World Geography – Set 1 January 28, 2025January 27, 2025 by aasi 0% Report a question What’s wrong with this question? You cannot submit an empty report. Please add some details. 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950 World Geography – Set 1 Dear ! This is World Geography – Set 1 Quiz and it contains 50 questions. Keep Learning! 1 / 50 1) Cocos plate lies between: South America and Pacific Plate. Central America and Pacific Plate. None of Above North America and Pacific Plate. . 2 / 50 2) The highest point of Australia is: Abbott Peak Mount Twynam Mount Twonsend Mount Kosciusko. 3 / 50 3) The Himalayan mountain system belongs to which of the following? Volcanic mountains Fold mountains Residual mountains Block mountains 4 / 50 4) Yokohama and Kobe are the main centres of ship building industry in: Japan China North Korea South Korea 5 / 50 5) The concept of sustainable development relates to: All of the above Intergenerational Equity. Intrageneration Equity Extrageneration Equity 6 / 50 6) The heavy day soils that show significant expansion and contraction due to the presence or absence of moisture is called vertisols aridsols andisols histosols 7 / 50 7) The hot and cold deserts together occupy nearly ____ land area of the world. 1/3rd 3/4th 1/4th 1/2 8 / 50 8) The Hwang Ho River falls into: Bay of China Red Sea Yellow Sea. Indian Ocean 9 / 50 9) The iron and steel industries of which of the following countries are almost fully dependent on imported raw materials? Britain Poland Japan Germany 10 / 50 10) Without ____ the equator would be much hotter than it is while the poles would be much cooler. cycle of air circulation global wind pattern latitudinal redistribution of heat All are similar terms 11 / 50 11) The hazards of radiation belts include deterioration of electronic circuits damage of solar cells of spacecraft adverse effect on living organisms All of these 12 / 50 12) The largest fish exporting region in the world is the north-east atlantic region the north-west pacific region the south-east asian region the north-east pacific region 13 / 50 13) The landmass of which of the following continents is the least? Australia Africa Asia Europe 14 / 50 14) The Harmattan is cool, extremely dry wind that forms over the Sahara and blows westward or south-westward to the Af tertiary wind that carry great quantities of fine dust from the Sahara wind that blows during the dry season from December to February All of these 15 / 50 15) Cincinnati (U .S .A.) is famous in the making of: Cement Industry Bio-technical Industry Machine Tools. Aviation Tools 16 / 50 16) The largest country of the world by geographical area is Vatican City Russia USA Australia 17 / 50 17) The largest glaciers are piedmont glaciers mountain glaciers continental glaciers alpine glaciers 18 / 50 18) The leading state in producing paper is Bihar Kerala West Bengal Orissa 19 / 50 19) The hydrological cycle is a conceptual model that describes the movement of water between biosphere, atmosphere, lithosphere and hydrosphere None of the above the storage of water between biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and lithosphere both (a) and (b) 20 / 50 20) The latitudinal differences in pressure delineate a number of major pressure zones, which correspond with zones of cyclonic depressions zones of land zones of oceans zones of climate 21 / 50 21) The iron ore mined at Bailadila is mostly limonite siderite magnetic haematite 22 / 50 22) The intersecting lines drawn on maps and globes are longitudes None of the above latitudes geographic grids 23 / 50 23) The largest gold producing country in the world is Canada USA South Africa China 24 / 50 24) The group of minerals chemically containing hydrocarbons is silicate group hydride group oxide group organic group 25 / 50 25) Upper Volta is the old name of: Burkina Faso Cape Verde Burkina Angola 26 / 50 26) The higher the wind speed and the longer the fetch or distance of open water across which the wind blows and waves travel, the ____ waves and the ____ energy they process. larger, more smaller, more smaller, less larger, less 27 / 50 27) The least explosive type of volcano is called Basalt plateau Shield volcanoes Composite volcanoes Cinder cone 28 / 50 28) The highest degree of concentration of mineral deposits are found in southern zone All of the above north eastern zone north western zone 29 / 50 29) The temperature increases rapidly after stratosphere troposphere ionosphere exosphere 30 / 50 30) The grasslands in Canada are known as: Pampas Dawns Prairies. Steppes 31 / 50 31) Who constructed Suez Canal? Fyodor Litke Voin Rimsky-Korsakov Ferdinand de Lesseps Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky 32 / 50 32) The oldest rock system of the world is: The Primitive Rock system The Zircons Rock system None of these The Archaean Rock system 33 / 50 33) The largest dune files are found in Middle East None of the above North Africa both (a) and (b) 34 / 50 34) India’s major contacts with out-side world for the last two millennia have been by sea there-by earning the title for India: The Mistress of the Northern Seas The Mistress of the Eastern Seas The Mistress of the Southern Seas The Mistress of the Western Seas 35 / 50 35) Intensity of production declines with distance from the market and the type of land use varies with distance from the market are the two basic tenets of: Possibilism Environmental determinism Probabilism Von Thunen’s Agriculture Location Theory. 36 / 50 36) The light of distant stars is affected by both (a) and (b) the earth's atmosphere None of the above interstellar dust 37 / 50 37) With the disintegration of USSR in end 1991, comprised of ____ Union Republics. 5 25 10 15 38 / 50 38) Mindanoo Island is located in: South Atlantic The Indian Ocean The Pacific Ocean North Atlantic 39 / 50 39) Brown Waterfalls are situated in: Canada Australia New Zealand SwitSwitzerland 40 / 50 40) Which country is known as the “Sugar Bowl” of the world? China Cuba India Australia 41 / 50 41) The great Victoria Desert is located in Australia West Africa Canada North America 42 / 50 42) The groundwater can become confined between two impermeable layers. This type of enclosed water is called artesian well unconfined groundwater confined groundwater artesian 43 / 50 43) The humidity of the air depends upon location All of these weather temperature 44 / 50 44) The ionosphere includes thermosphere thermosphere and exosphere thermosphere, exosphere and mesosphere mesosphere 45 / 50 45) Which of the following is tropical grassland? Pampas Prairies Savannah Taiga 46 / 50 46) The names of Harry Hess, R . S . Dietz, W . J . Morgan and Le Pichon are associated with: Diversion of Wind Theory Agriculture Location Theory Plate Tectonics Theory None of these 47 / 50 47) The highest average salinity amongst the following seas is reported from Black Sea Dead Sea Red Sea Mediterranean Sea 48 / 50 48) The Homolographic projection has the correct representation of baring area distance shape 49 / 50 49) The habitats valuable for commercially harvested species are called sea grass bed hot spots coral reefs None of the above 50 / 50 50) Greenland is under the rule of: Turkey Germany Portugal Denmark Your score isThe average score is 0%🎉 Challenge alert! 💡 Share this quiz with your friends and see who scores the highest! 🏆🤩🔥 LinkedIn Facebook Follow Us @ 0% Restart quiz Exit We’d love to hear your thoughts! 📝 Share your valuable review with us. 🙌 🌟 Thank you for your support! Your feedback means the world to us. 🙏💖 Send feedback
