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




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 361 :
Alaskan current is found in

  1. Northern Atlantic
  2. South Atlantic
  3. North Pacific
  4. Indian Ocean
  

Question 362 :
The capacity of the Atmosphere to hold water vapour

  1. increases as the temperature increases
  2. decreases as the temperature increases
  3. increases as the temperature decreases
  4. decreases as the temperature decreases
  

Question 363 :
Oases are examples of

  1. wet point settlements
  2. dry point settlements
  3. foothill settlements
  4. None of these
  

Question 364 :
Recycling' is a method for conserving the resources of

  1. coal
  2. oil
  3. copper
  4. limestone
  

Question 365 :
Which strait divides Europe from Africa?

  1. Bosporus
  2. Gibraltar
  3. Bering
  4. Dover
  

Question 366 :
______ is famous for its rubber production.

  1. Nigeria
  2. Ghana
  3. Malaysia
  4. Germany
  

Question 367 :
Railways are best suited for

  1. passenger traffic for distances upto 1000 km
  2. freight traffic for bulky commodities
  3. urban commuters
  4. fast passenger movement
  

Question 368 :
The essential feature of shifting cultivation is

  1. rotation of crops
  2. rotation of fields
  3. single cropping
  4. use of plenty of fertilizer
  

Question 369 :
A narrow passage of water that connects two large bodies or water is known as

  1. Bay
  2. Isthmus
  3. Strait
  4. Archipelago
  

Question 370 :
Borobudur in Java is famous for

  1. Lord Buddha's tooth preserved for posterity
  2. A Buddhist Temple
  3. Its natural museum
  4. Fisheries Research Station
  

Question 371 :
A hinterland is

  1. an area behind a seaport that supplies the bulk of the exports
  2. the interior of a valley
  3. an elevated area
  4. an area occupied by backward community
  

Question 372 :
Dally weather map showing isobars is an example of

  1. Choropleth map
  2. Isopleth map
  3. Chorochromatic map
  4. Choroschematic map
  

Question 373 :
Light from the nearest star reaches the earth in

  1. 43 minutes
  2. 4.3 seconds
  3. 4.3 minutes
  4. 4.3 years
  

Question 374 :
The term 'transhumance' means

  1. the practice of moving to a new clearing in the forest every few years
  2. the seasonal movement of people along with their cattle in the mountains
  3. moving over to another neighbouring country
  4. moving from place to place in search of work
  

Question 375 :
The most common igneous rock is

  1. basalt
  2. granite
  3. limestone
  4. cobalt
  

Question 376 :
The Gutenburg discontinuity separates _______.

  1. Sial and Sima
  2. Lithosphere and outer mantle
  3. Outer mantle and inner mantle
  4. Inner mantle and the core
  

Question 377 :
Suez Canal was completed in the year

  1. 1859
  2. 1869
  3. 1871
  4. 1889
  

Question 378 :
Pakistan is bordered by

  1. Afghanistan, Iraq, India and China
  2. Afghanistan, Iran and India
  3. Afghanistan, CIS, India and China
  4. Afghanistan, Turkey, India and China
  

Question 379 :
Consider the following statements about the 'Roaring Forties': 1. They blow uninterrupted in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres 2. They blow with great strength and constancy 3. Their direction is generally from North-West to East in the Southern Hemisphere 4. Overcast skies, rain and raw weather are generally associated with them Which of these statements are correct?

  1. 1, 2 and 3
  2. 2, 3 and 4
  3. 1, 3 and 4
  4. 1, 2 and 4
  

Question 380 :
The largest amongst the following seas is _______.

  1. the Red Sea
  2. the South China Sea
  3. the Caribbean Sea
  4. the Andaman Sea
  

Question 381 :
The gap between birth rate and death rate per 1000 mid-year population of a given region is known as

  1. population rate
  2. natural growth rate of population
  3. birth and death rate of population
  4. population increamental ratio
  

Question 382 :
The urban population of the world is growing faster than Its rural population. This is mainly because of

  1. high birth rate in towns
  2. rural-urban migration
  3. high death rate in rural areas
  4. low death rate in towns
  

Question 383 :
Albert Canal links ____ and ____

  1. Manchester and Antwerp
  2. Antwerp and Frankfurt
  3. Antwerp and Liege
  4. Manchester and Liege
  

Question 384 :
The capital city of Kenya is ____.

  1. Nairobi
  2. Entebbe
  3. Cairo
  4. Port Louis
  

Question 385 :
The Asian and North American continents almost meet at the narrow and shallow Bering Strait, only ____ kilometres across.

  1. 4
  2. 10
  3. 22
  4. 45
  

Question 386 :
In spite of the very high temperature at the Earth's centre, the inner core is not in a molten state because the

  1. core has a very high melting point
  2. core is full of gases
  3. great pressure at the centre raises the melting point of the rocks
  4. core is impervious to heat
  

Question 387 :
The pygmies are found in ___.

  1. The Congo Basin, Africa
  2. Bihar, India
  3. Queenslands, Australia
  4. Finland, Northern Europe
  

Question 388 :
Consider the following statements: 1. Ocean currents are the slow-surface movement of water in the ocean 2. Ocean currents assist in maintaining the Earth's heat balance 3. Ocean currents are set in motion primarily by prevailing winds 4. Ocean current are affected by the configuration of the ocean Which of these statements are correct?

  1. 1 and 2
  2. 2, 3 and 4
  3. 1, 3 and 4
  4. 1, 2, 3 and 4
  

Question 389 :
Ladang refers to

  1. Shifting cultivation
  2. Plantation agriculture
  3. Subsistence type of agriculture
  4. Dry farming
  

Question 390 :
Leningrad region and Kola Peninsula in former Soviet Union are major producers of

  1. Lead
  2. Zinc
  3. Bauxite
  4. Copper
  
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