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GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 207
July 29, 2020

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 207

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 207

2061) In which of the following areas, donned concentration of land-uses and non-residential buildings are located?
A) Getto
B) Central Business District
C) Suburb
D) Rural urban fringe

Answer: Central Business District
   
2062) Human activities are conditioned and sometimes determined by biophysical environment is related to the doctrine of
A) determinism
B) neodetermination
C) possibilism
D) humanism

Answer: neodetermination
   
2063) Which of the following is the correct sequence of the given place of Pakistan while moving from the North towards the South?
A) Islamabad, Lahore, Multan, Karachi
B) Lahore, Islamabad Multan, Karachi
C) Islamabad, Multan, Lahore. Karachi
D) Lahore, Multan, Islamabad, Karachi

Answer: Islamabad, Lahore, Multan, Karachi
   
2064) Antarctica is an example of
A) alpine glaciers
B) mountain glaciers
C) continental glaciers
D) piedmont glaciers

Answer: continental glaciers
   
2065) Eurasia includes
A) Lebanon, Syria, Russia and independent states
B) Lebanon, Cyprus, Russia and independent states
C) Cyprus, Turkey, Russia and independent states
D) Syria, Cyprus, Russia and independent states

Answer: Lebanon, Cyprus, Russia and independent states
 
2066) Through which one of the following groups of countries does the equator pass?
A) Brazil, Zambia and Malaysia
B) Colombia, Kenya and Indonesia
C) Brazil, Sudan and Malaysia
D) Venezuela, Ethiopia and Indonesia

Answer: Colombia, Kenya and Indonesia
   
2067) Other than India and China, which one of the following groups of countries border Myanmar?
A) Bangladesh, Thailand and Vietnam
B) Cambodia Laos and Malaysia
C) Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia
D) Thailand, Laos and Bangladesh

Answer: Thailand, Laos and Bangladesh
   
2068) Which of the following statements is not correct about the third world countries?
A) Lead in industrial production and exports
B) Agriculture is the main occupation
C) Include nearly 100 countries of the world
D) Comprise approximately 60% of Earth's surface

Answer: Lead in industrial production and exports
   
2069) Which African country was originally known as Northern Rhodesia?
A) Namibia
B) Tanzania
C) Zambia
D) Zimbabwe

Answer: Zambia
   
2070) Match the following
List I (Landform Type)      List II (Location)
A. Mariana Trench      1. Atlantic Ocean
B. Sunda Trench      2. Arabian Sea
C. Pureto Ricotrench      3. Indian Ocean
D. Carlsberg Ridge      4. West Pacific Ocean

Below codes are given in A B C D order
A) 1 2 3 4
B) 4 3 1 2
C) 3 4 1 2
D) 4 3 2 1

Answer: 4 3 1 2
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GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 208
July 29, 2020

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 208

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 208

2071) The expression 'South Asia' usually includes
A) Bangladesh, Bhutan ,India,Maldive,. Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
B) Nepal, Bhutan, India Afghanistan, China ,Pakistan and Sri Lanka
C) Bangladesh, India, China, Nepal,Japan Pakistan and Maldives
D) Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Maldives Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka

Answer: Nepal, Bhutan, India Afghanistan, China ,Pakistan and Sri Lanka
   
2072) Match the following
List I (Crope)      List II (Annual rainfall)
A. Rice      1.100 to 150 cm
B. wheat      2. 50 to 75 cm
C. ragi      3.40 to 50 cm
D. Bajra      4.50 to 100 cm

Below codes are given in A B C D order
A) 1 2 3 4
B) 4 3 2 1
C) 3 2 1 4
D) 2 1 3 4

Answer: 1 2 3 4
   
2073) Which one among the following is the longest continuous mountain range in the world?
A) The Himalayas
B) The Andes
C) The Rocky Mountains
D) The Alps

Answer: The Andes
   
2074) Match the following
List I (Country)      List II (Capital)
A. Iraq      1. Lusaka
B. Zambia      2. Buenos Aires
C. Uganda      3. Baghdad
D. Argentina      4. Kampala

Below codes are given in A B C D order
A) 1 2 3 4
B) 4 3 2 1
C) 3 1 4 2
D) 2 1 3 4

Answer: 3 1 4 2
   
2075) Which of the following factors support the hypothesis of the permanency of ocean basins and continents?
1. Absence of normal sedimentary rocks on the oceanic islands.
2. The cross Section of the ocean basin. comprising the broad abyssal through . flanked by rim like continental shelves
3. Occurence of shallow-water sands and muds limited to the continental shelf and slope, while that of pelagic oozes being limited to the abyssal plain.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) 1 and 2
B) 2 and 3
C) 1 and 3
D) 1 2 and 3

Answer: 1 2 and 3

2076) Assertion (A) The continents are considered as floating on the denser layers of rocks.
Reason (R) The continents are made up of lighter rocks.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true but R is false
D) A is false but R is true

Answer: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
   
2077) The largest reserves of fresh water on the Earth's surface is in
A) North America
B) Russia
C) South America
D) Africa

Answer: North America
   
2078) Match the following
List I (Towns)      List II (Rivers)
A. Jabalpur      1. Ravi
B. Paris      2. Narmada
C. London      3. Siene
D. Lahore      4. Thames Codes

Below codes are given in A B C D order
A) 2 3 4 1
B) 3 2 1 4
C) 1 4 3 2
D) 4 1 2 3

Answer: 2 3 4 1
   
2079) What does the imaginary line passing through Lake Ontario. Lake Erie.
Lake Huron and Lake Superior represent?
A) The Southern boundary of Canada
B) The Northern limit of iron and steel industry of USA
C) The internal waterway route to USA
D) The internal waterway route to Canada

Answer: The Southern boundary of Canada
   
2080) Choose the correct statement.
1. Zuba is capital of city of newly formed Nation South Sudan.
2. Population of South Sudan is 10 million.
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: Both 1 and 2
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GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 206
July 29, 2020

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 206

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 206

2051) Which of the following is the world's flattest continent?
A) Europe
B) Asia
C) Australia
D) South America

Answer: Australia
   
2052) Which of the following statements about New Zealand is/are not true?
1. New Zealand's North Island is smaller than South Island.
2. North Island has majority of the population.
3. The South Island is dominated by the Southern Alps.
4. Canterburry Plains are in North Island.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) 1 and 4
B) Only 4
C) 1 and 2
D) 3 and 4
 
Answer: 3 and 4
   
2053) The Ruwenzori range in Africa is
A) A non-volcanic massive produced by faulting
B) a volcanic cone
C) a series of folded mountains
D) None of the above

Answer: A non-volcanic massive produced by faulting
   
2054) Which of the following is the world's southernmost national capital?
A) Canberra
B) Wellington
C) Santiago
D) Tierradel Feugo

Answer: Tierradel Feugo
   
2055) Farms with small landholdings, a strong subsistence component and having crops like maize, beans etc are called in Latin America.
A) Latifundia
B) Subsifundia
C) Minifundia
D) Estancia

Answer: Minifundia

2056) Which of the following cities has been the coffee-collecting city of Brazil. and was linked by railways with the ocean port of Santos in 1867?
A) Rio de Janeiro
B) Salvador
C) Brasilia
D) Sao Paulo

