Geography mcqs#7
Q 1.Which of the following has/have shrunk immensely/dried up in the recent past due to human activities?
1.Aral Sea
2.Black Sea
3.Lake Baikal
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a.1 only
b.2 and 3 only
c.2 only
d.and 3
Ans – a
Q 2.Very recently, in which of the following countries have lakhs of people either suffered from severe famine/acute malnutrition or died due to starvation caused by war/ethnic conflicts?
a.Angola and Zambia
b.Morocco Tunisia
c.Venezuela and Colombia
d.Yemen and South Sudan
Ans – d
Q 3.Among the following cities, which one lies on a longitude closest to that of Delhi?
a.Bengaluru
b.Hyderabad
c.Nagpur
d.Pune
Ans – a
Q 4.Consider the following pairs :
Towns sometimes mentioned in news Country
1. Aleppo Syria
2. Kirkuk Yemen
3. Mosul Palestine
4. Mazar-i-sharif Afghanistan
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
a.1 and 2
b.1 and 4
c,and 3
d.3 and 4
Ans – b
Q 5.Consider the following statements :
1. The Earth’s magnetic field has reversed every few hundred thousand years.
2. When the Earth was created more than 4000 million years ago, there was 54% oxygen and no carbon dioxide.
3. When living organisms originated, they modified the early atmosphere of the Earth.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
a.1 only
b.2 and 3 only
c.1 and 3 only
d.1, 2 and 3
Ans – c
Q 6.Which one of the following is an ‘artificial lake‘?
a.Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu)
b.Kolleru (Andhra Pradesh)
c.Nainital (Uttarakhand)
d.Renuka (Himachal Pradesh)
Ans – a
Q 7.Consider the following statements:
1. The Barren Island volcano is an active volcano located in the Indian territory.
2. Barren Island lies about 140 km east of Great Nicobar.
3. The last time the Barren Island volcano erupted was in 1991 and it has remained inactive since then.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
a.1 only
b.2 and 3
c.3 only
d.1 and 3
Ans – a
Q 8.Consider the following pairs :
Regions sometimes mentioned in news Country
1. Catalonia Spain
2. Crimea Hungary
3. Mindanao Philippines
4. Oromia Nigeria
Which of the pairs given, above are correctly matched ?
a.1, 2 and 3
b. 3 and 4 only
c.1 and 3 only
d.2 and 4 only
Ans – c