Top 550+ Solved Fundamentals of World Geography MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Imaginary lines connecting places in oceans having equalsalinity are called
a. Isotherms
b. Isobars
c. Isohalines
d. Isohyets
Q. The pygmies are found in ___.
a. The Congo Basin, Africa
b. Bihar, India
c. Queenslands, Australia
d. Finland, Northern Europe
Q. The sea with one of the highest salinities in the world is _____.
a. the Dead Sea
b. the Red Sea
c. the Arabian Sea
d. the Baltic Sea
Q. The location of a cement industry is mostly based on _____.
a. nearness to a port
b. where demand is high
c. where transportation facilities are available
d. availability of raw materials
Q. Shifting agriculture is most commonly practised in
a. forests
b. deserts
c. grasslands
d. plain areas
Q. A narrow passage of water that connects two large bodies orwater is known as
a. Bay
b. Isthmus
c. Strait
d. Archipelago
Q. At which particular place on earth are day and nights ofequal length always?
a. Prime Meridian
b. Poles
c. Equator
d. Nowhere
Q. 'Ursa Major' is the scientific name for one of the constellations of stars. Its common English name is
a. The Northern Crown
b. The Chained Lady
c. The Milky Way
d. The Great Bear
Q. Three European cities viz, Belgrade, Budapest and Vienna,are located on the banks of the river
a. Danube
b. Rhine
c. Rhone
d. Volga
Q. Light from the nearest star reaches the earth in
a. 43 minutes
b. 4.3 seconds
c. 4.3 minutes
d. 4.3 years
Q. What is the unit of measurement of the distance of the starsfrom the earth?
a. fathoms
b. kilometres
c. light years
d. Nautical miles