World Geography
World Geography
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
1. Total area of the earth is
(a) 510,072,000 sq.km (b) 492,102,000 sq.km
(c) 392,023,000 sq.km (d) 692,192,000 sq.km
2. Earth has an equatorial circumference of
(a) 24,901.461 miles (b) 34,902 miles (c) 44,902 miles (d) None of these
3. The total area of oceans contains .
(a) 259,132 million sq.km (b) 391,321 million sq.km
(c) 349,511 million sq.km (d) 361,132 million sq.km
4. The ratio between land and oceans by area is:(a) 70.8% and 29.2%(b) 61.9% and 29.1% (c) 59% and
41% (d) 80.2% and 19.8%
5. The total area of the earthis greater than the area of US.
(a) 10 times (b) 52 times (c) 20 times (d) 29 times
6. The highest part of the earth is:
(a) Mt. Everest (b)K2 (c) Mt.Kilimanjaro (d) None of these
7. The lowest part'of the earth is:
(a) Mariana Trench (b) Dead Sea (c) Death Valley (d) Lake Eyre
8. The deepest part of the earth is:(a) Caspian Sea (b) Peninsula Valdes (c) Mariana Trench (d)
Lake Assal
9. Earth surface is divided into continents.(a)6 (b) 7 (c)2
(d)9
10. Asia is the largest continent with the area of (a) 44,579,000 sq.km (b) 44,391,162 sq.km (c)
44,111,000 sq.km(d) 39,121,000 sq.km
11.Asia comprises of the earth land area.(a) 26.2% (b) 35.2% (c) 29.5%
(d) 20.9%
12.The highest point of Asia is .(a) Mt. Everest (b) Mt. Kilimanjaro (c) Mt.McKinley (d)
Mt. Elbrus
13. The second-largest continent by area is (a) Asia (b) Africa (c) Australia (d)
North America
14.The total area of Africa is:(a) 25,061,002 sq.km (b) 31,921,119 sq. km (c) 30,370,000 sq.km(d)
40,100,091 sq.km
15.Africa has of the total area of the earth.(a) 19.2% (b) 21.9% (c) 18.7%
(d)20.4%
16. The highest point of Africa is: (c) Mt.McKinley (d) Mt. Ellsworth (a) Mt. Everest (b)
Mt. Kilimanjaro
17. The lowest point of Africa is: (c) Lake Eyre (d) Lake Assal (a) Death Valley (b)
Caspian Sea
18. The third-largest continent on earth is (d) South America (a) Europe (b)
Australia (c) North America
19.Total area of North America is:(a) 24,709,000 sq.km (b) 26,606,001 sq. km (c) 27,701,201 sq.km(d)
19,909,289 sq.km
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20.North America contains of the total area of the earth.
(a)20.9% (b)16.5% (c)17.9% (d)15.8%
21. The highest point of North America is:
(a) Mt. Aconcagua (b) Mt.Ellsworth (c) Denali (d) Mt. Kosciuszko
22. The lowest point of North America is:
(a) Peninsula Valdes (b) Lake Eyre (c) Mt.Ellsworth (d) Death Valley
23. What is the total area of South America?
41.The area around the North and South poles within the polar circle is called:(a) Moderate Zone (b)
Hottest Zone (c) Frigid Zone (d) Temperate Zone
42.Death Valley in California (US) is famous for:
(a) Polluted area (b) Hottest area (c) Frigid area (d) Volcanic area
43.The largest occan of the world is:
(a) Atlantic Ocean (b) Pacific Ocean (c) Indian Ocean (d) North Sea
44.The smallest sea of the world is:
(a) Red Sea (b) Baltic Sea (c) North Sea (d) Bering Sea
45.Strait of Gibraltar connects:
(a) Mediterrancan Sea with Atlantic Ocean (b) Atlantic Ocean with Pacific Ocean
(c) Red Sea with Mediterranean Sea (d) Red Sea with Pacific Ocean
46.Panama Canal connects:
(a) Pacific Ocean with Caribbean Sea (b) Atlantic Ocean with Pacific Ocean
(c) Red Sea with Caribbean Sea (d) Mediterranean Sea with Red Sea
47. Sea of Japan is famous for:
(a) Fishing (b) Boating (c) Salt (d) Mineral Water
48. Which of the following is a Baltic state?
(a) Estonia (b) Serbia (c) Romania (d) Bulgaria
49.Identify the biggest island.
