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World Geography - 3

Description: World Geography - 3
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Arrange the following countries in descending order of population:

A. Japan
B. Russia
C. Nigeria
D. Marshall Islands
E. Palau

  1. D - C - A - E - B

  2. B - C - A - D - E

  3. C - B - A - D - E

  4. A - B - D - E - C


Correct Option: C

Arrange the following islands in descending order of size:

A. Great Britain B. New Zealand (South) C. Honshu D. Victoria E. Baffin

  1. A - C - E - D - B

  2. C - E - D - A - B

  3. D - E - C - A - B

  4. E - D - C - A - B


Correct Option: D

The cold northern island of Japan is

  1. Kyushu

  2. Shikoku

  3. Honshu

  4. Hokkaido


Correct Option: D

Approximately what percentage of the world has climatic, topographic and soil conditions suited to farming?

  1. 33%

  2. 20%

  3. 50%

  4. 62%


Correct Option: B

The line of equator does not pass through.

  1. Egypt

  2. Kenya

  3. Uganda

  4. Somalia


Correct Option: A

Karaganda fields are famous for which of the following?

  1. Iron

  2. Coal

  3. Uranium

  4. Gold


Correct Option: B

How many countries are there in North America?

  1. 24

  2. 27

  3. 7

  4. 17


Correct Option: A

Karst landscapes are the product of

  1. oxidation

  2. carbonic acid action

  3. freeze-thaw weathering

  4. hydrolysis


Correct Option: B

Which continent has the longest coastline?

  1. Asia

  2. North America

  3. Africa

  4. South America


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Asia has the largest coastline, at 62,800 kilometres.

Kalahari Desert covers

  1. Northwestern Namibia, Western S. Africa and Botswana

  2. Botswana, South-west S. Africa & Western Namibia

  3. Namibia and Botswana

  4. South west Botswana, Entire Namibia and Western S. Africa


Correct Option: A

Which of the following African countries is not land-locked?

  1. Mali

  2. Libya

  3. Zambia

  4. Chad


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 Libya

Which is the mountain range between the Black sea and Caspian sea?

  1. Balkan

  2. Caucasus

  3. Ural

  4. Alps


Correct Option: B

What is the total number of countries in Africa?

  1. 51

  2. 56

  3. 64

  4. 59


Correct Option: B

How many countries are there in Asia?

  1. 44

  2. 47

  3. 41

  4. 53


Correct Option: D

What is the name of the world's smallest republic which has an area of 21 sq. km?

  1. Palermo

  2. Namur

  3. Nauru

  4. Vatican City


Correct Option: C

Which of the following cities is associated with the river Mekong?

  1. Phnom Penh

  2. Shanghai

  3. Hong Kong

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

The Appalachian Mountains were formed in which of the following periods?

  1. Paleozoic

  2. Cretaceous

  3. Mesozoic

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Aerating the soil is usually done by

  1. Mecrofauna

  2. Micro fauna

  3. Mesofauna

  4. All of these


Correct Option: C

Mohorovicic discontinuity separates

  1. Core and Mantle

  2. Mantle and asthenosphere

  3. Upper mantle and lower crust

  4. Inner solid core and outer liquid core


Correct Option: C

The taiga belt lies between the

  1. Mediterranean climate and Tundra

  2. Tibet type climate and Tundra

  3. Monsoon climate and Tundra

  4. Temperate grasslands and Tundra


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 The taiga belt lies between the Temperate grasslands and Tundra.

The Gutenberg discontinuity is between

  1. the upper and the mantle

  2. the outer core and the lower mantle

  3. the crust and the mantle

  4. the inner and outer cores


Correct Option: B

Tertiary period had five epochs. Select the correct order in which these epochs appeared in the geological time scale from ancient to more recent times.

  1. Palaeocene-Pliocene-Oligocene-Miocene-Eocene

  2. Palaeocene-Oligocene-Miocene-Eocene-Pliocene

  3. Palaeocene-Eocene-Oligocene-Miocene-Pliocene

  4. Oligocene-Palaeocene-Miocene-Eocene-Pliocene


Correct Option: C

The boundary line between the USA and Canada is the

  1. 49th parallel

  2. 38th parallel

  3. 12th parallel

  4. 17th parallel


Correct Option: A

Consider the following statements regarding Earth's topmost layer:

  1. Transverse earthquake waves move at a speed of 3.5 km/second in that layer.
  2. The specific gravity is 2.7.
  3. It is shallowest under the continents and deepest under the oceans.
  4. Magnesium is present in abundance.

Which of the above statements are correct?

  1. 2 and 3

  2. 1 and 2

  3. 1, 2 and 4

  4. 3 and 4


Correct Option: B

Hot dry summer, mild winter with moderate rainfall and ample sunshine characterize the _________ climate.

  1. West European

  2. Taiga

  3. Mediterranean

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
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