GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 17

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 17

161) Pyrometcr is used for measuring:
A) Air pressure
B) Humidity
C) High Temperature
D) Intensity of Earthquake

Answer: High Temperature
   
162) Which one of the following rivers flows in a rift valley?
A) Amazon
B) Indus
C) Volga
D) Rhine

Answer: Rhine
   
163) Which one of the following Countries of Africa has luxurious tropical rainforest?
A) Ivory Coast
B) Kenya
C) Zimbabwe
D) Union of South Africa

Answer: Ivory Coast
   
164) Which of the following statements are true regarding petroleum?
l. Nearly 60 per cent of the world's petroleum reserves are found in the Middle East.
ll. Alaska has proved petroleum resources comparable to Texas.
lll. The U.S.A. is both a major producer and a major importer of petroleum.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
A) l and ll are true
B) ll and lll are true
C) l and lll are true
D) All are true

Answer: l and lll are true
   
165) First leading producer of copper in the world is:
A) Australia
B) China
C) India
D) U.S.A.

Answer: U.S.A.
 
166) The highest amount of salinity is found in:
A) Baltic sea
B) Black sea
C) Dead sea
D) Red sea

Answer: Dead sea
   
167) Which one of the following provides the correct sequence of occurrence of four towns/ cities as one proceeds from west to cast?
A) Rajkot, Baroda, Kharagpur, Bilaspur
B) Bikaner, Aligarh, Darbhanga, Nowgong
C) Indore, Rourke|a, Agartala, Jamshedpur
D) Nasik, Aurangabad, Berhampur, Nanded

Answer: Bikaner, Aligarh, Darbhanga, Nowgong

169) In Mizoram the settlement pattern is mostly of 'linear type along the ridges because:
A) The valleys are cooler than the ridges
B) Accessibility is easier on the ridges tops
C) The ridges are cooler than the valleys
D) The valleys are densely forested

Answer: The valleys are cooler than the ridges
   
170) A rainy day as defined by the Indian Meteorological department is a day when the rainfall at a point received is:
A) 0.5 mm to 1 mm in 24 hours
B) 1.1 mm to 1.5.m1n in 24 hours
C) 1.6 mm to 2 mm in 24 hours
D) Above 2.5 mm in 24 hours

Answer: Above 2.5 mm in 24 hours