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

Q-1)   Largest producer of silver in the world is

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Q-2)   The third position in the manufacture of cars in the world is occupied by

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Q-3)   Which country has the densest railway network in terms of per million people?

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Q-4)   India is developing Chabahar Port in which of the following countries?

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Explanation:

Chabahar Portis a seaport in Chabahar located in southeastern Iran, on the Gulf of Oman. It serves as Iran’s only oceanic port, and consists of two separate ports named Shahid Kalantari and Shahid Beheshti. India will develop and operate the Chabahar port.


Q-5)   The cyclone that brought devastation in Bangladesh was named as

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Explanation:

Cyclone Sidr was a tropical cyclone that resulted in one of the worst natural disasters in Bangladesh on 15 November 2007. 3,447 deaths were blamed on this Category-5 cyclone on the Saffir-Simpson Scale.


Q-6)   Grand Banks is one of the important producers of

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Q-7)   Which one of the following cities of Iraq is located on the Tigris river?

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Explanation:

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.


Q-8)   Which of the following volcanoes is situated in Mexico?

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Explanation:

The Volcan de Colima, also known as Volcan de Fuego is part of the Colima volcanic complex consisting of Volcan de Colima and Nevado de Colima.

It is the younger of the two and is currently one of the most active volcanos in Mexico and in North America. It has erupted more than 40 times since 1576.


Q-9)   Which among the following is called as ‘Land of the midnight Sun’?

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Explanation:

Norway is called the “land of the midnight sun”. From late May to late July, the sun never completely descends beneath the horizon in areas north of the Arctic Circle and the rest of the country experiences up to 20 hours of daylight per day.

Conversely, from late November to late January, the sun never rises above the horizon in the north, and daylight hours are very short in the rest of the country.


Q-10)   Where is Lake Superior, the largest freshwater lake in the world, located?

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Explanation:

Lake Superior is the largest of the five traditionally demarcated Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded to the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of Minnesota, and to the south by the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Michigan.

It is generally considered the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area. Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world in area (if Lakes Michigan and Huron are taken separately; see Lake Michigan–Huron), and the third-largest in volume, behind Lake Baikal in Siberia and Lake Tanganyika in East Africa.

The Caspian Sea, while larger than Lake Superior in both surface area and volume, is brackish.


Q-11)   Which of the following country has the longest overland tunnel?

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Explanation:

The Lötschberg Base Tunnel in Switzerland is currently the world’s longest land tunnel (except for some metro tunnels) and accommodates passenger and freight trains. It runs between Frutigen, Berne and Raron, Valais. It is the third longest tunnel overall.


Q-12)   In which one of the following region are the Andes mountains located?

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Explanation:

Andes mountains are located in the western part of South America, streth for about 7200 kilometers from Venezuela in the north to Tierra del Fuego in the south.


Q-13)   Which among the following statements about the North Atlantic Drift is/are correct?
  1. It keeps the west coast of Northern Europe ice free
  2. It is responsible for the warm air mass which interacts with the cold air mass from the Polar region and causes rainfall in Western Europe
  3. It meets the Labrador current near Vancouver Island and causes dense fog .
Select the correct answer using the code given below

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Explanation:

The North Atlantic current or Drift or sea movement is a powerful warm ocean current that continues the gulf stream northeast, which stretches from Florida to north- western Europe. It moderates the chilled climate of western Europe.


Q-14)   Cordillera in North America is a

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Explanation:

Cordilleras of North America is a part of the Cordilleran mountain system found in the western part of North America and extendingthrough the coterminous United States and Alaska, Canada, and Mexico.


Q-15)   Consider the following statements with reference to doldrums:
  1. 1. Doldrums comprise the equatorial belt of low atmospheric pressure. 2. The trade winds converge at doldrums.
  2. There is strong upward movement of air in doldrums.
  3. Doldrums are characterized by turbulent weather.
Which of the statements given above are correct ?

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Q-16)   Which of the following seas has the highest salinity?

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Q-17)   Which one of the following is the highest volcanic mountain of the world?

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Explanation:

Mt. cotopaxi located in Ecuador is one of the highest active volcanoes in the world.


Q-18)   Sunda strait lies between

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Explanation:

The Sunda Strait is the strait between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra. It connects the Java Sea to the Indian Ocean.

The name comes from the Indonesian term Pasundan, meaning 'West Java. It also comes from the name of the Sundanese people the native people of West Java with the Javanese people being found mostly in Central and East Java.


Q-19)   Flanders industrial region is renowned for

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Q-20)   Ural industrial region is dominated by

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