world human geography section 3 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 1 [UGC (Geog) 2016]

The Red Indians or the American Indian belongs to

a) Austraoloid Race

b) Caucasoid Race

c) Mongoloid Race

d) Negrito Race

Answer: (c)

The Red Indians or the American Indian belongs to Mongoloid Race.

Question : 2

The correct sequence of languages in descending order in terms of their number of speakers in the world is

a) Hindi, Chinese, Spanish, English

b) Spanish, English, Chinese, Hindi

c) English, Chinese, Hindi, Spanish

d) Chinese, English, Hindi, Spanish

Answer: (d)

Question : 3

Temperate Grasslands in different regions of the world are known by different names. Match the name with the region and accordingly select the correct alternative:

Column I Column II
(Name) (Region)
A. Veldt i. North America
B. Downs ii. Central Asia
C. Steppes iii. Australia
D. Prairies iv. South Africa
Codes: A B C D

a) A – iv, B – ii, C – i, D - iii

b) A – iv, B – iii, C – ii, D - i

c) A – iii, B – ii, C – iv, D - i

d) A – iii, B – i, C – iv, D - ii

Answer: (b)

  • Veld, also spelt veldt, is a type of wide-open rural landscape in Southern Africa. Particularly, it is a flat area covered in grass or low scrub, especially in the countries of South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia.
  • The Darling Downs is a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland, Australia.
  • The world’s largest steppe region, often referred to as “the Great Steppe”, is found in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and neighbouring countries stretching from Ukraine in the west through Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to the Altai, Kopp et Dag and Tian Shan ranges.
  • Prairies are large areas of mostly treeless grassland found all over the world including North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. This biome is characterized by moderate temperatures, moderate rainfall and vast stretches of flat land.

Question : 4 [UP–PCS 2012]

The correct sequence of the following countries in terms of area in desending order is :

a) Argentina, India, Brazil, Australia, Brazil

b) Brazil, Argentina, Australia, India

c) Australia, Brazil, India, Argentina

d) India, Brazil, Argentina, Brazil

Answer: (c)

Brazil, Australia, India and Argentina are 5 th, 6th , 7 th and 8 th largest countries (No options is correct) actually.

Question : 5

Match List-I with List-II. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

List I List II
(Tribe) (Region)
A. Semang 1. Congo Basin
B. Kirghiz 2. Malaysia
C. Bushman 3. Central Asia
D. Pygmies 4. Kalahari desert
Codes: A B C D

a) 2 1 4 3

b) 4 2 3 1

c) 1 3 2 4

d) 2 3 4 1

Answer: (d)

  1. Semang – Malaysia
  2. Kirghiz – Central Asia
  3. Bushman – Kalahari desert
  4. Pygmies – Congo Basin

All these names are of the tribal communities belonging to the countries respectively.

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