GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 15

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 15

141) The satellites of which one of the following countries have helped in the preparation of a detailed and complete map of Antarctica?
A) Canada
B) France
C) Russia
D) U.S.A.

Answer: Canada
   
142) A tree species in Mauritius failed to reproduce because of the extinction of a fruit-eating bird. Which one of the following was that bird?
A) Dove
B) Dodo
C) Condor
D) Skuna

Answer: Dodo
   
143) One Astronomical unit is the average distance between:
A) Earth and the sun
B) Earth and the moon
C) Jupiter and the sun
D) Pluto and the sun

Answer: Earth and the sun
   
144) The water pollution in river is measured by the dissolved amount of:
A) Chlorine
B) Ozone
C) Nitrogen
D) Oxygen

Answer: Oxygen
   
145) Consider the following statements regarding asteroids:
1. Asteroids are rocky debris of varying sizes orbiting the sun
2. Most of the asteroids are small but some have diameter as large as 1000 km
3. The orbit of asteroids lies between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn of these statements:
A) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
B) 2 and 3 are correct
C) 1 and 2 are correct
D) 1 and 3 are correct

Answer: 1 and 2 are correct

146) Which one of the following countries has replaced Italy as the major importer of bauxite from India?
A) Canada
B) Greece
C) Ukraine
D) United Arab Emirates

Answer: Canada
   
147) Consider the following statements:
Coke is one of the materials of the chare added to blast furnace for the production of steel/iron. Its function is to:
1. act as a reducing agent.
2. remove silica associated with the iron ore,
3. function as fuel, to supply heat.
4. act as an oxidizing agents.
Of these statements:
A) 1 and 2 are correct
B) 2 and 4 are correct
C) 1 and 3 are correct
D) 3 and 4 are correct

Answer: 1 and 3 are correct
   
148) They are fantastically diverse. They speak hundreds of languages and dialects. They comprise scores of ethnic group. They include highly industrialised economics and up and coming economies. They span half of the surface of the earth and are home to two-fifths of the world's population."
The group of countries referred to here belongs to:
A) SAPTA
B) APEC
C) EC
D) CIS

Answer: APEC
   
149) The largest tea exporter of the world is:
A) India
B) Indonesia
C) Kenya
D) Sri Lanka

Answer: Kenya
   
150) The minimum forest cover to maintain ecological balance in the plains is
A) 0.5
B) 0.4
C) 0.33
D) 0.25

Answer: 0.33