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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-5 section-5

Each section contains 100 MCQs on Miscellaneous World Geography .
41
Which European country has over 200 volcanoes, many of them active?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Iceland has over 200 volcanoes, many of them active. There are approximately 130 volcanoes in Iceland, active and inactive. About 30 active volcanic systems can be found under the island, in all parts of the country other than the Westfjords.
42
The route is connecting Western Europe, Africa and Australia by way of the Cape of Good Hope.
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Cape route is connecting Western Europe, Africa and Australia by way of the Cape of Good Hope. The European-Asian sea route, also known as the sea route to India or the Cape Route is a shipping route from European coast of the Atlantic Ocean to Asia's coast of the Indian Ocean passing by the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Agulhas at the southern edge of Africa.
43
Heligoland is an archipelago of which of the following nations?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Heligoland is an archipelago of Germany. At present is administered by Germany in North Sea. Earlier these were occupied by Denmark & later by Britain.
44
Which one of the following countries makes maximum use of the geothermal energy?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Iceland countries makes maximum use of the geothermal energy. Iceland is a pioneer in the use of geothermal energy for space heating. Generating electricity with geothermal energy has increased significantly in recent years. Geothermal power facilities currently generate 25% of the country's total electricity production.
45
Which, among the following countries, occupies the largest chunk of the Sunderban's Delta?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Bangladesh, occupies the largest chunk of the Sunderban's Delta. Sundarbans, The largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world, located in the southwestern part of Bangladesh.
46
The largest railway station of the world is ________
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
The largest railway station of the world is Grand Central Terminal, Chicago. The world's largest station by number of platforms is Grand Central Terminal, Park Avenue and 42nd Street, New York City, USA, built from 1903–13 which has 44 platforms. They are situated on two underground levels with 41 tracks on the upper level and 26 on the lower.
47
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? States of USA Geography Division
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
New Jersey is a northeastern U.S. state with some 130 miles of Atlantic coast.
48
Fog can be classified as a
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Fog can be classified as a Low Stratus cloud. Stratus is used to describe flat, featureless clouds of low altitude, typically less than 300 metres. On the other hand, fog is a stratus cloud in contact with the ground. Horizontal visibility in fog is less than 1 km.
49
Crude oil is generally found in
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Crude oil is generally found in Sedimentary rocks. Crude oil is found in the pore spaces within non-solid rocks such as compacted sediments.
50
Which of the following absorbs the insolation from the sun and preserves the earth's radiated heat, thus acting like a blanket allowing the earth neither to become too cold nor too hot?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Water vapour absorbs parts of the insolation from sun and thus reduces its amount. It also preserves the earth's radiated heat. It thus acts like a blanket allowing the earth neither to become too cold nor too hot.