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This section includes 319 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Geography knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 301. |
Fishing grounds are concentrated in the high latitudes. The reasons are:1. great length of indented coastline2. extensive continental shelves3. water temperatures lower than 20°C4. sparse population# |
| A. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| B. | 2, 3 and 4 |
| C. | 1 and 2 |
| D. | 2 and 4 |
| Answer» B. 2, 3 and 4 | |
| 302. |
To which of the following, Grand Bank and Dogger Bank are related? |
| A. | Tidal power plants |
| B. | Main fish catching zone |
| C. | Scuba diving |
| D. | Shipping |
| Answer» C. Scuba diving | |
| 303. |
The ideal conditions for coral growth are:I. water temperature around 20°CII. tropical waters (between 30°N and 30°S)III. highly saline waterIV. adequate oxygen# |
| A. | I, II and IV |
| B. | I, III and IV |
| C. | I, II and III |
| D. | II, III and IV |
| Answer» B. I, III and IV | |
| 304. |
The ocean surface currents follow clockwise circulatory paths in the northern parts of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans due to the ________ |
| A. | Convergence and divergence movements |
| B. | Corioli's force |
| C. | Density differences in seawater |
| D. | Impact of prevailing winds |
| Answer» C. Density differences in seawater | |
| 305. |
One will NOT have to pass through the Suez Canal while going from Bombay to ________ |
| A. | Alexandria |
| B. | Suez |
| C. | Port Said |
| D. | Benghazi |
| Answer» C. Port Said | |
| 306. |
The World's major commercial fishing grounds are located in the ________ |
| A. | Cool waters of the northern hemisphere in comparatively higher latitudes |
| B. | Equatorial water |
| C. | Temperate waters of tropical seas |
| D. | Warm water of seas in southern hemisphere |
| Answer» B. Equatorial water | |
| 307. |
Which one of the following is not a landform which results due to rejuvenation of a river? |
| A. | Incised meander |
| B. | Knick point |
| C. | Oxbow lake |
| D. | Rive terrace |
| Answer» D. Rive terrace | |
| 308. |
Of the following the busiest oceanic trade route is ________ |
| A. | Cape route |
| B. | North Atlantic route |
| C. | Panama canal |
| D. | Suez canal |
| Answer» C. Panama canal | |
| 309. |
Which of the following is a tropical ocean current? |
| A. | Curiel |
| B. | Canary |
| C. | Labrador |
| D. | Gulf Stream |
| Answer» E. | |
| 310. |
The Panama Canal links ________ |
| A. | Mediterranean Sea with Red Sea |
| B. | Atlantic Ocean with Indian Ocean |
| C. | Indian Ocean with Mediterranean Sea |
| D. | Atlantic Ocean with Pacific Ocean |
| Answer» E. | |
| 311. |
Which of the following is the largest irrigation canal in the world? |
| A. | Panama Canal |
| B. | Sirhind Canal |
| C. | Suez Canal |
| D. | Indira Gandhi Canal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 312. |
Which of these statements are correct? 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 currents are affected by the configuration of the ocean. |
| A. | 1 and 2 |
| B. | 2, 3, and 4 |
| C. | 1, 3 and 4 |
| D. | 1, 2, 3, and 4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 313. |
Which is the correct order of ocean currents in the northern part of Pacific ocean in clockwise direction? |
| A. | North equatorial - California Kuroshio - North equatorial |
| B. | North equatorial – California – Kuroshio - Pacific drift-North equatorial |
| C. | North equatorial - Kuroshio - Pacific drift - North equatorial |
| D. | North equatorial - Pacific drift – Kuroshio – California - North equatorial |
| Answer» D. North equatorial - Pacific drift ‚Äö√Ñ√¨ Kuroshio ‚Äö√Ñ√¨ California - North equatorial | |
| 314. |
Which of the following sea is landlocked? |
| A. | Red Sea |
| B. | Timor Sea |
| C. | Northern Sea |
| D. | Aral Sea |
| Answer» E. | |
| 315. |
The world's largest lake is ________ |
| A. | Lake Victoria |
| B. | Lake Superior |
| C. | Caspian Sea |
| D. | Black Sea |
| Answer» D. Black Sea | |
| 316. |
Which of the following is called 'Herring Pond'? |
| A. | Atlantic Ocean |
| B. | Black Sea |
| C. | Dead Sea |
| D. | Pacific Ocean |
| Answer» B. Black Sea | |
| 317. |
The highest lake above the sea level in the world is ________ |
| A. | Lake Avernus |
| B. | Lake Tanzania |
| C. | Lake Toba |
| D. | Lake Titicaca |
| Answer» E. | |
| 318. |
The current produced by upwelling of cold water off the coast of Chile and Peru is known as |
| A. | El Nino |
| B. | Humboldt current |
| C. | Agulhas current |
| D. | Canary current |
| Answer» C. Agulhas current | |
| 319. |
Niagara Falls is located between which of the following pairs of lakes? |
| A. | Lake Superior and Lake Huron |
| B. | Lake Huron and Lake Erie |
| C. | Lake Erie and Lake Ontario |
| D. | Lake Ontario and Lake Huron |
| Answer» D. Lake Ontario and Lake Huron | |