World Geography Questions and Answers
World Geography Questions and Answers
1-‘P’ and ‘S’ waves are related to
(a) Earthquakes
(b) Ocean Currents
(c) Radiation
(d) Tides
2-‘NiFe’ refers to
(a) Outermost layer of the Earth
(b) Intermediate layer of the Earth
(c) Innermost layer of the Earth
(d) None of these
3-Where are ‘drip-stones’ found ?
(a) In glacial region
(b) In karst region
(c) In desert region
(d) In flood plain
4-Which of the following denotes the ratio between the total population and arable land of region?
(a) Agricultural density
(b) Physiological density
(c) Economic density
(d) Arithmetic density
5-Who of the following is associated with ‘Nebular hypothesis’ ?
(a) Laplace
(b) Kant
(c) Jean & Jaffery
(d) Buffon
6-What type of rock is ‘conglomerate’ ?
(a) Igneous
(b) Metamorphic
(c) Sedimentary
(d) None of these
7-Which of the following soils develops on crystalline igneous rocks in areas of low rainfall ?
(a) Alluvial soils
(b) Black soils
(c) Laterite soils
(d) Red and yellow soils
8-Which of the following separates India and Sri Lanka ?
(a) Java Strait
(b) Palk Strait
(c) Sunda Strait
(d) Ten Degree Channel
9-Who proposed the ‘stop and go’ determinism ?
(a) G. Taylor
(b) Demangeon
(c) C. Ritter
(d) Vidal de la Blache
10-Griffith Taylor is associated with
(a) Determinism
(b) Neo-determinism
(c) Possibilism
(d) Probabilism
11-Pygmies are the dwellers of
(a) Amazon Basin
(b) Congo Basin
(c) Kalahari Desert
(d) Sri Lanka
12-Which of the following countries is not included in NAFTA ?
(a) Canada
(b) Mexico
(c) Cuba
(d) U.S.A.
13-Who said : ‘Man is the product of earth surface’ ?
(a) Carl Ritter
(b) E.C. Semple
(c) F. Ratzel
(d) Vidal de la Blache
14-By which tribe ‘sledge’ is used as a means of transport ?
(a) Bushman
(b) Eskimos
(c) Nagas
(d) Pygmies
15-In which of the following latitudinal belts more than 50% of the world’s population is settled ?
(a) 0° – 20° North
(b) 0° – 20° South
(c) 20° – 40° North
(d) 40° – 60° North
16-Panama Canal connects :
(a) Caribbean Sea – Bay of Mexico
(b) Atlantic Ocean – Indian Ocean
(c) Pacific Ocean – Indian Ocean
(d) Pacific Ocean – Atlantic Ocean
17-Which of the following factors affect the human beings the most ?
(a) Landforms
(b) Soil
(c) Climate
(d) Minerals
18-Which of the following is the busiest oceanic route ?
(a) North Atlantic Route
(b) Suez Canal Route
(c) Panama Canal Route
(d) Cape of Good Hope Route
19-Dogger Bank is situated :
(a) East of England
(b) Near Sri Lanka
(c) Near Newfoundland
(d) Near Japan Sea
20-The problem of over-population may be solved by
(a) Agricultural production
(b) Family planning
(c) Industrial development
(d) All of these
21-By which name is the equatorial forest of Brazil known ?
(a) Chaparal
(b) Fezenda
(c) Pampas
(d) Selvas
22-Which country’s iron and steel production region is known as ‘Black Country’ ?
(a) China
(b) Great Britain
(c) India
(d) Russia
23-Which one of the following is not a founder members of OPEC ?
(a) Australia
(b) Iran
(c) Iraq
(d) Saudi Arabia
24-Which of the following is the main reason for upper atmospheric inversion of temperature ?
(a) Presence of ozone gas
(b) Earth radiation
(c) Convective uplift of warm air
(d) Jet Stream
25-Trade winds are found in which of the following latitudinal belts ?
(a) 5° N to 5° S latitude
(b) 5° N – 30° N and 5° S – 30° S latitude
(c) 30° N to 60° N latitude
(d) 30° S to 60° S latitude
ANSWERS:
1-(a), 2-(b), 3-(a), 4-(b), 5-(b), 6-(c), 7-(d), 8-(b), 9-(a), 10-(a), 11-(b), 12-(c), 13-(b), 14-(b), 15-(c), 16-(d), 17-(c), 18-(a), 19-(a), 20-(b), 21-(d), 22-(b), 23-(a), 24-(c), 25-(b)