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This section includes 428 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Geography knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 101. |
The largest quantities of bauxite is found in ________ |
| A. | ropical latitudes |
| B. | id-latitudes |
| C. | igh-latitudes |
| D. | emperate lands |
| Answer» B. id-latitudes | |
| 102. |
Which of the following is fastest growing tree ? |
| A. | eak |
| B. | al |
| C. | ucalyptus |
| D. | anyan |
| Answer» D. anyan | |
| 103. |
The production of natural rubber is dominated by ________ |
| A. | outh America |
| B. | outh-east Asia |
| C. | entral Africa |
| D. | editerranean region |
| Answer» C. entral Africa | |
| 104. |
What is the most important edible crop of Australia? |
| A. | aize |
| B. | arley |
| C. | heat |
| D. | ice |
| Answer» D. ice | |
| 105. |
The greatest diversity of animal and plant species occurs in ________ |
| A. | emperate deciduous forests |
| B. | ropical moist forests |
| C. | eavily polluted rivers |
| D. | eserts and Savannas |
| Answer» C. eavily polluted rivers | |
| 106. |
Which one of the following regions of the world is called “the bread basket of the world”? |
| A. | emperate grassland |
| B. | ropical monsoonal region |
| C. | editerranean region |
| D. | avana grassland |
| Answer» B. ropical monsoonal region | |
| 107. |
Grasslands are called Pampas in |
| A. | frica |
| B. | outh America |
| C. | ritain |
| D. | SA |
| Answer» C. ritain | |
| 108. |
________ determines colour, texture, chemical properties, mineral content and permeability of soil. |
| A. | lora & Fauna |
| B. | ime |
| C. | limate |
| D. | arent rock |
| Answer» E. | |
| 109. |
Agriculture involving both crops and livestock is known as |
| A. | airy farming |
| B. | ixed farming |
| C. | ry farming |
| D. | ruck farming |
| Answer» C. ry farming | |
| 110. |
The hot desert of the world are generally found near ________ |
| A. | he equator |
| B. | he doldrums |
| C. | he horse latitude |
| D. | he Tundras |
| Answer» D. he Tundras | |
| 111. |
No trees are found in Tundra biome near polar region of northern hemisphere. This is due to ________ |
| A. | nowfall inhibits plant respiration |
| B. | rozen ice beneath the surface soil (permafrost) restricts root growth |
| C. | ess wind movement and inadequate sunlight |
| D. | ow temperature which restricts development of reproductive organs |
| Answer» C. ess wind movement and inadequate sunlight | |
| 112. |
The thermal equator is found |
| A. | t the equator |
| B. | outh of the geographical equator |
| C. | orth of the geographical equator |
| D. | t the tropic of cancer |
| Answer» D. t the tropic of cancer | |
| 113. |
Which of the following deserts does not lie in the Northern Hemisphere? |
| A. | obi |
| B. | alahari |
| C. | ahara |
| D. | har |
| Answer» C. ahara | |
| 114. |
Where was the world's first oil-well drilled in the nineteenth century ? |
| A. | aku in Russia. |
| B. | itusville in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. |
| C. | igboi in Assam, India |
| D. | hahran in Saudi Arabia |
| Answer» C. igboi in Assam, India | |
| 115. |
World's largest synthetic rubber and tyre making centre is ________ |
| A. | leveland |
| B. | haron |
| C. | kron |
| D. | heeling |
| Answer» D. heeling | |
| 116. |
The Rhur-Complex is a major Industrial centre in |
| A. | orth America |
| B. | ermany |
| C. | urope |
| D. | ormer USSR (now defunct) |
| Answer» C. urope | |
| 117. |
Identify the correct descending order of production of wood pulp of the following countries: 1. USA2. Sweden3. Japan4. Canada |
