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Rizwan HaiderLast Updated: September 23, 2025

100 Geography MCQs Test 2

Total Questions:	100
Time Allowed:	50 Minutes
Total Marks:	100
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1. The leading producer of silver is _____.

U.S.A.

Russia

Mexico

South Africa

2. The highest grade of coal whose surface is shining and has the highest calorific value, is _____.

Lignite

Peat

Bituminous

Anthracite

3. If a place is located at 20°N, 80°E, in which of the following continents does it lie?

Africa

Asia

Europe

North America

4. Which one of the following is a Great Circle?

The Arctic Circle

The Tropic of Cancer

The Equator

The Tropic of Capricorn

5. Which of the following is the region of winter rainfall?

Mediterranean

Tropical

Arctic

Monsoon

6. Availability of ample water is one of the important considerations in the location of _____.

Cotton textile industry

Paper industry

Electronic industry

Automobile industry

7. Soil formed by deposition of silt brought by rivers is _____.

Alluvial soil

Red soil

Black soil

Podsols

8. Which of the following statements about ozone layer is correct?

It converts UV radiations into electrical energy

It protects the earth’s life forms by preventing the damaging UV radiations from reaching earth’s surface

It is of uniform thickness

None of the above

9. High tides at antipodes are caused due to _____.

Gravitational pull of the moon and the sun

Gravitational pull of the sun

Centrifugal, centripetal and gravitational pull of the sun

Centrifugal, centripetal and gravitational pull of the sun and the moon

10. Which of the following types of rainfall is typical of equatorial regions?

Convectional

Orographic

Cyclonic

None of these

11. Change in season is caused due to _____.

Revolution of earth

Rotation of earth

Inclination of earth

None of these

12. Winds generally blow from areas of _____.

Low pressure to that of high pressure

High pressure to that of low pressure

High pressure to that of moderate pressure

Low pressure to that of moderate pressure

13. Which of the following soils is best suited for deep rooted crops?

Red soil

Black soil

Laterite soil

Alluvial soil

14. The imaginary line on the earth’s surface which closely follows the 180° meridian, is called _____.

International Date Line

Tropic of Cancer

Equator

Prime meridian

15. Which of the following countries has the largest area in the world?

Canada

China

U.S.A.

Russia

16. Which of the following climatic types is said to be characterized by “Three Eighties” – 80°F of temperature, 80 per cent of humidity and 80 inches of rainfall?

Monsoon climate

Equatorial climate

Mediterranean climate

Temperate climate

17. When it is 8 p.m. in Tokyo, what is the time at Panama Canal which is located at 180° W of it?

4.00 p.m.

8.00 a.m.

12.00 a.m.

12.00 noon

18. Evergreen forests are found _____.

In the estuaries of great rivers

In the Himalayas above 3,000 ft. elevation

Where the rainfall is between 30° to 40°

Where the rainfall is between 80° and 120°

19. Which of the following is a Kharif crop?

Wheat

Rice

Gram

Mustard

20. Hail storm occurs in summer season due to the formation of clouds called _____.

Cirrus

Cumulus

Cumulonimbus

Cirrocumulus

21. The seasonal reversal of winds is a phenomenon noticed in _____.

Monsoon climate

Mediterranean climate

Equatorial climate

High lands

22. ‘Roaring Forties’ are _____.

Cyclonic westerly winds in northern hemisphere

Spring tides

Ocean current in northern hemisphere

Steady north westerly anti-trade winds in southern hemisphere

23. Humidity in the air is maximum in _____.

Winter

Summer

Monsoon

Autumn

24. Sandstones belong to _____.

Argillaceous rocks

Calcareous rocks

Carbonaceous rocks

Arenaceous rocks

25. The lunar eclipse occurs when _____.

Moon is between the earth and the sun

Earth is between the sun and the moon

Sun is between the earth and the moon

Earth is at right angles to the direction of the sun and the moon

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26. The high yielding varieties of crops possess which of the following characters?

1, 2 and 4

gh harvest index

2 and 3

1, 2 and 3

1 and 3

27. Contour is a measure of _____.

Topography

Rainfall

Temperature

Pressure

28. Latitude of south pole is _____.

0°

30°

60°

90°

29. There is a severe difference in the climates of Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Why?

Due to rotation of earth around its axis

Due to revolution of earth around the sun on its orbit

Both of the above

None of the above

30. The area associated with the greatest frequency of earthquakes is _____.

Eastern coastal areas of Asia

Northern Coastal areas of Eurasia

West coast of North and South Americas

Western coastal areas of Africa

31. ‘Cloud burst’ means _____.

