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World Geography MCQ for NEET Students
In a desert region, soil erosion can be checked by –
(a) Crop rotation
(b) Using farm manure
(c) Contour ploughing
(d) Tree plantation
Option d – Tree plantation
The crop mainly grown in hills is –
(a) Sweet jowar
(b) Sweet corn
(c) Sweet pea
(d) Sweet potato
Option a – Sweet jowar
The main cause of global climatic change is –
(a) Changes in plant cover
(b) Emissions of industrial gases
(c) Adding of dust
(d) Increase in the content of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
Option d – Increase in the content of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
Trees are leafless for a shorter or longer season of the year in –
(a) Mangrove forest
(b) Deciduous forest
(c) Evergreen forest
(d) Scrub jungle forest
Option b – Deciduous forest
Which of the following is the most infertile soil?
(a) Alluvial soil
(b) Peaty soil
(c) Black cotton soil
(d) Laterite soil
Option d – Laterite soil
The organic matter present in soil is known collectively as –
(a) Podzols
(b) Colloids
(c) Hydrocarbons
(d) Humus
Option d – Humus
Which of the following types of soil is best suited for cotton cultivation?
(a) Red
(b) Black
(c) Laterite
(d) Mountain
Option b – Black
Which one of the following is a greenhouse gas?
(a) Oxygen
(b) Ozone
(c) Nitrogen
(d) Carbon dioxide
Option d – Carbon dioxide
The area reserved for the welfare of wildlife is called –
(a) National park
(b) Sanctuary
(c) Forest
(d) Botanical garden
Option a – National park
The species which has restricted distribution is called –
(a) Eco species
(b) Allopatric
(c) Endemic
(d) Sympatric
Option c – Endemic
Natural sources of air pollution are –
(a) Dust storm
(b) Forest fires
(c) Volcanic eruptions
(d) Smoke from burning dry leaves
Option c – Volcanic eruptions
The space retaining life in any form is called –
(a) Biomass
(b) Biosphere
(c) Hydrosphere
(d) Lithosphere
Option b – Biosphere
Which is the most stable ecosystem?
(a) Forest
(b) Ocean
(c) Desert
(d) Mountain
Option b – Ocean
Source of energy in the ecosystem is –
(a) Green plants
(b) ATP
(c) Sun
(d) Sugar produced in photosynthesis
Option c – Sun
The atmospheric layer farthest from the Earth’s surface is known as –
(a) Ionosphere
(b) Mesosphere
(c) Exosphere
(d) Stratosphere
Option c – Exosphere
What happens to atmospheric pressure with increase in altitude?
(a) It remains constant
(b) It increases
(c) It decreases
(d) It constantly fluctuates
Option c – It decreases
Tropical storm in Chinese sea is known as –
(a) Cyclone
(b) Tornado
(c) Wave
(d) Typhoon
Option d – Typhoon
Trade winds are due to –
(a) Convection
(b) Radiation
(c) Conduction
(d) Scattering
Option a – Convection
Very strong and cold icy winds that blow in the polar regions are called –
(a) Tornadoes
(b) Blizzards
(c) Polar winds
(d) Typhoons
Option b – Blizzards
Land and sea breezes occur due to –
(a) Tides
(b) Conduction
(c) Convection
(d) Radiation
Option c – Convection
Which of the following winds is called antitrade wind?
(a) Cyclone
(b) Westerlies
(c) Chinook
(d) Typhoon
Option c – Chinook
(a) Planetary winds
(b) Westerlies
(c) Trade winds
(d) Polar winds
Option b – Westerlies
Speed of wind is measured by –
(a) Thermometer
(b) Barometer
(c) Hygrometer
(d) Anemometer
Option d – Anemometer
The longest river of Europe is –
(a) Volga
(b) Danube
(c) Rhone
(d) Rhine
Option a – Volga
Kimono is a dress style of which Asian country?
(a) Korea
(b) China
(c) Laos
(d) Japan
Option d – Japan
Yellow complexion, medium stature, and oblique eyes with an epicanthic fold are the characteristic features of –
(a) Negroid
(b) Mongoloid
(c) Caucasoid
(d) Australoids
Option b – Mongoloid
In which country is the volcano Mount Gam Konora, the highest peak of Halmahera island, which erupted in July 2007, located?
(a) Indonesia
(b) France
(c) Japan
(d) Russia
Option a – Indonesia
Out of the following, which country is dependent on others for raw material for its iron-steel industry?
(a) Turkey
(b) England
(c) Japan
(d) Australia
Option c – Japan
Wind rose represents –
(a) Wind pressure
(b) Wind temperature
(c) Wind data
(d) Wind turbulence
Option d – Wind turbulence
Cyclones are caused due to –
(a) Low temperature
(b) Low pressure
(c) High density
(d) High pressure
Option b – Low pressure
Asia and North America are separated by –
(a) Cook Strait
(b) Bass Strait
(c) Bering Strait
(d) Strait of Dover
Option c – Bering Strait
Which of the following is the world’s largest desert?
