GEOGRAPHY SEASONS MCQS SET 29

SEASONS MCQS SET 29

 

281) Kalahari desert is in:
A) North Africa
B) South Africa
C) Australia
D) North America

Correct Answer: South Africa
   
282) The maximum amount of energy in the present day world is provided by:
A) atomic energy
B) coal
C) hydroelectric power resources
D) liquid fuels

Correct Answer: coal
   
283) Which of the following countries is rich in oil?
A) Indonesia
B) Pakistan
C) Singapore
D) Thailand

Correct Answer: Indonesia
   
284) The Appalachian coal fields, one of the important coal fields in the world, are located in:
A) China
B) U.S.A.
C) Great Britain
D) Russia

Correct Answer: U.S.A.
   
285) The Appalachian highland of North America are economically important mainly because of:
A) ready source of timber and water power
B) natural passes facilitating easy movement
C) large number of both summer and winter tourist centres
D) rich mineral wealth forming the basis of flourishing industries

Correct Answer: rich mineral wealth forming the basis of flourishing industries

286) Which of the following is the largest producer of copper?
A) Ghana
B) Malaysia
C) Australia
D) Chile

Correct Answer: Chile
   
287) The Islands of Cloves is:
A) Zanzibar
B) New Zealand
C) Sri Lanka
D) Cuba

Correct Answer: Zanzibar
   
288) Match the following:
Mineral       Leading producer
A. Uranium      1. Australia
B. Bauxite      2. Mexico
C. Salt      3. Canada
D. Silver      4. U.S.A.

A B C D
A) 1 3 4 2
B) 2 4 1 3
C) 3 1 4 2
D) 4 2 1 3

Correct Answer: 3 1 4 2
   
289) Which country is the largest oil producer in the world:
A) Kuwait
B) U.S.A.
C) Russia
D) None of these

Correct Answer: U.S.A.
   
290) Where was the world's first oil-well drilled in the nineteenth century?
A) Baku in Russia
B) Titustills in Pennsylvania. U.S.A.
C) Digboi in Assam, India
D) Dhahran in Saudi Arabia

Correct Answer: Titustills in Pennsylvania. U.S.A.