Answer: Sao Paulo
   
2057) Three major agricultural boosts in older settled territories of Brazil that have contributed to the country's recent economic growth are
A) sugar, coffee, wheat
B) sugar, citrus coffee
C) sugar. citrus, soyabeans
D) sugar, coffee, soyabeans

Answer: sugar. citrus, soyabeans
   
2058) Puerto Montt seaport has become part of _____core region
A) Argentina
B) Brazil
C) Chile
D) Peru

Answer: Chile
   
2059) The barren gravel plain, which occupy portions of the Algerian Sahara In referred to as
A) ergs
B) tanezrouft
C) hamada
D) foggaras

Answer: ergs
   
2060) Swamps are seen in the Siberian rivers because
A) freezing of the river near the mouth prevents water to flow to the sea
B) rivers are too narrow
C) rivers are heavily drained by the large network of canals
D) railway bridges built across the river, obstruct the flow

Answer: freezing of the river near the mouth prevents water to flow to the sea
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GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 205
July 29, 2020

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 205

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 205

2041) The “forge of Germany', West Europe's largest industrial region is located between the cities of
A) Bremen and Hanover
B) Stuttgart and Bonn
C) Leipzig and Hamburg
D) Duisburg and Dortmund

Answer: Duisburg and Dortmund
   
2042) Assertion (A) Troughs, lows, depressions and cyclones are areas of convergence and give rise to various weather phenomena.
Reason (R) Convergence takes place when there is net horizontal flow of air into a region which is transported by vertical motion and this uplift causes condensation and weather.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false, but R is true

Answer: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
   
2043) Match List I (Islands) with List ll (Territories of) and select the correct answer using the
codes given below the lists
List I (Island)      List II (Territories of)
A. Azores      1. UK
B. Bermuda      2. France
C. Canary      3. Portugal
D. Reunion      4. Spain

Below codes are given in A B C D order
A) 3 4 1 2
B) 2 1 4 3
C) 2 4 1 3
D) 3 1 4 2

Answer: 3 1 4 2
   
2044) Assertion (A) Prairies receive more rainfall than steppes.
Reason (R) Steppes are more continental than Prairies.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true. but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is correct but R is false
D) A is false. but R is true

Answer: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
   
2045) Name the continents that form a mirror image of each other.
A) North America and South America
B) Asia and Africa
C) Africa and South America
D) Europe and Asia

Answer: Africa and South America

2046) For Tutsi (Watusi) of livestock not ____ only contribute to daily diet but are an indispensable part of customary social, cultural and economic arrangements.
A) Kenya and Tanzania
B) Rwanda and Burundi
C) Angola and Namibia
D) Lesotho and Swaziland

Answer: Rwanda and Burundi
   
2047) Zebu cattle is found in large numbers in in Africa.
A) Kenya
B) Lesotho
C) Comoros
D) Swaziland

Answer: Kenya
   
2048) Which of the following are parts of Melanesia Island group?
A) Fiji, Palau Islands. Tonga. Tuvalu
B) Samoa Cook, Hawaii, Kiribati
C) New Zealand, Guam, Hawaii, Marshal Island
D) Solomon Island Irian Jaya Papua New Guinea Vanuatu

Answer: Solomon Island Irian Jaya Papua New Guinea Vanuatu
   
2049) Consider the following statements
1.About 75% of NewZealand is above the 200 m contour.
2.Mt Ruapehu volcanic peak is located in the Southern island.
3.New Zedand was discovered by James Cook
4.New Zealand lies in the zone of westerties.
Identify the wrong statement(s)
A) Only 2
B) 2 and 3
C) 1,3 and 4
D) 2,3 and 4

Answer: 2 and 3
   
2050) Give the correct sequence of following cities from North to South.
A) Murmansk. Tula. Kazan, Volgograd
B) Tula, Kazan, Volgograd, Murmansk
C) Murmansk. Kazan Tula. Volgograd
D) Murmansk Volgograd, Tula, Kazan

Answer: Murmansk Volgograd, Tula, Kazan
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GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 204
July 29, 2020

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 204

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 204

2031) Give the correct sequence from West to East.
A) Czech Republic Slovakia. Austria, Hungary
B) Austria, Czech Republic Hungary Slovakia
C) Hungary, Austria, Czech Republic Slovakia
D) Czech Republic Austria, Hungary, Slovakia

Answer: Austria, Czech Republic Hungary Slovakia
   
2032) Select the largest inland harbour of Europe.
A) Odessa
B) Duisburg .
C) Marseilles
D) Liverpool

Answer: Duisburg .
   
2033) Identify the correct statement(s)
1. Hwang Ho and Yangtze are worlds third and seventh longest rivers respectively.
2. Hwang Ho is called yellow river because of the yellow algae that is found in abundance on its river red.
3. Yangtze is known as 'the sorrow of China' and is called so because of the floods it causes annually.
4. Yangtze is China's largest river.
A) Only 4
B) 1 and 2
C) 1 2 and 4
D) 2 and 4

Answer: Only 4
   
2034) Match the following
List I (Iron and Steel Region)       List II(Main Centre)
A. Rhur      1. Upper Silesia
B. Loraine      2. Birminghan
C. Black Country      3. Nancy
D. Poland      4. Essen Codes

Below codes are given in A B C D order
A) 3 4 2 1
B) 2 1 4 3
C) 4 3 2 1
D) 1 2 4 3

Answer: 4 3 2 1
   
2035) Which is the only Caribbean island with large oil reserves?
A) Trinidad
B) Cuba
C) Jamaica
D) Puerto Rico

Answer: Trinidad

2036) River Danube flows in which of the following nations?
A) Austria Hungary. Serbia Slovakia
B) Croatia, Albania. Hungary. Czech Republic
C) Austria Hungary, Serbia and Montenegro. Bulgaria
D) Czech Republic Switzerland,Poland, Maldova

Answer: Austria Hungary. Serbia Slovakia
   
2037) Assertion (A) The Tundra regions of Canada and the Russian Federation are suitable for agricultural activities.
Reason (R) The soils of the Tundra regions are in a frozen state for a major part of the year.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false. but R is true

Answer: A is false. but R is true
   
2038) Which South American country has the longest latitudinal extend?
A) Brazil
B) Peru
C) Chile
D) Argentina

Answer: Brazil
   
2039) Consider the following statements
1. Denmark is smallest of Scandinavian countries.
2. Sweden is the 'Most Northerly' state of European mainland.
3. Aberdeen the oil extraction centre is located in Norway.
4. Antrim plateaus is made of Basaltic lava.
Identify the wrong statement.
A) Only 3
B) 2 and 3
C) 1 and 2
D) All of these

Answer: 2 and 3
   
2040) Identify the wrong statement.
A) There is not enough petroleum in Australia so large quantities of crude oil are imported
B) Uranium is mined at Rum Jungle in the Northern Territory
C) Broken Hill is famous for lead. zinc and silver
D) In Australia. sheep rearing and wheat farming are carried out in separate regions

Answer: In Australia. sheep rearing and wheat farming are carried out in separate regions
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GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 203
July 29, 2020

