WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS PART 16

WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS PART 16

1. The largest coral reef in the world is found near the coast of
a. Brazil           
b. Australia       
c. Sri Lanka       
d. Cuba

2. Ports of the Baltic Sea remain open for trade even during winter because
a. It lies in the tropical belt
b. North Atlantic Drift, a Warm ocean current flows in the region
c. Local winds keep it warm
d. Western disturbances cause abrupt rise in the temperature

3. Major South-West Asian oil fields are located in
a. Shore regions of Persian Gulf           
b. Euphratis-Tigris Basin                  
c. Arabian Desert
d. Rub-al-Mandeb

4. Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched ?
Place                           –          Location
a.Trafalgar Square           –          London
b. Red Square                   –          Moscow
c. Tiananmen Square          –          Beijing
d. Tahrir Square               –          Abu Dhabi

5. Which one of the following is not a line of demarcation between two countries ?
a. International Date Line       
b. MacMahon Line         
c. Radcliffe Line
d. Durand Line

6. Match correctly the following desert and their location by choosing the correct response
Desert
a.Kalahari            b. Atacama
c. Thar                d. Great Victoria
Location
(i)South America
(ii) Australia
(iii) Africa
(iv) Asia
1. a-(ii)b-(iii)c-(i)d-(iv)
2. a-(iv)b-(iii)c-(ii)d-(i)
3. a-(iii)b-(ii)c-(i)d-(iv)
4. a-(iii)b-(i)c-(iv)d-(ii)

7. Match the two lists given below
List-I
a.London
b. Vatican City
c. Moscow
d. New York
List-II
(i)St. Peter’s Square
(ii) Times Square
(iii) Trafalgar Square
(iv) Red Square
(1) a-(ii)b-(iii)c-(i)d-(iv)
(2) a-(iii) b-(i) c-(iv) d-(ii)
(3) a-(iv) b-(ii) c-(i) d-(iii)
(4) a-(i) b-(iii) c-(ii) d-(iv)

8. The longest river of Europe is
a. Rhine       
b. Rhone       
c. Danube       
d. Volga

9. The Coast of Norway is an example of
a. Daimatian Coast       
b. Fiord Coast       
c. Ria Coast       
d. Emerged Coast

10. The coll temperate grasslands of South America are known as
a. Pampas       
b. Prairies       
c. Veld           
d. Savannah

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