WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS PART 04

WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS PART 04

1. Which one of the following is the highest gravity dam in the world ?
a. Beas Dam               
b. Nangal Dam             
c. Bhakra Dam        
d. Hirakud Dam

2. Which is the world’s largest desert ?
a. Sahara        
b. Gobi            
c. Thar            
d. Takala Makan

3. “ Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty and the people used to be nomadic hoarders” for which region is this statement correct ?
a. African Savanna        
b. Central Asian Steppes        
c. Siberian Tundra
d. North American Prairies

4. The capital of the USA is situated on the bank of the river
a. Ohio            
b. Tennessee            
c. Yukron        
d. Potomac

5. Which is the shortest route from Moscow to San Francisco ?
a. Via Canada            
b. Overland             
c. Over the South Pole        
d. Over the North Pole

6. Which one of the following is/are wrongly matched ?
a. Typhoons – China Sea
b. Hurricanes  -- Indian Ocean
c. Cyclone – West Indies
d. Tornadoes – Australia
(1) A,B and C            
(2) A,B and D
(3) A,C and D            
(4) B,C and D

7. Black Forests are found in
a. France        
b. Germany        
c. Czechoslovakia        
d. Rumania

8. Out of the following which country is dependent on others for the raw material for its Iron-Steel industry ?
a. England        
b. Australia        
c. Japan            
d. Turkey

9. Which of the Following is also known as Eternal City ?
a. London        
b. Rome        
c. Athens        
d. Berlin

10. The largest island in the world is Greenland it is an integral part of
a. Norway        
b. North America        
c. Denmark        
d. Canada

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