Formation of artificial rain

Presence of scattered flakes of cloud in the sky

Sowing of seeds of a crop in a cloudy weather

Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with a thunderstorm

32. Which one of the following is an ore of iron?

Bauxite

Haematite

Ilmenite

Gypsum

33. Which one of the following is correct?

All longitudes are not great circles

All longitudes and equator are great circles

All latitudes and Greenwich meridian are great circles

All latitudes and longitudes are great circles

34. The rocks which are formed by direct cooling and solidification of magma are called _____.

Sedimentary rocks

Derivative rocks

Igneous rocks

Metamorphic rocks

35. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the Mediterranean type of climate?

Warm winters

Cold and dry summers

Warm and dry summers and cold and wet winters

Warm and wet summers and cold and dry winters

36. The shortest day in Northern Hemisphere is _____.

25 December

22 December

15 June

22 June

37. Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India via the Cape of Good Hope in _____.

1494

1498

1502

1506

38. The earth revolves round the sun in its orbit by approx _____.

5° per day

2° per day

1° per day

3° per day

39. One degree of longitude on the equator is equal to a distance of _____.

96 km

80 km

55 km

112 km

40. Which of the following countries has longest land frontiers?

Burma

Russia

China

Laos

41. Which of the following is not a Scandinavian country?

Denmark

Belgium

Norway

None of these

42. The process by which water and wind wear down the rocks is called _____.

Erosion

Corrision

Derosion

None of them

43. The belt of low atmospheric pressure on either side of the equator are called _____.

Doldrums

Westerlies

Latitudes

Easterlies

44. When the earth reaches its perihelion, then _____.

It is nearest to the sun

It is farthest from the sun

It is between the sun and moon

None of the above

45. What is the duration of a day at the poles?

3 months

6 months

9 months

12 months

46. Biosphere is _____.

The core of the earth which is about 150 kms below earth

The part of the earth’s surface where human beings live

The part of the earth’s crust, water and atmosphere where plants and animals can subsist

None of these

47. Coniferous forests are found in a region having _____.

Low mean annual temperature throughout the year and long cold winter

Low rainfall and very low temperature throughout the year

High humidity and high temperature throughout the year

None of the above

48. Imaginary lines drawn on a global map, from pole to pole and perpendicular to the equator, are called _____.

Contours

Isobars

Meridians

Steppes

49. Which of the following countries is known as the Land of Midnight Sun?

Belgium

Holland

Norway

Sweden

50. Asia accounts for nearly ____ percent of world population.

40%

45%

60%

70%

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51. The longest river is located in _____.

Asia

Africa

Latin America

North America

52. Broadly, there are three layers of the earth – the crust, the mantle and the core. The crust forms what percentage of the total volume of the earth?

0.5%

2.5%

10.5%

16.0%

53. The land-mass of which of the following continents is the least?

Africa

Asia

Australia

Europe

54. A nautical mile is equal to _____.

1,005 metres

1,250 metres

1,575 metres

1,852 metres

55. A violent whirlwind characterised by a black funnel-shaped cloud hanging from heavy cumulonimbus is known by the name of _____.

Antipodes

Hurricane

Tornado

Typhoon

56. Atmospheric temperature increases at the higher altitudes due to _____.

Conduction

Convection

Inversion

Radiation

57. Which of the following crops needs maximum water per hectare?

Barley

Maize

Sugarcane

Wheat

58. The polar diameter of the earth is shorter than the equatorial diameter by _____.

25 km

60 km

43 km

95 km

59. Earth completes one rotation on its axis in _____.

23 hours and 30 minutes

23 hours 56 minutes and 4.9 seconds

24 hours

24 hours 1 minute and 10 seconds

60. The Earth rotates on its axis from _____.

East to West

West to East

North to South

South to North

61. The latitude of the equator is _____.

0°

30°

45°

60°

62. Asia is the biggest continent of the world. How much approximate of the world land is covered by area?

35%

41%

29.5%

38%

63. The percentage of oxygen in the atmospheric air is approximately _____.

10%

21%

30%

40%

64. The frozen Continent around the South Pole is _____.

Arctic

Antarctica

Greenland

Iceland

65. Which of the following countries is not land-locked?

Afghanistan

Burma

Nepal

Switzerland

66. North America is the third largest continent of the world. How much world population in percentage is accommodated by North America?

