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Which one of the following is known as the city of Golden Gate?
(a) Paris
(b) Amsterdam
(c) Mumbai
(d) San Francisco
Option d – San Francisco
Which state of the USA is also known as the ‘Blue Grass State’?
(a) California
(b) Kentucky
(c) Montana
(d) Texas
Option b – Kentucky
Which of the following cities is known by the name of the City of Smoke?
(a) Kolkata
(b) Chicago
(c) London
(d) Lanzhou
Option c – London
Rio Grande river forms a boundary between
(a) Canada and the United States
(b) Mexico and the United States
(c) Mexico and Guatemala
(d) Guatemala and Honduras
Option b – Mexico and the United States
Sonoran is
(a) desert in North America
(b) local wind of France
(c) cash crop of Tropical rain forest
(d) tribe of South Africa
Option a – desert in North America
Which one of the following countries is not situated in North America?
(a) Panama
(b) Sierra Leone
(c) Honduras
(d) Guatemala
Option b – Sierra Leone
Which of the following cities is located on lake superior?
(a) Chicago
(b) Buffalo
(c) Detroit
(d) Duluth
Option d – Duluth
The largest freshwater lake in the world is
(a) Lake Windermere
(b) Lake Loch Ness
(c) Lake Baikal
(d) Lake Superior
Option d – Lake Superior
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Bonn-Rhine
(b) Cairo-Nile
(c) New York-Hudson
(d) Vienna-Volga
Option d – Vienna-Volga
Which one of the following countries is credited with the establishment of ‘Uranium City’?
(a) Australia
(b) Canada
(c) Russia
(d) USA
Option b – Canada
The Death Valley of the USA lies in the States of
(a) Alaska
(b) California
(c) Maine
(d) Atlanta
Option b – California
Death Valley situated in southern California in the USA is an example of which of the following?
(a) Anticlinal Valley
(b) Indian Valley
(c) Pristiclinal Valley
(d) Rift Valley
Option d – Rift Valley
‘Silicon Valley in the United State of America is located in
(a) Colorado
(b) California
(c) New Jersey
(d) Florida
Option b – California
Which of the following is the Pacific Province of Canada?
(a) British Colombia
(b) Nova Scotia
(c) Price Edward Island
(d) New Foundland and Labrador
Option a – British Colombia
Black Mountain is situated in
(a) Canada
(b) Norway
(c) Switzerland
(d) the USA
Option d – the USA
The White Mountains are founded in
(a) Canada
(b) Norway
(c) Russia
(d) the United States of America
Option d – the United States of America
Which of the following lakes is located entirely within the United States?
(a) Michigan
(b) Superior
(c) Ontario
(d) Erie
Option a – Michigan
The finger lake region is located in
(a) Australia
(b) Austria
(c) USA
(d) Britain
Option c – USA
Alaska is part of which of the following countries?
(a) Greenland
(b) United States of America
(c) Canada
(d) Russia
Option b – United States of America
Which country has the largest coastline?
(a) USA
(b) Australia
(c) Canada
(d) India
Option c – Canada
The largest reserves of fresh water on the Earth’s surface are in
(a) North America
(b) Russia
(c) South America
(d) Africa
Option a – North America
Which of the following continents has no landlocked country?
(a) Africa
(b) Asia
(c) Europe
(d) North America
Option d – North America
Which of the following continents was not a part of Gondwana land?
(a) Africa
(b) South America
(c) North America
(d) Antarctica
Option c – North America
Mexico is situated in
(a) South America
(b) North America
(c) Africa
(d) Europe
Option b – North America
Great salt lake is present in
(a) Iran
(b) USA
(c) Turkey
(d) Argentina
Option b – USA
Among the following continents, which one has the highest number of countries?
(a) Europe
(b) Asia
(c) Africa
(d) North America
Option c – Africa
Consider the following countries. I. Albania II. Bosnia and Herzegovina III. Croatia IV. Macedonia Which of these countries has/have the Adriatic sea as a boundary?
(a) I and II
(b) I, II, and III
(c) Only IV
(d) III and IV
Option b – I, II, and III
Consider the following statements. I. Great Britain comprises England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Islands. II. England covers less than 60% of the total area of the United Kingdom. Which of these statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Option b – Only II
Paris the capital of France, is located on the bank of
(a) Rhone
(b) Rhine
(c) Seine
(d) Sone
Option c – Seine
Consider the following statements and choose the correct option.