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 203

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 203

2021) Identify the correct decreasing order. in terms of drainage basin area of rivers in the world.
A) Amazon, Nile. Congo, MississippiMissouri
B) Amazon. Congo, Mississippi Missouri, Rio de la Plata Parana
C) Amazon, Congo, Rio de la Plata Parana, Mississippi Missouri
D) Amazon, Nile, Mississippi Missoui Congo

Answer: Amazon. Congo, Mississippi Missouri, Rio de la Plata Parana
   
2022) Give the increasing order it Indonesian islands in terms of area.
A) Bali, Java, Kalimantan. lrian Jaye
B) Java, Bali. lrian Jaya, Kalimantm
C) Kalimantan, lrian Jaye. Bali, Java
D) Bali. Java, Irian Jaya. Kalimsntm

Answer: Java, Bali. lrian Jaya, Kalimantm
   
2023) Assertion (A) The international Date Line is not straight.
Reason (R) It is an Imaginary line made to go zig-zag in some regions, to avoid land area to leave Island groups M on the same side of this line.
A) Both A and R are true nd R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true nd R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true ,but R is false
D) A os false , but R is true

Answer: Both A and R are true nd R is the correct explanation of A
   
2024) Consider the following statements
1. Bomeo is often been called as 'Mini Continent'
2. The famous indigenous people such as Dayaks inhabit Borneo.
3. Borneo is the least developed part of Indonesia.
4. The indigenous people Minahasa inhabit the Island of Sulawese.
Which of these statements is/are true?
A) All of these
B) Only 4
C) 1, 2 and 3
D) 1 and 4

Answer: All of these
   
2025) Give the correct sequence of Islands West to East.
A) Java. Bali Sulawesi. lrianjaya
B) lrianjaya. Bali. Sulawesi Java
C) Sulawesi. Java, lrianjayam. Bali
D) Bali. lrianjaya. Java Sulawesi

Answer: Java. Bali Sulawesi. lrianjaya

2026) Which one of the following terms for natural vegetation is associated with Siberia?
A) Selvas
B) Taiga
C) Pampas
D) Savanna

Answer: Selvas
   
2027) Give the correct sequence South to North of the river details.
A) Nujiang Siklang. Yangtze, Hwang Ho
B) Sikiang Nujiang Hwang Ho Yangtze
C) Yangtze Nujiang Sikiang Hwang Ho
D) Nujiang Hwang Ho. Sikiang. Yangtze

Answer: Nujiang Siklang. Yangtze, Hwang Ho
   
2028) The Bro Hills famous for zinc and lead are located in
A) Turkey
B) France
C) Germany
D) Australia

Answer: Australia
   
2029) Which of the following belong to Hercyninan and Caledonian Mountain building periods?
A) Dinaric Rhine Upland Vosages. Harz
B) Harz Britanny Peninsula. Appalchians. Vosages
C) Apennines. Balkans. Vosages. Harz
D) Vosages Harz. Atlas. Black Forests

Answer: Harz Britanny Peninsula. Appalchians. Vosages
   
2030) Which of the following calls itself as the “Land of 10000 lakes' in North America?
A) North Dakota
B) Washington
C) Montana
D) Minnesota

Answer: Minnesota
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GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 202
July 29, 2020

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 202

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 202

2011) Consider the following statements
1. Australia's density of population is 2 persons per sq km.
2. Australia is seventh largest nation.
3. Australia is the continent with the lowest average rainfall.
4. Largest city of Australia is Melbourne.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) Only 2
B) 2 and 4
C) 3 and 4
D) 1,3 and 4

Answer: 2 and 4
   
2012) Consider the following statements
1. About two-third of Australia is made up of Archean rocks.
2. Process of sea floor spreading separates Australia from Antarctica and India.
3. Tasmania was and is part of the Great Dividing Range.
4. New Zealand was once a part of Australia.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) Only 1
B) 1, 2 and 4
C) 1,2,3 and 4
D) 2 and 3

Answer: 1,2,3 and 4
   
2013) Match the following
List I (City)      List II(River)
A. Washington DC      1. River Manzanares
B. Berlin      2. River Seine
C. Paris      3. River Spree
D. Madrid      4. River

Below codes are given in A B C D order
A) 2 3 4 1
B) 4 1 2 3
C) 2 1 4 3
D) 4 3 2 1

Answer: 4 3 2 1
   
2014) Identify the incorrect statement.
A) Major coal reserves of Australia are near the coast in New South Wales and Queensland
B) Major iron ore reserves of Australia lie in the Western Australia
C) Australia is by far the world's leading bauxite producer
D) Abundance of petroleum has aided in Australia's industrialisation

Answer: Abundance of petroleum has aided in Australia's industrialisation
   
2015) What is the name of the strait where 'Adams bridge' is situated?
A) Bering Strait
B) Cook Strait
C) Palk Strait
D) Taiwan Strait

Answer: Palk Strait

2016) Identify the correct decreasing order in terms of population of world's first tour most populous countries.
A) China, lndia US, Brazil
B) China, India, Brazil, us
C) China, India, lndonesia, US
D) China, India. US, Indonesia

Answer: China, India. US, Indonesia
   
2017) Give the correct order of cities from North to South.
A) Fushun.Tianjing. Wuhan, Shanghai
B) Fushun,Tianjing Shanghai Wuhan
C) Tianjing Shanghai, Fushun. Wuhan
D) Wuhan, Tianjing, Shanghai, Fushun

Answer: Fushun,Tianjing Shanghai Wuhan
   
2018) Give the correct sequence, South to North
A) Palmero, Naples, Rome. Milan
B) Milan, Naples, Palmero, Rome
C) Rome, Plamero, Milan, Naples
D) Naples, Palmero. Rome, Milan

Answer: Palmero, Naples, Rome. Milan
   
2019) Which of the following together constitute the Balearic island?
A) Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza, Cabrera
B) Cabrera Malta. Crete, Corsica
C) Corsica. Malta. Azores, Crete
D) Ibiza, Sardinia, Corsica Malta

Answer: Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza, Cabrera
   
2020) Which of the following represented the erstwhile Yogoslavia?
A) Croatia Bosnia Herzegovina. Macedonia Czech Rep
B) Slovenia, Moldova, Macedonia,Croatia
C) Croatia. Slovenia, BosniaHerzegovina Serbia Montenegro
D) Macedonian, Slovakia, Czech Rep., Serbia Montenegro

Answer: Croatia. Slovenia, BosniaHerzegovina Serbia Montenegro
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GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 201
July 29, 2020

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 201

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 201

2001) Assertion (A) The Nile Valley may appropriately be described as a 'River Oasis'.
Reason (R) Only 2% of Egypt is cultivated and nearly all this
land lies along Nile and is watered by it.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both Aand R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true but R is false
D) A is false R is true

Answer: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
   
2002) The Nile's main branches, the White Nile and Blue Nile, originate respectively at the outlets of Lake Victoria in Uganda and Lake in Ethiopia and flow eventually into Sudan.
A) Albert
B) Turkana
C) Edward
D) Tana

