World Geography-GK Practice MCQ Questions – 05 Posted on June 27, 2020June 27, 2020 by admin 0 Created on June 27, 2020 By admin World Geography-GK Practice MCQ Questions - 05 1 / 10 1. The Harmattan is A.cool, extremely dry wind that forms over the Sahara and blows westward or south-westward to the Af B.wind that blows during the dry season from December to February C.tertiary wind that carry great quantities of fine dust from the Sahara D.All of the above 2 / 10 2. The largest gold producing country in the world is A.China B.Canada C.South Africa D.USA 3 / 10 3. The hydrological cycle is a conceptual model that describes A.the storage of water between biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and lithosphere B.the movement of water between biosphere, atmosphere, lithosphere and hydrosphere C.both (a) and (b) D.None of the above 4 / 10 4. The least explosive type of volcano is called A.Basalt plateau B.Cinder cone C.Shield volcanoes D.Composite volcanoes 5 / 10 5. The largest fish exporting region in the world is A.the north-east atlantic region B.the north-east pacific region C.the north-west pacific region D.the south-east asian region 6 / 10 6. The largest country of the world by geographical area is A.Russia B.Vatican City C.Australia D.USA 7 / 10 7. The hot and cold deserts together occupy nearly ____ land area of the world. A.1/2 B.1/4th C.1/3rd D.3/4th 8 / 10 8. The highest average salinity amongst the following seas is reported from A.Dead Sea B.Red Sea C.Black Sea D.Mediterranean Sea 9 / 10 9. The Himalayan mountain system belongs to which of the following? A.Volcanic mountains B.Residual mountains C.Block mountains D.Fold mountains 10 / 10 10. The heavy day soils that show significant expansion and contraction due to the presence or absence of moisture is called A.aridsols B.vertisols C.histosols D.andisols Your score is The average score is 0% LinkedIn Facebook Twitter 0% Restart quiz