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Recent MCQs

Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?

  1. Bonn–Rhine
  2. Cairo–Nile
  3. New York–Hudson
  4. Vienna–Volga
World Geography

The highest salinity is found in:

  1. Dead Sea
  2. Red Sea
  3. Great Salt Lake in U.S.A.
  4. Lake van in Turkey
World Geography

Which one of the following is the busiest ocean trade route ?

  1. Cape of Good Hope
  2. Panama Canal
  3. Suez Canal
  4. North Atlantic
World Geography

The headquarters of the World Bank are at-

  1. Manila
  2. Washington
  3. New York
  4. Geneva
World Geography

Which one of the following denotes water salinity gradient?

  1. Thermocline
  2. Halocline
  3. Pycnocline
  4. Chemocline
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Which one of the following is noted for extensive tropical rain forests?

  1. Congo Basin
  2. Ganga Basin
  3. Hwang Ho Basin
  4. Murray-Darling Basin
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Which of the following is not a temperate grassland?

  1. Pampas
  2. Veld
  3. Downs
  4. Savannah
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Which of the following countries are included in the 'Golden Crescent' ?

1. Afghanistan
2. Iran
3. Iraq
4. Pakstan

Select the correct answer from the codes given below-
Codes :

  1. 1 and 2
  2. 3 and 4
  3. 1, 2 and 3
  4. 1, 2 and 4
World Geography

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

  1. Ghana-Accra
  2. Kenya-Nairobi
  3. Namibia-Windhooks
  4. Nigeria-Rabat
World Geography

Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List-I - List-II

A. Iron ore - 1. Port Radium
B. Petroleum - 2. Bingham
C. Copper - 3. Baku
D. Uranium - 4. Mesabi

Code:
A B C D

  1. 4 3 2 1
  2. 3 4 1 2
  3. 1 2 3 4
  4. 1 3 2 4
World Geography

Which one of the following is correctly matched?

  1. Eskimo–Canada
  2. Oran–Japan
  3. Lapps–India
  4. Gonds–Africa
World Geography

Drakensberg mountain is located in-

  1. Botswana
  2. Namibia
  3. South Africa
  4. Zimbabwe
World Geography

Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

  1. Fulani – West Africa
  2. Bantu – Sahara
  3. Masai – East Africa
  4. Nuba – Sudan
World Geography

Japan is near self-sufficient in:

  1. Bauxite
  2. Iron ore
  3. Copper
  4. Mineral oil
World Geography

Large coffee plantations in Brazil are called:

  1. Estate
  2. Estancias
  3. Kalkhozes
  4. Fazendas
World Geography

Which one of the following currents does not contribute to form a complete circle of currents in the South Atlantic Ocean?

  1. Benguela
  2. Brazil
  3. Canaries
  4. West wind drift
World Geography

Which of the following deserts is located in the Southern Hemisphere?

  1. Kalahari
  2. Gobi
  3. Chihuahuan
  4. Sahara
World Geography

Donbass is famous:

  1. For iron ore
  2. For coal
  3. For copper ore
  4. For gold
World Geography

In South Asia, the country with the largest percentage of aged population is

  1. Bhutan
  2. India
  3. Nepal
  4. Sri Lanka
World Geography

The Ruhr basin is the famous Industrial region of:

  1. China
  2. Germany
  3. Japan
  4. United Kingdom
World Geography

With reference to Mekong river, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

1. Mekong rises in Tibetan Plateau
2. Mekong delta is situated in Southern Cambodia.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Codes :

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2
World Geography

As a result of global warming the frequency and severety of which of the following are increasing due to global warming?

  1. Cyclones only
  2. Storms only
  3. Hurricanes only
  4. All of the above
World Geography

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Jet streams discovered during World War II are high altitude easterly winds.
Reason (R): Jet streams flow with a speed of 300-500 km/hour.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. (A) is false, but (R) is true
  3. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  4. (A) is true, but (R) is false
World Geography

Consider the following statements with reference to cultivated area of some countries of the world:

1. In comparison to USA, China and Japan, India has highest geographical area under cultivation.
2. India's location in tropical monsoon, region helps diversified cropping all through the year.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. Both 1 and 2
  2. Neither 1 nor 2
  3. Only I
  4. Only 2
World Geography