Answer: Tana
   
2003) Identify the wrong statement.
A) The Aborigines in Australia mainly live in the tropical Northern region in the country
B) In New Zealand. the dominant indigenous culture is the Maori a Polynesian people living mainly on North Island
C) South of Sydney and at higher elevations to the North the climate is classified as marine West Coast (despite the East Coast location)
D) The South-Western corner of Australia and the lands around Spencer Gulf have a Mediterranean type of climate and is referred to as the Outback

Answer: South of Sydney and at higher elevations to the North the climate is classified as marine West Coast (despite the East Coast location)
   
2004) Assertion (A) Today. Australian sheep are raised increasingly for meat.
Reason (R) Wool. over the years. has been losing battle with synthetic fibres.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and Ft are true. but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true. but R is false
D) A is false. but R is true

Answer: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
   
2005) Arrange in correct sequence, from North to South.
A) Gold Coast, Brisbane. Rlockhampton, Sydney
B) Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Rockhampton
C) Rockhampton. Brisbane Gold Coast, Sydney
D) Brisbane, Gold Coast Rockhampton

Answer: Rockhampton. Brisbane Gold Coast, Sydney

2006) The main belt of cattle ranching in Australia extends East West across the Northern part of the country, with the greatest concentration in Queensland. Aborigines are the principal ranch hands, known as 'drovers' and
A) jackaroos
B) Iumberjacks
C) fellahin
D) milpero

Answer: jackaroos
   
2007) Assertion (A) Australia is the world's leading beef exporting nation.
Reason (R) Australia is also one of the world's leading wheat exporter.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true but R is false
D) A is false. but R is true

Answer: Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
   
2008) Consider the following statements
1. Only 40% of Australia's land is arable.
2. About 80% of Australian exports continue to be agricultural products.
3. Coffee, tea. tobacco are imported
4. lt is the only country where the white races are heavily committed to the agricultural sector of economy.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) 1 and 4
B) Only 2
C) 2 3 and 4
D) 2,3 and 4

Answer: 2,3 and 4
   
2009) In which one of the following regime are the Andes mountains located?
A) East Europe
B) West Europe
C) South Africa
D) South America

Answer: South America
   
2010) Identify the incorrect statement.
A) In New Zealand. the ratio of sheep to humans is higher than in Australia
B) Uluru is actually the summit of a massive sandstone hill
C) Phosphate mining has long been ' Nauru's economic mainstay
D) New Zealand is more urbanised than Australia

Answer: Uluru is actually the summit of a massive sandstone hill
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GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 199
July 29, 2020

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 199

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 199

1981) Assertlon (A) Like Saudi Arabia Baharain is an oil financed welfare state.
Reason. (R) Baharain's petroleum reserves are expected to be exhausted within two decades.
A) Both Aand R are trueandRislhe correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true, but R is notthe correct explanation of A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false. but R is true

Answer: Both A and R are true, but R is notthe correct explanation of A
   
1982) Which one of the following countries does not border Lithuania?
A) Poland
B) Ukraine
C) Belarus
D) North Sea

Answer: Ukraine
   
1983) Match the following
List I (Island)      List II ( Country)
A. Corsica      1.Italy
B. Sardinia      2.Greece
C. Crete      3.France
D. Balearic      4.Spain
      5. Dohomey Codes

Below codes are given in A B C D order
A) 3 1 2 4
B) 3 2 1 4
C) 3 4 1 2
D) 3 2 4 1

Answer: 3 1 2 4
   
1984) Which of the following is not correctly matched?
A) Faeroe Island : Denmark
B) Channel Island : UK
C) Sicily : Italy
D) Shetland Island : France

Answer: Shetland Island : France
   
1985) The touches or crosses more countries than does any other river in the world.
A) Danube
B) Congo
C) Rhine
D) Amazon

Answer: Danube

1986) Match the following
List I (City on the Bank)      List II(River)
A. London      1. Rhine
B. Antwerp      2. Scheldt
C. Rotterdam      3. Thames
D. Hamburg      4. Elbe
      5. Dohomey Codes

Below codes are given in A B C D order
A) 3 2 4 1
B) 3 4 2 1
C) 3 1 2 4
D) 3 2 1 4

Answer: 3 2 1 4
   
1987) Where are the Balearic Islands located?
A) Mediterranean Sea
B) Black Sea
C) Baltic Sea
D) North Sea

Answer: Mediterranean Sea
   
1988) Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A) Bahamas : Nassau
B) Costa Rica : San Jose
C) Nicaragua : Balmopan
D) Dominican : Santo Domingo Republic

Answer: Nicaragua : Balmopan
   
1989) Consider the following statements
1. Great Britain comprises England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
2. England covers less than 60% of the total area of the United Kingdom.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1 and 2
D) Neither nor 2

Answer: Only 2
   
1990) Which one of the following cities is not a former capital of the given country
(Country given in the brackets)?
A) Karachi (Pakistan)
B) Auckland (New Zealand)
C) Kyoto (Japan)
D) Brisbane (Australia)

Answer: Brisbane (Australia)
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1991) Assertion (A) Copenhagen is a primate city in Denmark.
Reason (R) Copenhagen, which lies on the bland Sjaelland (New Zealand), is the principal industrial centre, chief port Ind capital of Denmark.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true, but R is no the correct explanation of A
C) A is true but R is false
D) A is false. but R is true

Answer: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
   
1992) Where is the volcanic mountains Mount St Helens is located?
A) Chile
B) Japan
C) Philippines
D) United States of America

Answer: United States of America
   
1993) The Great Barrier Red is located in which country?
A) Chile
B) Australia
C) USA
D) Indonesia

Answer: Australia
   
1994) Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given continents in the decreasing order of their percentage of Earth's land?
A) North America, Africa, South America, Europe
B) Africa North America, South America, Europe
C) North America Africa, Europe South America
D) Africa North America, Europe, South America

Answer: Africa North America, South America Europe
   
1995) Identify the wrong pair.
A) James Bay Region: Quebec
B) Grand Banks : Eastern Coast of Canada
C) CNN Tower . : Toronto
D) Calgary : Ontario

Answer: Calgary : Ontario

1996) The Niagara Peninsula is the strip of land between the lakes
A) Erie and Ontario
B) Erie and Huron
C) Huron and Michigan
D) Michigan and Superior

Answer: Erie and Ontario
   
1997) The island of Honshu is located in which one of the following countries?
A) Indonesia
B) Malaysia
C) Japan
D) South Korea

Answer: Japan
   
1998) Which continent of the world does not have desert?
A) Australia
B) Europe
C) Asia
D) North America

Answer: Europe
   
1999) Assertion (A) There Is a constant hazard to Canadian nationhood.
Reason (R) America's proximity and persistence of French culture are the real threats to Canadian nationhood.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and Rare true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false but R is true

Answer: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
   
2000) Which of the following countries is the world leader in proven reserves of crude oil in the world?
A) Kuwait
B) UAE
C) Venezuela
D) Saudi Arabia

Answer: Saudi Arabia
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1971) match the following
List I (State/Province/Overseas/Territory)      List II (Country)
A. British Colombia      1. USA
B. Bavaria      2. UK
C. Gibraltar      3. Canada
D. Flhode Island      4. Germany
      5. Denmark

