THE WATER WORLD / FACTS AND COUNTRIES MCQS 10

THE WATER WORLD / FACTS AND COUNTRIES MCQS 10

1. The largest lake in Africa is:
(a) Lake Victoria
(b) Lake Malawi
(c) Lake Tanganyika
(d) Lake Chad
Ans: (a)
2. Niagara Falls are in:
(a) Australia
(b) U.K.
(c) South Africa
(d) U.S.A.
Ans: (d)

3. Which of the following rivers falls into the Atlantic Ocean?
1. Orinoco
2. Danube
3. Amazon
4. Congo
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2 and 4
Ans: (b)

4. Match the following:
A. Titicaca 1. Longest mountain range
B. Caspian 2. Highest lake
C. Bering 3. Largest lake
D. Andes 4. Strait separating two continents
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 3 2 4 1
Ans: (b)
5. The Strait connecting Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal is:
(a) Bering Strait
(b) Dover Strait
(c) Palk Strait
(d) Vermosa Strait
Ans: (c)
6. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Algeria-Niger
(b) Brazil-Amazon
(c) Iraq-Tigris
(d) Myanmar-Irrawady
Ans: (a)

7. Which of the following rivers flowing through Pakistan has its source of origin in that country itself?
(a) Ravi
(b) Jhelum
(c) Chenab
(d) None of these
Ans: (d)
8. Which of the following is the deepest lake?
(a) Lake Victoria
(b) Caspian Sea
(c) Lake Superior
(d) Lake Baikal
Ans: (d)
9. Which river has the largest drainage basin?
(a) Nile
(b) Mississippi
(c) Congo
(d) Amazon
Ans: (d)

10. Which is the largest fresh water lake in the world ?
(a) Lake Tanganyika
(b) Lake Superior
(c) Lake Baikal
(d) Lake Michigan
Ans: (b)