MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS WITH ANSWER AND EXPLANATION OF GEOGRAPHY
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1. “Panikulangara” is a variety of which among the following?
(a) Pepper
(b) Cardamom
(c) Mustard
(d) Rice
Ans: (b)
2. Consider the following:
1. Pyrite
2. Gypsusm
3. Organic Manure
Which among the above can be used in reclaimation of the Alkali soil?
(a) 1 & 2
(b) 2 & 3
(c) 1, 2 & 3
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c) - All viz. Pyrite, Gypsum and Organic Manure can be used for reclaimation of Alkali soil.
3. 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
Ans (b) 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.
4. Which among the following is the driest desert in Earth?
(a) Kalahari
(b) Atacama
(c) Mojave Desert
(d) Tabernas Desert
Ans (b) 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.
5. world’s largest helium-rich natural gas fields are located in which country?
(a) Australia
(b) China
(c) India
(d) USA
Ans (d) The Hugoton and nearby gas fields in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas call themselves as helium Capital of the World.
6. Consider the following:
1. Clover
2. Sugarcane
3. Alfalfa
Which among the above are plantation crops?
(a) 1 & 2 (b) 2 & 3
(c) Only 2
(d) 1, 2 & 3
Ans (c) A plantation is a large farm or estate, usually in a tropical or subtropical country, where crops that are not consumed for food are grown for sale in distant markets, rather than for local consumption . Such crops include cotton, coffee, tobacco, sugar cane, sisal, and various oil seeds and rubber trees. Farms that produce alfalfa, Lespedeza, clover, and other forage crops are usually not called plantations. The term `plantation` has usually not included large orchards, but has included the planting of trees for lumber. A plantation is always a monoculture over a large area and does not include extensive naturally occurring stands of plants that have economic value.
7. 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
Ans (a)
8. 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
Ans (b)- 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
9. 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
Ans (a)
10. Which among the following is the single largest irrigated area in the world?
(a) Indus Valley
(b) Brahamputra Valley
(c) Ganga Basin
(d) Mahanadi Basin
Ans (a) Indus Valley in Pakistan is the largest single irrigated area on Earth, covering around 9X10^6 hactares which is equal to the total irrigated area of the United States.
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