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Each section contains 100 MCQs on World Geography .

The most explosive type of volcano is

A) the caldera B) a cinder cone C) basalt plateau D) shield volcanoes

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

Rhyolite caldera complexes are the most explosive of Earth's volcanoes but often don't even look like volcanoes.

The lowest point, on land, in the world is

A) Death valley, USA B) Caspian sea, Russia C) Dead sea, Jordan/Israel D) Lake Eyre, Australia

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Dozens of land areas of the Earth sit below current sea level. The lowest land area is the shoreline of the Dead Sea Depression in Israel, Jordan and Syria. It is approximately 413 meters or 1355 feet below sea level.

The low latitude zone of globe extends between

A) Tropic of Capricorn and Cancer B) North pole to South pole C) Tropic of Capricorn and equator D) Equator and Tropic of Cancer

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

The low latitude zone of globe extends between Tropic of Capricorn and Cancer.

The main objective of multi-purpose river projects are

A) extension of irrigation facilities by constructing dams to store surplus water during the rainy seas B) power generation by constructing hydro power stations C) flood controls and making rivers navigable D) All of the above

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

All of the above

The mountains which come into being after the continental drift started, with the break up of the large land mass of pangola are

A) young mountains B) old mountains C) volcanic mountains D) fold mountains

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

The mountains which come into being after the continental drift started, with the break up of the large land mass of pangola are young mountains.

The Mistral is

A) very cold wind, which blows down from the plateau of central France B) swift, dry, cold northerly wind that blows down from the western Alps and the plateau of Southern F C) wind that blows for 100 days a year and may cause extensive frost damage to plants D) All of the above

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option D

Solution:

All of the above

The main period of Mesozoic era include

A) Triassic period and Cretaceous period B) Jurassic period and Triassic period C) Triassic period, Jurassic period and cretaceous period D) cretaceous period and Jurassic period

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

Triassic period, Jurassic period and cretaceous period

The main percentage of the volume of water in the hydrosphere is in

A) oceans and seas B) groundwater, rivers and streams C) glaciers and ice sheets D) freshwater lakes and water vapours

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option A

Solution:

The main percentage of the volume of water in the hydrosphere is in oceans and seas.

The main tributaries of Indus river system are

A) the Jhelum, the Chenab , the Ravi B) the Beas, the Sutlej C) both (a) and (b) D) None of the above

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option C

Solution:

both (a) and (b)

The model which explains the various types of igneous rocks

A) rock cycle B) Bowens reaction series C) both are similar terms D) None of the above

Discuss

Answer & Solution

Answer: Option B

Solution:

This model, known as the Bowen reaction series, suggests that the type of igneous rocks that form from magma solidification depends on the temperature of crystallization and the chemical composition of the originating magma.

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