Practice Quiz set 3 - indian geography mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   Consider the map given below indicating four places frequently figuring in the news. Which one of them is Chechnya? Choose the correct answer from the code given below.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-2)   A rough outline map of Northern Sri Lanka is shown in the given figure. Jaffna is located at the point marked as

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-3)   Which State of U.S.A. is also known as the ‘Blue Grass State’?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-4)   Which one of the following is called as the ‘Land of Morning calm’?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-5)   The capital of Peru is

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-6)   Which one of the following countries is land-locked?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-7)   What is the new Administrative capital proposed for Myanmar?

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(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-8)   Excluding the East European countries and Russia, the country with the largest area under forest, is

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

The forested area (in square kilometres) and countries are:

  1. Russia: 7,762,602;
  2. Brazil: 4,776,980;
  3. Canada: 3,101,340;
  4. United States: 3,030,890; and
  5. China: 1,821,000.

However, when it comes to a forested area as per cent of total land area, the list is;

  1. Brazil: (56.10%);
  2. Russia: (45.40%);
  3. Canada: (31.06%);
  4. United States: (30.84%), etc.


Q-9)   Match the following.
List I List II
A. Niagara falls 1. Pamir
B. The land of thousand lakes 2. Paris
C. Eiffel Tower 3. Finland
D. Roof of the World 4. New York State
Codes: A B C D

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:


Q-10)   In which one of the following is Malta located?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)