| A. | , 3, 2, 4 |
| B. | , 4, 1, 3 |
| C. | , 4, 2, 3 |
| D. | , 3, 1, 4 |
| Answer» C. , 4, 2, 3 | |
| 118. |
Put the following ores in descending order of their iron content:1. Haemetite2. Magnetite3. Limonite4. Siderite |
| A. | , 2, 3, 4 |
| B. | , 1, 3, 4 |
| C. | , 1, 4, 3 |
| D. | , 2, 4, 3 |
| Answer» C. , 1, 4, 3 | |
| 119. |
Coal, which is almost pure carbons which hardly has any impurities, which is smokeless and which finds use in the steel industry is called |
| A. | oking coal |
| B. | nthracite |
| C. | ituminous coal |
| D. | ignite |
| Answer» B. nthracite | |
| 120. |
The flower bud which is used as spice, is obtained from? |
| A. | innamon |
| B. | ardamom |
| C. | love |
| D. | oriander |
| Answer» D. oriander | |
| 121. |
Wind power is employed prominently in ________ |
| A. | rance |
| B. | olland |
| C. | audi Arabia |
| D. | anada |
| Answer» C. audi Arabia | |
| 122. |
The region famous for various types of wine and champagne is |
| A. | astern Europe |
| B. | estern Europe |
| C. | editerranean Sea |
| D. | rassland |
| Answer» D. rassland | |
| 123. |
Word "Steppe" is related to which of the following biomes? |
| A. | rassland |
| B. | ropical Forest |
| C. | avanna |
| D. | oniferous Forest |
| Answer» B. ropical Forest | |
| 124. |
Which of the following is an example of Mid-latitude desert ? |
| A. | ahara desert |
| B. | rabian desert |
| C. | har desert |
| D. | atagonia desert |
| Answer» E. | |
| 125. |
What is the reason of duration of cold wave in America? |
| A. | io-diversity and Habitat |
| B. | limate and Energy |
| C. | olitical Administration |
| D. | olar Vortex |
| Answer» E. | |
| 126. |
Which vegetation is called natural cattle country ? |
| A. | avanna |
| B. | owns |
| C. | elva |
| D. | rairies |
| Answer» C. elva | |
| 127. |
What is the meaning of "Cloud Burst" |
| A. | ppearance of clouds in sky |
| B. | ery heavy rain with heavy storm |
| C. | owing of crop seeds in cloudy weather |
| D. | ormation of artificial rain |
| Answer» C. owing of crop seeds in cloudy weather | |
| 128. |
Brazil has become the world's largest producer of coffee mainly because ________ |
| A. | he Brazilian plateau is well drained land |
| B. | he climatic conditions are suitable |
| C. | he "terra-rosa" soil is very fertile |
| D. | he coffee plant is native of Brazil |
| Answer» D. he coffee plant is native of Brazil | |
| 129. |
Most of the Japanese industries are located on the ________ |
| A. | okkaido coast |
| B. | onshu coast |
| C. | hikoko coast |
| D. | yushu coast |
| Answer» B. onshu coast | |
| 130. |
The maximum amount of energy in the present day world is provided by ________ |
| A. | tomic energy |
| B. | oal |
| C. | ydroelectric power resources |
| D. | iquid fuels |
| Answer» C. ydroelectric power resources | |
| 131. |
The world's highest hydel power project 'Rongtong' is located in ________ |
| A. | angoon |
| B. | athmandu |
| C. | imachal Pradesh |
| D. | eijing |
| Answer» D. eijing | |
| 132. |
The Himalayas have snowline at 4300 m whereas in the Alps mountain, it is at 3000 m. This is because the ________ |
| A. | imalayas have denser forest cover |
| B. | imalayas face the monsoon winds |
| C. | imalayas are higher than the Alps |
| D. | imalayas are located in the lower latitudes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 133. |
Which one of the following is a landlocked country? |
| A. | ulgaria |
| B. | ungary |
| C. | omania |
| D. | kraine |
| Answer» C. omania | |
| 134. |
