G.K Geography (Fundamental of World Geography) MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 301 :
The temperature at which dew is formed is known as

  1. evaporation point
  2. dew point
  3. precipitation point
  4. critical point
  

Question 302 :
Spot the odd item.

  1. Mt Fuji
  2. Mt Godwin Austin
  3. Mt Vesuvius
  4. Mt Etna
  

Question 303 :
Silk production in the world has declined because of

  1. lack of demand
  2. lack of remunerative prices
  3. growing competition from man-made fibres
  4. dearth of skilled labour
  

Question 304 :
The shallow waters of continental shelves are rich fishing grounds. An example of such area is

  1. North Sea
  2. Baltic Sea
  3. Mediterranean Sea
  4. Red Sea
  

Question 305 :
A sierra is a/an

  1. mountain range
  2. a midday or afternoon nap
  3. unit of electrical conductance
  4. holiday resort in the Mediterranean Sea
  

Question 306 :
You find some local people living in log cabins in

  1. Tropical rainforest
  2. Taiga regions
  3. Deserts
  4. Mediterranean regions
  

Question 307 :
The North Pole is always in the light

  1. from September 23 to March 21
  2. from March 21 to September 23
  3. from June 21 to December 22
  4. on June 21
  

Question 308 :
Deciduous trees

  1. grow in abundance in dry places
  2. grow straight
  3. never bear fruit
  4. shed their leaves at a certain season
  

Question 309 :
The trees of spruce, fir, pine, etc are found in which of the following natural regions of the Earth?

  1. Siberian Type
  2. Tundra Type
  3. Taiga Type
  4. Laurentian Type
  

Question 310 :
Which of the following countries has got its map on its flag?

  1. Congo
  2. Cyprus
  3. Jordan
  4. Libya
  

Question 311 :
The desert regions of the world occupy about _______ part of the land surface of the earth.

  1. 1/3
  2. 1.6
  3. 1/2
  4. None of the above
  

Question 312 :
The line dividing North Korea and South Korea is

  1. 17th parallel
  2. 23rd parallel
  3. 38th parallel
  4. Oder-Neisse Line
  

Question 313 :
Which of the following minerals is needed for generation of nuclear power?

  1. Potassium
  2. Aluminium
  3. Cadmium
  4. Uranium
  

Question 314 :
In Germany the Mittle Land Canal runs from the

  1. Elbe to the Wesser
  2. Oder to the Elbe
  3. Rhine to the Wesser
  4. Rhine to the Oder
  

Question 315 :
The busiest inland water-way of Europe is the Rhine. Its preeminence as a waterway rests on the fact that

  1. it flows through the most industrialised part of Europe
  2. it follows a rift valley
  3. its course is never frozen
  4. it falls in the North Sea
  

Question 316 :
A country through which both Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass is

  1. Brazil
  2. Argentina
  3. Congo
  4. Indonesia
  

Question 317 :
Cloudy nights are warmer compared to clear cloudless nights, because clouds

  1. Prevent cold waves from the sky from descending on earth
  2. Reflect back the heat given off by earth
  3. Produce heat and radiate it towards earth
  4. Absorb heat from the atmosphere and send it towards earth
  

Question 318 :
Mid-latitude grasslands of Canada are known as

  1. Steppes
  2. Prairies
  3. Pampas
  4. Downs
  

Question 319 :
The Land of the Morning Calm' is

  1. Japan
  2. Malaysia
  3. Indonesia
  4. Korea
  

Question 320 :
Pearl Harbour, (the target of Japanese attack on the American fleet) is in

  1. Japan
  2. Philippines
  3. Hawaiian Islands
  4. Singapore
  

Question 321 :
The Continents of Africa and Europe, at their close at point are separated from each other by the strait of

  1. Messina
  2. Bonifacio
  3. Gibraltar
  4. Otranto
  

Question 322 :
Molten rock below the surface of the Earth is called?

  1. Magma
  2. Crust
  3. Core
  4. Lava
  

Question 323 :
The only cereal crop which originated in America is

  1. rye
  2. barley
  3. oats
  4. corn
  

Question 324 :
A large loop like bend in a river is called

  1. a river cliff
  2. a spur
  3. a meander
  4. a spit
  

Question 325 :
Hammada is the name given to ____.

  1. an icy desert
  2. a sandy desert
  3. a stony desert
  4. None of the above
  

Question 326 :
Which of the following Planets is the brightest?

  1. Mercury
  2. Mars
  3. Jupiter
  4. Venus
  

Question 327 :
The evergreen trees are those which remain green through out the year. This is because

  1. their leaves do not fall at all
  2. of the effect of the climatic conditions in which they have evolved
  3. their leaves fall in small numbers at intervals
  4. None of the above
  

Question 328 :
If the atmospheric air is cooled because of expansion, the cooling is known as

  1. adiabatic
  2. lapse rate
  3. alto-cooling
  4. inverse cooling
  

Question 329 :
Climate of a place is decided by

  1. latitude
  2. altitude
  3. proximity to sea
  4. All of them
  

Question 330 :
The Indian sub-continent lies

  1. mostly in the southern hemisphere and partly in the northern hemisphere
  2. mostly in the northern hemisphere and partly in the southern hemisphere
  3. wholly in the northern hemisphere
  4. wholly in the southern hemisphere
  
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