THE WATER WORLD / FACTS AND COUNTRIES MCQS 26

THE WATER WORLD / FACTS AND COUNTRIES MCQS 26

1. Match the following:
City River
A. Bangkok 1. lrrawaddy
B. Phnom-Penh 2. Mekong
C. Hanoi 3. Menam (Chao Phraya)
D. Yangon 4. Red River
A B C D
(a) 3 2 4 1
(b) 4 1 3 2
(c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 4 2 3 1
Ans: (a)
2. Through which one of the following Straits does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France?
(a) Davis Strait
(b) Denmark Strait
(c) Strait of Dover
(d) Strait of Gibraltar
Ans: (c)
3. The largest coral reef in the world is found near the coast of which one of the following countries ?
(a) Australia
(b) Cuba
(c) Ghana
(d) Philippines
Ans: (a)
4. Niagara Falls is located between which of the following pairs of lakes?
(a) Lake Superior and Lake Huron
(b) Lake Huron and Lake Erie
(c) Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
(d) Lake Ontario and Lake Huron
Ans: (c)
5. From east to west, which one of the following sequences of cities of Canada is correct?
(a) Quebec – Montreal - Ottawa -Toronto
(b) Montreal – Quebec - Ottawa -Toronto
(c) Quebec – Montreal - Toronto - Ottawa
(d) Montreal - Quebec - Toronto – Ottawa
Ans: (a)

6. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Gulf of Aqaba : Jordan
(b) Gulf of Aden : Yemen
(c) Ligurian Sea : Greece
(d) Cardigan Bay : United Kingdom
Ans: (c)
7. Which one of the following is not a landform which results due to rejuvenation of a river?
(a) Incised meander
(b) Knick point
(c) Oxbow lake
(d) Rive terrace
Ans: (c)
8. Under normal conditions, which one of the following is the correct sequential
developments of features made by fluvial action?
(a) Waterfalls - Meander bars - River terraces - Oxbow lakes
(b) Meander bars - River terraces – Waterfalls - Oxbow lakes
(c) Waterfalls - River terraces – Meander bars - Oxbow lakes
(d) River terraces - Meander – Waterfalls - Oxbow lakes
Ans: (c)
9. Match the following:
Natural Region Tribe
A. Tundra Region 1. Kirghiz
B. Equatorial Forest Region 2. Samoyed
C. Steppe Region 3. Semang
D. Savanna Region 4. Bedouin
5. Masai
A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 5
(b) 5 3 1 2
(c) 2 3 1 5
(d) 5 1 4 2
Ans: (c)

10. Consider the following statements:
1. The Benguela current had its influence in the formation of Kalahari Desert.
2. The Agulhas current has its influence in the formation of Thar Desert.
3. The currents of Northern Indian Ocean change their course of flow twice a year.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (c)