(a) Gobi
(b) Sahara
(c) Arabian Desert
(d) The Great Australian Desert
Option b – Sahara
Which among the following has the world’s largest reserves of Uranium?
(a) USA
(b) Canada
(c) Australia
(d) Russian Federation
Option c – Australia
The Broken Hills, famous for zinc and lead, are located in –
(a) France
(b) Germany
(c) Turkey
(d) Australia
Option d – Australia
The United States is the largest exporter of –
(a) Wheat
(b) Corn
(c) Rice
(d) Barley
Option a – Wheat
Which of the following countries leads in fish catches?
(a) Peru
(b) Japan
(c) Soviet Union
(d) United States
Option b – Japan
Santiago is the city of –
(a) Brazil
(b) Chile
(c) Peru
(d) Paraguay
Option a – Brazil
The world’s most active volcano is –
(a) Fujiyama
(b) Vesuvius
(c) Cotopaxi
(d) Kilauea
Option c – Cotopaxi
Which one among the following is the largest temperate desert of the world?
(a) Turkmen Desert
(b) Talamakan Desert
(c) Iranian Desert
(d) Patagonian Desert
Option d – Patagonian Desert
The current produced by upwelling of cold water off the coast of Chile and Peru is known as –
(a) El Nino
(b) Humboldt Current
(c) Canary Current
(d) Agulhas Current
Option b – Humboldt Current
Nancy is an important industrial centre of –
(a) USA
(b) France
(c) Germany
(d) Britain
Option b – France
Which of the following seas has the highest salinity in the world?
(a) Red Sea
(b) Black Sea
(c) Dead Sea
(d) Mediterranean Sea
Option d – Mediterranean Sea
The largest island in the world is Greenland. It is an integral part of –
(a) Canada
(b) Norway
(c) Denmark
(d) North America
Option c – Denmark
The country located between 8°N and 37°N latitudes is –
(a) India
(b) China
(c) Pakistan
(d) Bangladesh
Option a – India
The highest altitude (4411 meters above sea level) is of –
(a) Kathmandu Airport
(b) Bangda Airport
(c) Heathrow Airport
(d) Daocheng Yading Airport
Option d – Daocheng Yading Airport
The Melanesian Island group lies in the –
(a) Arctic Ocean
(b) Indian Ocean
(c) Pacific Ocean
(d) Atlantic Ocean
Option c – Pacific Ocean
Which country is known as ‘Pearl of the East’?
(a) Nepal
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Bangladesh
(d) Bhutan
Option b – Sri Lanka
Which four countries are called the Asian Tigers?
(a) Hong Kong, South Korea, China, Taiwan
(b) Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan
(c) Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, China
(d) Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan
Option b – Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan
Which one of the following countries has Red River Delta?
(a) Japan
(b) Indonesia
(c) Vietnam
(d) Malaysia
Option c – Vietnam
Elephant Pass, frequently in the news, is mentioned in the context of affairs of which one of the following?
(a) India
(b) Nepal
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Bangladesh
Option c – Sri Lanka
An intrusion of magma along a bedding plane is called a –
(a) Laccolith
(b) Batholith
(c) Still
(d) Dyke
Option b – Batholith
Which one of the following countries has the highest agricultural production in Europe?
(a) Germany
(b) France
(c) Denmark
(d) Switzerland
Option b – France
Which one of the following countries has large forest resources?
(a) Iraq
(b) Syria
(c) Iran
(d) Turkey
Option d – Turkey
Which is the greatest archipelago on the globe?
(a) West Indies
(b) Indonesia
(c) Philippines
(d) Japan
Option b – Indonesia
Haiphong is a port of –
(a) Laos
(b) Burma
(c) Vietnam
(d) Thailand
Option c – Vietnam
Which of the following countries has the longest overland tunnel?
(a) France
(b) Spain
(c) Germany
(d) Switzerland
Option d – Switzerland
The coast of Norway is an example of –
(a) Fiord coast
(b) Emerged coast
(c) Ria coast
(d) Dalmatian coast
Option a – Fiord coast
Which country has the largest coastline?
(a) Canada
(b) India
(c) USA
(d) Australia
Option a – Canada
Mormonism is practiced widely in –
(a) South East Asia
(b) Western USA
(c) Eastern Africa
(d) Northern China
Option b – Western USA
Which of the following continents is located totally in the Southern Hemisphere?
