FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 54

FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 54

1. The planet that is nearly comparable to Earth as regards its size and mass is
(a) Pluto
(b) Mars
(c) Venus
(d) Mercury
Ans: (c)
 

2. The river Irrawaddy is the life blood of
(a) Myanmar
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Thailand
(d) Laos
Ans: (a)
 

3. Along which one of the following meridians did India experience the first light of the sunrise of the new millennium?
(a) 20°30’W
(b) 82°30'E
(c) 92°30’W
(d) 92°30'E
Ans: (d)
 

4. Jute requires
(a) hot and humid climate
(b) cold climate
(c) hot and dry climate
(d) Mediterranean climate
Ans: (a)
 

5. _______and _______ are called the 'Low countries' of Europe.
(a) Spain and Portugal
(b) Holland and Belgium
(c) England and Ireland
(d) Denmark and Germany
Ans: (b)
 

6. Amur, one of the longest rivers in the worlds is in
(a) Africa
(b) South America
(c) Asia
(d) Europe
Ans: (c)
 

7. A landform composed of sediments brought by a river and found where it enters a main valley or emerges from a mountain on to a plain is called a/an
(a) meander
(b) alluvial fan
(c) oxbow lake
(d) levee
Ans: (b)
 

8. ______ is called "the land of thousand lakes”.
(a) Switzerland
(b) Canada
(c) Finland
(d) Sweden
Ans: (c)
 

9. What is the shape of the Earth?
(a) Geoid
(b) Circle
(c) Sphere
(d) Hemi-sphere
Ans: (a)
 

10. Mediterranean climate is ideal for growing
(a) wheat and barley
(b) tea and coffee
(c) sugarcane and beet
(d) orange and lemons
Ans: (d)