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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Which of the following is the main plant of the tropics whose roots are used as food? |
| A. | Cincona |
| B. | Tonka Pods |
| C. | Trambetos |
| D. | cassava |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
Zaire is one of the largest producer of which of the following country in the world? |
| A. | gold and silver |
| B. | diamond and diamond |
| C. | iron ore and coal |
| D. | iron ore and manganese |
| Answer» C. iron ore and coal | |
| 3. |
In the summer season in Nigeria the hot and dusty wind blows from the north-east, is called? |
| A. | Khamsin |
| B. | Harmutton |
| C. | Siroko |
| D. | Ghibli |
| Answer» C. Siroko | |
| 4. |
Which country is often called the Great Zoo because of its diversity of wildlife? |
| A. | Ghana |
| B. | Nigeria |
| C. | Zaire |
| D. | South Africa |
| Answer» D. South Africa | |
| 5. |
What is the main crop grown in South Africa? |
| A. | wheat |
| B. | Maize |
| C. | barley |
| D. | Oat |
| Answer» C. barley | |
| 6. |
What percentage of the population of South Africa is white people? |
| A. | 20 |
| B. | 40 |
| C. | 50 |
| D. | 60 |
| Answer» B. 40 | |
| 7. |
Which country of the continent of Africa is at the forefront of industry? |
| A. | Egypt |
| B. | Nigeria |
| C. | South Africa |
| D. | Zimbabwe |
| Answer» D. Zimbabwe | |
| 8. |
On which river the important Kaiji Dam is built from the point of view of hydropower generation? |
| A. | Indigo |
| B. | Orange |
| C. | Niger |
| D. | Limpopo |
| Answer» D. Limpopo | |
| 9. |
Which of the following is a major industry of South Africa? |
| A. | metal industry |
| B. | iron steel industry |
| C. | chemical industry |
| D. | Leather industry |
| Answer» C. chemical industry | |
| 10. |
The people of the nomadic Arab race living in some areas of North West Africa are called? |
| A. | Masai |
| B. | beduin |
| C. | bantu |
| D. | Juniper |
| Answer» C. bantu | |
| 11. |
Which species of people mostly live in the savanna grasslands of South Africa? |
| A. | bantu |
| B. | Zulu |
| C. | Pygmy |
| D. | Bushman |
| Answer» B. Zulu | |
| 12. |
Where is the Katanga, Tomb and Gold mine located? |
| A. | in the republic of south africa |
| B. | in the republic of the congo |
| C. | in Zimbabwe |
| D. | in zambia |
| Answer» C. in Zimbabwe | |
| 13. |
Which country's old name was Dahomey? |
| A. | Tongo |
| B. | ivory coast |
| C. | Benin |
| D. | Guinea |
| Answer» D. Guinea | |
| 14. |
What is the main producer of coffee in Africa? |
| A. | Algeria, Libya, and Egypt |
| B. | Somalia, and Mozambique |
| C. | Agola, Ivory Coast and Uganda |
| D. | French West Africa, Botswana and Libya |
| Answer» D. French West Africa, Botswana and Libya | |
| 15. |
What is the main occupation of the people of equatorial Africa? |
| A. | animal husbandry |
| B. | mining |
| C. | Farming |
| D. | industry |
| Answer» D. industry | |
| 16. |
When were 14 big commercial banks of the country nationalized? |
| A. | 19 July 1969 |
| B. | July 16, 1982 |
| C. | 19 August 1969 |
| D. | 19 October 1969 |
| Answer» B. July 16, 1982 | |
| 17. |
The Great Grasslands of South Africa is called? |
| A. | Downs |
| B. | weld |
| C. | Pampas |
| D. | isparto |
| Answer» C. Pampas | |
| 18. |
Known as the most beautiful port of Africa? |
| A. | Cape Town |
| B. | Liverville |
| C. | Maputo |
| D. | acra |
| Answer» D. acra | |
| 19. |
Which port city of Egypt was settled by Alexander? |
| A. | port said |
| B. | alexandria |
| C. | Humayun |
| D. | suez |
| Answer» C. Humayun | |
| 20. |
The summer capital of Libya is? |
| A. | Tripoli |
| B. | Fenjan |
| C. | District |
| D. | bagaji |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
In which of the following countries the tall grass and thorny bushes up to one to two meters are called Woobab? |
| A. | Sudan |
| B. | Senegal |
| C. | Nigeria |
| D. | Kenya |
| Answer» D. Kenya | |
| 22. |
The world's largest gold field is located in South Africa? |
| A. | Pilgrim's Rest Area |
| B. | Witwatersrand region |
| C. | Warburton area |
| D. | heidelberg area |
| Answer» C. Warburton area | |
| 23. |
Which of the following capital cities of Africa is not a port? |
| A. | Tunis |
| B. | abidjan |
| C. | acra |
| D. | vidhok |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
Kannat system is also used for irrigation in Morocco which is called? |
| A. | fogara |
| B. | sainnar |
| C. | gift |
| D. | hmmadi |
| Answer» B. sainnar | |
| 25. |
Which city is situated at the confluence of White Nile and Blue Nile? |
| A. | maadis ababa |
| B. | en jamona |
| C. | Khartoum |
| D. | Cairo |
| Answer» D. Cairo | |
| 26. |
