FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 53

FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 53

1. Which of the following yield teak?
(a) Coniferous forests
(b) Tropical forests
(c) Deciduous forests
(d) Himalayan forests
Ans: (c)
 

2. What is the date of summer solstice in Northern Hemisphere?
(a) 21st June
(b) 21st March
(c) 22nd December
(d) 23rd September
Ans: (a)
 

3. A hinterland is
(a) an area behind a seaport that supplies the bulk of the exports
(b) the interior of a valley
(c) an elevated area
(d) an area occupied by backward community
Ans: (a)
 

4. Rice crop needs
(a) low temperature and heavy rainfall
(b) high temperature and low rainfall
(c) annual rainfall of about 150 cm, high temperature and humidity
(d) low temperature and low rainfall
Ans: (c)
 

5. The largest of the planets is
(a) Jupiter
(b) Saturn
(c) Uranus
(d) Neptune
Ans: (a)
 

6. What is a graticule?
(a) The network of intersecting parallels and meridians on a map
(b) The network of intersections of Equator and Prime Meridian
(c) The intersection of roads
(d) The intersection of Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
Ans: (a)
 

7. Name the country which shares the benefits of the Kosi Multipurpose Project with India
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Pakistan
(c) Nepal
(d) Bhutan
Ans: (c)
 

8. Palk Strait separates
(a) Malaysia and Sumatra
(b) India and Sri Lanka
(c) Sunda and Sumatra
(d) Borneo and Celebes
Ans: (b)
 

9. The planet with the maximum number of satellites is ______.
(a) Uranus
(b) Jupiter
(c) Saturn
(d) Neptune
Ans: (c)
 

10. Dhaulagiri peak in the Himalayan Range is located in
(a) Bhutan
(b) Nepal
(c) Sikkim
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Ans: (b)