World Geography MCQs
31. By which of the following single country, Gambia, the smallest country on mainland Africa is surrounded?
[A] Sudan
[B] Senegal
[C] Angola
[D] Ghana
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Correct Answer: B [Senegal]
Notes:
Gambia is bordered to the north, east, and south by Senegal, with a short coastline on the Atlantic Ocean in the west
32. Underground Hamza River was found below the basin of which among the following rivers?
[A] Nile River
[B] Amazon River
[C] Mississippi River
[D] Congo River
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Correct Answer: B [Amazon River]
33. Which among the following is the correct location of McMurdo Dry Valleys the hyper saline water bodies on dry land?
[A] Africa
[B] Central Asia
[C] North America
[D] Antarctica
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Correct Answer: D [Antarctica]
34. “Panikulangara” is a variety of which among the following?
[A] Pepper
[B] Cardamom
[C] Mustard
[D] Rice
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Correct Answer: B [Cardamom]
35. Which among the following is the main industry of MENA region of the World?
[A] Manufacturing
[B] Petroleum
[C] Mines and Minerals
[D] Tourism & Hospitality
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Correct Answer: B [Petroleum]
Notes:
MENA refers to “Middle East and North Africa“. The population is some 381 million equal to 6% of the total world population, if we consider all the countries included commonly. Obviously, Petroleum is the major industry,.
36. Which among the following is the driest desert in Earth?
[A] Kalahari
[B] Atacama
[C] Mojave Desert
[D] Tabernas Desert
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Correct Answer: B [Atacama]
Notes:
This desert is blocked from moisture on both sides by the Andes mountains and by the Chilean Coast Range. A coastal inversion layer created by the cold Humboldt Current and the anticyclone of the Pacific is essential to keeping the climate of the Atacama dry. Some parts of this desert have never received any rain.
37. world’s largest helium-rich natural gas fields are located in which country?
[A] Australia
[B] China
[C] India
[D] USA
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Correct Answer: D [USA]
Notes:
The Hugoton and nearby gas fields in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas call themselves as helium Capital of the World.
38. Which among the following landforms is formed by the action of a geologic rift or fault?
[A] Rift Valley
[B] Talus
[C] Crevasses
[D] Yardung
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Correct Answer: A [Rift Valley]
39. Which among the following is the correct set of three largest river basins (by area), from largest to smallest ?
[A] Amazon, Congo, Ganga
[B] Amazon, Congo, Mississippi
[C] Amazon, Mississippi, Congo
[D] Amazon, Mississippi, Ganga
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Correct Answer: B [Amazon, Congo, Mississippi]
Notes:
The three largest river basins (by area), from largest to smallest, are the Amazon basin, the Congo basin, and the Mississippi basin.
The three rivers that drain the most water are the Amazon, Congo, and Ganges River
40. Copper is mainly found in the form of Sulfide deposits, Carbonate deposits and Silicate deposits. Which among the following is the correct set of the copper ores in the same order respectively?
[A] Chalcopyrite, Azurite, Dioptase
[B] Azurite,Dioptase, Chalcopyrite
[C] Dioptase, Chalcopyrite, Azurite
[D] Dioptase, Azurite, Chalcopyrite
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Correct Answer: A [Chalcopyrite, Azurite, Dioptase]
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