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




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 151 :
The major factors responsible for changes in the sizes of population are

  1. Births
  2. Deaths
  3. Migrations
  4. All the above
  

Question 152 :
The biggest railway Junction in the United States is

  1. New York
  2. Chicago
  3. St Louis
  4. Washington DC
  

Question 153 :
The location of a cement industry is mostly based on _____.

  1. nearness to a port
  2. where demand is high
  3. where transportation facilities are available
  4. availability of raw materials
  

Question 154 :
When dew point is reached it is said that at that temperature

  1. the atmosphere is said to be saturated with water vapour
  2. the relative humidity of the atmosphere is 100%
  3. the atmosphere can hold no more water vapour
  4. All the above
  

Question 155 :
The point below the surface where an earthquake originates is called ____.

  1. Tsunamis
  2. Focus
  3. Epicentre
  4. Eye of the Earthquake
  

Question 156 :
In USA rice is grown

  1. in Texas
  2. in the West
  3. in Colorado
  4. nowhere
  

Question 157 :
Which one of the following is not an astronomical object?

  1. Pulsar
  2. Brittle Star
  3. Black Hole
  4. Quasar
  

Question 158 :
The greatest diversity of animal and plant species occurs

  1. temperate deciduous forests
  2. tropical moist forests
  3. heavily polluted rivers
  4. deserts and savannas
  

Question 159 :
Which one of the following is not a plant product?

  1. Lac
  2. Hemp
  3. Linen
  4. Flax
  

Question 160 :
The approximate radius or the Earth is

  1. 25000 km
  2. 12500 km
  3. 6400 km
  4. 4500 km
  

Question 161 :
The largest of the planets is

  1. Jupiter
  2. Saturn
  3. Uranus
  4. Neptune
  

Question 162 :
The smallest amongst the following islands is ______.

  1. Borneo
  2. Greenland
  3. Sumatra
  4. New Guinea
  

Question 163 :
The world's largest reserves of petroleum are located in

  1. The USA
  2. Russia
  3. Saudi Arabia
  4. Kuwait
  

Question 164 :
Which of the following planets

  1. Mars
  2. Saturn
  3. Uranus
  4. Venus
  

Question 165 :
The highest plateau in the world is the

  1. Plateau of Tibet
  2. Deccan Plateau
  3. Plateau of Iran
  4. Central Plateau of France
  

Question 166 :
Which of the following natural regions has specialised in cultivation of fruit trees?

  1. Mediterranean region
  2. Warm Mid-latitude East Margin region
  3. Tropical East Margin region
  4. Mid-latitude Grassland region
  

Question 167 :
The home of spices is

  1. Middle East
  2. The USA
  3. France
  4. India
  

Question 168 :
European Turkey is separated from its Asian part by

  1. Straits of Bosporus
  2. Sea of Marmara
  3. Straits of Dardanelles
  4. All the above
  

Question 169 :
The Bedouins are inhabitants of _____.

  1. Australia
  2. Northern Canada
  3. The Arabian Desert
  4. Central Asia
  

Question 170 :
A fragment of solid matter which enters the upper atmosphere from outer space almost disintegrating before reaching the earth's surface is

  1. meteorite
  2. asteroid
  3. meteor
  4. comet
  

Question 171 :
The South African River draining into Atlantic Ocean is

  1. Orange
  2. Zambezi
  3. Limpopo
  4. Nile
  

Question 172 :
The difference between the diameter of the Earth at the poles and at equator is

  1. 27 miles
  2. 36 miles
  3. 48 miles
  4. 57 miles
  

Question 173 :
In Britain the Grand Union Canal is running from

  1. Liverpool to Hull
  2. Cardiff to Birmingham
  3. Glasgow to Edinburgh
  4. West Midlands to the London area
  

Question 174 :
Power minerals are

  1. manganese, platinum, tungsten
  2. mica, potash, sulphur
  3. coal, oil, natural gas
  4. lead, zinc, bauxite
  

Question 175 :
The approximate distance between the Earth and the Moon is

  1. 380000 km
  2. 180000 km
  3. 280000 km
  4. 50000 km
  

Question 176 :
The deflection of the wind to the right in the northern hemisphere and to Its left in the southern hemisphere is caused by the

  1. rotation of the Earth
  2. revolution of the Earth
  3. uneven heating of the Earth
  4. All the above
  

Question 177 :
Rubber is the coagulated Juice or latex or an equatorial tree called

  1. Ebony
  2. Mahogany
  3. Cinchona
  4. Hevea
  

Question 178 :
Tropical rain forests appear in which or the following regions?

  1. Australia, New Zealand and Fiji Islands
  2. North and South of the Congo Basin
  3. Central America and Guinea Coast
  4. South America and South Africa
  

Question 179 :
Climate of a place is dependent on several factors. Which one of the following is the most significant?

  1. Distance from sea
  2. Direction of winds
  3. Latitude
  4. Ocean currents
  

Question 180 :
The Scented Isle' in the Mediterranean Sea is

  1. Sardinia
  2. Corsica
  3. Sicily
  4. Crete
  
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