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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. |
_ Along the coasts salinity is$? |
| A. | Lowered |
| B. | Increased |
| C. | Stable |
| D. | Unaffected |
| Answer» B. Increased | |
| 2. |
_ What percentage of World's fresh water is stored in the form of glacier ice$? |
| A. | 0.5 |
| B. | 0.1 |
| C. | 0.7 |
| D. | 0.3 |
| Answer» D. 0.3 | |
| 3. |
_ A drainage pattern where a river is joined by its tributaries approximately at right angles is$? |
| A. | Dendritic |
| B. | Trellis |
| C. | Rectangular |
| D. | Radial |
| Answer» C. Rectangular | |
| 4. |
_ In which one of the following is Malta located?$? |
| A. | Baltic Sea |
| B. | Mediterranean Sea |
| C. | Black Sea |
| D. | North Sea |
| Answer» C. Black Sea | |
| 5. |
_ A broad, low embankment built up along the banks of a river channel during floods is called$? |
| A. | Delta |
| B. | Levee |
| C. | Flood Plain |
| D. | Dune |
| Answer» C. Flood Plain | |
| 6. |
_ The largest island in the Indian Ocean is ________$? |
| A. | Madagascar |
| B. | Maldives |
| C. | Sri Lanka |
| D. | Sumatra |
| Answer» B. Maldives | |
| 7. |
_ An artificial navigation channel is called$? |
| A. | Canal |
| B. | Greenhouse effect |
| C. | Flord |
| D. | Caprock |
| Answer» B. Greenhouse effect | |
| 8. |
_ Which of the following connects the ocean floor level with the continental level ?$? |
| A. | Continental slope |
| B. | Continental shelf |
| C. | Epicontinental sea |
| D. | Sea shelf |
| Answer» B. Continental shelf | |
| 9. |
__Which river crosses the Equator twice?__ |
| A. | Amazon |
| B. | Congo |
| C. | Nile |
| D. | Orinoco |
| Answer» C. Nile | |
| 10. |
__The stagnated water in the surface of lake is known as__ |
| A. | Epilimnion |
| B. | Metalmnion |
| C. | Thermocline |
| D. | Hypolimnion |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
__"Tsunami" is the name given to which of the following?__ |
| A. | Earthquake |
| B. | Cyclone |
| C. | Tidal Waves |
| D. | Undersea Waves |
| Answer» D. Undersea Waves | |
| 12. |
__What is the narrow strip which connects two water bodies or Sea or Ocean?__ |
| A. | Gulf |
| B. | Strait |
| C. | Peninsula |
| D. | Isthmus |
| Answer» C. Peninsula | |
| 13. |
__The World's longest river is __________ |
| A. | Nile |
| B. | Ganges |
| C. | Amazon |
| D. | Mississippi – Missouri |
| Answer» B. Ganges | |
| 14. |
_Water exists in how much part of the world?$? |
| A. | 0.7 |
| B. | 0.8 |
| C. | 0.25 |
| D. | 0.55 |
| Answer» B. 0.8 | |
| 15. |
_What is coral island?$? |
| A. | Sand Dune |
| B. | Lake |
| C. | Sand Coast |
| D. | Terrestrial Sea |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
_Farakka barrage is a major reason for contention between India and ________.$? |
| A. | Banladesh |
| B. | Pakisthan |
| C. | China |
| D. | Nepal |
| Answer» B. Pakisthan | |
| 17. |
_Consider the following statements:1. Temperature of surface water is comparatively higher in the northern hemisphere than in the southern hemisphere.2. The isotherms in the southern hemisphere are not regular and do not follow the latitudes while they (isotherms) are regular and follow the latitudes in the northern hemisphere.Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?$? |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» B. 2 only | |
| 18. |
_Consider the following statements :1. Greenland is an overseas territory of France.2. Berumuda, an overseas territory of UK, is situated in Western Atlantic.3. State of Bahrain is situated in the Persian Gulf.Which of these statements is/are correct?$? |
| A. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | 2 and 3 |
| D. | 1 and 3 |
| Answer» D. 1 and 3 | |
| 19. |
_The salinity or the sea is maximum at the$? |
| A. | Indian Ocean |
| B. | Red Sea |
| C. | Baltic Sea |
| D. | Atlantic Ocean |
| Answer» C. Baltic Sea | |
| 20. |
_Which is the largest island of the Philippines?$? |