(a) Borneo (b) Greenland (c) Madagascar (d) Sumatra
50.Which natural region is characterized by the rainfall mainly in winter?
(a) Mediterranean region(b) Natural region (c)/Southern region (d) None of these
51. Which one is the largest salt water lake in the world?
fa) Caspian Sea (b) Dead Sea (c) Aral Sea. (d) Qinghai Lake
52.Identify the world largest city (by area).
(a) New York (b) Tokyo (c) Beijing (d) Toronto
53.Identify the longest strait of the world.
(a) Strait of Gibraltar (b) Palk Strait (c) Strait of Malacca (d) Strait of Dover
54. Takla Makan Desert is located in:
(a) Iran (b) China (c) Magnolia (d) Chile
55. Identify the world smallest state by population.
(a) Vatican City (b) Singapore (c) San Marino (d) Maldives
56. Kuril Islands is situated between:
(a) China and India (b) Russia and Japan (c) India and Pakistan(d) USA and Canada
57.What is Green Peace?
(a) An organization that stresses the need to maintain a balance between human progress and
environmental conservation.
(b) A term used in geography.
(c) Geological Society of New York.
(d) An organization that maintains peace in the world.
58.Yellow Sea lies between:
(a) China and Korea (b) Egypt and Saudi Arabia
(c) Singapore and Sri Lanka (d) Australia and New Zealand
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96. Which waterway gives the source of terrestrial positions of the basin?
(a) Canals (b) Lakes (c) Rivers (d) Oceans
97. Friendship Bridge on Oxus river connects:
(a) Uzbekistan and Afghanistan (b) Tajikistan and Kazakhstan
(c) Russia and Afghanistan (d) China and Russia
98. Johor strait separates:
(a) Italy and Japan (b) France and Germany
(c) Singapore and Malaysia (d) Florida and Sicily
99. Strait of Dover separates:
(a) Cuba and Florida (b) Spain and South Africa
(c) Germany and France (d) England and France
100. Bay of Biscay is situated between:
(a) Germany and France (b) Finland and Scotland
(c) France and Spain (d) Estonia and Sweden
101. The longest underwater tunnel “Seikan Tunnel" is located in:
(a) England (b) Germany (c) Brazil (d) Japan
102. The most populous metropolitan area is:
(a) New York (b) Sydney (c) Mexico City (d) Tokyo
103. The coldest region of the world is:
(a) Siberia (b) Mason Ram (c) Haiti (d) Siachen
104. The diameter of the earth at the equator is:
(a) 12,742km (b)14,852km (c) 13,655km (d) None of these
105. The earth orbits the sun at:
(a) 105,120 km/hour (b) 106,220 km/hour (c) 107,320 km/hour (d) None of these
106. The sun shines vertically on the equator:
(a) Once a year (b) Twice a year (c) Four times a year (d) Thrice a year
107. Which of the following countries has the longest summer day?
(a) USA (b) Pakistan (c) France (d) Greenland
108. The standard time of Pakistanis:
(a) 3.5 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (b) 5 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time
(c) 4 hour behind Greenwich Mean Time (d) 4 hours ahead Greenwich Mean Time
109. On which date sunrays are vertical over the Tropic of Cancer?
(a) March 21 (b) June 21 (c) September 23 (d) December 22
110. The minimum distance between the sun and the earth occurs on:
(a) December 22 (b) June 21 (c) September 22 (d)January 3
111.What is the period of the lunar month?
(a) 27.32 days (b) 27.50 days (c) 30 days (d) 29.53 days
112. Greenwich is situated near:
(a) New York (b) Tokyo L(c) London (d) Paris
113. Epeirogeny is the result of:
(a) Vertical earth movements (b) Mass movements
(c) Horizontal earth movements (d) All of these
114.What is meant by orogeny?
(a) Uplifiment at continental scale due to vertical earth movements.
(b) Upliftment at continental scale due to horizontal earth movements.
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ANSWERS
1. a 2. a 3. d 4. a 5. b 6. a 7. b
8. C 9. b 10. b 11. C 12. a 13. b 14. C
15. d 16. b 17. d 18. C 19. a 20. b 21. C
22. d 23. a 24. b 25. C 26. C 27. d 28. 2