Below codes are given in A B C D order
A) 1 2 5 3
B) 3 4 2 1
C) 1 4 2 3
D) 3 2 5 1

Answer: 3 4 2 1
   
1972) Match the following
List I (New Name Country)      List II (Old Name of Country)
A. Benin      1.Nyasaland
B. Belize      2. Basutoland
C. Botswana      3. Bechuanaland
D. Malawi      4. British Honduras
      5. Dohomey Codes

Below codes are given in A B C D order
A) 3 1 2 4
B) 5 4 3 1
C) 3 4 2 1
D) 5 1 3 4

Answer: 5 4 3 1
   
1973) Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Current Name Old Name
A) Harare : Salisbury
B) Ethiopia : Abyssinia
C) Ghana : Dutch Guiana
D) Kinshasa : Leopoldville

Answer: Ghana : Dutch Guiana
   
1974) Identify the wrong statement.
A) There is not enough petroleum in Australia. so large quantities of crude oil are imported
B) Uranium is mined at Rum Jungle in the Northern Territory
C) Broken Hill is famous for lead. zinc and silver
D) in Australia, sheep rearing and wheat farming are carried out in separate regions

Answer: in Australia, sheep rearing and wheat farming are carried out in separate regions
   
1975) Sunda Trench lies in
A) Atlantic Ocean
B) Pacific Ocean
C) lndian Ocean
D) Antarctic Ocean

Answer: lndian Ocean

1976) In which country US Bandung when conference of African and Asian nations was held which establishing Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), situated?
A) Thailand
B) Egypt
C) Indonesia
D) Philippines

Answer: Indonesia
   
1977) Climate change resulting in the rice or temperature may benefit which of the countries/regions?
A) South Africa
B) East indies islands comprising or Java, Sumatra and Borneo
C) The Western coasts of South America
D) Russia and Northern Europe

Answer: Russia and Northern Europe
   
1978) The term 'Monsoon Asia is generally used for
A) Indian sub continent
B) South Asia
C) East Asia, South Asia, South-East Asia and the islands that rings South East Asia
D) South Asia and East Asia

Answer: Indian sub continent
   
1979) Most of Saudi Arabia's oil fields including the world's largest, the Ghawar field, are located in the _____ margins of the country.
A) Eastern
B) Western
C) Southern
D) Northern

Answer: Eastern
   
1980) Identify the correct decreasing order of proven petroleum reserves in the world.
A) Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait lraq
B) lraq UAE Saudi Arabia. Kuwait
C) Iraq, Saudi Arabia, UAE Kuwait
D) Saudi Arabia. lraq, UAE Kuwait

Answer: Saudi Arabia. lraq, UAE Kuwait
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1951) Identify the correct decreasing order terms of area, in South America.
A) Brazil Argentina, Peru. Colombia
B) Brazil, Argentina, Colombia. Peru
C) Brazil. Colombia, Argentina, Peru
D) Brazil. Colombia, Peru, Argentina

Answer: Brazil Argentina, Peru. Colombia
   
1952) Match the following
List I (Mountain)      List II (Country)
A. Pyrennee      1. North America
B. Applachlan      2. Europe
C. Hindu kush      3. Asia
D. Andes      4. South America

Below codes are given in A B C D order
A) 2 1 3 4
B) 4 1 3 2
C) 1 2 3 4
D) 4 3 1 2
 
Answer: 2 1 3 4
   
1953) Match the following
List I (Country)      List II (primary Exports)
A. Venezuela      1.Soyabean products
B. Panama      2.Crude petroleum and petroleum products
C. Paraguay      3. Bananas
D. Dominican      4.Ferro-nickel Republic

Below codes are given in A B C D order
A) 2 3 1 4
B) 2 3 4 1
C) 2 4 3 1
D) 2 1 4 3

Answer: 2 1 4 3
   
1954) Saltbush, with juicy leaves, a good fodder is very common in
A) Nullarbor Plain
B) Eastern Highlands
C) Western Plateau
D) Great Barrier Reef

Answer: Nullarbor Plain
   
1955) Which of the following is the leading producer of cotton in Australia?
A) Queensland
B) New South Wales
C) Victoria
D) Tasmania

Answer: Queensland

1956) The Tigris and Euphrates rivers rise in __________, giving this country control over a resource vital to the lives of millions of Arabs in downstream countries.
A) Jordan
B) Syria
C) Iraq
D) Turkey

Answer: Turkey
   
1957) The Anatolian plateau, an area of wheat and barley fields and grazing lands, is bordered on the North by the lofty Pontic mountains and on the South by the mountains.
A) Taurus
B) Zagros
C) Elburz
D) Tibesti

Answer: Taurus
   
1958) Which of the following is the Pacific Province of Canada?
A) British Colombia
B) Nova Scotia
C) Price Edward Island
D) New Foundland and Labrador

Answer: British Colombia
   
1959) Match the following
List I (Agency)      List II (Headquarters)
A. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)      1.Nairobl
B. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)      2.Vienna
C. United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO)      3.Beme
D. Universal Postal Union (UPU)      4.New York
Below codes are given in A B C D order
A) 2 3 4 1
B) 4 1 2 3
C) 2 1 4 3
D) 4 3 2 1

Answer: 4 1 2 3
   
1960) canada's leading industrial region, known as the Golden Horseshoe.
curves around the Western end of Lake Ontario, from the car industry centre of _____ through Toronto and Hamilton and onto
A) Sudbury
B) Wawa
C) Oshawa
D) Windsor

Answer: Oshawa
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1961) The fertile soils of the prairie province of_____ make up four fifths of Canada's farmland.
A) Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec
B) British Columbia Yukon, Quebec
C) Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec
D) Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewn

Answer: Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewn
   
1962) Latvia does not share its borders with which one of the following countries?
A) Russia
B) Estonia
C) Lithuania
D) Poland

Answer: Poland
   
1963) Match the following
List I (Sea)      List II (Country)
A. Black Sea      1. Bulgaria
B. Red Sea      2. China
C. Yellow Sea      3. Eritrea
D. Caspian Sea      4. Kazakhstan Codes

Below codes are given in A B C D order
A) 1 4 2 3
B) 2 3 1 4
C) 1 3 2 4
D) 2 4 1 3

Answer: 1 3 2 4
   
1964) Assertion (A) Pollutants pour into the Mediterranean Sea from urban industrial districts in Europe, Africa and South West Asia.
Reason (R) The Mediterranean, almost totally enclosed by land, cannot cleanse itself by flushing wastes into the ocean
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true. but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true. but R is false
D) A is false. but R is true

Answer: A is true. but R is false
   
1965) Which one of the following does not border Panama?
A) Costa Rica
B) Pacific Ocean
C) Colombia
D) Venezuela

Answer: Venezuela

1966) Assertion (A) The Japanese eat a lot of fish.
Reason (R) There is not enough farmland to keep cattle for meat or dairy produce.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true. but R is false
D) A is false, but R is true

Answer: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
   
1967) Tsugaru strait is in between 4
A) Hokkaido and Honshu
B) Kyushu and Ryukyus
C) Honshu and Shikoku
D) Kyushu and Shikoku

