World Geography – GK Online MCQs Test

1. Earth surface is divided into continents.

2. The term ‘Bore’ signifies:

A wave caused by tides

A wave caused by air

To extract water from the earth

To drill a well

3. What is meant by orogeny?

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

Upliftment at continental scale due to vertical earth movements.

Upliftment at continental scale due to horizontal earth movements.

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

4. Identify the world largest city (by area).

Tokyo

Toronto

Beijing

New York

5. Asia is the largest continent with the area of____________.

44,111,000 sq.km

39,121,000 sq.km

44,391,162 sq. km

44,579,000 sq. km

6. What is the total area of Europe?

8,990,293 sq. kIn

10,180,000 sq. kIn

7,871,612 sq. kIn

9,992,807 sq. kIn

7. The coldest region of the world is:

Mason Ram

Siberia

Haiti

Siachen

8. Which are the Benelux countries?

Norway, Sweden, Belgium

Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark

Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg

Belgium, Holland, Norway

9. Dead Sea is situated between:

Iran and Russia

Russia and Turkey

Israel and Jordan

Iraq and Iran

10. Identify the world smallest state by population.

Maldives

Vatican City

Singapore

San Marino

11. North America contains of the total area of the earth.

16.5 %

0.158

0.209

0.179

12. The term ‘humidity’ indicates:

Amount of water vapours in the air

Degree of coldness in the air

The amount of fog in the air

Amount of pollutants in the air

13. The earth orbits the sun at:

105,120 km/hour

None of these

106,220 km/hour

107,320 km/hour

14. Which is the most abundant component of salts in sea?

Sodium

Chlorine

Potassium

Calcium

15. World’s largest coffee producer is:

USA

Venezuela

Columbia

Brazil

16. What is a cyclone?

A low pressure system with clockwise winds in the Northern Hemisphere.

A high pressure system with anti-clockwise winds in Northern Hemisphere.

A high pressure system with clockwise winds in the Northern Hemisphere.

A low pressure system with anti-clockwise winds in Northern Hemisphere

17. Greenwich is situated near:

Paris

Tokyo

New York

London

18. Area dominated by trees and shrubs is commonly known as _________

Forest

Shurubland

Woodland

Greenland

19. Death Valley in California (US) is famous for:

Frigid area

Hottest area

Polluted area

Volcanic area

20. The lowest part of the earth is:

Mariana Trench

Death Valley

Dead Sea

Lake Eyre

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