Explore topic-wise MCQs in Geography.

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101.

The new name of the old colony 'Northern Rhodesia' is-

A. Zambia
B. Zimbabwe
C. Uganda
D. Tanzania
Answer» B. Zimbabwe
102.

The ancient name of Lesotho is-

A. nyasaland
B. Vasutoland
C. agarland
D. togoland
Answer» C. agarland
103.

Sri Lanka was formerly known as-

A. siamese
B. ceylon
C. salisbury
D. sandwich island
Answer» C. salisbury
104.

By what name was the Netherlands formerly known?

A. Holland
B. Vasutoland
C. nyasaland
D. Bechuanaland
Answer» B. Vasutoland
105.

The ancient name of Malaysia is-

A. Malaya
B. Malawi
C. Siamese
D. Persia
Answer» B. Malawi
106.

The ancient name of Malawi is-

A. Malaya
B. Batavia
C. nyasaland
D. Abyssinia
Answer» D. Abyssinia
107.

The ancient name of Zimbabwe is-

A. Northern Rhodesia
B. Southern Rhodesia
C. Gold Coast
D. nyasaland
Answer» C. Gold Coast
108.

What is the ancient name of Zambia?

A. Northern Rhodesia
B. Southern Rhodesia
C. New Granada
D. Gold Coast
Answer» B. Southern Rhodesia
109.

What is the modern name of Zaire

A. Republic of the Congo
B. Togoland
C. Vasutoland
D. Bechuanaland
Answer» B. Togoland
110.

What is the ancient name of Malagasy?

A. ceylon
B. siamese
C. madagascar
D. Saigan
Answer» D. Saigan
111.

What was the ancient name of Suriname?

A. Dutch Guiana
B. French Guiana
C. Dutch East Indies
D. dahomey
Answer» B. French Guiana
112.

The ancient name of the African country 'Ghana' is-

A. Abyssinia
B. Tanganyika
C. Gold Coast
D. Congo
Answer» D. Congo
113.

The ancient name of the African country Ethiopia is-

A. Abyssinia
B. Gold Coast
C. upper bolta
D. Bechuanaland
Answer» B. Gold Coast
114.

Which country was formerly known as 'Siam'?

A. Thailand
B. Cambodia
C. vietnam
D. Laos
Answer» B. Cambodia
115.

What was Indonesia formerly known as-

A. Dutch East Indies
B. Indian East Indies
C. sandwich island
D. New Colony of Britain
Answer» B. Indian East Indies
116.

The ancient name of which country is Upper Belta?

A. Ghana
B. botswana
C. Taiwan
D. Burkina Faso
Answer» E.
117.

The ancient name of Namibia is-

A. Upper belt
B. Northern Rhodesia
C. Southern Rhodesia
D. south west africa
Answer» E.
118.

Which country was formerly known as 'New Granada'?

A. Colombia
B. Bolivia
C. Venezuela
D. Peru
Answer» B. Bolivia
119.

By what name was Myanmar (Burma) known to ancient Indians?

A. golden land
B. golden island
C. yew island
D. मलयमंडलम्
Answer» B. golden island
120.

Which statement is true about Bushman tribe?

A. This tribe lives in Botswana.
B. It is a hunter and food gathering tribe.
C. Ants are called 'Bushman's rice'.
D. suitable all
Answer» E.
121.

In which river is the native tribe of Africa 'Pygmy' found?

A. Niger
B. Congo
C. Indigo
D. jambji
Answer» C. Indigo
122.

Which of the following country was formerly known as 'Nippon'?

A. China
B. vietnam
C. Sri Lanka
D. Japan
Answer» E.
123.

The people of which tribe do not drink milk fresh and drink it sour-

A. Central Africa
B. Malaysia
C. New Guinea
D. South America
Answer» B. Malaysia
124.

Which of the following is correctly matched-

A. Eskimo - Amazon Basin
B. Pygmy - Irrawaddy Basin
C. Bantu - Sahara
D. Bushman - Kalahari
Answer» E.
125.

Inuit people are not found in-

A. in alaska
B. in greenland
C. in Canada
D. in Sweden
Answer» E.
126.

Who is Valoons-

A. native of south africa
B. aboriginals of australia
C. Belgium's French-speaking population
D. native to new zealand
Answer» D. native to new zealand
127.