6.5%

8.5%

7.7%

9.5%

67. Which of the following terms is not connected with the study of climate?

Dew Point

Flash Point

Hydrogram

Stevenson Screen

68. Cirrus clouds are _____.

Low clouds

Very low clouds

High clouds

Medium height clouds

69. Climate is the average atmospheric conditions of an area over a considerable period of time. For proper conclusions observations are needed for a minimum period of _____.

5 years

10 years

20 years

35 years

70. The soil which is a mixture of sand, clay and silt is known as _____.

Loamy soil

Sandy soil

Clayey soil

Desert soil

71. Which of the following heavy chemicals are produced from common salt?

Chlorine only

Caustic soda only

Caustic soda and soda ash

Chlorine, caustic soda and soda ash

72. Which of the following is not an example of exhaustible resources of the earth available to man?

Coal

Natural gas

Petroleum

Water

73. Which of the following is not an example of inexhaustible resources of the earth available to man?

Air

Fossil fuels

Forests and wildlife

Solar energy

74. Which one of the following four agricultural resources by way of crops cultivated by man does not belong to the group comprising the remaining three?

Coffee

Fruits

Sugarcane

Vegetables

75. Which is the least populated continent of the world?

Antarctica

Australia

North America

None of them

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76. All of the following are renewable abiotic resources in nature except _____.

Cobalt

Copper and nickel

Iron ore

Manganese

77. Which of the following is a non-metallic mineral?

Cobalt

Gypsum

Thorium

Uranium

78. All of the following are non-metallic minerals, except _____.

Asbestos

Graphite

Platinum

Sulphur

79. The base of all of the following fuels is organic materials, except that of _____.

Coal

Natural gas

Petroleum

Uranium

80. 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

81. Which of the following types of coal represents the first stage of formation of coal?

Anthracite

Bituminous coal

Lignite

Peat

82. Which of the following countries leads the world in the export of oil?

Iran

Iraq

Saudi Arabia

Venezuela

83. Copper may be found native, that is, in its pure state, but is more often found in chemical combinations with _____.

Iron, gold and silver

Gold, silver and lead

Iron, lead and sulphur

All of the above minerals

84. The low heating capacity of which of the types of coal reduces its value as an industrial fuel?

Anthracite

Bituminous coal

Lignite

Peat

85. What percentage of the earth’s total surface is covered by forests?

15%

20%

24%

29%

86. Which of the following types of forest mostly grow in the below of land lying between 50°N and 70°N?

Temperate deciduous forests

Tropical evergreen forests

Temperate hardwood forests

Temperate coniferous forests

87. The Panama Canal links _____.

Canada with Greenland

North America with South America

Siberia with Greenland

None of the above

88. Which of the following is concerned with the description and mapping of the main features of the Universe?

Cosmography

Cosmology

Geomorphology

None of the above

89. Cryogenics is the science that _____.

Describes and maps main features of Universe

Studies nature of heavenly bodies

Deals with history of the earth

Deals with production, control and application of very low temperature

90. The speed per minute at which the earth revolves around the sun is _____.

800 km

1,000 km

1,400 km

More than 1,600 km

91. The North Pole of the Earth is turned away from the sun on _____.

22nd September

22nd December

21st March

21st June

92. When the sun shines vertically on the whole Arctic circle, it is vertical on the _____.

Tropic of Cancer

Equator

Tropic of Capricorn

None of the above

93. The area of our globe that lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is called _____.

Frigid zone

North Temperate

South Temperate

Torrid zone

94. Which of the following illustrate the extreme effects of the phenomena of seasons?

Equatorial regions

Polar regions

North Temperate regions

South Temperate regions

95. The basin of which of the following rivers is regarded as having the highest hydel power potential?

Amazon

Congo

Mississippi

Nile

96. Which amongst the following countries has the highest density of population per sq. km?

Bangladesh

Burma

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

97. Which of the following countries is in the continent of Europe?

Albania

Algeria

Libya

Venezuela

98. Which of the following countries does not have a common land with the Peoples Republic of China?

Japan

North Korea

Russia

All of the above have a common land border

99. Which is the smallest continent of the world area-wise?

Antarctica

Asia

Australia

Europe

100. Which of the following metals is not only magnetic but also radioactive?

Aluminium

Iron

Platinum

Thorium

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