World Geography GK Practice Quiz
Geography MCQ Paper
1. Which of the following are the factors that are mainly responsible for the movements of surface oceanic currents?
1. Prevailing winds
2. Earth’s Rotation
3. Earthquake activity
4. Bottom Topography
5. Difference in the density of sea water
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 5
(d) 3, 4 and 5
Answer (c)
2. Where is Copacabana Beach located?
(a) Buenos Aires
(b) Hawaiian Islands
(c) Rio de Janeiro
(d) Valletta
Answer (c)
3. Which one of the following pairs of ocean currents meets each other near newfound land?
(a) Canaries and Labrador
(b) Gulf Stream and Labrador
(c) Gulf Stream and Canaries
(d) Kuroshio and Kurile
Answer (b)
4. The following statements are made about ocean currents:
1. They are warm off the west coast of continents within the tropics
2. They move clockwise in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere
3. They move clockwise in the oceans of the Northern Hemisphere
Which of the above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 3
Answer (d)
5. Consider the following statements:
1. Ocean currents are the slow surface movement of water in the ocean.
2. Ocean currents assist in maintaining the Earth's heat balance.
3. Ocean currents are set in motion primarily by prevailing winds.
4. Ocean currents are affected by the configuration of the ocean.
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer (d)
6. from east to west, which one of the following sequences of cities of Canada, is correct?
(a) Quebec-Montreal-Ottawa-Toronto
(b) Montreal-Quebec-Ottawa-Toronto
(c) Quebec-Montreal-Toronto-Ottawa
(d) Montreal-Quebec--Toronto-Ottawa
Answer (a)
7. Which one of the following Pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Gulf of Aqaba - Jordan
(b) Gulf of Aden - Yemen
(c) Ligurian Sea - Greece
(d) Cardigan Bay - United Kingdom
Answer (c)
8. The winter temperatures of north-western Europe are higher than those of Eastern Europe in the same latitudinal zone because:
(a) It is on the western side of the continent
(b) It is near the sea
(c) It receives only light falls of snow
(d) It lies under westerly winds which blow over the Gulf Stream Drift
Answer (d)
71. Match the following:
Natural Region Tribe
A. Tundra Region 1. Kirghiz
B. Equatorial Forest Region 2. Samoyed
C. Steppe Region 3. Semang
D. Savanna Region 4. Bedouin
5. Masai
A B C D
(a) 4 2 1 3
(b) 1 3 4 2
(c) 2 3 1 5
(d) 5 1 4 2
Answer (c)
9. Fishing grounds are concentrated in the high latitudes. The reasons are:
1 Great length of indented coastline
2. Extensive continental shelves
3. Water temperatures lower than 20°C
4. Sparse population
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 2 and 4
Answer (a)
10. The greatest known ocean depth (which lies in the Pacific Ocean) is:
(a) 8,890m
(b) 9,653m
(c) 10,589m
(d) 11,033m
Answer (d)
11. Strait of Florida runs in between:
(a) Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea
(b) Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
(c) Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
(d) Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean
Answer (c)
12. The Panama Canal links:
(a) Mediterranean Sea with Red Sea
(b) Atlantic Ocean with Indian Ocean
(c) Indian Ocean with Mediterranean Sea
(d) Atlantic Ocean with Pacific Ocean
Answer (d)
13. The Kiel Canal links the:
(a) Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea
(b) Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
(c) North Sea and Baltic Sea
(d) Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
Answer (c)
14. Which is the largest sea in the world?
(a) Caspian Sea
(b) South China Sea
(c) Mediterranean Sea
(d) North Sea
Answer (b)
15. Victoria Falls in Africa are located on:
(a) River Niger
(b) River Congo
(c) River Zambezi
(d) River Nile
Answer (c)
16. Which of the following is the largest river in the world?
(a) Nile
(b) Congo
(c) Ganges
(d) Amazon
Answer (d)
17. Which river crosses the Equator twice?
(a) Amazon
(b) Congo
(c) Nile
(d) Orinoco
Answer (b)
18. Niagara Falls is in:
(a) Australia
(b) UK
(c) South Africa
(d) USA
Answer (d)
19. Match the following:
A. Titicaca 1. Longest mountain range
B. Caspian 2. Highest lake
C. Bering 3. Largest lake
D. Andes 4. Strait separating two continents
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 3 2 4 1
Answer (b)
20. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Algeria - Niger
(b) Brazil - Amazon
(c) Iraq - Tigris
(d) Myanmar - lrrawaddy
Answer (a)
21. Which of the following is the deepest lake?
(a) Lake Victoria
(b) Caspian Sea
(c) Lake Superior
(d) Lake Baikal
Answer (d)
22.The Dogger Bank, the main fishing area of Europe, lies in
(a) Baltic Sea
(b) English Channel
(C) North Sea
(d) Norwegian Sea
Answer (c)
23. The strait which separates Asia from North America is:
(a) The Bering Strait
(b) The Palk Strait
(c) The Strait of Gibraltar
(d) The Strait of Malacca
Answer (a)
24. The Strait which separates Africa from Europe is:
(a) Hook Strait
(b) Strait of Gibraltar
(c) Palk Strait
(d) Bering Strait
Answer (b)
25. The Caspian Sea, the largest inland sea or lake in the world, is located:
(a) Wholly in the Continent of Europe
(b) Wholly in the Continent of Asia
(c) Partly in Europe and partly in Asia
(d) Partly in Africa and partly in Asia
Answer (c)
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