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




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 481 :
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 482 :
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 483 :
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 484 :
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 485 :
The approximate distance between the Earth and the Moon is

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

Question 486 :
Power minerals are

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

Question 487 :
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 488 :
The home of spices is

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

Question 489 :
The continuous circulation of water among the hydrosphere, atmosphere and Lithosphere is known as

  1. Water circulation
  2. Hydrologic cycle
  3. Hydro-equilibrium
  4. Precipitation
  

Question 490 :
Horizontal transfer of heat is known as

  1. advection
  2. convection
  3. conduction
  4. elliptical line
  

Question 491 :
You are asked to import Ostrich, Platypus and Kaola Bear. To which country will you opt to go, to get all the three?

  1. Australia
  2. Japan
  3. Canada
  4. New Zealand
  

Question 492 :
The USA is deficient in domestic supplies of

  1. copper
  2. lead
  3. zinc
  4. manganese
  

Question 493 :
The palace of origin of an earthquake is called

  1. seismographic zone
  2. perimeter
  3. epicentre
  4. seismic focus
  

Question 494 :
The first steam boat was built by

  1. Stevenson
  2. Newton
  3. James Watt
  4. Robert Fulton
  

Question 495 :
The highest plateau in the world is

  1. Plateau of Tibet
  2. Deccan Plateau
  3. Plateau of Iran
  4. Spanish Plateau
  

Question 496 :
The leading producer of coal in former Soviet Union is

  1. Donetz basin
  2. Kuzentsk basin
  3. Karaganda Basin
  4. Pechora basin
  

Question 497 :
People or north Africa are generally

  1. Negroid
  2. Hematic
  3. Mongoloid
  4. None of these
  

Question 498 :
The Mediterranean type of climate is found in mid-latitudes on the

  1. western side of the continents in northern hemisphere and on the eastern side of the continents in the southern hemisphere
  2. eastern side of the continents in northern hemisphere and on the western side of the continents in the southern hemisphere
  3. eastern side of the continents
  4. western side of the continents
  

Question 499 :
Doldrums is/are

  1. mount of sand blown and formed on beaches and in deserts
  2. low pressure belt of calm and light surface winds near the Equator
  3. the north-east and south-east winds
  4. planetary winds
  

Question 500 :
The construction of Panama Canal in 1913 eliminated the long and hazardous voyage

  1. round the stormy Cape Horn
  2. round the Cape of Good Hope
  3. between North and South America
  4. in the stormy Atlantic Ocean
  

Question 501 :
Gulf Stream, the most important current of the Atlantic Ocean, takes Its birth from the Gulf of Mexico. Its importance lies in its

  1. cooling effect
  2. warming effect
  3. area of influence
  4. influence on travel
  

Question 502 :
The Earth's axis is tilted at an angle of ____ degrees from the perpendicular to its orbital plane.

  1. 17.5°
  2. 23.5°
  3. 36°
  4. 45°
  

Question 503 :
Kiel Canal connects the North Sea with the _____ sea.

  1. Atlantic
  2. Baltic
  3. Arctic
  4. None of these
  

Question 504 :
The cradles of civilization have been

  1. valleys
  2. plains
  3. plateaux
  4. hills
  

Question 505 :
The waterfall 'Victoria' is associated with the river

  1. Amazon
  2. Missouri
  3. St Lawrence
  4. Zambeji
  

Question 506 :
The extension of the landmass into the sea is shown as the

  1. continental slope
  2. continental shelf
  3. continental mass
  4. continental territory
  

Question 507 :
Biome represents ____.

  1. a desert vegetation
  2. a major ecological group of plants
  3. a large ecological region characterised by similar vegetation and climate
  4. a major ecological group of animals
  

Question 508 :
Three European cities viz, Belgrade, Budapest and Vienna, are located on the banks of the river

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

Question 509 :
Simla is cooler than Amritsar although they are on the same latitude. This is because

  1. Shimla is further north
  2. Shimla is at greater height above sea level than Amritsar
  3. Shimla is farther from the Equator
  4. Their longitudes differ
  

Question 510 :
Which of these is not true of the effects of the ocean currents?

  1. They affect commerce because they keep the harbours open even during winter
  2. Water of the ocean is kept pure
  3. Warm equatorial currents raise the temperature while the cold polar currents lower the temperature of the place through which they pass
  4. They do not affect rainfall over the coast
  
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