Answer: Hokkaido and Honshu
   
1968) Identify the wrong statement.
1. The Western half of Australia is formed of ancient rocks.
2. Mt Kosciusko is Australia's highest place.
3. The most adaptable tree genus In Australia is the Eucalyptus.
4. Australia is the oldest, lowest, flattest and driest continent of the world.
A) only 1
B) 1 and 4
C) Only 2
D) None of the above

Answer: None of the above
   
1969) Identify the wrong statement.
A) Humid soils are confined to the coastal areas from Cape York to Tasmania along the Eastern coast
B) The humid soils are in general podzolic in nature
C) The red loams, calbd Krasnozams are most fertile soils of Australia
D) Krasnozems. developed on basaltic rocks. with concentrations of ferric oxide. are most infertile soils in Australia

Answer: Krasnozems. developed on basaltic rocks. with concentrations of ferric oxide. are most infertile soils in Australia
   
1970) Which one of the following cities (they were in the news in recent times) is not correctly matched with its country?
A) Salamanca : Spain
B) Cannes : Italy
C) Cancun : Mexico
D) Bruges : Belgium

Answer: Cannes : Italy
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1931) Housing shortages in Brazil mean that about 25 million people live, in sprawling shanty towns (slums) called that __________ surround the big cities.
A) favelas
B) squatter settlements
C) sprawls
D) ravelas

Answer: favelas
   
1932) Brazil today supplies 85% of the world's juice, exporting, it mainly to the USA and Europe.
A) pineapple
B) mango
C) apple
D) orange

Answer: orange
   
1933) Assertion (A) In Europe lowlands. the general rainfall is 50 to 100 cm ' per year, but is sufficient for a wide range of crops.
Reason (R) The mild temperatures and high atmospheric humidity reduce the rate of evapotranspiration.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true. but R is false
D) A is false, but R is true

Answer: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
   
1934) Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan is in Island.
A) Hokkaido
B) Honshu
C) Kyushu
D) Shikoku

Answer: Honshu
   
1935) Which of the following is correct order about ethnic composition of Canada?
A) British (34%) French (26%) Other European (20%) Asiatic (2%) Native American (2%)
B) French (34%) British (26%) Other European (20%) Asiatic (2%) Native American (2%)
C) Other European (34%) British (26%) French (20%) Asiatic (2%), Native American (2%)
D) French (34%) British (26%) Nam American (20%), Other European (2%), Asiatic (2%)

Answer: British (34%) French (26%) Other European (20%) Asiatic (2%) Native American (2%)

1936) The mineral rich province of which country produces 90% of the country's oil output?
A) Yukon
B) Manitoba
C) Quebec
D) Alberta

Answer: Alberta
   
1937) Mount Fujiyama, the highest point in Japan is in
A) Hokkaido
B) Shikoku
C) Kyushu
D) Honshu

Answer: Honshu
   
1938) Identify the correct decreasing order of population density in Europe.
A) Monaco, Malta. San Marino, Netherlands
B) Monaco. Malta, Netherlands. San Marino
C) Malta, Monaco Netherlands, San Marino
D) Malta, Netherlands, Monaco. Sat Merino

Answer: Malta, Netherlands, Monaco. Sat Merino
   
1939) Identify the wrong statement.
A) The Japanese call their country NIPPON. 'the land of the rising Sun'
B) Zen Buddhism is a branch of Buddhism that emphasises the need for meditation
C) The Kurile islands are administered by Japan
D) Kyushu is the most Southerly old main islands of Japan

Answer: The Kurile islands are administered by Japan
   
1940) Ryukyus islands lie between Japan and
A) South Korea
B) Russia
C) China
D) Taiwan

Answer: Taiwan
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1941)
Match the following
List I (Plateau)      List II (Continent)
A. Ethiopian      1. Africa Plateau
B. Bolivian Plateau      2. South Ameriel
C. Tibet Plateau      3. Asia
D. Colarado      4. North America
Below codes are given in A B C D order
A) 1 2 3 4
B) 4 3 1 2
C) 3 4 1 2
D) 1 4 3 2

Answer: 1 2 3 4
   
1942) Israel has common borders with
A) Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt
B) Lebanon, Syria, Turkey and Jordan
C) Cyprus, Turkey, Jordan and Egypt
D) Turkey, Syria Iraq and Yemen

Answer: Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt
   
1943) Which one at the following courtries has rupees its currency?
A) Bhutan
B) Malaysia
C) Maldives
D) Seychelles

Answer: Seychelles
   
1944) In which one of the following countries is the volcano 'Guallatiri' located?
A) Peru
B) Chile
C) Tanzania
D) Ecuador

Answer: Chile
   
1945) The 'New Australians' include
A) Vietnamese, Japanese and Chinese
B) Britishers, Italians and other Europeans
C) Anglo Americans
D) Modernised native population

Answer: Vietnamese, Japanese and Chinese

1946) Canada is the world's largest exporter of forest products and produces almost half at Canada's timber.
A) New Feundland
B) British Columbia
C) Ontario
D) Prince Edward Island

Answer: British Columbia
   
1947) Which one of the following countries is land locked?
A) Bolivia
B) Peru
C) Surinam
D) Uruguay

Answer: Bolivia
   
1948) Match the following
List I (Place)      List II (Feature)
A. Nagasaki      1. Heavy Cargo Port
B. Kobe      2. Manchester of Japan
C. Osaka      3. Industrial Centre
D. Fukuoko      4. Shipyard

Below codes are given in A B C D order
A) 4 1 2 3
B) 3 4 2 1
C) 4 3 2 1
D) 3 1 2 4

Answer: 4 1 2 3
   
1949) Identify the incorrect statement about Japan.
A) Russia is the nearest neighbour of Japan
B) The most volcanic area is the Fuji Hakone lzu area
C) Okhotsk current is a cold current
D) Shinkansen means expressways connecting big cities

Answer: Shinkansen means expressways connecting big cities
   
1950) Which one of the following countries does not border the Caspian Sea?
A) Armenia
B) Azerbaijan
C) Kazakhstan
D) Turkmenistan

Answer: Armenia
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1911) In terms of both quantity and quality, which of the following countries is the largest cutting
and polishing centre of diamonds in the world?
A) Belgium
B) France
C) India
D) South Africa

Answer: India
   
1912) Bermuda Triangle extends upto which of the following places?
1. Southern Florida
2. Puerto Rico
3. Hawaii Islands
Select the correct answer udng the codes given below
A) 1,2 and 3
B) 1 and 2
C) 2 and 3
D) 1 and 3

Answer: 1 and 2
   
1913) Consider the following statements
1. Brazil has large deposits of iron. but shortage of coal has dampened the development of iron and steel industries.
2. The coffee, cocoa and cane makes the backbone of Brazilian economy.
Which of the statements given above is/are true?
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) Both 1and2
D) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: Both 1and2
   
1914) Huangru river flows through which one of the following cities?
A) Beijing
B) Ho Chi Minh City
C) Shanghai
D) Manila

Answer: Ho Chi Minh City
   
1915) Which one of the following is a landlocked country?
A) Cambodia
B) Laos
C) Thailand
D) Vietnam

