WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS PART 02

WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS PART 02

1. Match the rivers flowing through the cities below
            City          River
a.Rotterdan        1. Seine
b. Paris        2. Potomac
c. Budapest        3. Rhine
d. Washington        4. Danube
          (a)        (b)         (c)          (d)
(1)      2           3            1            4
(2)      1           3            4            2
(3)      3           1            4            2
(4)      4           3             2           1

2. Match the rivers given below with the cities through which they flow
         City          River
a.Bangkok        1. Hwangpu
b. Shanghai        2. St. Lawrence
c. Dresden        3. Chao phraya
d. Montreal        4. Elbe
          a         b          c          d
(1)     3         1          4          2
(2)     2         4          3          1
(3)     4         3          2          1
(4)     1         2          3          4

3. ‘Dykes’ are especially constructed in
a. Norway        
b. Holland          
c. France        
d. United Kingdom

4. Colorado in U.S.A is famous for this landform____
a. Grand Canyon        
b. Grand Crators        
c. Great Valleys            
d. Great Basins

5. Which is the largest metals trading centre ?
a. Johannesburg        
b. London        
c. New York        
d. Singapore

6. What is the new name of the old colony of Northern Rhodesia ?
a. Zambia        
b. Zimbabwe            
c. Uganda        
d. Tanzania

7. Where is “Ground Zero” ?
a. Greenwich                
b. New York                
c. Indira Point        
d. Shriharikota

8. New Britian and New Ireland are parts of
a. USA            
b. Canada        
c. Australia            
d. Papua New Guinea

9. The longest river is –
a. Nile            
b. Amazon        
c. Missisippi-Missouri              
d. Yangto Kayong

10. In which of the following countries long staple type of cotton is mainly grown ?
a. India            
b. Egypt        
c. Greece            
d. China

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