| A. | Mindanao |
| B. | Palawan |
| C. | Luzon |
| D. | Negnos |
| Answer» D. Negnos | |
| 21. |
_The Coast of Norway is an example of$? |
| A. | Dalmatian Coast |
| B. | Fjord Coast |
| C. | Ria Coast |
| D. | Pelagic Coast |
| Answer» C. Ria Coast | |
| 22. |
_Under normal conditions, which one of the following is the correct sequential developments of features made by fluvial action?$? |
| A. | Waterfalls - Meander bars - River terraces - Oxbow lakes |
| B. | Meander bars - River terraces – Waterfalls - Oxbow lakes |
| C. | Waterfalls - River terraces – Meander bars - Oxbow lakes |
| D. | River terraces - Meander – Waterfalls - Oxbow lakes |
| Answer» D. River terraces - Meander ‚Äö√Ñ√¨ Waterfalls - Oxbow lakes | |
| 23. |
_Victoria Falls in Africa are located on ________$? |
| A. | River Niger |
| B. | River Congo |
| C. | River Zambezi |
| D. | River Nile |
| Answer» D. River Nile | |
| 24. |
Which one of the following conditions are not favourable for the growth of coral rects ?$? |
| A. | Sediment free water |
| B. | Fresh water |
| C. | Moderate saline water |
| D. | Disturbed water and currents |
| Answer» C. Moderate saline water | |
| 25. |
The oceanic current named as 'Kuroshio, Kurile and Alaskan' are located in$? |
| A. | North Atlantic Ocean |
| B. | South Atlantic Ocean |
| C. | North Pacific Ocean |
| D. | North Indian Ocean |
| Answer» D. North Indian Ocean | |
| 26. |
The deepest surface depression on earth is$? |
| A. | Kuri Trench |
| B. | Mariana Trench |
| C. | Tonga-Kermadec Trench |
| D. | Bentley Subglacial Trench |
| Answer» C. Tonga-Kermadec Trench | |
| 27. |
Rivers in "Annular" pattern flow in which direction?$? |
| A. | West to East |
| B. | North to South |
| C. | Like a ring |
| D. | Transverse direction |
| Answer» D. Transverse direction | |
| 28. |
What is the correct decreasing order of the share of different salts in sea water?$? |
| A. | Sodium chloride, magnesium chloride, magnesium sulphate, potassium sulphate |
| B. | Sodium chloride, magnesium chloride, potassium sulphate, magnesium sulphate |
| C. | Sodium chloride, magnesium sulphate, potassium sulphate, magnesium chloride |
| D. | Sodium chloride, magnesium chloride, potassium sulphate, magnesium sulphate |
| Answer» B. Sodium chloride, magnesium chloride, potassium sulphate, magnesium sulphate | |
| 29. |
The reason behind broadening the river valley is$? |
| A. | Corrosion |
| B. | Soil Erosion |
| C. | Attrition |
| D. | Hydraulic Action |
| Answer» C. Attrition | |
| 30. |
A wide inlet of the sea usually concave in shape, is termed as a$? |
| A. | Strait |
| B. | Sound |
| C. | Bay |
| D. | Fjord |
| Answer» D. Fjord | |
| 31. |
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the following topographical features found from upper to lower course of a river?$? |
| A. | Ox-bow lake-Rapids-Estuary |
| B. | Rapids-Estuary-Ox-bow lake |
| C. | Rapids- Ox-bow lake - Estuary |
| D. | Estuary- Ox-bow lake-Rapids |
| Answer» D. Estuary- Ox-bow lake-Rapids | |
| 32. |
A ship met with an accident at 30ºC and 35ºN. The ship was sailing in the ________$? |
| A. | Baltic Sea |
| B. | Black Sea |
| C. | Mediterranean Sea |
| D. | Red Sea |
| Answer» D. Red Sea | |
| 33. |
The average salinity of the sea water is ________ parts per thousand.$? |
| A. | 25 |
| B. | 35 |
| C. | 50 |
| D. | 60 |
| Answer» C. 50 | |
| 34. |
Two main cold currents in the North Pacific Ocean are known as$? |
| A. | Oyashio and California currents |
| B. | Alaska and Kuroshio currents |
| C. | North Equatorial and Counter Equatorial currents |
| D. | North Pacific and Kuroshio currents |
| Answer» B. Alaska and Kuroshio currents | |
| 35. |
A narrow strip of land bordered on both sides by water, connecting two large bodies of land is known as ________$? |
| A. | An isthmus |
| B. | A lagoon |
| C. | A peninsula |
| D. | A strait |
| Answer» B. A lagoon | |