Answer: Laos

1916) Which one of the following countries does not border with the Mediterranean Sea?
A) Algeria
B) Mauritania
C) Morocco
D) Tunisia

Answer: Mauritania
   
1917) Which one of the following countries is not a member of the Nordic Council?
A) Norway
B) Denmark
C) Iceland
D) United Kingdom

Answer: United Kingdom
   
1918) Claims to the historical Macedonian territory have been a bone of contention between which of the following countries?
A) Portugal and Spain
B) Bulgaria and Greece
C) Romania and Bulgaria
D) Portugal and Greece

Answer: Bulgaria and Greece
   
1919) 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

Answer: Australia
   
1920) Identify the wrong statement.
A) The region known in Brazil as the 'Polygon of Drought' is North of the Amazon river
B) Carajas highlands are famous for iron reserves
C) 50% of world s platinum is found in Brazil
D) Amazon rainforest are locally form as campo cerrado

Answer: Amazon rainforest are locally form as campo cerrado
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1921) The people of mixed European and Indian blood are called
A) Mullattoes
B) Mestizos
C) Caboclos
D) Amazonian Indians

Answer: Mestizos
   
1922) Identity the wrong statement.
A) Brazil shares common boundaries with all South American countries except Ecuador and Chile
B) Water of Parana. Paraguay and Uruguay empty into an expanse of water called the Rio de la Plate
C) Coffee trees usually start yielding berries, 2 years after they are planted
D) The early. Portuguese settlers. named the country as Brazil, after the red brasil wood tree

Answer: Coffee trees usually start yielding berries, 2 years after they are planted
   
1923) Which one of the following cities does not have the same clock time as that of the other three cities at any given instant?
A) London (UK)
B) Lisbon (Portugal)
C) Accra (Ghana)
D) Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)

Answer: Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
   
1924) Match the following
List I (Country)      List II (Capital)
A. Albania      1. Bratislava
B. Croatia      2. Skopje
C. Macedonia      3. Tirana
D. Slovakia      4. Zagreb

Below codes are given in A B C D order
A) 4 3 1 2
B) 3 4 2 1
C) 4 3 2 1
D) 3 4 1 2

Answer: 3 4 2 1
   
1925) Where is Copacabana Beach located?
A) Buenos Aires
B) Hawaiian Islands
C) Rio de Janerio
D) Valletta

Answer: Rio de Janerio

1926) Assertion (A) Russians get a warm water port at Murmansk, even though it lies within the Arctic Circle.
Reason (R) Winds blow predominantly from West to East along the Atlantic coast of Europe.
Codes
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true but R is false
D) A is false but R is true

Answer: Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
   
1927) Which one at the following countries is planning to construct a rival to the Panama Canal to link the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean?
A) Colombia
B) Costa Rica
C) Guatemala
D) Nicaragua

Answer: Guatemala
   
1928) Which of the following is the longest river in Japan?
A) Shinano
B) Magami
C) lshikari
D) Tokushima

Answer: Shinano
   
1929) In the South, the forces of the Parana and __________rivers. have been harnessed to form one of the world's largest hydroelectric projects. the Itaipu Darn.
A) Amazon
B) Rio Grande
C) Paraguay
D) Yukon

Answer: Paraguay
   
1930) Identify the wrong pair.
A) Mount Logan : Canada 3 highest peak
B) Hudson Bay : World's largest bay.
C) Canada's : 10 persons per population sq km density
D) Davis Strait :World's broadest strait

Answer: Canada's : 10 persons per population sq km density
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1891) Which one of the ocean touches the shores of Asia on one side and that of America on the other?
A) Pacific Ocean
B) Indian Ocean
C) Atlantic Ocean
D) Antarctic Ocean

Answer: Pacific Ocean
   
1892) The island of Corsica is associated with
A) Mussolini
B) Hitler
C) Napolean Bonaparte
D) Winston Churchill

Answer: Mussolini
   
1893) Which of the following statements is incorrect?
A) Australia is situated in the Southern and Western hemisphere
B) Australia is the smallest of all continents
C) About 94% of Australian surface is below 600 m
D) Australia was part of ancient landmass, Gondwanaland

Answer: Australia is situated in the Southern and Western hemisphere
   
1894) Through which one of the following continents, do the equator, the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn pass through?
A) Africa
B) South America
C) North America
D) Australia

Answer: Africa
   
1895) Match the following
List I (Vegetation)      List II (Continent)
A. Steppe      1. Australia
B. Prarie      2. North America
C. Pampas      3. South America
D. Velds      4. Asia
E. Down      5. Africa

Below codes are given as A B C D order
A) 4 2 3 5 1
B) 3 1 2 4 5
C) 1 2 3 4 5
D) 3 1 2 5 4

Answer: 4 2 3 5 1

1896) Which of the following countries are landlocked countries?
1. Afghanistan 2. Hungary
3. Malaysia 4. Switzerland
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
A) 1 and 2
B) 1,2 and 3
C) 2,3 and 4
D) 1,2 and 4

Answer: 1,2 and 4
   
1897) Consider the following pairs
Famous Place : Country
1. Cannes : France
2. Davos : Denmark
3. Roland Garroe : Netherlands
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
A) Only 1
B) 1 and 2
C) 2 and 3
D) All of these

Answer: Only 1
   
1898) Consider the following countries
1. Switzerland 2. Malta 3. Bulgaria
which of the above are members of European Union?
A) 1 and 2
B) 2 and 3
C) 1 and 3
D) All of these

Answer: 2 and 3
   
1899) Match the following
List I (Nickname)      List II (Place)
A. City of Golden Gate      1. Lhasa
B. Forbidden City      2. Ireland
C. Emerald island      3. Belgium
D. Cockpit of Europe      4. San Francisco

Below codes are given in A B C D order
A) 4 1 2 3
B) 1 2 3 4
C) 3 1 4 2
D) 2 1 3 4

Answer: 4 1 2 3
   
1900) Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
City : River
A) Berlin : Rhine
B) London : Thames
C) New York : Hudson
D) Vienna : Danube

Answer: Berlin : Rhine
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GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 191
July 29, 2020

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 191

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 191

1901) Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Geographical Region Feature
A) Abyssinian Plateau Arabia
B) Atlas Mountains North-Western Africa
C) Guiana Highlands South Western Africa
D) Okavango Basin Patagonia

Answer: Atlas Mountains North-Western Africa
   
1902) Cape Canaveral, the site from which space shuttle are launched is located on the coast of
A) Florida
B) Virginia
C) North Carolina
D) South Carolina

Answer: Florida
   
1903) Which one of the following countries is credited with the establishment of 'Uranium '?
A) Australia
B) Canada
C) Russia
D) USA

Answer: Canada
   
1904) Consider the following statements
A) L'Aquila is a famous castle in Romania
B) L'Aquila is the famous beach in France on the shores of Mediterranean Sea
C) L'Aquila is a famous castle in France
D) L'Aquila is a place in ltaly

Answer: L'Aquila is a place in ltaly
   
1905) “From Aceh in the far North-West to Torres Strait in the East 5000 miles. almost as far as from London to Baghdad. The archipelago has 14000 islands, some mere equatorial rocks, others some of the largest in the world." This description best fits
A) West Indies
B) Japan
C) Philippines
D) Indonesia

