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




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 91 :
Western Gateway to the United States is

  1. Seattle
  2. San Diego
  3. San Francisco
  4. Los Angeles
  

Question 92 :
The 38th parallel separates

  1. North Vietnam from South Vietnam
  2. South Korea from North Korea
  3. Hungary from Serbia
  4. Afghanistan from Uzbekistan
  

Question 93 :
Plains formed by the deposits brought by glacier are

  1. lacustrine plains
  2. flood plains
  3. drift plains
  4. coastal plains
  

Question 94 :
Trincomalee is a port situated on the

  1. east coast, Tamil Nadu
  2. east coast of Sri Lanka
  3. east coast, Andhra Pradesh
  4. west coast of Sri Lanka
  

Question 95 :
The 90º East Ridge lies in the _____Ocean.

  1. Pacific
  2. Atlantic
  3. Indian
  4. Arctic
  

Question 96 :
Limestone changes into _____ due to metamorphism.

  1. marble
  2. quartzite
  3. gneiss
  4. schists
  

Question 97 :
Venus has atmosphere made up of

  1. Ammonia
  2. Carbon-di-Oxide
  3. Helium
  4. Hydrogen
  

Question 98 :
The largest fresh water body (volume-wise) in the world is lake

  1. Baikal
  2. Titicaca
  3. Superior
  4. Victoria
  

Question 99 :
Carbonaceous rocks which produce coal and of belong to the category of rocks called

  1. metamorphic
  2. igneous
  3. sedimentary
  4. inorganic
  

Question 100 :
Imaginary lines connecting places in oceans having equal salinity are called

  1. Isotherms
  2. Isobars
  3. Isohalines
  4. Isohyets
  

Question 101 :
Which or the following is a rift valley?

  1. The Amazon Valley
  2. The Thames Valley
  3. The Rhine Valley
  4. The Mississippi Valley
  

Question 102 :
A strait is

  1. a narrow stretch of sea connecting two extensive areas of sea
  2. a narrow strip of land joining two large land-masses
  3. a wide indentation into the land formed by a sea or a lake
  4. a narrow headland
  

Question 103 :
Cut off loops of rivers are known as

  1. Bajada
  2. Meanders
  3. Oxbow lake
  4. Levee
  

Question 104 :
The urban population of the world is growing faster than Its rural population. This is mainly because of

  1. high birth rate in towns
  2. rural-urban migration
  3. high death rate in rural areas
  4. low death rate in towns
  

Question 105 :
Name the country which shares the benefits of the Kosi Multipurpose Project with India

  1. Bangladesh
  2. Pakistan
  3. Nepal
  4. Bhutan
  

Question 106 :
The total length of the oceanic ridge systems is of the order of

  1. 40000 km
  2. 65000 km
  3. 95000 km
  4. 150000 km
  

Question 107 :
Jute requires

  1. hot and humid climate
  2. cold climate
  3. hot and dry climate
  4. Mediterranean climate
  

Question 108 :
The countries which are called the 'Rice Bowl' of Asia are

  1. China, Japan, Sri Lanka, India
  2. Myanmar, Thailand, Kampuchea and Vietnam
  3. India, Pakistan, Nepal, Mongolia
  4. Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, India
  

Question 109 :
Consider the following statements: 1. Ocean currents are the slow-surface movement of water in the ocean 2. Ocean currents assist in maintaining the Earth's heat balance 3. Ocean currents are set in motion primarily by prevailing winds 4. Ocean current are affected by the configuration of the ocean Which of these statements are correct?

  1. 1 and 2
  2. 2, 3 and 4
  3. 1, 3 and 4
  4. 1, 2, 3 and 4
  

Question 110 :
Magma that reaches earth's surface and then solidifies is called

  1. granite
  2. lava
  3. quartz
  4. silicates
  

Question 111 :
Dally weather map showing isobars is an example of

  1. Choropleth map
  2. Isopleth map
  3. Chorochromatic map
  4. Choroschematic map
  

Question 112 :
Ladang refers to

  1. Shifting cultivation
  2. Plantation agriculture
  3. Subsistence type of agriculture
  4. Dry farming
  

Question 113 :
Which of the following varieties of coal accounts for the maximum coal output of the world?

  1. Peat
  2. Lignite
  3. Bituminous
  4. Anthracite
  

Question 114 :
Cyclones are called as hurricanes in

  1. Bangladesh
  2. China
  3. Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
  4. Japan
  

Question 115 :
The Balkan Peninsula is separated from the rest of Europe by the river.

  1. Danube
  2. Rhine
  3. Elbe
  4. Weser
  

Question 116 :
The radiant energy received by the Earth from the sun is

  1. radiation
  2. insolation
  3. reflection
  4. refraction
  

Question 117 :
Muscovite, Phlogopite and Biotite are

  1. Iron ore varieties
  2. Mica varieties
  3. Coal varieties
  4. Manganese varieties
  

Question 118 :
The flat temperate grasslands of the Hungarian plains are known as _______.

  1. Steppe
  2. Prairies
  3. Pampas
  4. Pusztas
  

Question 119 :
Alaskan current is found in

  1. Northern Atlantic
  2. South Atlantic
  3. North Pacific
  4. Indian Ocean
  

Question 120 :
The largest amongst the following seas is _______.

  1. the Red Sea
  2. the South China Sea
  3. the Caribbean Sea
  4. the Andaman Sea
  
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