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100 Geography MCQs Test 1

Total Questions:	100
Time Allowed:	50 Minutes
Total Marks:	100
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1. One-hour difference in local time between two places is equivalent to a difference of _____.

10° longitude

15° longitude

15° latitude

20° latitude

2. The local time at a place is 6 a.m. when the G.M.T. is 3 a.m. The longitude of that place is _____.

45 degrees east

45 degrees west

120 degrees east

120 degrees west

3. Upto about 50 km from the surface of earth the atmosphere consists of approximately _____.

78% oxygen and 21% nitrogen

21% oxygen and 78% nitrogen

68% oxygen and 32% nitrogen

33% oxygen and 66% oxygen

4. Name the instrument used for measuring humidity.

Barometer

Thermometer

Hygrometer

Hydrometer

5. Most of the weather phenomena take place in which of the following layers of the atmosphere?

Stratosphere

Mesosphere

Ionosphere

Troposphere

6. That the earth is rotating on its axis is established by the fact that _____.

The moon and stars move in the sky

The earth experiences day and night

The planetary winds are blowing

The time in different parts of the earth is not the same

7. Funnel shaped clouds with violent whirl winds are named as _____.

Tsunami

Cirrus

Tornado

Stratus

8. The tropical cyclones often follow the direction of movement from _____.

South to north

East to west

West to east

North to south

9. An upper wind system with very high velocities in the stratosphere is called _____.

A cyclone

An anticyclone

Monsoon

Jet stream

10. The amount of water vapour (grams) in a given volume of air (cubic metre) is known as _____.

Specific humidity

Relative humidity

Vapour pressure

Absolute humidity

11. Trade winds of the northern hemisphere blow from the north-east to south-west due to _____.

Coriolis force

Gravitational force

Centripetal force

None of these

12. Which country is known as Thunderbolt of Asia?

Bhutan

Mongolia

China

None of the above

13. One of the countries through which equator passes is _____.

Malaysia

China

Malta

Pakistan

14. The depletion of ozone layer has been caused mainly by _____.

The deforestation of large area of land

The release of chlorofluorocarbons into the atmosphere

Changes in asteroid activity in the solar system

The release of industrial waste

15. Which layer of atmosphere provides ideal conditions for flying aeroplanes?

Troposphere

Stratosphere

Ionosphere

Exosphere

16. Through which one of the following countries the equator does not pass?

Tanzania

Kenya

Zaire

Uganda

17. A line on a map joining places of equal monthly or yearly rainfall is called _____.

Isobar

Isohyet

Isotherm

Isoeneph

18. The Earth revolves around the Sun in an elliptical orbit. Its speed _____.

Is greatest when it is farthest from the Sun

Is greatest when it is closest to the Sun

Remains the same at all points on the orbit

Goes on decreasing continuously

19. The origin of earth dates back to approximately _____.

3.6 billion years

4.6 billion years

5.6 billion years

6.6 billion years

20. The term ‘Ecliptic’ is used for the _____.

Sun when eclipsed

Moon when eclipsed

Sun’s path in the sky during a year

Path of Earth around the Sun

21. The Sun always rises in the East because _____.

It is located in East

The Earth rotates from East to West

The Earth rotates from West to East

The Earth revolves around the Sun from West to East

22. A ship sailing from Vancouver to Tokyo, crosses the International Date Line on Wednesday, the 8th of November. What will be the next day?

Sixth of November

Seventh of November

Ninth of November

Tenth of November

23. Spring tide occurs when the _____.

Earth, Moon and the Sun are in a straight line

Sun, Earth and the Moon are at right angles to each other

Earth comes near the Sun

Earth is away from the Sun

24. Which of the following words explains a narrow strip of land separating two seas and connecting two landmasses?

Isthmus

Strait

Bay

Peninsula

25. Presence of which gas in the outermost layer of the atmosphere does not allow ultraviolet rays of the sunlight to reach Earth?

Helium

Ozone

Oxygen

Chlorine

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26. The second largest continent (in terms of area) is _____.

