is
(a) 100000 km
(b) 2000000 km
(c) 102000000 km
(d) 150000000 km
Ans: (d)
 

10. The approximate distance between the Earth and the Moon is
(a) 380000 km
(b) 180000 km
(c) 280000 km
(d) 50000 km
Ans: (a)