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This section includes 1127 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Geography knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
What is the average salt content in a litre of seawater? |
| A. | 9 gm. |
| B. | 7 gm. |
| C. | 5 gm. |
| D. | 2 gm. |
| Answer» D. 2 gm. | |
| 52. |
The famous Matterhorn Peak is found in |
| A. | ustria |
| B. | witzerland |
| C. | rance |
| D. | weden |
| Answer» C. rance | |
| 53. |
Which of these is not true of the effects of the ocean currents? |
| A. | hey affect commerce because they keep the harbours open even during winter |
| B. | ater of the ocean is kept pure |
| C. | arm equatorial currents raise the temperature while the cold polar currents lower the temperature of the place through which they pass |
| D. | hey do not affect rainfall over the coast |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54. |
Gulf Stream, the most important current of the Atlantic Ocean, takes Its birth from the Gulf of Mexico. Its importance lies in its |
| A. | ooling effect |
| B. | arming effect |
| C. | rea of influence |
| D. | nfluence on travel |
| Answer» C. rea of influence | |
| 55. |
'Ursa Major' is the scientific name for one of the constellations of stars. Its common English name is |
| A. | he Northern Crown |
| B. | he Chained Lady |
| C. | he Milky Way |
| D. | he Great Bear |
| Answer» E. | |
| 56. |
The world's most humid continent is |
| A. | sia |
| B. | urope |
| C. | orth America |
| D. | outh America |
| Answer» E. | |
| 57. |
Which part of Europe is most densely populated? |
| A. | astern Europe |
| B. | estern Europe |
| C. | orthern Europe |
| D. | rea around the Black Sea |
| Answer» C. orthern Europe | |
| 58. |
What is meant by 'brain drain'? |
| A. | ncrease in the population of mentally retarded or brainless people |
| B. | he increasing medical facilities which have resulted in decrease in the number of mentally retarded people |
| C. | he marriage of highly intellectual people so as to add more intelligent progency to the population |
| D. | he migration of highly qualified or skilled people to better places of employment |
| Answer» E. | |
| 59. |
The deepest or the Oceanic trenches is the ________ trench. |
| A. | ariana |
| B. | uerto Rico |
| C. | apanese |
| D. | unda |
| Answer» B. uerto Rico | |
| 60. |
In the context of exports, which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ? |
| A. | ape Town : Wool and wine |
| B. | delaide : Wheat and wool |
| C. | erth : Rice and corn |
| D. | an Francisco : Fruits and wine |
| Answer» D. an Francisco : Fruits and wine | |
| 61. |
Which one of the following is not an African country? |
| A. | ameroon |
| B. | abon |
| C. | auritania |
| D. | emen |
| Answer» E. | |
| 62. |
Which of the following is not a tropical cyclone? |
| A. | yphoon |
| B. | ornado |
| C. | urricane |
| D. | illy-willy |
| Answer» C. urricane | |
| 63. |
Which one of these places lies nearest to the Equator? |
| A. | ingapore |
| B. | agos |
| C. | olombo |
| D. | akarta |
| Answer» B. agos | |
| 64. |
Lines Joining places having equal height are |
| A. | ontours |
| B. | sobars |
| C. | sohalines |
| D. | sohyet |
| Answer» B. sobars | |
| 65. |
________ canal is gateway to the Pacific. |
| A. | uez |
| B. | anama |
| C. | iel |
| D. | rand Union |
| Answer» C. iel | |
| 66. |
The correct decreasing order of the population of the various continents is ________ |
| A. | sia, Europe, America, Africa, Australia |
| B. | sia, America, Europe, Africa, Australia |
| C. | sia, Africa, Europe, America, Australia |
| D. | sia, America, Africa, Europe, Australia |
| Answer» D. sia, America, Africa, Europe, Australia | |
| 67. |
Strait of Florida runs in between ________ |
