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Miscellaneous World Geography MCQ Questions and answers with easy explanations. Geography section provides you all type of mcq questions on Miscellaneous World Geography with explanations. Miscellaneous World Geography MCQ is important for exams like IBPS, SCC, UPSC, NEET etc. Page-2 section-5

Each section contains 100 MCQs on Miscellaneous World Geography .
11
Quinine is obtained from the
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Quinine is obtained from the Cinchona plant. Quinine, drug obtained from cinchona bark that is used chiefly in the treatment of malaria, an infection caused by the protozoan parasite Plasmodium, which is transmitted to humans by the bite of various species of mosquitoes.
12
Through which one of the following Straits does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Through Strait of Dover a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France. Strait of Dover connects United Kingdom and France. It is about 32 km in length.
13
Which among the following is the greatest inland waterway in Europe?
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Answer: Option C
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Rhine is the greatest inland waterway in Europe. The Main-Danube waterway connecting the Rhine with the Black Sea was completed in 1992 and provides a route for traffic between eastern and western Europe through Germany, accommodating craft of 1,350 tons throughout its length.
14
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans are connected by ________ canal
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Answer: Option B
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Atlantic and Pacific Oceans are connected by Panama canal. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a key conduit for international maritime trade.
15
The hair or Nordic races is generally
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
The hair or Nordic races is generally Blond. There are two theories as to why many Scandinavians have blonde hair. One popular theory is it was caused by genetic mutations as a result of the lack of sunlight once humans began to spread north.
16
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given towns of Pakistan while moving from the North towards the South ?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
The correct sequence of the given towns of Pakistan while moving from the North towards the South is Peshawar - Islamabad - Gujranwala - Multan.
17
By what name the Third World Countries are now commonly referred to?
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Answer: Option C
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The Third World Countries are now commonly referred to as Developing countries. During the Cold War, the term Third World referred to the developing countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America, the nations not aligned with either the First World or the Second World.
18
________ grasses are known as elephant grasses.
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Answer: Option C
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Savannah grasses are known as elephant grasses. Elephant grass is a tall grass that originally came from Africa in 1913. It grows in dense clumps of up to 10 feet tall. In the savannas of Africa it grows along lake beds and rivers where the soil is rich. Local farmers cut the grass for their animals, carrying it home in huge piles on their backs or on carts.
19
The flat temperate grasslands of the Hungarian plains are known as ________.
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Answer: Option D
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The flat temperate grasslands of the Hungarian plains are known as Pusztas. Puszta is Hungarian name for steppe with official name Pannonian (Pannonic) steppe. Its not only in Hungary (but probably more than 90% of steppe is there, and in Hungary is known as Puszta) and Burgenland but also in Slovakia and Serbia.
20
What was Norway's rank in 2016 Human Development Index published by the United Nations Development Programme?
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Answer: Option A
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Norway's rank in 2016 Human Development Index published by the United Nations Development Programme was 1. Human Development Index is published by United Nations development programme (UNDP). It was developed by combined effort of Amartya Sen and Mehboob-ul-Haq in 1990. India in 2016 was placed at 131 rank.