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




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 271 :
Which soil is sticky when wet and develops cracks when dry

  1. alluvial soil
  2. black soil
  3. red soil
  4. late rite soil
  

Question 272 :
Eskimos belong to

  1. Mongoloid race
  2. White race
  3. Negroid race
  4. None of these
  

Question 273 :
Fog can be classified as a

  1. Nimbus cloud
  2. Cirrus cloud
  3. Cumulus cloud
  4. Low Stratus cloud
  

Question 274 :
Madagascar is the only home of many species of

  1. giraffe
  2. hippopotamus
  3. lemur
  4. orangutan
  

Question 275 :
Which one of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of per cent by man In the earth's crust?

  1. Silicon
  2. Oxygen
  3. Carbon
  4. Calcium
  

Question 276 :
Tropical deserts are rich in _____ resources.

  1. mineral
  2. agricultural
  3. soil
  4. animal
  

Question 277 :
The Doctor is a wind which

  1. is enervating
  2. withers plants
  3. is injurious to health
  4. is conducive to health
  

Question 278 :
The north flowing rivers of Siberia are not of much use tor navigation mainly because

  1. they are too shallow in the dry season
  2. the lower courses remain frozen for many months
  3. they flow through uninhabited areas
  4. they lack navigation facilities to ensure safety
  

Question 279 :
People living in Sweden generally belong to

  1. Mediterranean
  2. Alpine
  3. Nordic
  4. Mongoloid
  

Question 280 :
Which one of these places lies nearest to the Equator?

  1. Singapore
  2. Lagos
  3. Colombo
  4. Jakarta
  

Question 281 :
Tibet, the highest plateau in the world, is a

  1. piedmont plateau
  2. intermontane plateau
  3. continental plateau
  4. volcanic plateau
  

Question 282 :
Death Valley is in

  1. The USA
  2. Jordan
  3. Israel
  4. Peru
  

Question 283 :
The largest Inland Sea is the

  1. Black Sea
  2. Dead Sea
  3. Caspian Sea
  4. Aral Sea
  

Question 284 :
Haneda is the name of the international airport in

  1. Hong Kong
  2. Dacca
  3. Tokyo
  4. Singapore
  

Question 285 :
Which among the following is a renewable source?

  1. forest
  2. coal
  3. limestone
  4. sand
  

Question 286 :
The depositional feature at the point where the river comes down from hills to plain is

  1. meander
  2. water fall
  3. levee
  4. alluvial fan
  

Question 287 :
Tonle Sap is the biggest fresh water lake in South East Asia. It is located In

  1. Thailand
  2. Kampuchea
  3. Laos
  4. Vietnam
  

Question 288 :
The strait that separates Tasmania from the mainland of Australia is

  1. Cook Strait
  2. Bass Strait
  3. Torres Strait
  4. Palk Strait
  

Question 289 :
By what name the Third World Countries are now commonly referred to?

  1. Least developed countries
  2. Underdeveloped countries
  3. Developing countries
  4. Underdeveloped countries
  

Question 290 :
Mediterranean climate prevails in

  1. Central Chile
  2. Northern Chile
  3. Peru
  4. Argentina
  

Question 291 :
Which of the following is taken into consideration while deciding a shipping route?

  1. Depth of the sea
  2. Availability of ports and harbours
  3. Climate of the region
  4. All the above
  

Question 292 :
Mediterranean climate is ideal for growing

  1. wheat and barley
  2. tea and coffee
  3. sugarcane and beet
  4. orange and lemons
  

Question 293 :
The Tropical Rain Forest or Equatorial type of climate is found in

  1. Amazon basin
  2. Congo basin
  3. Indonesian Islands
  4. All the above
  

Question 294 :
Liverpool Hull, Bristol and Southampton are ports in

  1. America
  2. Europe
  3. Africa
  4. England
  

Question 295 :
Contours are lines showing

  1. places on earth of equal rainfall
  2. places of same temperature
  3. places on earth at the same altitude
  4. None of these
  

Question 296 :
____ is a land locked country.

  1. Bangladesh
  2. Myanmar
  3. Nepal
  4. Sri Lanka
  

Question 297 :
Which one of the following types of plains is not formed by the action of the riven?

  1. Loess plains
  2. Alluvial plains
  3. Flood plain deposits
  4. Deltas
  

Question 298 :
Which European country has over 200 volcanoes, many of them active?

  1. Norway
  2. Finland
  3. Ireland
  4. Iceland
  

Question 299 :
If A and B are two stations antipode to each other then their

  1. seasons are opposite
  2. day and night are opposite
  3. seasons day and night are opposite
  4. climates are opposite
  

Question 300 :
Limestone is an example of

  1. igneous rocks
  2. sedimentary rocks
  3. metamorphic rocks
  4. crystalline rocks
  
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