GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 89

GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 89

881) Which one of the following has caused the sex ratio of the United Arab Emirates to be low?
A) Selective migration of male working population
B) High birth rate of males
C) Low birth rate of females
D) High out migration of females

Answer: Selective migration of male working population
   
882) The correct sequence in the descending order of given countries in terms of life expectancy at birth is
A) China, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan
B) China, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India
C) Sri Lanka, India, China, Pakistan
D) Sri Lanka, China, Pakistan, India

Answer: Sri Lanka, China, Pakistan, India
   
883) Most of the people in the world live in lowland areas except those in
A) Central and Western Africa
B) Southern and South-Eastern Europe
C) Southern and South-Eastern Asia
D) Central America and North Western South America

Answer: Central America and North Western South America
   
884) The doubling period of population is the lowest in
A) Bangladesh
B) Egypt
C) Iran
D) Pakistan

Answer: Iran
   
885) Which one of the following is not an area of sparse population?
A) The Atacama
B) Equatorial region
C) South-East Asia
D) Polar regions

Answer: South-East Asia

886) Least Developed Countries (LDCs) consist of 48 nation. Choose correct statement regarding their population growth.
1. Growth rate of LDCs is predicted to get slow.
2. Population of this group is projected to double by in by 2050.
3. Population of 33 countries, most of them LDCs, have high probability of at least tripling.
4. countries like Congo, Mali, Niger, Somalia are expected to show 5 fold growth.
A) 1 and 2
B) 2 and 3
C) 1, 2 and 3
D) All of these

Answer: All of these
   
887) Which one of the following Statements in not correct?
A) Europeans emigrated into the densely populated tropical and sub-tropical coastlands
B) The great exodus from Ireland in mid 1900 was mainly due to failure of potato crops
C) Chinese immigrants have contributed greatly to economic development of Malaysia
D) The cities of the North-Eastern United States are now experiencing net migration losses

Answer: Chinese immigrants have contributed greatly to economic development of Malaysia
   
888) Which one among the following languages has largest number of speakers in the world?
A) Bengali
B) French
C) Japanese
D) Portuguese

Answer: Bengali
   
889) During 2015-2050 half of world's population growth is expected to be concentrated in a countries. Choose correct statement.
1. India is not among those 9 countries.
2. USA is included in those 9 countries.
3. It is based on high fertility countries and countries with large population base.
A) Only 1
B) 2 and 3
C) All of these
D) None of the above

Answer: 2 and 3
   
890) HDI is a statistical tool used to measure county's overall achievement. Choose correct statement.
1. Achievement is measured only in social dimension.
2. It includes social and economic dimension of society.
3. There are 3 indicators to measure HDl for a Society.
A) Only 1
B) Only 2
C) 2 and 3
D) Only 3

Answer: Only 2