World Geography MCQ-162 January 14, 2015admin0 Comments CategoriesWorld Geography Quizzes World Geography objective Questions for NDA, PSU, MPPSC, RRB, SSC, TSPSC, CDS, UPSC Exams Which of the following countries is a constituent of the north-west Pacific fishing grounds? Japan Netherlands Newfoundland Norway Which of the following countries is across the Nathu La pass? Burma Nepal Thailand China Which of the following countries is called Kampuchea? Seychelles Zambia Cambodia Vietnam Which of the following countries is far the richest coal producing nation in continental Europe? Germany France Great Britain Poland Which of the following countries is in the continent of Europe? Albania Algeria Libya Venezuela Which of the following countries is known as the Land of Midnight Sun? Belgium Holland Norway Sweden Which of the following countries lead in world’s total production of rubber? Brazil Indonesia Malaysia.. Sri Lanka Which of the following countries occupies the first position in the matter of coal production in the world? China India USA Germany Which of the following countries of Europe share the principal coalfields of the world? France, Netherlands, Poland and Sweden Belgium, France, Poland, UK and Germany Poland, Norway, Sweden and Germany France, Norway, Netherlands and UK Which of the following countries of Europe was the first to exploit coalfields in the 19th century and was then the leading producer of coal in the world? Germany Great Britain France Poland Which of the following descriptions correctly identifies Prairies? These are vast treeless barren plains of the Arctic region of Europe, Asia and Canada These are temperate grass-lands of South America These are temperate grass-lands of North America These are the temperate grass-lands of Asia and Europe Which of the following exhaustible and non-renewable fuels are inorganic in nature? Anthracite and Bituminous coal Petroleum and Natural gas Uranium and Thorium Lignite and Peat Which of the following factors is more important for the location of the steel mills at Bokaro? Nearness to iron ore deposits Nearness to coal deposits Nearness to both coal and iron ore deposits Nearness to the port city of Calcutta Which of the following factors is responsible for occurrence of earth-quakes? Sudden cooling and contraction of earth’s surface Activity of some dormant volcanoes Change of water into steam due to internal heat and its expansion All of the above Which of the following features are products of vulcanicity? I. Atoll II. Caldera III. Batholith IV. Geosyncline I, II and III I and IV II and III I, III and IV Which of the following happens when a traveler crosses the 180th meridian? He loses a day if he crosses it in winter He gains aday if he crosses it in summer He loses or gains a day depending upon the speed at which he is traveling He gains or loses a day depending upon the direction in which he travels Which of the following has the highest wind velocity? Hurricane Tornado Typhoon Thunderstorm Which of the following illustrate the extreme effects of the phenomena of seasons? The equatorial regions The polar regions The north temperate regions The south temperate regions Which of the following insects complete the major part of their life-cycle in stored grain and bring about extensive losses? Beetles Locust Stem borers Weevils Which of the following instruments is used for reading the changes that occur hi atmospheric humidity? Barometer Hygroscope Pyknometer Quartz clock Which of the following instruments is used for recording earthquake waves? Barograph Hydrograph Pantograph Seismograph Which of the following instruments is used to measure the changes in atmospheric humidity? Chronometer Hygrometer Hydrometer Hygroscope Which of the following internal layers of the earth is the densest? Nife Sima Sial None of the above Which of the following is a non-metallic mineral? Cobalt Gypsum Thorium Uranium Which of the following is a primary occupation? Communication Diamond cutting Lumbering None of these Loading … Related posts: Indian Geography MCQ-9 Current Affairs MCQ-21 World Geography MCQ-99 World Geography MCQ-62 World Geography MCQ-156 World Geography MCQ-57 World Geography MCQ-27 World Geography MCQ-16 World Geography MCQ-142 World Geography MCQ-158