Asia

South America

North America

Africa

27. South Pole was discovered by _____.

Cabot

Robert Peary

Amundsen

None of these

28. The dates on which day and night are equal are _____.

21st March and 24th December

14th January and 23rd September

21st March and 23rd September

14th January and 22nd June

29. At which place on earth there is always day and night of an equal duration?

On the Tropic of Cancer

On the Poles

On the Tropic of Capricorn

On the Equator

30. A line on a map joining places having equal atmospheric pressure is called _____.

Isotherm

Isobar

Isocryme

Isolyte

31. The core of the earth is _____.

Of amorphous material

A vacuum

Metallic

Plastic

32. The important country close to International Date Line is _____.

Malaysia

Mauritius

New Zealand

Surinam

33. Which of the following towns is situated at the highest altitude?

Lhasa

Kathmandu

Gartok

Thimpu

34. Winter rain in Kashmir is due to _____.

South-West monsoon

Western disturbances

North-East monsoon

Local winds

35. Which is the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere?

20th June

22nd December

23rd December

21st June

36. Equinox refers to _____.

The area near the Equator

A kind of pox affecting horses

Lines connecting points of equal altitude

Two periods in the year when the days and nights are equal

37. The tide at its maximum height is known as _____.

Tsunami

Spring tide

Equinoxes

Neap tide

38. Where is the coldest place in the world situated?

England

Greenland

Russia

Antarctica

39. Which place in the world has the least rainfall?

Africa

Thar

Mt. Everest

Pamir

40. The International Date Line is an imaginary line extending from pole to pole along the places on the earth’s surface and lies along the _____.

0° meridian

45° meridian

90° meridian

180° meridian

41. The speed of rotation of the earth is the highest _____.

Along the Equator

Along the Tropic of Cancer

Along the Arctic Circle

At the North Pole

42. ‘Flash Point’ term is related with the _____.

Study of water

Study of climate

Study of dew drops

Study of rocks

43. About 50% of the world population is concentrated between the latitudes of _____.

5°N and 20°N

20°N and 40°N

40°N and 60°N

20°S and 40°S

44. The time at any point on the earth’s surface calculated when the sun reaches its highest position in the sky is known as _____.

Local time

Sidereal time

Solar time

Standard time

45. What will be the time at a place situated at 70°W when it is 4 p.m. at a place situated at 35°E?

5 p.m.

8 p.m.

11 a.m.

9 a.m.

46. When the local time is 12.00 noon and the time at Greenwich Meridian is 8.00 a.m., the local longitude is _____.

60° east

60° west

45° west

45° east

47. The captain of Pakistan Cricket team which defeated England at the Oval in 1954 was _____.

Fazal Mehmood

Hanif Muhammad

Abdul Hafeez Kardar

Khan Muhammad

48. here is divided into five main layers: troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere.

49. Above the earth’s surface, troposphere extends to a height of _____.

08 km

12 km

20 km

15 km

50. Which next layer is above the troposphere?

Mesosphere

Stratosphere

Thermosphere

Space

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51. The mesosphere extended above the earth’s surface is up to _____.

60 km

65 km

80 km

85 km

52. Which one of the following phenomena occurs when water vapour condenses around a particle of smoke?

Fog

Hail

Mist

Smog

53. Lines joining places of the same earthquake intensity are known as _____.

Isohyets

Isohels

Isoseismal lines

Isolines

54. Canola refers to special type of oil seed mustard varieties bred for human consumption. The main characteristic of these varieties is that _____.

Seeds have very high oil content

Oil is rich in unsaturated fatty acids

Oil has long shelf-life

Oil has very low Erucic acid content

55. Which one of the following lakes forms an international boundary between Tanzania and Uganda?

Chad

Malawi

Victoria

Zambezi

56. Which of the following countries has highest percentage of land under cultivation?

U.S.A.

India

China

Canada

57. Which form of iron has got the highest carbon content?

Mild Steel

Stainless Steel

Wrought Iron

Cast Iron

58. Rows of trees grown along the coastal areas to reduce the impact of cyclones are known as _____.

Wind breaks

Protection

Mangroves

Shelter belts

59. What kind of soil is treated with gypsum to make it suitable for cropping?

Alkaline

Acidic

Waterlogged

Soil with excessive clay content

60. Which of the following is the smallest ocean of the world?

Pacific

Indian

Atlantic

Arctic

61. Which one of the following is a metamorphic rock?

Granite

Basalt

Marble

Sandstone

62. According to Simon Winchester’s book, how many Tectonic plates are there in the earth?

63. All the following are planetary winds except _____.

Trade winds

The westerlies

Polar winds

The monsoon winds

64. Which one of the following parts of cold deserts and continents is correctly matched?

Atacama – South America

Gobi – Asia

Kalahari – Africa

Great Sandy – Australia

65. The production of rubber tree is better adopted to areas where the climate is _____.

Warm and humid

Warm and dry

Cool and moist

Cool and dry

66. Gulf streams are caused by _____.

Cyclones

Temperature

Ocean Pressure

Difference in water level

67. All vital atmospheric process leading to various climatic and weather conditions take place in the _____.

Troposphere

Ionosphere

Exosphere

Stratosphere

68. The minimum land area recommended for forest cover to maintain proper ecological balance is _____.

25%

33%

43%

53%

69. Which one of the following scholars suggested the earth’s origin from gases and dust particles?

James Jeans

H. Alfven

F. Hoyle

O. Schmidt

70. The theory that refers to an explosion about 10 to 15 billion years ago, which most astronomers believe to be the origin of the Universe, is called _____.