The Nile and its tributaries do not flow through which of the following countries? |
| A. | Sudan |
| B. | Tanzania |
| C. | Yungada |
| D. | Ethiopia |
| Answer» C. Yungada | |
| 27. |
Under which article of the constitution the Rajya Sabha was constituted? |
| A. | Compliance. 80 |
| B. | Compliance. 81 |
| C. | Compliance. 82 |
| D. | Compliance. 83 |
| Answer» B. Compliance. 81 | |
| 28. |
In which country rain water is collected in ponds and used for irrigation, which are called Hafirs? |
| A. | Sudan |
| B. | Egypt |
| C. | Naziria |
| D. | Libya |
| Answer» B. Egypt | |
| 29. |
Under what name does the Niger River flow in the upper reaches of its origin? |
| A. | segou |
| B. | jolieba |
| C. | Benue |
| D. | nimba |
| Answer» C. Benue | |
| 30. |
Which basin is the most important of the internal watercourses in Africa? |
| A. | Congo Basin |
| B. | limpopo basin |
| C. | sanga basin |
| D. | Chad Basin |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
Which is the largest country (in terms of area) of the continent of Africa? |
| A. | Algeria |
| B. | Egypt |
| C. | Zaire |
| D. | Sudan |
| Answer» B. Egypt | |
| 32. |
In the part of the delta, there are two main branches of the Nile? |
| A. | Kuando and Owango |
| B. | Sandha and Ubangi |
| C. | Rosetta and Damietta |
| D. | Cassard and Lomani |
| Answer» D. Cassard and Lomani | |
| 33. |
Which of the following rivers of Africa is dry most of the year? |
| A. | orange |
| B. | Niger |
| C. | jambezi |
| D. | Zaire |
| Answer» B. Niger | |
| 34. |
What type of figure is the 'Rang' found in the Sahara region? |
| A. | group of boulders |
| B. | permanent sand dune |
| C. | floating sand dune |
| D. | exposed sandstone area |
| Answer» B. permanent sand dune | |
| 35. |
What is the percentage of Europeans in the total population of South Africa? |
| A. | 10 |
| B. | 20 |
| C. | 50 |
| D. | 60 |
| Answer» C. 50 | |
| 36. |
Through which of the following countries of the African continent does the Tropic of Capricorn not pass? |
| A. | Namibia |
| B. | Zimbabwe |
| C. | botswana |
| D. | Mozambique |
| Answer» C. botswana | |
| 37. |
What is the capital of Africa country Tanzania? |
| A. | Maseru |
| B. | Mbabane |
| C. | Bamko |
| D. | Dodoma |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
Which of the following type/s of areas are/are found in Sahara Pradesh? |
| A. | erg area |
| B. | creep zone |
| C. | hamada area |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
In which African country did European settlers settle their first settlement? |
| A. | mozambique |
| B. | Zimbabwe |
| C. | South Africa |
| D. | Egypt |
| Answer» D. Egypt | |
| 40. |
How many times does the heart beat per minute in a healthy person? |
| A. | 58 times |
| B. | 67 times |
| C. | 72 times |
| D. | 90 times |
| Answer» D. 90 times | |
| 41. |
In which region of Africa continent are gorillas and chimpanzees found most? |
| A. | savannah forest |
| B. | desert forest |
| C. | equatorial forest |
| D. | mediterranean forest |
| Answer» D. mediterranean forest | |
| 42. |
About what percentage of the African continent is black? |
| A. | 50 |
| B. | 85 |
| C. | 70 |
| D. | 40 |
| Answer» D. 40 | |
| 43. |
In which geographical region is Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak of Africa located? |
| A. | northern desert region |
| B. | southern temperate region |
| C. | western tropics |
| D. | eastern highlands |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
Through which of the following countries of Africa continent does the Tropic of Cancer not pass? |
| A. | Gardner |
| B. | Egypt |
| C. | Libya |
| D. | Niger |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
Which river carries the most water in the rivers of Africa? |
| A. | Indigo |
| B. | orange |
| C. | Niger |
| D. | Zaire |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
How much of the total area of the continent of Africa lies in the Northern Hemisphere? |
| A. | A third |
| B. | two quarters |
| C. | two third |
| D. | three fourth |
| Answer» D. three fourth | |
| 47. |
On which river is Victoria Falls located? |
| A. | Niger |
| B. | jambezi |
| C. | Indigo |
| D. | Congo |
| Answer» C. Indigo | |
| 48. |
Which district has the lowest sex ratio in the country? |
| A. | Leh |
| B. | Ladakh |
| C. | repression |
| D. | Alirajpur |
| Answer» D. Alirajpur | |
| 49. |
Which mountain is located on the north-west borders of the Congo Basin? |
| A. | karisimbi mountain |
| B. | Cameroon Mountains |
| C. | stem class |
| D. | ComSwarg |
| Answer» C. stem class | |
| 50. |
Who traced the origin of the Nile in the late 19th century? |
| A. | Mango Park |
| B. | David Livingstone |
| C. | Edwin Cortez |
| D. | James Bruce |
| Answer» E. | |