(a) Europe
(b) Africa
(c) Asia
(d) Australia
Option d – Australia
Which one of the following city-river pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Vienna – Danube
(b) London – Thames
(c) Berlin – Rhine
(d) New York – Hudson
Option c – Berlin – Rhine
Mesopotamia is the ancient name of –
(a) Turkey
(b) Syria
(c) Egypt
(d) Iraq
Option d – Iraq
The capital of the USA is situated on the river –
(a) Potomac
(b) Tennessee
(c) Ohio
(d) Yukron
Option a – Potomac
The capital of Tanzania is –
(a) Lusaka
(b) Nairobi
(c) Dar-es-salaam
(d) Kampala
Option c – Dar-es-salaam
The capital of Rwanda is –
(a) Bogota
(b) Kigali
(c) Copenhagen
(d) Libreville
Option b – Kigali
The Eskimos live in –
(a) Canada and Alaska
(b) Norway and Siberia
(c) Finland and Norway
(d) Siberia and Sweden
Option a – Canada and Alaska
Which one among the following African countries is not landlocked?
(a) Uganda
(b) Angola
(c) Zambia
(d) Zimbabwe
Option b – Angola
The landmass of which of the following continents is the least?
(a) Africa
(b) Europe
(c) Australia
(d) South America
Option c – Australia
The capital of Peru is –
(a) Lima
(b) La Paz
(c) Bogota
(d) Quito
Option a – Lima
Which of the following cities is the capital of the desert country Mali?
(a) Adra
(b) Ankara
(c) Bamako
(d) Damascus
Option c – Bamako
Recently, a series of uprisings referred to as the ‘Arab Spring’ originally started from –
(a) Tunisia
(b) Syria
(c) Lebanon
(d) Egypt
Option a – Tunisia
What is the capital of Fiji?
(a) Paramaribo
(b) Port Louis
(c) Suva
(d) Kingston
Option c – Suva
The biggest copper-producing country in Africa is –
(a) Kenya
(b) Tanzania
(c) Zambia
(d) Union of South Africa
Option c – Zambia
Which one of the following is known as the ‘Laughing Jack’ of Australia?
(a) Kookaburra
(b) Koala
(c) Lyrebird
(d) Platypus
Option a – Kookaburra
Which one of the following is not a line of demarcation between two countries?
(a) Durand Line
(b) MacMohan Line
(c) Red Cliff Line
(d) International Date Line
Option d – International Date Line
Which of the following is not an Arab country?
(a) Syria
(b) Israel
(c) Jordan
(d) Lebanon
Option b – Israel
‘Nippon’ is the name given to Japan, which means –
(a) Land of rising sun
(b) Land of pagodas
(c) Land of northern lights
(d) Land of volcanoes and earthquakes
Option a – Land of rising sun
What is the new name of the old colony of Northern Rhodesia?
(a) Tanzania
(b) Zambia
(c) Uganda
(d) Zimbabwe
Option b – Zambia
Which of the following is the world’s largest mining port?
(a) Pardon
(b) Hedland
(c) Hamilton
(d) Nhava Sheva
Option b – Hedland
Which one of the following countries has no mineral deposits?
(a) Norway
(b) Austria
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Switzerland
Option d – Switzerland
Which of the following countries is not an exporter of tea?
(a) India
(b) Kenya
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) United Kingdom
Option d – United Kingdom
The most populous and oil-rich country in Africa is –
(a) Kenya
(b) Sudan
(c) Nigeria
(d) Uganda
Option c – Nigeria
The producer of the world’s mica is –
(a) U.K.
(b) India
(c) U.S.A.
(d) Canada
Option b – India
The largest producer of wool in the world is –
(a) China
(b) New Zealand
(c) Australia
(d) Argentina
Option c – Australia
The largest producer of gold in the world is –
(a) Canada
(b) Russia
(c) South Africa
(d) Australia
Option d – Australia
The leading producer of aluminum in the world is –
(a) U.S.A.
(b) Jamaica
(c) Venezuela
(d) Guinea
Option a – U.S.A.
The greatest producer of apples in the world is –
(a) China
(b) India
(c) Russia
(d) U.S.A.
Option a – China
Which country is the largest producer of timber?
(a) Brazil
(b) Sweden
(c) Nigeria
(d) United States
Option d – United States
Which of the following is the major copper-producing country?
(a) Chile
(b) Russia
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Indonesia
Option b – Russia
The world’s largest producer of desalinated seawater is –
(a) Iran
(b) Iraq
(c) Kuwait
(d) Saudi Arabia
Option d – Saudi Arabia
Which one of the following countries is the largest producer of uranium in the world?
(a) U.S.A.
(b) Canada
(c) Namibia
(d) South Africa
Option b – Canada
Which is the largest metals trading center?
(a) London
(b) Singapore
(c) New York
(d) Johannesburg
Option c – New York
Birmingham in the U.K. is famous for –
(a) Sugar industry
(b) Paper industry
(c) Aluminum industry
(d) Iron and Steel industry
Option d – Iron and Steel industry
The biggest oil spill in world history took place in the –
(a) Caspian Sea
(b) Persian Gulf
(c) South China Sea
(d) Mediterranean Sea
Option c – South China Sea
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