Top 250+ Solved The Water World, Facts and Countries MCQ Questions Answer
Q. 'The United Kingdom' consists of England and: [CDS 1994]
a. Northern Ireland, Palma and Iceland
b. Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
c. Scotland, Wales and Faeroe Island
d. Scotland, Sardinia and Wales
Q. Which of the following is the largest island?
a. Cuba
b. Great Britain
c. Kalatdeitnunat
d. Sri Lanka
Q. Which is the greatest archipelago on the globe? [Assistant Grade 1993]
a. Japan
b. West Indies
c. Indonesia
d. Philippines
Q. Where are the Balearic Islands located? [IAS 2005]
a. Mediterranean Sea
b. Black Sea
c. Baltic Sea
d. North Sea
Q. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given towns of Pakistan while moving from the North towards the South ? [IAS 2005]
a. Islamabad - Gujranwala – Peshawar - Multan
b. Peshawar - Gujranwala - Multan - Islamabad
c. Peshawar – Islamabad - Gujranwala - Multan
d. Islamabad - Multan - Peshawar – Gujranwala
Q. Which one of the following cities is not a former capital of the given country (Countrygiven in the brackets)? [IAS 2005]
a. Karachi (Pakistan)
b. Auckland (New Zealand)
c. Kyoto (Japan)
d. Brisbane (Australia)
Q. Which one of the following straits is nearest to the International Date Line? [IAS 2008]
a. Malacca Strait
b. Bering Strait
c. Strait of Florida
d. Strait of Gibraltar
Q. Which of the following countries share borders with Moldova? 1. Ukraine 2. Romania 3. Belarus Select the correct answer using the code given below: [IAS 2008]
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
Q. In which one of the following is Malta located? [IAS 2008]
a. Baltic Sea
b. Mediterranean Sea
c. Black Sea
d. North Sea
Q. Consider the following rivers: 1. Don 2. Syr Darya 3. Volga 4. Ural Which of the above rivers flow into the landlocked Caspian Sea? [IAS 2008]
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 and 3
c. 3 and 4
d. 1 and 4
Q. Among the following countries, which one is the most densely populated? [IAS 2008]
a. Belgium
b. France
c. Germany
d. The Netherlands
Q. Which one of the following sequences of ocean trenches is correct in terms of the ascending order of their depths? [IAS 2008]
a. Aleutian Trench - Mindanao Trench - New Herbides Trench
b. New Herbides Trench - Mindanao Trench - Aleutian Trench
c. Aleutian Trench - New Herbldes Trench - Mindanao Trench
d. New Herbides Trench - Aleutian Trench - Mindanao Trench
Q. Which one of the following statements is not correct? [IAS 2008]
a. Most reef-forming, corals prefer sea temperature between 17°C and 33°C
b. Coral growth is usually restricted to the upper 25 or 30 m of the sea
c. Coral animals belong to the organisms of Phylum Porifera
d. Coral animals live in a mutualistic relationship with algae
Q. With reference to a fresh water lake, consider the following characteristics: 1. Richness in nutrients 2. Rapid turnover of phytoplankton 3. Depletion of dissolved oxygen Which of the above is/are observed in a lake after its eutrophication? [IAS 2008]
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2 only
c. 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3