By which of the following names are the inhabitants of Dutch (Holland) origin of South Africa known?

A. Flemings
B. spring box
C. Boers
D. Cosmax
Answer» D. Cosmax
128.

The matching pair is-

A. Sakai - Malaysia
B. Kyrgyz - Indonesia
C. pygmy - kenya
D. Champagne - Thailand
Answer» B. Kyrgyz - Indonesia
129.

In which continent in the world the largest population of primitive species is found?

A. Asia
B. Africa
C. Australia
D. Europe
Answer» C. Australia
130.

Lie is which of the following-

A. a disease-causing fly in Japan
B. A world famous gold mine in South Africa
C. hill located in the central part of Sri Lanka
D. a tribe living in the Chin hills of Myanmar
Answer» E.
131.

What is Kachin

A. a river in myanmar
B. a mountain in myanmar
C. a tribe of myanmar
D. a valley in myanmar
Answer» D. a valley in myanmar
132.

Which of the following statement is true-

A. Pygmy mainly lives in the tropical rain forest area.
B. Bushmen live in the Kalahari Desert.
C. Hottentots live in the Namib Desert.
D. suitable all
Answer» E.
133.

The pygmy is a resident of-

A. of Africa
B. of asia
C. of australia
D. South American
Answer» B. of asia
134.

Yurt is the home of which tribe-

A. Eskimo
B. Pygmy
C. Bushman
D. Kyrgyz
Answer» E.
135.

In which country of Africa there is a violent war going on between Hutu and Tulsi tribes?

A. Burundi
B. cameroon
C. Rwanda
D. jire
Answer» D. jire
136.

Khirgiz is a nomadic tribe-

A. of central asia
B. of south asia
C. of Southeast Asia
D. of west asia
Answer» B. of south asia
137.

Zulu people live in-

A. in New Zealand
B. in australia
C. in South Africa
D. in Congo
Answer» D. in Congo
138.

The temporary tent made of animal skins made by the Khirgiz, Kalamukh, and Kazakh people in the steppe region of Central Asia is called-

A. kraal
B. tupic
C. Yurt
D. all
Answer» D. all
139.

Which tribe does not belong to the equatorial region?

A. semang
B. Sakai
C. Pygmy
D. Kyrgyz
Answer» E.
140.

In which of the following countries are pygmy residents found?

A. Sahara Pradesh
B. Kalahari Region
C. pampas area
D. equatorial forest area
Answer» E.
141.

By what name is the pygmy living in Sri Lanka known?

A. Red Indian
B. Veda
C. Papua
D. Poonan
Answer» C. Papua
142.

In which desert of the world do people of a tribal tribe called Bushman live?

A. help
B. Kalahari
C. Gobi
D. sechura
Answer» C. Gobi
143.

What are the pygmys living in Bornean called?

A. Poonan
B. Papua
C. Red Indian
D. Veda
Answer» B. Papua
144.

What is the name of the pygmy found in Newgene?

A. Poonan
B. Veda
C. Red Indian
D. Papua
Answer» E.
145.

Bushman is related to-

A. from the Sahara desert
B. from the Kalahari Desert
C. from the Congo Basin
D. from the Abyssinian plateau
Answer» C. from the Congo Basin
146.

What is Kayak

A. javelin
B. boat used by eskimo as the main means of transport
C. Eskimo's winter hemispherical residence
D. summer residence of eskimo people
Answer» C. Eskimo's winter hemispherical residence
147.

From whom do the people of Eskimon tribe build sledges?

A. from snow
B. from wood
C. from seal bones
D. from reindeer bones
Answer» D. from reindeer bones
148.

Which of the following tribes lives in the Nile Valley region?

A. Fulani
B. fellah
C. Jakaru
D. Masai
Answer» C. Jakaru
149.

What is the summer residence of the Eskimons called-

A. kraal
B. all
C. tupic
D. igloo
Answer» D. igloo
150.

The main business of Eskimon people is-

A. agricultural operation
B. wood chopping
C. handicraft manufacturing
D. hunting and fishing
Answer» E.