(a) L’Aquila is a famous castle in Romania.
(b) L’Aquila is a famous beach in France on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
(c) L’Aquila is a famous castle in France.
(d) L’Aquila is a place in Italy.
Option d – L’Aquila is a place in Italy
Identify the correct decreasing order of population density in Europe.
(a) Monaco, Malta, San Marino, Netherlands
(b) Monaco, Malta, Netherlands, San Marino
(c) Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, San Marino
(d) Malta, Netherlands, Monaco, San Marino
Option d – Malta, Netherlands, Monaco, San Marino
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Belgrade – Danube
(b) Lisbon – Tiber
(c) Warsaw – Vistula
(d) Washington – Potomac
Option b – Lisbon – Tiber
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Berlin – Rhine
(b) London – Thames
(c) New York – Hudson
(d) Vienna – Danube
Option a – Berlin – Rhine
Which of the following is correctly matched?
(a) Hamburg-Elber river
(b) Belgrade-Seine river
(c) Kiev-Don river
(d) Lahore-Satluj river
Option a – Hamburg – Elber river
Which one of the following is not a correct match?
(a) Finland – Helsinki
(b) Bolivia – La Paz
(c) Ethiopia – Lusaka
(d) Ukraine – Kiev
Option c – Ethiopia – Lusaka
Arrange the following from West to East and select the correct answer from the codes given below. I. London II. Lisbon III. Frankfurt IV. Beirut Codes
(a) I, II, III, IV
(b) II, I, III, IV
(c) II, I, IV, III
(d) I, II, IV, III
Option b – II, I, III, IV
Which one of the following countries does not border with Lithuania?
(a) Poland
(b) Ukraine
(c) Belarus
(d) Latvia
Option b – Ukraine
A city situated on a plateau is
(a) Bucharest
(b) Madrid
(c) Jamnagar
(d) Singapore
Option b – Madrid
Which mountain forms the boundary between Spain and France?
(a) Jura
(b) Pyrenees
(c) Carpathians
(d) Caucasus
Option b – Pyrenees
Mount Titlis is in
(a) Germany
(b) France
(c) Switzerland
(d) the USA
Option c – Switzerland
Black forest mountain is situated in
(a) France
(b) Germany
(c) Ukraine
(d) Russia
Option b – Germany
The Mountain Range of Europe is
(a) the Alps
(b) the Himalayas
(c) the Andes
(d) the Rocky
Option a – the Alps
Which one of the following continents has the highest percentage of plains in its total area?
(a) Asia
(b) Europe
(c) North America
(d) South America
Option b – Europe
The river duo, which falls into the Black sea are
(a) Volga-Danube
(b) Dnieper-Volga
(c) Dnieper-Danube
(d) Ural-Volga
Option c – Dnieper-Danube
River Volga falls into
(a) the Red Sea
(b) the Caspian Sea
(c) the Black Sea
(d) the Mediterranean Sea
Option b – the Caspian Sea
Which of the following rivers flows through a rift valley?
(a) Amazon
(b) Indus
(c) Volga
(d) Rhine
Option d – Rhine
Which of the following capitals is not situated on the banks of the Danube river?
(a) Belgrade
(b) Budapest
(c) Rome
(d) Vienna
Option c – Rome
The theory of Demographic Transition deals with changes in the
(a) vital rates with time.
(b) population with time.
(c) migration rates with time.
(d) age and sex composition with time.
Option b – population with time
Which one of the following stages indicates the initiation of population explosion in the demographic transition?
(a) Stage 1
(b) Stage 2
(c) Stage 3
(d) Stage 4
Option b – Stage 2
Which of the following stages of demographic transition indicate the state of underdevelopment?
(a) High stationary stage
(b) Early expanding stage
(c) Late expanding stage
(d) Low stationary stage
Option c – Late expanding stage
Which one of the following statements represents Population Pyramid with a Wide base?
