MCQs
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Answer: Option A. -> The Mellanesia
Answer: (a)
Mellanesia region consists of the four countries of Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Fiji and Guinea. It is a sub-region of Oceania extending from the western end of the Pacific Ocean to the Arafura Sea, and eastward to Fiji.
Besides these independent countries, Melanesia also includes New Caledonia, Maluku Islands and West Papua.
Answer: (a)
Mellanesia region consists of the four countries of Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Fiji and Guinea. It is a sub-region of Oceania extending from the western end of the Pacific Ocean to the Arafura Sea, and eastward to Fiji.
Besides these independent countries, Melanesia also includes New Caledonia, Maluku Islands and West Papua.
Answer: Option D. -> Nassar
Answer: (d)Lake Nasser was created by the construction of the Aswan High Dam in Southern Egypt across the waters of the Nile between 1958 and 1971. The largest man-made lake in the world, Lake Nasser has a major role in Egypt’s fishing industry.
Answer: (d)Lake Nasser was created by the construction of the Aswan High Dam in Southern Egypt across the waters of the Nile between 1958 and 1971. The largest man-made lake in the world, Lake Nasser has a major role in Egypt’s fishing industry.
Answer: Option D. -> Danube
Answer: (d)
The Danube is a river in Central Europe, the continent’s second-longest after the Volga. Classified as an international waterway, it originates in the town of Donaueschingen which is in the Black Forest of Germany at the confluence of the rivers Brigach and Breg.
The Danube then flows southeast for 2,872 km (1,785 mi), passing through four Central European capitals before emptying into the Black Sea via the Danube Delta in Romania and Ukraine.
Once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire, the river passes through or touches the borders of ten countries:
Romania (29.0% of basin area),
Hungary (11.6%),
Serbia (10.2%),
Austria (10.0%),
Germany (7.0%),
Slovakia (5.9%),
Bulgaria (5.9%),
Croatia (4.4%),
Ukraine (3.8%), and
Moldova (1.6%),
more than any other. Its drainage basin extends into nine more.
Answer: (d)
The Danube is a river in Central Europe, the continent’s second-longest after the Volga. Classified as an international waterway, it originates in the town of Donaueschingen which is in the Black Forest of Germany at the confluence of the rivers Brigach and Breg.
The Danube then flows southeast for 2,872 km (1,785 mi), passing through four Central European capitals before emptying into the Black Sea via the Danube Delta in Romania and Ukraine.
Once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire, the river passes through or touches the borders of ten countries:
Romania (29.0% of basin area),
Hungary (11.6%),
Serbia (10.2%),
Austria (10.0%),
Germany (7.0%),
Slovakia (5.9%),
Bulgaria (5.9%),
Croatia (4.4%),
Ukraine (3.8%), and
Moldova (1.6%),
more than any other. Its drainage basin extends into nine more.
Answer: Option B. -> The queen of Adriatic sea – Rome
Answer: (b)
Venice is known as queen of the Adriatic.
Answer: (b)
Venice is known as queen of the Adriatic.
Answer: Option A. -> The Mellanesia
Answer: (a)Mellanesia region consists of the four countries of Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Fiji and Guinea. It is a sub-region of Oceania extending from the western end of the Pacific Ocean to the Arafura Sea, and eastward to Fiji. Besides these independent countries, Melanesia also includes New Caledonia, Maluku Islands and West Papua.
Answer: (a)Mellanesia region consists of the four countries of Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Fiji and Guinea. It is a sub-region of Oceania extending from the western end of the Pacific Ocean to the Arafura Sea, and eastward to Fiji. Besides these independent countries, Melanesia also includes New Caledonia, Maluku Islands and West Papua.
Answer: Option B. -> 2 3 1 4
Answer: (b)
A Chinook wind is a weather phenomenon that creates warm, dry air that blows down the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies. The name Chinook means “snow eater,” as the wind occurs most frequently in winter and can disrupt snowstorms and melt fallen snow.
Foehn blows in the Northern slopes of the Alps.
Sirocco blows in the North African desert while Mistral blows in the Southern slopes of the Alps.
Answer: (b)
A Chinook wind is a weather phenomenon that creates warm, dry air that blows down the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies. The name Chinook means “snow eater,” as the wind occurs most frequently in winter and can disrupt snowstorms and melt fallen snow.
Foehn blows in the Northern slopes of the Alps.
Sirocco blows in the North African desert while Mistral blows in the Southern slopes of the Alps.
Answer: Option B. -> Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I.
Answer: (b) Since United Kingdom, Norway, Netherland and Denmark are located on the coast, their temperature is higher than the places located on similar latitudes during the winter.
Answer: (b) Since United Kingdom, Norway, Netherland and Denmark are located on the coast, their temperature is higher than the places located on similar latitudes during the winter.
Answer: Option C. -> Thailand, Laos and Bangladesh
Answer: (c) Thailand, Laos and Bangladesh are countries bordering Myanmar.
Answer: (c) Thailand, Laos and Bangladesh are countries bordering Myanmar.
Answer: Option B. -> Maldives
Answer: (b)Maldives is the smallest country not only in the Indian Ocean but also in Asia in terms of area and population. There are over 1,192 coral islands in the Maldives, which are spread over 90,000 sq.km, making it one of the world’s most dispersed countries. They lie south-southwest of India and are considered part of Southern Asia.
Answer: (b)Maldives is the smallest country not only in the Indian Ocean but also in Asia in terms of area and population. There are over 1,192 coral islands in the Maldives, which are spread over 90,000 sq.km, making it one of the world’s most dispersed countries. They lie south-southwest of India and are considered part of Southern Asia.
Question 40. Which among the following statements about the North Atlantic Drift is/are correct?
- It keeps the west coast of Northern Europe ice free
- 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
- It meets the Labrador current near Vancouver Island and causes dense fog .
Answer: Option A. -> 1 and 2 only
Answer: (a) 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.
Answer: (a) 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.