| 36. |
Where are the Balearic Islands located?$? |
| A. | Mediterranean Sea |
| B. | Black Sea |
| C. | Baltic Sea |
| D. | North Sea |
| Answer» B. Black Sea | |
| 37. |
Which one among the following rivers is the longest?$? |
| A. | Amazon |
| B. | Amur |
| C. | Congo |
| D. | Volga |
| Answer» B. Amur | |
| 38. |
Which of the following are the factors that are mainly responsible for the movements of surface oceanic currents?1. Prevailing winds2. Earth's Rotation3. Earthquake activity4. Bottom Topography5. Difference in the density of seawater$? |
| A. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| B. | 1, 2 and 4 |
| C. | 1, 2 and 5 |
| D. | 3, 4 and 5 |
| Answer» D. 3, 4 and 5 | |
| 39. |
The Canals in Western Europe are mainly used for ________$? |
| A. | Irrigation |
| B. | Inland navigation |
| C. | Ship building |
| D. | Trade |
| Answer» C. Ship building | |
| 40. |
The fishing grounds in the Pacific Ocean, the world's greatest fishing regions, lie between the ________$? |
| A. | Bering Sea and the Mediterranean Sea |
| B. | The North Sea and the Mediterranean Sea |
| C. | The East China Sea and the Bering Sea |
| D. | The Mediterranean Sea and the Arabian Sea |
| Answer» D. The Mediterranean Sea and the Arabian Sea | |
| 41. |
If you travel along the Suez Canal from Port Said to Suez, you will come across several lakes. Which of the following lakes is not on this Canal?$? |
| A. | Great Bitter Lake |
| B. | Little Bitter Lake |
| C. | Lake Gatun |
| D. | Lake Timsah |
| Answer» D. Lake Timsah | |
| 42. |
The largest and the busiest inland waterways in the world is ________$? |
| A. | R. Rhine in Germany |
| B. | R. Ganga in India |
| C. | The Great Lakes and the rivers St. Lawrence in U.SA |
| D. | R. Lena and Lake Baikal in Russia |
| Answer» D. R. Lena and Lake Baikal in Russia | |
| 43. |
Which one of the following countries is planning to construct a rival to the Panama Canal to link the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans?$? |
| A. | Colombia |
| B. | Costa Rica |
| C. | Guatemala |
| D. | Nicaragua |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
Why are major fishing areas of the world confined to the temperate zone?I. Cold and warm currents meet, creating conditions favourable for plankton growthII. The fish of these waters are highly palatable as human foodIII. There is a ready mark, in the land masses of the zoneIV. The existence of submarine plateaus help in growth of fish population$? |
| A. | I, II and IV |
| B. | II, III and IV |
| C. | I, III and IV |
| D. | I, II, III and IV |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
Tokyo, the capital of Japan is situated in the island of$? |
| A. | Hokkaido |
| B. | Honshu |
| C. | Shikoku |
| D. | Kyushu |
| Answer» C. Shikoku | |
| 46. |
A stretch of sea water, partly or fully separated by a narrow strip from the main sea is called$? |
| A. | Bay |
| B. | Isthmus |
| C. | Lagoon |
| D. | Strait |
| Answer» D. Strait | |
| 47. |
On the bank of which river is New York situated?$? |
| A. | River Colorado |
| B. | River Hudson |
| C. | River Mississippi |
| D. | River Amazon |
| Answer» C. River Mississippi | |
| 48. |
Which if the following river crosses the Equator twice.? |
| A. | Congo |
| B. | Amazon |
| C. | Niger |
| D. | Nile |
| Answer» B. Amazon | |
| 49. |
Which is the largest reservoir of sweet water?? |
| A. | Underground Water |
| B. | Pond |
| C. | Lakes |
| D. | Glacier |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
Mr. X has been invited to participate in a conference to be held at Buenos Aires. He has chosen the following shortest flight route: Mumbai to Frankfurt (non-stop) Frankfurt to Sao Paulo (non-stop) Sao Paulo to Buenos Aires (non-stop). Which one of the following seas will likely to be flown over by Mr. X?? |
| A. | Tasman Sea |
| B. | Labrador Sea |
| C. | Beaufort Sea |
| D. | Black Sea |
| Answer» E. | |