(a) Declining Fertility rates
(b) High Fertility rates
(c) Declining Death rates
(d) High Death rates
Option c – Declining Death rates
The age and sex composition of the population are best represented by
(a) choropleths
(b) isopleths
(c) pie diagram
(d) pyramid diagram
Option d – pyramid diagram
Japan’s population pyramid would most likely resemble that of
(a) the USA
(b) Brazil
(c) Denmark
(d) India
Option a – the USA
An area having just the population to utilize the resources fully to their advantage will be said to have
(a) overpopulation
(b) underpopulation
(c) optimum population
(d) maximum population
Option c – optimum population
How many stages of population growth are involved in demographic transition?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
Option c – 5
Who developed the Theory of Demographic Transition?
(a) Zelinsky
(b) Whittlesey
(c) Warren Thompson
(d) Ravenstein
Option c – Warren Thompson
Which of the following characteristics symbolizes the oriental cultural realm? I. Industrialisation II. Joint family bon III. Subsistence agriculture IV. Urbanisation Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) I, II and IV
(b) II and III
(c) I and III
(d) II, III and IV
Option b – II and III
Infant mortality and birth rate tend to vary together, which suggests that
(a) a decrease in one leads to a decrease in the other.
(b) decrease in one leads to an increase in the other.
(c) increase in one leads to a decrease in the other.
(d) increase in one leads to an increase in the other.
Option b – decrease in one leads to an increase in the other
Population explosion is associated with
(a) a high birth rate and a low death rate.
(b) high birth rate and high death rate.
(c) low birth rate and high death rate.
(d) low birth rate and low death rate.
Option a – a high birth rate and a low death rate
Net population change is determined by
(a) mortality
(b) migration
(c) fertility
(d) Both (a) and (c)
Option d – Both (a) and (c)
The tendency of the population growth rate during the 20th century is that
(a) it has been rising
(b) it has been falling
(c) it has been stable
(d) it has been fluctuating
Option a – it has been rising
A population that is approaching carrying capacity will show
(a) Zero population growth
(b) Morality > Natality
(c) Mortality < Natality
(d) None of the above
Option a – Zero population growth
Which one of the following demographic parameters represents the population growth rate?
(a) Natural change and crude birth rate.
(b) Natural change and net migration.
(c) Net migration and fertility rate.
(d) Net migration and birth rate.
Option c – Net migration and fertility rate
Which of the following is a minor cultural realm?
(a) Meso – African realm
(b) Islamic realm
(c) South-East Asian realm
(d) Both (a) and (c)
Option d – Both (a) and (c)
Which of the following is not characteristic of the Islamic cultural realm?
(a) High female illiteracy rates
(b) High per capita income
(c) Low level of modernization
(d) All of the above are characteristics of the Islamic cultural realm
Option d – All of the above are characteristics of the Islamic cultural realm
According to Baker, the Indian cultural realm is called
(a) Paddy’s cultural
(b) Oriental cultural
(c) Continental culture
(d) None of the above
Option c – Continental culture
Which of the following does not characterize a cultural region?
(a) The cultural region has common cultural elements and distinct cultural authority from other, regions.
(b) The cultural region can only be found in urban settings.
(c) Everybody who lives in a cultural region shares common characteristics.
(d) Both (b) and (c)
Option d – Both (b) and (c)
Which one of the following is the most accurate representation of cultural unit from the highest to the lowest order?
(a) Complex, Realm Region, Trait
(b) Realm, Complex, Region, Trait
(c) Realm, Region, Complex, Trait
(d) Trait, Complex, Region, Realm
Option b – Realm, Complex, Region, Trait
Which one of the following culture realms is characterized by I. heritage of ancient civilization and traditions of classical culture II. rise of ancient city-states. III. importance of agriculture and horticulture including viticulture.
(a) East European
(b) Indian
(c) Mediterranean
(d) Chinese
Option c – Mediterranean
Caucasoid are found in
(a) West Asia
(b) South America
(c) Eastern Europe
(d) None of these
Option a – West Asia
The ethnic dravidian population belongs to which of the following racial group?
(a) Caucasoid
(b) Negroid
(c) Mongoloid
(d) Australoid
Option a – Caucasoid
Consider the following. I. Alpine II. Armenoid III. Nordic IV. East Baltic The following subraces belong to
(a) Mongoloid ethnic group
(b) Caucasoid ethnic group
(c) Negroid ethnic group
(d) All of the above
Option b – Caucasoid ethnic group
Which of the following pairs are not correctly matched? I. Indonesians – Australoid II. North Africans – Caucasoid III. West Europeans – Mongoloid IV. South Americans – Negroid Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) I and II
(b) I, III and IV
(c) II and III
(d) II and IV
Option b – I, III and IV
The majority of the population of North East of India belongs to the
(a) Caucasoid
(b) Negroid
(c) Mongoloid
(d) Australoid
Option c – Mongoloid
South-West Asia is inhabited chiefly by
(a) Caucasians
(b) Mongoloids
(c) Negroes
(d) Red Indians
Option a – Caucasians
Which racial group has the largest number of members?
