Basic Science - Geography (Fundamental of World Geography) MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 1 :
The capital of the Ontario province of Canada situated on the Lake Ontario is the port city of

  1. Montreal
  2. Uruguay
  3. Chile
  4. Paraguay
  

Question 2 :
The Planet amongst the following (other than Saturn), that shows a faint ring is ______.

  1. Earth
  2. Jupiter
  3. Mars
  4. Pluto
  

Question 3 :
The area of the Earth's total surface is of the order of ____.

  1. 510 million square kilometres
  2. 450 million square kilometres
  3. 400 million square kilometres
  4. 350 million square kilometres
  

Question 4 :
Three European cities viz Vienna, Budapest and Belgrade lie on the river

  1. Volga
  2. Rhone
  3. Rhine
  4. Danube
  

Question 5 :
What is the cloud burst? It is

  1. the states of sky with respect to clouds
  2. the disintergration of a huge cloud mass
  3. an abnormal heavy downpour of rain
  4. breaking up of clouds by high mountain ranges
  

Question 6 :
______ is called the 'land of a thousand lakes'.

  1. Finland
  2. Holland
  3. Sweden
  4. Portugal
  

Question 7 :
The Shatt-al-Arab waterway is associated with the

  1. Euphrates and Tigris
  2. White Nile and Blue Nile
  3. Jordan and Firat
  4. Oxus and Kabul
  

Question 8 :
World's principal producer of silver is

  1. India
  2. Mexico
  3. The USA
  4. Canada
  

Question 9 :
The general direction or movement or a tropical cyclone in the northern hemisphere is

  1. eastward then poleward
  2. eastward then towards the equator
  3. westward then poleward
  4. westward then towards the equator
  

Question 10 :
Which among these is a metamorphic rock?

  1. Gneiss
  2. Sandstone
  3. Basalt
  4. Limestone
  

Question 11 :
Abadan' is well known as

  1. a major Air Force base in Iraq
  2. the main oil terminal in Iran
  3. a pilgrim centre for Muslims and Christians as well
  4. an archaeological site throwing new light on the civilisation that flourished in Arabia before the advent of Aryans into India
  

Question 12 :
The average salinity of the sea water is ____ parts per thousand.

  1. 25
  2. 35
  3. 50
  4. 60
  

Question 13 :
Which of the following is not a minor product derived from forests?

  1. Nuts and Gums
  2. Tannin
  3. Pitch and Turpentine
  4. Pulp
  

Question 14 :
Iron ore mining in the former Soviet Union are in

  1. Kiruna
  2. Mesabi and Gegobic
  3. Krivoi Rog and Kerch basin
  4. Lorraine field
  

Question 15 :
The snowline is the line on mountain or hill slope which

  1. is the highest limit of perpetual snow .
  2. is the lowest limit of perpetual snow
  3. represents the highest amount of snowfall received
  4. represents the lowest amount of snowfall received
  

Question 16 :
Europe point is

  1. the southern most tip of Gibraltar
  2. a small French island in Mozambique channel
  3. a famous sea resort near Naples
  4. a summer resort for the Pope in Itlay
  

Question 17 :
Scandinavia is a suitable country for exploiting hydroelectricity because of the presence of

  1. lakes
  2. steep slopes
  3. great rivers
  4. waterfalls
  

Question 18 :
Coastline formed by a drowned river mouth is a

  1. Fjord
  2. Dalmatian
  3. Ria
  4. Haff
  

Question 19 :
Grasslands in Australia are known as the

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

Question 20 :
Country peopled almost by migration is

  1. The USA
  2. Brazil
  3. Australia
  4. Hawaii
  

Question 21 :
The difference between the equatorial and polar diametres of the earth is about

  1. 22 km
  2. 32 km
  3. 42 km
  4. 62 km
  

Question 22 :
Igneous rocks are formed from molten rock material. Which one of the following is not an igneous rock?

  1. Granite
  2. Quartz
  3. Feldspar
  4. Slate
  

Question 23 :
Which or the following is not a proof of Earth being an oblate spheroid?

  1. When a ship goes out to sea, first the hull disappears then the upper parts
  2. The shadow of the Earth on the Sun during solar eclipse is always curved
  3. Photographs of the Earth taken by artificial satellites have confirmed the fact
  4. it has been found that polar circumference is lesser than equatorial circumference
  

Question 24 :
A narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses is known as

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

Question 25 :
The countries with the lowest and worst economic conditions in the world referred to as the 'Pole of hunger' are

  1. European Countries
  2. Middle East Countries
  3. Mid-West Countries
  4. South East Asian Countries
  

Question 26 :
The most salty basin in the world is the

  1. Caspian Sea
  2. Dead Sea
  3. Red Sea
  4. Arabian Sea
  

Question 27 :
The Planets that have no natural satellites are____.

  1. Mercury and Venus
  2. Earth and Mars
  3. Jupiter and Saturn
  4. Uranus and Neptune
  

Question 28 :
Sun's halo is produced by the refraction of light in

  1. Water vapour in Stratus Clouds
  2. Ice crystals in Cirro-cumulus clouds
  3. dust particles in stratus clouds
  4. Ice crystals in Cirrus clouds
  

Question 29 :
Crude oil is generally round in

  1. igneous rocks
  2. sedimentary rocks
  3. metamorphic rocks
  4. sandy desert soils
  

Question 30 :
Ocean currents rotate

  1. clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the southern hemisphere
  2. anti-clockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere
  3. clockwise in both the hemispheres
  4. anti-clockwise in both the hemispheres
  
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