World Geography – GK Online MCQs Test

1. The highest point of South America is:

Mt Elbrus

Mt. McKinley

Mt. Aconcagua

Mt. Kosciusko

2. What is meant by solstice?

None of these

The longest night

When sun reaches its maximum distance from earth’s equator

When sun goes through equator

3. Total area of the earth is ____________

510,072,000 sq. km

392,023,000 sq. km

492,102,000 sq. km

692,192,000 sq. km

4. Australia contains of the total area of the earth.

0.049

5.9 %

0.059

0.061

5. Strait of Dover separates:

Germany and France

Spain and South Africa

England and France

Cuba and Florida

6. Dead Seals:

Used for fishing

A freshwater lake used for irrigation

Useful for navigation

Salt lake and lowest point of earth below sea

7. What is bedrock?

The upper layer of the earth

The middle layer of the earth

A deep point in the mountain

The solid rock of the earth

8. What is meant by orogeny?

Upliftment at sub-continental scale due to horizontal earth movement.

Upliftment at sub-continental scale due to vertical earth movements.

Upliftment at continental scale due to horizontal earth movements.

Upliftment at continental scale due to vertical earth movements.

9. A period of dry weather, caused by lack of rain is termed as _________

Desertification

Famine

Dryness

Draught

10. Which clouds likely to cause heavy rainfall?

Cirrocumulus

Stratuscumulus

Stratocumulus

Nimbostratus

11. The lowest point of North America is:

Death Valley

Mt. Ellsworth

Peninsula Valdes

Lake Eyre

12. What is Green Peace?

A term used in geography.

An organization that maintains peace in the world

An organization that stresses the need to maintain a balance between human progress and environmental conservation.

Geological Society of New York

13. The biggest exporter of food is:

Italy

Japan

USA

14. The highest point of Asia is ________.

Mt. McKinley

Mt. Everest

Mt. Elbrus

Mt. Kilimanjaro

15. World’s famous Golden Gate Bridge is situated in:

Paris

Sydney

San Francisco

London

16. The highest waterfall of the world is:

Angel Falls

Nigara Falls

Victoria Falls

Kaieteur Falls

17. Which of these is not a metamorphic rock?

Shale

Slate

Quartzite

Schist

18. The term ‘Bore’ signifies:

A wave caused by tides

To extract water from the earth

To drill a well

A wave caused by air

19. Dead Sea is situated between:

Iran and Russia

Iraq and Iran

Israel and Jordan

Russia and Turkey

20. Organisms that live on the ocean bottoms are:

Plankton

All of these

Benthos

Neckton

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