GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 42

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 42

411) Switzerland is famous for Swiss watches. What is the capital of this country?
A) Geneva
B) Vevey
C) Lausanne
D) Berna

Answer: Berna
   
412) Coal is an essential energy resource for industries. However, some countries have been able to achieve industrialisation without depending on coal as a source of energy. For example?
A) Poland and Switzerland
B) Switzerland and Holland
C) Sweden and Italy
D) None of these

Answer: Sweden and Italy
   
413) Kishtwar town is situated on the banks of
A) Beas
B) Chenab
C) Jhelum
D) Ravi

Answer: Jhelum
   
414) Which one of the following States of India is the least densely populated?
A) Arunachal Pradesh
B) Sikkim
C) Jharkhand
D) Chhattisgarh

Answer: Arunachal Pradesh
   
415) Assertion (A): The snow line in the Western Himalayas is lower than that in the Eastern Himalayas.
Reason (R): Western Himalayas are at a higher latitude.
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

416) Assertion (A): About seventy five percent of the working population of the Aravalli mountain region is engaged in agriculture.
Reason (R): The greater parts of Aravallis receive scanty 380 rainfall.

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
   
417) The axis of rotation of the earth is tilted by 23.5∘
to the plane of revolution around the Sun. The latitude of Mumbai is less than 23.5∘ whereas the latitude of Delhi is more than 23.5∘. Which one of the following statements in this regard is correct?
A) The Sun can come overhead at both these places
B) The Sun will never come overhead at either of these places
C) At Mumbai, the Sun can come overhead, but it will never do so at Delhi
D) At Delhi, the Sun can come overhead but it will never do so at Mumbai

Answer: At Mumbai, the Sun can come overhead, but it will never do so at Delhi
   
418) Consider the following seaports:
1.Chennai 2. Machilipatnam
3.Nagapattinam 4.Tutiorin
The correct sequence of these ports as one moves from North to South is:
A) 1, 2, 4, 3
B) 2, 1, 3, 4
C) 1, 3, 2, 4
D) 2, 1, 4, 3

Answer: 2, 1, 3, 4
   
419) Match List I with List II and then select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List I      List II
(a) Pirpmial       1.Aunahal Pradesh   
(b) Dhauladhar       2.Uttaranchal
(c) Nag Tibba      3.Jammu & Kashmir
(d) Mishimi Hills      4.Himachal Pradesh
Below options are given in A, B, C, D order.
A) 4 3 1 2
B) 3 4 2 1
C) 3 4 1 2
D) 4 3 2 1

Answer: 3 4 2 1
   
420) 'Indian Standard Meridian' passes through the States of U.P., M.P. -
A) A.P. and Karnataka
B) A.P. and Tamil Nadu
C) Karnataka and Tamil Nau
D) Orissa and A.P.

Answer: Orissa and A.P.