The Red Shift Theory

Relativity Theory

Big Bang Theory

Titanic Theory

71. Black holes are stellar objects which _____.

Emit black body radiation

Have weak gravitational field

Have intense gravitational field

Have intense magnetic field

72. Select the stranger in the group:

Cartograms

Multiple bars

Weather maps

Pie diagrams

73. The soil which cracks and shrinks most as it dries is _____.

Clayey soil

Porous soil

Sandy soil

Loamy soil

74. East Timor is now an independent country, before independence it was part of _____.

Taiwan

Malaysia

Thailand

Indonesia

75. Kosovo is now an independent country, before its independence it was part of which of the following countries?

Yugoslavia

Albania

Romania

Bulgaria

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76. On the day of the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere, the length of day-time on the Antarctic Circle is _____.

12 hours

24 hours

Zero hour

6 hours

77. Which of the following sequences represents correctly the different atmospheric layers from the earth’s surface?

Stratosphere, troposphere, tropopause, ionosphere

Ionosphere, tropopause, troposphere, stratosphere

Troposphere, tropopause, stratosphere, ionosphere

Stratosphere, troposphere, ionosphere, tropopause

78. Days and nights are of equal duration on March 21 at _____.

The Tropic of Cancer alone

The Tropic of Equator alone

The Tropic of Capricorn alone

All parallel of latitude

79. Which of the following is the most porous rock?

Basalt

Granite

Sandstone

Slate

80. Weathering is _____.

Breakdown or disintegration of rocks

Formation of soil by fine sand particles

Breaking of the surface of land by flowing water

Wearing down of rock surface

81. Which type of plants are adapted to grow under drought conditions?

Pteridophytes

Xerophytes

Troppophytes

Hygrophytes

82. Which of the following is the oldest rock?

Quartzite

Ordovician

Carbonatites

Cumbrian

83. Which of the following pairs is correct?

Baghdad – Tigris

Bonn – Danube

Rome – Seine

Paris – Tiber

84. In the troposphere, the normal lapse rate, i.e., the decrease in temperature with height is of the order of _____.

1°C for 155 metres

1°C for 160 metres

1°C for 165 metres

1°C for 170 metres

85. Blind Dolphins are found in _____.

Ganges River

Nile River

Yangtze River

None

86. In which one of the following positions does the Earth revolve at a faster rate around the Sun?

Summer Solstice

Winter Solstice

Autumnal Equinox

Vernal Equinox

87. If a magnetic needle is freely suspended at the geographic North Pole _____.

The needle will remain vertical with its N-pole downward

The needle will remain almost vertical with its N-pole downward

The needle will remain vertical with its S-pole downward

The needle will remain almost vertical with its S-pole downward

88. South Pole is located in the continent of _____.

Africa

Australia

Asia

Antarctica

89. The atmospheric pressure at any place is measured by _____.

Altimeter

Pressuremeter

Barometer

Thermometer

90. Which mountain system lies between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea?

Appalachians

Caucasus

Pyrenees

Atlas

91. Which of these cities once served as the capital of Japan?

Kobe

Kyoto

Okinawa

Sendai

92. Which peninsula lies between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov?

Crimean

Iberian

Kamchatka

Yucatan

93. On the banks of which river is the city of London located?

Severn

Thames

Avon

Humber

94. Which among the following trees is considered the tallest in the world?

Cedar

Redwood

Eucalyptus

Date palm

95. Which country was earlier known as Siam?

Indonesia

Somalia

Thailand

Myanmar

96. Which is the largest country in the Arabian Peninsula?

Oman

Yemen

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

97. Which river forms the Grand Canyon in the United States?

Mississippi

Hudson

Colorado

Columbia

98. Which of these cloud forms is found at the highest altitudes?

Billow

Nacreous

Noctilucent

Pileus

99. Thickness of atmosphere around the earth is _____.

100 km

130 km

145 km

195 km

100. Atmosphere around the earth maintains its _____.

Temperature

Pressure

Density

Shape

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