Practice Quiz set 4 - indian geography mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) 'Yosemite' is a
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Yosemite Falls is the highest measured waterfall in North America. Located in Yosemite National Park in the Sierra Nevada of California in the United States, it is a major attraction in the park, especially in late spring when the water flow is at its peak.
Q-2) Which one of the following countries does not border Mediterranean Sea ?
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Bulgaria does not border mediterranean sea, shares the boundary with Black-sea.
Q-3) In which one of the following regions of the world, are the grasslands called Campos found ?
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Q-4) Consider the following statements : - In Savanna climate, wet summers alternate with dry winters.
- In China type of climate, winters are very severe and summers are mild and dry.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
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Q-5) Which one of the following countries has replaced Italy as the major importer of bauxite from India?
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Canada is the largest importer of bauxite from India.
Q-6) The temperate grasslands of South America are called
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Temperate grasslands, include the Prairie and Pacific Grasslands of North America, the Pampas of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, calcareous downland, and the steppes of Europe. The Pampas of South America are a grassland biome.
Q-7) Which of the following is called ‘Queen of the Adriatic’?
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Venice in Italy is known as “Queen of the Adriatic,” because of its location on the Adriatic coast. Because of its location, it dominated the Eastern Mediterranean beginning in the twelfth century.
Her extensive trade network linked Europe to Byzantium, the Moslem world, and even the distant Asian civilizations explored by Marco Polo. It is also known as “City of Water,” “City of Masks,” “City of Bridges,” “The Floating City,” and “City of Canals.”
Q-8) The sea of Okhotsk is enclosed by the Kurille Islands, Northern Japan and a long peninsula. What is the name of this peninsula?
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Q-9) Grand Banks is one of the important producers of
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Q-10) Which one of the following cities of Iraq is located on the Tigris river?
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Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, is located on a vast plain bisected by the River Tigris. The Tigris splits Baghdad in half, with the eastern half being called ‘Risafa’ and the Western half known as ‘Karkh’.
The land on which the city is built is almost entirely flat and low-lying, being of alluvial origin due to the periodic large floods which have occurred on the river.