World Geography MCQs
1. The “Ninety East Ridge” is a submarine volcanic ridge located in __?
[A] Pacific Ocean
[B] Atlantic Ocean
[C] Indian Ocean
[D] Arctic Ocean
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Correct Answer: C [Indian Ocean]
Notes:The Ninety East Ridge is an 5500 km long, north-south-oriented, submarine volcanic ridge in the eastern Indian Ocean that formed from magmatism associated with the deep seated Kerguelen mantle plume as the Indian plate drifted rapidly northward during the Late Cretaceous.
2. The “Helmand Province” of Afghanistan is famous for cultivation of __:
[A] Tobacco
[B] Opium
[C] wheat
[D] Cotton
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Correct Answer: B [Opium]
Notes:Helmand is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in south of the country. Helmand is believed to be one of the world’s largest opium-producing regions, responsible for around 75% of the world’s total production. This is believed to be more than the whole of Burma, which is the second largest producing nation after Afghanistan.
3. The cities of ‘Hiroshima’ and ‘Nagasaki’ are located on which among the following Islands of Japanese Archipelago?
[A] Honshu and Kyushu respectively
[B] Honshu and Shikoku respectively
[C] Hokkaido and Kyushu respectively
[D] Kyushu and Shikoku respectively
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Correct Answer: A [Honshu and Kyushu respectively]
4. Which of the following countries are separated by the Strait of Gibraltar?
[A] Portugal and Morocco
[B] Algeria and Spain
[C] Morroco and Spain
[D] Algeria and Portugal
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Correct Answer: C [Morroco and Spain]
5. Which of the following places of the world is known for ‘Guano’, a uniquely-produced natural fertilizer which has a high concentration of nitrates?
[A] Tierra del Feugo
[B] Atacama desert
[C] Minas Gerais of Brazil
[D] Coastal headlands and Islands of Peru
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Correct Answer: D [Coastal headlands and Islands of Peru]
Notes:The word “guano” originates from the Quichua language of the Andes and means “the droppings of sea birds”. Andean peoples collected guano from the coast of Peru for use as soil enricher.
6. Laterite soils’ are formed due which of the following actions?
[A] Leaching
[B] Erosion
[C] Deposition of fertile riverine silt
[D] Mechanical Weathering of Igneous Rocks
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Correct Answer: A [Leaching]
7. Pemba’ and ‘Zanzibar’ Islands of Africa are famous for the cultivation and export of:
[A] Cloves
[B] Sugarcane
[C] Tobacco
[D] Coffee
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Correct Answer: A [Cloves]
8. The Temperate Grassland or Shrub-Land Biome is commonly known as –
- Steppe in Central Asia
- Prairie in North America
- Veld in South America
Choose the correct option:
[A] 1 and 2
[B] 1 and 3
[C] 2 and 3
[D] 1, 2 and 3
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Correct Answer: A [1 and 2]
Notes:They are called ‘Pampas’ in South America.
9. Which of the following main rivers of North America originate from the Rocky Mountains ?
1. Mississippi
2. Missouri
3. Colorado
4. Rio Grande
5. Columbia
[A] 1, 2 and 3
[B] 2, 3 and 5
[C] 1, 2 , 3 and 4
[D] All of them
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Correct Answer: B [2, 3 and 5]
10. Which of the following are ‘erosional landforms’ ?
1.Inselbergs
2.Loess
3.Zeugen
4.Buttes
[A] 1 and 2
[B] 2 and 3
[C] 1, 3 and 4
[D] All of them
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Correct Answer: C [1, 3 and 4]
Notes:Loess is a depositional landform (aeolian sediment formed by accumulation of wind-blown silt) whereas the others namely, Inselbergs, Zeugen and Buttes are erosional landforms.
Inselberg is a term for an isolated hill or a lone mountain that has risen above the surrounding area, typically by surviving erosion.
Zeugens are formed by wind abrasion where a surface layer of hard rock is underlain by a layer of soft rock into a ridge and furrow landscape.
Buttes are formed by erosion when hard cap rock covers a layer of softer rock that is eventually worn away. The hard rock thus resists erosion.