(a) Negroid
(b) Mongoloid
(c) Australoid
(d) Caucasoid
Option d – Caucasoid
Which of the following racial group is identified due to their dark complex?
(a) Caucasoid
(b) Nordic
(c) Negroid
(d) Mangoloid
Option c – Negroid
Which of the following statement is incorrect regarding the classification of human races?
(a) The skin color of mankind is influenced by a pigment called melanin and is also impacted by geographical regions.
(b) In General, people belonging to Caucasoid race are the tallest, while more short-height people are found in Mongoloid racial group.
(c) Mongoloid’s are characterized by curly hair, while Caucasoid have wolly or fizzy hair.
(d) In Caucasoid racial group, the ‘A’ blood group is found relatively more than the ‘B’ blood group.
Option c – Mongoloid’s are characterized by curly hair, while Caucasoid have wolly or fizzy hair
Consider the following statements Caucasoid race is associated with I. Long, wavy soft hair. II. Narrow to medium broad face. III. Very broad, flat broad to the very broad nose. Which of these statements is correct?
(a) I, II and III
(b) I and II
(c) II and III
(d) I and III
Option b – I and II
Which of these people change their house types according to season?
(a) Pygmies
(b) Kirghiz
(c) Eskimos
(d) Bantus
Option b – Kirghiz
Which of the following criteria is not used for the classification of human races?
(a) Eyes
(b) Ear
(c) Nose
(d) Hair
Option b – Ear
Consider the following statements regarding the Origin of man. I. African Continent is considered the Centre for the Origin of man. II. Human being belongs to the order of primates, which also includes gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans besides new and old-world monkeys. III. The modern Homo Sapiens Originated from the Neanderthal man. IV. The fossils of Homo erectus and Ramapitnecus were discovered in the Narmada valley and Shivalik hill ranges of India. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) I and III
(b) II and III
(c) I, II, and IV
(d) All of these
Option d – All of these
Which one of the following is considered as first race of humankind?
(a) Mongoloid
(b) Caucasoid
(c) Negroid
(d) All of these
Option c – Negroid
The Semitic people belong to the
(a) Caucasoid race
(b) Mongoloid race
(c) Negroid race
(d) Australoid race
Option c – Negroid race
The Bushmen Hottentots, Pygmies, and Bantu tribal groups belong to which of the following racial group?
(a) Mongoloid
(b) Negroid
(c) Caucasoid
(d) Nordic
Option b – Negroid
Which one of the following is not considered a major race of mankind?
(a) Negroid
(b) Caucasoid
(c) Mongoloid
(d) Australoid
Option d – Australoid
The aboriginal population of the Andaman Islands belongs to which one of the following racial categories?
(a) Negroids
(b) Negrito
(c) Palaeo-Australoids
(d) Negillos
Option c – Palaeo-Australoids
The Red Indians or the American Indians belong to the
(a) Mongolian race
(b) Caucasoid race
(c) Australoid race
(d) Negrito race
Option a – Mongolian race
According to Scientists, the development of humans happened in which epoch of the tertiary period?
(a) Eocene
(b) Oligocene
(c) Miocene
(d) Pliocene
Option d – Pliocene
Which of the following is considered to be the most recent?
(a) Heidelberg humans
(b) Cro-Magnon humans
(c) Pilt magnon humans
(d) Neanderthal humans
Option b – Cro-Magnon humans
Which among the following is considered representative of modern man?
(a) Dryopithecus
(b) Australopithecus
(c) Neanderthal
(d) Cro-magnon
Option d – Cro-magnon
The origin and development of Modern Homo Sapiens were from ……… man.
(a) Cro-magnon
(b) Neanderthal
(c) Ramapithecus
(d) Java
Option a – Cro-magnon
Which one of the following continents is considered as ‘Cradle of Mankind’?
(a) Asia
(b) Africa
(c) Europe
(d) South America
Option b – Africa
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