| A. | tlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea |
| B. | ulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea |
| C. | tlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico |
| D. | aribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean |
| Answer» D. aribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean | |
| 68. |
Infant mortality rate is ________ |
| A. | umber of deaths of children below 1 year of age per 1000 of the population |
| B. | umber of deaths of children below 5 years of age per 1000 of the population |
| C. | umber of deaths of children below 1 year of age per 100 of the population |
| D. | umber of deaths of children below 5 years of age per 100 of the population |
| Answer» B. umber of deaths of children below 5 years of age per 1000 of the population | |
| 69. |
Which one of the following statements correctly defines the term 'Karroo' of Southern Africa? |
| A. | ift valley formed due to faulting |
| B. | ome shaped landforms caused by earth's movements |
| C. | teppes from the coastal lowland on to the high plateau |
| D. | one of the above |
| Answer» D. one of the above | |
| 70. |
Which of the following countries have achieved a negative growth rate of population? |
| A. | ustralia, Canada and Sweden |
| B. | .K., Sweden and Germany |
| C. | rance, Italy and Ireland |
| D. | apan, U.S.A. and Russia |
| Answer» B. .K., Sweden and Germany | |
| 71. |
The area or the Indian Ocean is approximately ________. |
| A. | 4 million sq km |
| B. | 4 million sq km |
| C. | 4 million sq km |
| D. | 4 million sq km |
| Answer» E. | |
| 72. |
The dwarf camels, known as Alpacas, Vicunas and Llamas are found in |
| A. | ibet |
| B. | fghanistan |
| C. | yanmar |
| D. | yprus |
| Answer» B. fghanistan | |
| 73. |
Some riven and canals have locks across them in order to |
| A. | ollect taxes |
| B. | nsure safety |
| C. | ontrol the level of water |
| D. | oad or unload freight |
| Answer» D. oad or unload freight | |
| 74. |
Which of the following is not concerned with increased production of a food item? |
| A. | reen Revolution |
| B. | lue Revolution |
| C. | hite Revolution |
| D. | range Revolution |
| Answer» E. | |
| 75. |
Pyranees form a the boundary between |
| A. | pain and Portugal |
| B. | rance and Spain |
| C. | oland and Russia |
| D. | ungary and Rumania |
| Answer» C. oland and Russia | |
| 76. |
"Golan Heights" belonging to a country A were captured by a country B. The countries A and B are ________ |
| A. | ibet and China |
| B. | ussia and Japan |
| C. | yria and Israel |
| D. | ran and Iraq |
| Answer» D. ran and Iraq | |
| 77. |
If I wanted to reach the South Atlantic from the South Pacific while touching South America, I would have to use |
| A. | lorida Straits |
| B. | ardanelles |
| C. | agellan Straits |
| D. | osporus |
| Answer» D. osporus | |
| 78. |
A narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses is called |
| A. | idge |
| B. | eninsula |
| C. | sthmus |
| D. | eck |
| Answer» D. eck | |
| 79. |
The difference between the equatorial and polar diametres of the earth is about |
| A. | 2 km |
| B. | 2 km |
| C. | 2 km |
| D. | 2 km |
| Answer» D. 2 km | |
| 80. |
Consider the following countries:1. Algeria2. Morocco3. MauritaniaWhich of these borders is/are the Mediterranean Sea? |
| A. | only |
| B. | and 2 |
| C. | and 3 |
| D. | , 2 and 3 |
| Answer» C. and 3 | |
| 81. |
The regions with the highest and lowest densities are respectively ________ |
| A. | urope and Africa |
| B. | sia and Oceania |
| C. | orth America and Africa |
| D. | urope and Oceania |
| Answer» E. | |
| 82. |
The coral reefs are most characteristic of |
| A. | ndian Ocean |
| B. | acific Ocean |
| C. | tlantic Ocean |
| D. | editerranean Sea |
| Answer» C. tlantic Ocean | |
| 83. |
