Top 550+ Solved Fundamentals of World Geography MCQ Questions Answer

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Q. The ocean currents allow the oceans to_____ year after year.

a. become warmer

b. become colder

c. maintain the same temperature

d. increase salinity

  • c. maintain the same temperature

Q. Inversion of temperature refers to _____ temperature withheight.

a. decrease in

b. increase in

c. constant

d. both increase and decrease in

  • b. increase in

Q. The 'Old Faithful' in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming isa/an

a. hot spring

b. extinct volcano

c. geyser

d. oak tree

  • c. geyser

Q. Boll-Weevil is a pest that attack the _____ crop.

a. Jute

b. Cotton

c. Hemp

d. Flax

  • b. Cotton

Q. Grasslands in Australia are known as the

a. Downs

b. Steppes

c. Veldt

d. Prairies

  • a. Downs

Q. ______ is famous for its rubber production.

a. Nigeria

b. Ghana

c. Malaysia

d. Germany

  • c. Malaysia

Q. The Ruhr coal fields area of _______ is a major industrialarea of the world.

a. USA

b. Erstwhile USSR

c. Australia

d. Germany

  • d. Germany

Q. The ______ route is the busiest ocean route of the world.

a. Suez

b. Panama

c. North Atlantic

d. South Atlantic

  • c. North Atlantic

Q. The ______ railway is the longest railway route in the world.

a. Trans-Siberian

b. Canadian-Pacific

c. Trans-Andes

d. Trans-Continental, Australia

  • a. Trans-Siberian

Q. The area of the Earth's total surface is of the order of ____.

a. 510 million square kilometres

b. 450 million square kilometres

c. 400 million square kilometres

d. 350 million square kilometres

  • a. 510 million square kilometres

Q. The point below the surface where an earthquake originatesis called ____.

a. Tsunamis

b. Focus

c. Epicentre

d. Eye of the Earthquake

  • b. Focus

Q. Schist is the metamorphic equivalent of____.

a. Granite

b. Basalt

c. Shale

d. Dolerite

  • c. Shale

Q. Doldrum is an area of ___.

a. low rainfall

b. low temperature

c. low pressure

d. high winds

  • c. low pressure

Q. Inland waterways have many disadvantages. Among them themost common is

a. presence of water falls and rapids

b. seasonal freezing and drying up of rivers

c. international controls on traffic

d. fluctuating volume of traffic

  • b. seasonal freezing and drying up of rivers
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