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




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 511 :
Changing of colour of a rock into yellow or red is due to

  1. hydration
  2. oxidation
  3. carbonation
  4. exfoliation
  

Question 512 :
____ stands at the head of Chesapeake Bay which is known for oysters.

  1. Baltimore
  2. Boston
  3. New Orleans
  4. Philadelphia
  

Question 513 :
Which calendar is being universally followed?

  1. Christian Era
  2. Julian Calendar
  3. Gregory Calendar
  4. Saka Era
  

Question 514 :
What percentage or all water available on the Earth is contained in the oceans?

  1. 50%
  2. 70%
  3. 86%
  4. 97%
  

Question 515 :
Sues Canal connects ____ and____.

  1. Port Said and Suez
  2. Cairo and Dumyat
  3. Dumyat and Port Said
  4. Suez and Dumyat
  

Question 516 :
The smallest amongst the following continents is ______.

  1. Africa
  2. Antarctica
  3. North America
  4. South America
  

Question 517 :
Shifting agriculture is most commonly practised in

  1. forests
  2. deserts
  3. grasslands
  4. plain areas
  

Question 518 :
Which of these oceans touches the shores of Asia on one side and that of America on the other?

  1. Indian Ocean
  2. Pacific Ocean
  3. Atlantic Ocean
  4. Antarctic Ocean
  

Question 519 :
Which of the following is not concerned with increased production of a food item?

  1. Green Revolution
  2. Blue Revolution
  3. White Revolution
  4. Orange Revolution
  

Question 520 :
The Earth's population has _____ since the turn of the century.

  1. stayed the same
  2. doubled
  3. trebled
  4. multiplied ten times
  

Question 521 :
A continuous belt of urban population progressively linking several cities is known as

  1. Metropolis
  2. Megalopolis
  3. Conurbation
  4. City sprawl
  

Question 522 :
Cuban economy is based on

  1. fishing
  2. sugarcane cultivation
  3. iron ore mining
  4. dairying
  

Question 523 :
A source of renewable minimum cost is power which can be developed with

  1. Geothermal power
  2. Tidal power
  3. Wind mills
  4. Biomass power
  

Question 524 :
The river transports material in

  1. suspension
  2. solution
  3. traction
  4. All of these
  

Question 525 :
Prognathiam rerers to

  1. slanting forehead
  2. protruding jaw
  3. slit eye
  4. None of these
  

Question 526 :
The radiation that heats earth's atmosphere comes from the

  1. sun
  2. earth
  3. ionosphere
  4. sun and earth
  

Question 527 :
Which among these is a cold current

  1. Florida current
  2. Canaries current
  3. Brazilian current
  4. Norwegian current
  

Question 528 :
______ is called the land of thousand lakes'.

  1. Switzerland
  2. Canada
  3. Finland
  4. Sweden
  

Question 529 :
When does winter solstice occur in the Northern Hemisphere?

  1. 21st June
  2. 22nd December
  3. 21st March
  4. 23rd March
  

Question 530 :
The Tropical Grasslands of Brazil are known as

  1. Llanos
  2. Campos
  3. Selvas
  4. Savanna
  

Question 531 :
Takla Makan desert is situated in

  1. Mongolia
  2. Tibet
  3. Sinkiang
  4. South West China
  

Question 532 :
The approximate distance between the Earth and the Sun is

  1. 100000 km
  2. 2000000 km
  3. 102000000 km
  4. 150000000 km
  

Question 533 :
The Rhur-Complex is a major Industrial centre in

  1. North America
  2. Germany
  3. Europe
  4. Former USSR (now defunct)
  

Question 534 :
The ____ current is a cold water current.

  1. Gulf Stream
  2. Kuroshio
  3. Brazil
  4. Labrador
  

Question 535 :
Tokyo, the capital of Japan is situated in the island of

  1. Hokkaido
  2. Honshu
  3. Shikoku
  4. Kyushu
  

Question 536 :
What type or vegetation is associated with South Africa?

  1. Veld
  2. Steppes
  3. Pampas
  4. Prairies
  

Question 537 :
The latitude also known as the

  1. Tropic of Capricorn
  2. Tropic of Cancer
  3. Antarctic Circle
  4. Arctic Circle
  

Question 538 :
Schist is the metamorphic equivalent of____.

  1. Granite
  2. Basalt
  3. Shale
  4. Dolerite
  

Question 539 :
Which of the following is not a tropical cyclone?

  1. typhoon
  2. tornado
  3. hurricane
  4. willy-willy
  

Question 540 :
The shortest air route from Moscow to San Francisco is

  1. Over the Atlantic Ocean
  2. Over the Pacific via Siberia
  3. Over the North Pole
  4. Through the latitude which passes through them
  
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