The layers of the earth's crust are distinguished by their |
| A. | hickness and depth |
| B. | ensity and temperature |
| C. | etallic content and rocks |
| D. | ll the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 84. |
Which one of the following is not an astronomical object? |
| A. | ulsar |
| B. | rittle Star |
| C. | lack Hole |
| D. | uasar |
| Answer» C. lack Hole | |
| 85. |
Japan's total land is about ________ that of India. |
| A. | ne-sixth |
| B. | ne-fifth |
| C. | ne-ninth |
| D. | ne-tenth |
| Answer» D. ne-tenth | |
| 86. |
Suez Canal links |
| A. | editerranean Sea and Caribbean Sea |
| B. | lack Sea and Baltic Sea |
| C. | ed Sea and Mediterranean Sea |
| D. | rabian Sea and Red Sea |
| Answer» D. rabian Sea and Red Sea | |
| 87. |
Which of the following is the busiest of ocean trade routes? |
| A. | uez Canal |
| B. | ape of Good Hope |
| C. | orth Atlantic |
| D. | anama Canal |
| Answer» D. anama Canal | |
| 88. |
Which continent has the highest density of population? |
| A. | sia |
| B. | frica |
| C. | urope |
| D. | orth America |
| Answer» D. orth America | |
| 89. |
Which is the largest country of the Africa? |
| A. | outh Africa |
| B. | udan |
| C. | lgeria |
| D. | gypt |
| Answer» D. gypt | |
| 90. |
Which one of the following continents has the lowest birth and death rates? |
| A. | urope |
| B. | ustralia |
| C. | orth America |
| D. | outh America |
| Answer» C. orth America | |
| 91. |
Selvas is a word denoting |
| A. | ong narrow depression formed in the land sunk between two parallel faults |
| B. | southerly region of the oceans located between 45°S and N |
| C. | he equatorial rain forest of the Amazon basin |
| D. | he grasslands of North America |
| Answer» D. he grasslands of North America | |
| 92. |
The winter snow-house or Eskimos is known as |
| A. | urt |
| B. | upic |
| C. | gloo |
| D. | ent |
| Answer» D. ent | |
| 93. |
Along which one of the following meridians did India experience the first light of the sunrise of the new millennium? |
| A. | 0°30’W |
| B. | 2°30'E |
| C. | 2°30’W |
| D. | 2°30'E |
| Answer» E. | |
| 94. |
Which or the following is mainly responsible for causing discomfort to mountaineers? |
| A. | teep height |
| B. | xtreme cold |
| C. | ack of oxygen |
| D. | ack of shelter |
| Answer» D. ack of shelter | |
| 95. |
Cloudy nights are warmer compared to clear cloudless nights, because clouds |
| A. | revent cold waves from the sky from descending on earth |
| B. | eflect back the heat given off by earth |
| C. | roduce heat and radiate it towards earth |
| D. | bsorb heat from the atmosphere and send it towards earth |
| Answer» C. roduce heat and radiate it towards earth | |
| 96. |
Spot the odd item. |
| A. | t Fuji |
| B. | t Godwin Austin |
| C. | t Vesuvius |
| D. | t Etna |
| Answer» C. t Vesuvius | |
| 97. |
Chicago, one of world's largest steel centres, is located on the southern tip of the lake. |
| A. | uperior |
| B. | ichigan |
| C. | uron |
| D. | rie |
| Answer» C. uron | |
| 98. |
Which of the following is/are the chief Characteristics of commercial grain farming of the middle latitude grasslands?1. The size of farms are generally large.2. Cultivation is highly mechanized.3. It is a type of extensive farming.Select the correct answer using the code given below |
| A. | and 2 only |
| B. | only |
| C. | , 2 and 3 |
| D. | and 3 only |
| Answer» D. and 3 only | |
| 99. |
A stony desert is termed as ________ and sandy desert as ________. |
| A. | eg, erg |
| B. | eg, loess |
| C. | rg, loess |
| D. | rg, reg |
| Answer» B. eg, loess | |
| 100. |
The Trans-Andean railway connects |
| A. | exico City with Santiago |
| B. | anama City with Santiago |
| C. | uenos Aires with Valparaiso |
| D. | io de Janerio with Bogota |
| Answer» D. io de Janerio with Bogota | |