XI Geography MCQ Worksheet (PDF)

# MAHATMA GLOBAL GATEWAY MCQ WORKSHEET GEOGRAPHY (029) ## Multiple choice questions. 1. Which one of the following figures represents the age of the earth? - (a) 4.6 million years - (b) 13.7 billion years - (c) 4.6 billion years - (d) 13.7 trillion years. 2. Which one of the follo...

# MAHATMA GLOBAL GATEWAY MCQ WORKSHEET GEOGRAPHY (029) ## Multiple choice questions. 1. Which one of the following figures represents the age of the earth? - (a) 4.6 million years - (b) 13.7 billion years - (c) 4.6 billion years - (d) 13.7 trillion years. 2. Which one of the following has the longest duration? - (a) Eons - (b) Period - (c) Era - (d) Epoch. 3. Which one of the following is not related to the formation or modification of the present atmosphere? - (a) Solar winds - (b) Differentiation - (c) Degassing - (d) Photosynthesis. 4. Which one of the following represents the inner planets? - (a) Planets between the sun and the earth - (b) Planets between the sun and the belt of asteroids - (c) Planets in gaseous state - (d) Planets without satellite(s). 5. Life on the earth appeared around how many years before the present? - (a) 13.7 billion - (b) 3.8 million - (c) 4.6 billion - (d) 3.8 billion. 6. Which one of the following rivers was known as the ‘Sorrow of Bengal'? - (a) The Gandak - (b) The Son - (c) The Kosi - (d) The Cardamom 7. Which one of the following rivers has the largest river basin in India? - (a) The Indus - (b) The Brahmaputra - (c) The Ganga - (d) The Krishna 8. Which one of the following rivers is not included in 'Panchnad'? - (a) The Ravi - (b) The Chenab - (c) The Indus - (d) The Jhelum 9. Which one of the following rivers flows in a rift valley? - (a) The Son - (b) The Narmada - (c) The Yamuna - (d) The Luni 10. Which one of the following is the place of confluence of the Alaknanda and the Bhagirathi? - (a) Vishnu Prayag - (b) Rudra Prayag - (c) Karan Prayag - (d) Deva Prayag 11. In which part of Himalayas do we find the Karewa formation? - (a) North-eastern Himalayas - (b) Himachal-Uttarakhand Himalayas - (c) Eastern Himalayas - (d) Kashmir Himalayas 12. In which of the following states is Loktak lake situated? - (a) Kerala - (b) Uttarakhand - (c) Manipur - (d) Rajasthan. 13. Which one of the water bodies separates the Andaman from the Nicobar? - (a) 11° Channel - (b) Gulf of Mannar - (c) 10° Channel - (d) Andaman Sea 14. On which of the following hill range is the ‘Dodabeta' peak situated? - (a) Nilgiri hills - (b) Anaimalai hills - (c) Cardamom hills - (d) Nallamala hills 15. Which one of the following latitudinal extent is relevant for the extent of India's area? - (a) 8°41′N – 35°7′ N - (b) 8°4'N – 37°6′ N - (c) 8°4'N – 35°6′ N - (d) 6°45′N – 37°6′ N. 16. Which one of the following countries shares the longest land frontier with India? - (a) Bangladesh - (b) China - (c) Pakistan - (d) Myanmar. 17. Which one of the following countries is larger in area than India? - (a) China - (b) Egypt - (c) France - (d) Iran. 18. Which one of the following longitudes is the standard meridian for India? - (a) 69°30′ E - (b) 82°30′ E - (c) 75°30′ E - (d) 90°30′ E. 19. If the surface air pressure is 1,000 mb, the air pressure at 1 km above the surface will be: - (a) 700 mb - (b) 1,100 mb - (c) 900 mb - (d) 1,300 mb. 20. The Inter Tropical Convergence Zone normally occurs: - (a) Near the Equator - (b) Near the Tropic of Cancer - (c) Near the Tropic of Capricorn - (d) Near the Arctic Circle. 21. The direction of wind around a low pressure in northern hemisphere is: - (a) Clockwise - (b) Perpendicular to isobars - (c) Anti-clock wise - (d) Parallel to isobars. 22. Which one of the following is the source region for the formation of air masses? - (a) The Equatorial Forest - (b) The Himalayas - (c) The Siberian Plain - (d) The Deccan Plateau. 23. Which one of the following gases constitutes the major portion of the atmosphere? - (a) Oxygen - (b) Nitrogen - (c) Argon - (d) Carbon dioxide. 24. Atmospheric layer important for human beings is: - (a) Stratosphere - (b) Mesosphere - (c) Troposphere - (d) Ionosphere. 25. Sea salt, pollen, ash, smoke soot, fine soil hese are associated with: - (a) Gases - (b) Dust particles - (c) Water vapour - (d) Meteors. 26. Oxygen gas is in negligible quantity at the height of atmosphere: - (a) 90 km - (b) 120 km - (c) 100 km - (d) 150 km. 27. Which one of the following gases is transparent to incoming solar radiation and opaque to outgoing terrestrial radiation? - (a) Oxygen - (b) Nitrogen - (c) Helium - (d) Carbon dioxide. 28. Who amongst the following was the first to consider the possibility of Europe, Africa and America having been located side by side? - (a) Alfred Wegener - (b) Antonio Pellegrini - (c) Abraham Ortelius - (d) Edmond Hess. 29. Polar fleeing force relates to: - (a) Revolution of the Earth - (b) Gravitation - (c) Rotation of the earth - (d) Tides. 30. Which one of the following is not a minor plate? - (a) Nazca - (b) Arabia - (c) Philippines - (d) Antarctica. 31. Which one of the following earthquake waves is more destructive? - (a) P-waves - (b) S-waves - (c) Surface waves - (d) None of the above. 32. Which one of the following is a direct source of information about the interior of the earth? - (a) Earthquake waves - (b) Volcanoes - (c) Gravitational force - (d) Earth magnetism. 33. Which type of volcanic eruptions have caused Deccan Trap formations? - (a) Shield - (b) Flood - (c) Composite - (d) Caldera. 34. Which one ofthe following describes the lithosphere? - (a) Upper and lower mantle - (b) Crust and upper mantle - (c) Crust and core - (d) Mantle and core.