THE WATER WORLD / FACTS AND COUNTRIES MCQS 24

THE WATER WORLD / FACTS AND COUNTRIES MCQS 24

1. Where are the Balearic Islands located?
(a) Mediterranean Sea
(b) Black Sea
(c) Baltic Sea
(d) North Sea
Ans: (a)
 
2. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given towns of Pakistan while moving from the North towards the South ?
(a) Islamabad - Gujranwala – Peshawar - Multan
(b) Peshawar - Gujranwala - Multan - Islamabad
(c) Peshawar – Islamabad - Gujranwala - Multan
(d) Islamabad - Multan - Peshawar – Gujranwala
Ans: (c)
 
3. Which one of the following cities is not a former capital of the given country (Country given in the brackets)?
(a) Karachi (Pakistan)
(b) Auckland (New Zealand)
(c) Kyoto (Japan)
(d) Brisbane (Australia)
Ans: (d)
 
4. Which one of the following straits is nearest to the International Date Line?
(a) Malacca Strait
(b) Bering Strait
(c) Strait of Florida
(d) Strait of Gibraltar
Ans: (b)

5. Which of the following countries share borders with Moldova?
1. Ukraine
2. Romania
3. Belarus
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (a)
6. In which one of the following is Malta located?
(a) Baltic Sea
(b) Mediterranean Sea
(c) Black Sea
(d) North Sea
Ans: (b)
 
7. Consider the following rivers:
1. Don
2. Syr Darya
3. Volga
4. Ural
Which of the above rivers flow into the landlocked Caspian Sea?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1 and 4
Ans: (c)

8. Among the following countries, which one is the most densely populated?
(a) Belgium
(b) France
(c) Germany
(d) The Netherlands
Ans: (d)
 
9. Which one of the following sequences of ocean trenches is correct in terms of the ascending order of their depths?
(a) Aleutian Trench - Mindanao Trench - New Herbides Trench
(b) New Herbides Trench - Mindanao Trench - Aleutian Trench
(c) Aleutian Trench - New Herbldes Trench - Mindanao Trench
(d) New Herbides Trench - Aleutian Trench - Mindanao Trench
Ans: (c)

10. Which one of the following statements is not correct? 
(a) Most reef-forming, corals prefer sea temperature between 17°C and 33°C
(b) Coral growth is usually restricted to the upper 25 or 30 m of the sea
(c) Coral animals belong to the organisms of Phylum Porifera
(d) Coral animals live in a mutualistic relationship with algae
Ans: (b)