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World Geography | Set 4

1. Which soil is sticky when wet and develops cracks when dry

Correct : B. black soil

2. The radiant energy received by the Earth from the sun is

Correct : B. insolation

3. Which of the following is a Great Circle?

Correct : A. the Equator

4. Blizzards are more frequent in

Correct : D. Antarctic region

5. When humidity is expressed in terms of percentage then it is known as

Correct : C. Relative humidity

6. The extension of the landmass into the sea is shown as the

Correct : B. continental shelf

7. The term "epicentre" is associated with

Correct : C. earthquakes

8. Which of the following is not concerned with increased production of a food item?

Correct : D. Orange Revolution

9. The majority or the coal reserves found in India are of

Correct : B. Gondwana formation

10. What type or vegetation is associated with Australia?

Correct : B. Downs

11. In the Himalayas the melting or the snow is more on the

Correct : A. southern slopes

12. The USA is deficient in domestic supplies of

Correct : D. manganese

13. The Hawaiian Islands specialise in the cultivation of

Correct : C. sugarcane

14. World's principal producer of silver is

Correct : B. Mexico

15. Which of the following grades of coal has the highest carbon content?

Correct : A. Anthracite

16. A source of renewable minimum cost is power which can be developed with

Correct : D. Biomass power

17. 'Recycling' is a method for conserving the resources of

Correct : C. copper

18. Mid-latitude grasslands of Canada are known as

Correct : B. Prairies

19. Which of the following minerals is obtained from placer deposits?

Correct : B. tin

20. The shallow waters of continental shelves are rich fishing grounds. An example of such area is

Correct : A. North Sea

21. The most important oil producing area of the USA is

Correct : B. the Texas-Louisiana belt

22. Wheat and rice in China are cultivated in

Correct : A. Lower Yangtse Basin

23. Which one of the following is not a plant product?

Correct : A. Lac

24. Pedology is a science of the study of

Correct : B. soils

25. Berlin is situated on the river canal

Correct : C. Spree

26. 'Land of Fishermen' refers to

Correct : C. Norway

27. Grand Bank, Sable Bank, Middle Bank and Jeffery Bank are the major fishing grounds of

Correct : A. North West Atlantic

28. The only port in erstwhile Soviet Union that is ice tree throughout the year is

Correct : C. Murmansk

29. The biggest railway Junction in the United States is

Correct : B. Chicago

30. Western Gateway to the United States is

Correct : C. San Francisco

31. Atlantic and Pacific Oceans are connected by _____ canal

Correct : B. Panama

32. Which among the following is the greatest inland waterway in Europe?

Correct : C. Rhine

33. The capital of the Ontario province of Canada situated on the Lake Ontario is the port city of

Correct : B. Uruguay

34. Valparaiso is an important port of

Correct : C. Chile

35. During the early period of Industrial Revolution Industries were located primarily

Correct : C. near coal fields

36. Chicago, one of world's largest steel centres, is located on the southern tip of the lake.

Correct : B. Michigan

37. Railways are best suited for

Correct : B. freight traffic for bulky commodities

38. Trans-continental railways have played an Important role in

Correct : B. development of resources in the interior of continents

39. The _____ mountains crossing the Great Plains and the ____ Sea further south separate Europe from Asia.

Correct : B. Ural, Caspian

40. Which one of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of per cent by man In the earth's crust?

Correct : B. Oxygen

41. "Venice of the East" is the name given to

Correct : B. Bangkok

42. Tonle Sap is the biggest fresh water lake in South East Asia. It is located In

Correct : B. Kampuchea

43. Which is the largest island of the Philippines?

Correct : C. Luzon

44. Takla Makan desert is situated in

Correct : C. Sinkiang

45. Panama Canal has locks alone its path in order to

Correct : C. control the level of water

46. The trans-continental railway in South America links

Correct : D. Valparaiso and Buenos Aires

47. The navigable European rivers are

Correct : C. Danube, Rhone, Seine and Elbe

48. Panama Canal connects ____ and____.

Correct : C. Panama and Colon

49. Sues Canal connects ____ and____.