Answer: Indonesia

1906) Which one of the following is not a Baltic state?
A) Belarus
B) Estonia
C) Latvia
D) Lithuania

Answer: Belarus
   
1907) Identify the wrong statement.
A) Sweden does not have coal resources for smelting of the iron ore, therefore it exports most of its production
B) Kursk Magnetic Anomaly (KMA) region is in Russia
C) Pilbara region is the most important region for iron ore in Australia
D) Iron-ores reserves are found in La Sarena region in Chile

Answer: Iron-ores reserves are found in La Sarena region in Chile
   
1908) Which one of the following countries is not a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)?
A) Armenia
B) Belarus
C) Estonia
D) Georgia

Answer: Estonia
   
1909) Give the correct sequence of the following from South to North.
A) Christchurch. Dunedin, Hamilton ,Auckland
B) Dunedin Christchurch Hamilton, Auckland
C) Auckland, Dunedin, Christchurch Hamilton
D) Hamilton, Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin

Answer: Dunedin Christchurch Hamilton, Auckland
   
1910) Which one of the following countries does not border Brazil?
A) Argentina
B) Bolivia
C) Uruguay
D) Ecuador

Answer: Ecuador
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GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 188
July 29, 2020

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 188

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 188

1871) The ocean relief is generally
A) more diverse than that of the continents
B) more uniform than that of the continents
C) showing minor variations only
D) not much of a significance

Answer: more diverse than that of the continents
   
1872) Statement I There is high salinity in Red Sea.
Statement II Rate of evaporation is high in Red Sea.
The above question consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answer to these questions using the codes given below.
A) Both the statements are individually true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement l.
B) Both the statements are individually true but statement ll is not the correct explanation of statement I.
C) Statement I is true but statement II is false.
D) Statement I is false but statement II is true.

Answer: Both the statements are individually true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement l.
   
1873) Assertion (A) During the Neap Tides the high tide is lower and the low tide is higher than usual.
Reason (R) The Neap Tide, unlike the Spring Tide, occurs on the New Moon instead of on the Full Moon.
The above question consist of two statements, Assertion and Reason. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answer to these questions using the codes given below.
A) Both A are R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false, but R is true.

Answer: A is false, but R is true.
   
1874) Consider the following statements
1. Ocean currents are the slow-surface movement of water in the same.
2. Ocean currents assist in maintaining the Earth's heat balance.
3. Ocean currents are set in motion primarily by prevailing winds.
4. Ocean currents are affected by the configuration of the ocean.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
A) 1 and 2
B) 2, 3 and 4
C) 1,3 and 4
D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer: 2, 3 and 4
   
1875) Which one of the following statements is not correct?
A) Gulf with narrow fronts and wider rears experience high tides
B) Tidal currents take place when a Gulf is connected with the open sea by a narrow channel.
C) Tidal bore occurs when a tide enters the narrow and shallow estuary of a river
D) The tidal nature of the mouth of the river Hooghly is of crucial importance to Kolkata as port

Answer: Tidal bore occurs when a tide enters the narrow and shallow estuary of a river

1876) Which of the following statements are true?
1. The direction of Canary current is North to South.
2. The direction of Benguela current is South to North.
3. The direction of North Atlantic drift is West to East.
4. The Direction of Californian Omen is North to South.
Choose the right answer from the options given below
A) 1 and 2
B) 1, 2 and 3
C) 2, 3 and 4
D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer: 1, 2, 3 and 4
   
1877) Water with more salinity freezes at
A) higher temperature than normal water
B) lower temperature than normal water
C) same temperature as normal temperature
D) None of the above

Answer: lower temperature than normal water
   
1878) Assertion (A) During the day, winds blow from sea to land.
Reason (R) The land gets more heated than the surrounding sea; hence lower pressure develops over land as compared to sea.
The above question consist of two statements, Assertion and Reason. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answer to these questions using the codes given below.
A) Both A are R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false, but R is true.

Answer: Both A are R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
   
1879) Assertion (A) Even in the deepest trenches more than 6 miles below the surface, the water never freezes.
Reason (R) Only the upper layer of ocean waters freezes and acts as an insulator for lower layers.
The above question consist of two statements, Assertion and Reason. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answer to these questions using the codes given below.
A) Both A are R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false, but R is true.

Answer: Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
   
1880) Assertion (A) Despite low evaporation and stable stratification of the atmosphere, salinity is high in Polar Regions.
Reason (R) Sea water freezes leaving the remaining water saline than before.
The above question consist of two statements, Assertion and Reason. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answer to these questions using the codes given below.
A) Both A are R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true, but R is false
D) A is false, but R is true.

Answer: A is false, but R is true.
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GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 189
July 29, 2020

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 189

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 189

1881) The Palk Strait lies between
A) Bay of Bengal and Palk Bay
B) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
C) Rann of Kutchchh and Gulf of Khambhat
D) Lakshadweep and Maldives

Answer: Bay of Bengal and Palk Bay
   
1882) Which four countries are called the Asian Tigers?
A) Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan
B) Hong Kong, China, Singapore ,Taiwan
C) Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, China
D) Hong Kong, South Korea, China, Taiwan

Answer: Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan
   
1883) Which one of the following is the country's administrative capital/new federal administrative centre of Malaysia?
A) Kota Bharu
B) Kuala Terongganu
C) Putrajaya
D) Taiping

Answer: Putrajaya
   
1884) Consider the following countries
1. Australia 2. Namibia
3. Brazil 4. Chile
Through which of the above does the Tropic of Capricorn pass?
A) Only 1
B) 2,3 and 4
C) 1, 2 and 3
D) All of these

Answer: All of these
   
1885) Elephant Pass, which is frequently in the news, is mentioned in the context of the affairs of which one of the following?
A) Bangladesh
B) India
C) Nepal
D) Sri Lanka

Answer: Sri Lanka

1886) A very big refugee camp called Dadaab, reoemty in the news, is located in
A) Ethiopia
B) Kenya
C) Somalia
D) Sudan

Answer: Sudan
   
1887) South-East Asia has captivated the attention of global community over space and time as a geostrategically significant region. Which among the following is the most convincing explanation for this global perspective?
A) It was the hot theatre during the Second World War
B) Its location between the Asian powers of China and India
C) Its was the arena of superpower confrontation during the Cold War period
D) Its location between the Pacific and Indian oceans and its pre eminent maritime character

Answer: Its location between the Pacific and Indian oceans and its pre eminent maritime character
   
1888) Eucla Basin in Australia is well known as
A) Salina Rand
B) Nullabor Plain
C) Barkley Tableland
D) Murray Darling Basin

Answer: Nullabor Plain
   
1889) Where is Bundala Biosphere Reserve, which has been recently added to the UNESCO's Man And Biosphere (MAB) network located?
A) Russia
B) India
C) Sri Lanka
D) Bangladesh

Answer: Sri Lanka
   
1890) In which one of the following regions is extensive commercial grain cultivation not practiced?
A) American Canadian Prairies
B) Pampas of Argentina
C) European Steppes
D) Amazon Basin

Answer: Amazon Basin
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