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