Correct : A. Port Said and Suez

50. The route is connecting Western Europe, Africa and Australia by way of the Cape of Good Hope.

Correct : B. Cape route

51. Which country is known as the "Emerald Isle"?

Correct : B. Ireland

52. Which country is known as the "Cockpit of Europe"?

Correct : D. Belgium

53. Where is the Port City of Cork located?

Correct : D. Ireland

54. "Europe point" is

Correct : A. the southern most tip of Gibraltar

55. The length of the Suez Canal is approximately

Correct : D. 170 km

56. In Britain the Grand Union Canal is running from

Correct : D. West Midlands to the London area

57. In Germany the Mittle Land Canal runs from the

Correct : D. Rhine to the Oder

58. Liverpool Hull, Bristol and Southampton are ports in

Correct : D. England

59. ____ stands at the head of Chesapeake Bay which is known for oysters.

Correct : A. Baltimore

60. _____ is the largest city in Canada and is the terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Correct : C. Quebec

61. _____ canal is gateway to the Pacific.

Correct : B. Panama

62. ____ islands are the "cross roads of the Pacific".

Correct : D. Hawaiian

63. The canal that connects the upper Hudson at Albany with the Great Lakes at Buffalo is

Correct : A. Erie canal

64. Albert Canal links ____ and ____

Correct : C. Antwerp and Liege

65. The first steam boat was built by

Correct : D. Robert Fulton

66. The Great Circle routes join

Correct : A. London to Los Angeles and Amsterdam to Tokyo

67. The river that runs along the USA-Mexico boundary is

Correct : A. Rio-Grande

68. Which one of the following layers of the atmosphere is responsible for the deflection of radio waves?

Correct : D. Ionosphere

69. Hammada is the name given to ____.

Correct : C. a stony desert

70. ____ is a land locked country.

Correct : C. Nepal

71. The capital city of Kenya is ____.

Correct : A. Nairobi

72. You find some local people living in log cabins in

Correct : B. Taiga regions

73. The Planet which comes close to the size of Earth is ______.

Correct : A. Venus

74. The internationally recognised scale for describing wind speeds is_____.

Correct : D. The Beaufort Scale

75. In winter the Eskimos of the Tundra region live in

Correct : C. Igloos

76. Fohn is a local wind of_____.

Correct : B. Switzerland

77. The Bedouins are inhabitants of _____.

Correct : C. The Arabian Desert

78. The Persian Gulf region is rich in _____.

Correct : A. crude oil reserves

79. Everyday the moon rises about _____ minutes later than the previous day

Correct : D. 50

80. The 90º East Ridge lies in the _____Ocean.

Correct : C. Indian

81. The average salinity of the sea water is ____ parts per thousand.

Correct : B. 35

82. Imaginary lines connecting places in oceans having equal salinity are called

Correct : C. Isohalines

83. The ____ current is a cold water current.

Correct : D. Labrador

84. The pygmies are found in ___.

Correct : A. The Congo Basin, Africa

85. The sea with one of the highest salinities in the world is _____.

Correct : A. the Dead Sea

86. The location of a cement industry is mostly based on _____.

Correct : D. availability of raw materials

87. Shifting agriculture is most commonly practised in

Correct : A. forests

88. A narrow passage of water that connects two large bodies or water is known as

Correct : C. Strait

89. Which of the following Planets is the brightest?

Correct : D. Venus

90. At which particular place on earth are day and nights of equal length always?

Correct : C. Equator

91. 'Ursa Major' is the scientific name for one of the constellations of stars. Its common English name is

Correct : D. The Great Bear

92. Three European cities viz, Belgrade, Budapest and Vienna, are located on the banks of the river

Correct : A. Danube

93. Light from the nearest star reaches the earth in

Correct : D. 4.3 years

94. Ozone layer is present in

Correct : A. Stratosphere

95. What is the unit of measurement of the distance of the stars from the earth?

Correct : C. light years

96. The International Date Line is

Correct : A. 180 degrees longitude

97. Which one of the following is not an astronomical object?

Correct : B. Brittle Star

98. The 38th parallel separates

Correct : B. South Korea from North Korea

99. The only land-locked country in South-East Asia is

Correct : A. Laos

100. Sunspots generally wax and wane over a/an

Correct : A. 11-year cycle