Which of the following climatic type suffers change due to shifting of the World's Pressure Belts? |
| A. | quatorial type |
| B. | undra type |
| C. | ropical desert type |
| D. | onsoon |
| Answer» E. | |
| 135. |
Deserts such as Sahara are generally found between 20° and 30° latitudes in western parts of the continents. This is because these regions ________ |
| A. | re very hot throughout the year |
| B. | ave offshore winds throughout the year |
| C. | ave warm offshore currents |
| D. | ie in the belt of the doldrums |
| Answer» C. ave warm offshore currents | |
| 136. |
________ affect the rate of humus formation of soil. |
| A. | lora & Fauna |
| B. | ime |
| C. | emperature |
| D. | arent rock |
| Answer» B. ime | |
| 137. |
Which of the following gives the maximum Oxygen |
| A. | reen Forest |
| B. | esert |
| C. | rassland |
| D. | hytoplankton |
| Answer» E. | |
| 138. |
World's leading producer of fertilizers is ________ |
| A. | .K. |
| B. | ndia |
| C. | .S. |
| D. | ussia |
| Answer» D. ussia | |
| 139. |
Among the following countries, the only one to have about half of its area under cultivation is ________ |
| A. | hina |
| B. | ndia |
| C. | apan |
| D. | S |
| Answer» C. apan | |
| 140. |
What is the meaning of Willy-Willy? |
| A. | ropical Cyclone near Australia |
| B. | arthquake |
| C. | igh Tide |
| D. | ropical Cyclone near India |
| Answer» B. arthquake | |
| 141. |
Which of the following is the main ore for aluminium? |
| A. | alcite |
| B. | auxite |
| C. | agnesite |
| D. | imonite |
| Answer» C. agnesite | |
| 142. |
Rice in Myanmar is cultivated along the deltas of ________ river. |
| A. | alween |
| B. | enam |
| C. | ekong |
| D. | rrawaddy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 143. |
Which of the following towns is incorrectly matched to its chief industry ? |
| A. | hicago-Agricultural Implements |
| B. | ansas-Meat Packing |
| C. | os Angeles-Automobiles |
| D. | resden-Optical Apparatus |
| Answer» D. resden-Optical Apparatus | |
| 144. |
Many Savanna regions are unable to support good crops because ________ |
| A. | hey have large tall grasses which form a canopy over the good crops and do not allow them to grow |
| B. | here are large number of animals in this region, which eat up the crops |
| C. | he climate is too hot for the crops to grow |
| D. | hey have poor lateritic soil |
| Answer» B. here are large number of animals in this region, which eat up the crops | |
| 145. |
Which one of the following countries produces the largest amount of crude steel of the world? |
| A. | apan |
| B. | SA |
| C. | outh Korea |
| D. | hina |
| Answer» E. | |
| 146. |
Which of the following regions and dominant crops is wrongly matched? |
| A. | ropical monsooon-rice |
| B. | undra-market gardening |
| C. | emperate grassland-cereals |
| D. | old Temperate-softwood |
| Answer» C. emperate grassland-cereals | |
| 147. |
The highest annual precipitation occurs in ________ |
| A. | anadian Shield |
| B. | anga basin |
| C. | iberian Plains |
| D. | mazon basin |
| Answer» E. | |
| 148. |
What is the name of the temperate grassland of South America? |
| A. | ampas |
| B. | rairies |
| C. | eld |
| D. | avanna |
| Answer» B. rairies | |
| 149. |
Which one of the following activities occupies the largest area of the world? |
| A. | ommercial plantation |
| B. | astoral herding |
| C. | ommercial grain farming |
| D. | ubsistence agriculture |
| Answer» C. ommercial grain farming | |
| 150. |
What type or vegetation is associated with South Africa? |
| A. | eld |
| B. | teppes |
| C. | ampas |
| D. | rairies |
| Answer» B. teppes | |