THE WATER WORLD / FACTS AND COUNTRIES MCQS 12

THE WATER WORLD / FACTS AND COUNTRIES MCQS 12

1. Which of the following is the largest irrigation canal in the world? 

(a) Panama Canal
(b) Sirhind Canal
(c) Suez Canal
(d) Indira Gandhi Canal
Ans: (d)
2. The most important navigable river in, Central Europe that provides a link between seven countries-Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Rome, Russia and Yugoslavia is :
(a) Volga
(b) Rhine
(c) Dnieper
(d) Danube
Ans: (d)

3. Of the following the busiest oceanic trade route is:
(a) Cape route
(b) North Atlantic route
(c) Panama canal
(d) Suez canal
Ans: (b)

4. The Atlantic Ocean routes are busier than the Pacific Ocean routes because Atlantic Ocean:
(a) Routes are shorter
(b) Routes are not so dangerous
(c) is surrounded on both sides by industrialised nations
(d) has better shipping facilities
Ans: (c)
 
5. Which is the correct sequence of the given American cities from West to East?
(a) Salt Lake City - Pittsburgh - San Francisco - Boston
(b) San Francisco - Salt Lake City Pittsburgh - Boston
(c) Salt Lake City - San Francisco - Boston - Pittsburgh
(d) San Pittsburgh - Salt Lake City – Boston
Ans: (b)
 
6. Match the following:
A. The most cosmopolitan city of South- East Asia 1. Kuala Lumpur
B. The most well-known volcano of Indonesia 2. Singapore
C. The capital city of Malaysia 3. Brazil
D. The world's largest producer of Cinchona 4. Krakotao
A B C D
(a) 1 3 2 4
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 3 1 2 4
(d) 4 3 1 2
Ans: (b)
 
7. Match the following:
A. Land of Rising Sun 1. Korea
B. Land of Midnight Sun 2. Finland
C. Land of Thousand Lakes 3. Japan
D. Land of Thunder bolt 4. Norway
5. Bhutan
A B C D
(a) 1 3 2 4
(b) 2 4 1 5
(c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 3 4 2 5
Ans: (d)
 
8. Match the following:
Continent % of population with more than 65 years of age
A. Africa 1. 15
B. Asia 2. 10
C. Australia 3. 06
D. Europe 4. 03
5. 12
A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 1 2 5 4
(c) 4 2 5 1
(d) 1 3 2 4
Ans: (a)
 
9. The tip of South America is :
(a) Cape Verde
(b) Cape York
(c) Cape Horn
(d) Cape Cod
Ans: (c)
 
10. Which one of the following is the largest country area-wise?
(a) Argentina
(b) India
(c) Kazakhastan
(d) Sudan
Ans: (b)