GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 12

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 12

1. Which one of the following programmes is related to employment generation?
A) Sarva Swasthya Abhiyan
B) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.
C) Swarna Jayanthi Gram Swarozgar yojana
D) Indira Awaas yojan

2. Point out the wrong statement is the following: Statement:
I. The place which experience the seismic event first is called epicenter
II. Tornadoes are "S” shaped storms.
III. Harmattan wind is blowing in the Eastern part of Sahara desert.
IV. The word Igneous has been derived from a Latin word.
A) III 

B) IV 

C) II 

D) I

3. Match the following pollutants.
a) Gaseous pollutant - 1. Anthrax
b) Metal pollutant - 2. Chlorine
c) Deposited matter - 3. Cadmium Pollutant
d) Bio Pollutant - 4. Tar
A) 2 3 4 1 

B) 1 2 3 4 

C) 4 3 2 1 

D) 3 1 2 4

4. Which of the following is correctly matched?
I. Meteors- Shooting star.
II. Comets- Revolve round the earth.
III. Halley's Comet-Appear once in 100 yrs.
IV. Milky way-Hundreds of stars. 

A) I 

B) II 

C) III 

D) IV

5. The programme Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan is aimed at.
A) Providing free food for the poor people.
B) Providing education for children.
C) Providing financial assistance to unemployed.
D) Providing free medical aid to the poor.

6. Consider the following pairs. Iron ore deposits State.
I. Bababudan Hills - 1. Karnataka.
II. Badampahar - 2. Goa.
III. DalliRajhara - 3. Odisha.
IV. Kunden - 4. Surla-Chhattisgarh.
Which of the pair given above is/are correct?
A) I only 

B) I and II 

C) II and III 

D) II and IV.

7. Match the following states with their size population (2011).
a) Manipur - 1.29,64,007.
b) Meghalaya - 2. 19,80,602
c) Mizoram - 3. 27,21,756
d) Nagaland - 4. 10,91,014
A) 2 4 1 3 

B) 1 2 3 4 

C) 4 3 2 1 

D) 2 1 4 3

8. Match the surface area with their ocean.
a) Atlantic ocean - 1.165,000,000 km2
b) Indian ocean - 2.82,000,000 km2
c) Pacific ocean - 3.73,000,000 km2
d) Arctic ocean - 4. 14,090, 000 km
A) 3 1 2 4 

B) 1 2 4 3 

C) 4 3 2 1 

D) 2 3 1 4

9. The part of the earths interior which is known as Asthenosphere is
A) SIMA 

B) Upper Mantle
C) Lower Mantle 

D) Outer core

10. The river which is said to be the lifeline of Sikkim is
A) Manes 

B) Lohit
C) Sankosh 

D) Tista

ANSWER:  
1. C    
2. C    
3. A    
4. A    
5. B    
6. A    
7. A    
8. D    
9. B    
10. D