World Geography Basic Questions

1. Kampala is the capital of which of the following African countries?
[A] Uganda
[B] Zambia
[C] Kenya
[D]Angola



2. KLM airways belongs to which of the following countries?
[A] Kuwait
[B] Netherlands
[C] Japan
[D]Kuwait



3. Which among the following was the first comet to be observed by a manned spacecraft?
[A]Comet Kohoutek
[B]Halley’s Comet‎
[C]Comet Borrelly
[D]Kreutz Sungrazers



4. The lines on a map connecting regions of equal rainfalls are called as which among the following?
[A] Isobars
[B] Isohyets
[C] Isocons
[D]Isotherms



5. Littoral forests are rich sources of which among the following?
[A] Bamboo
[B] Firewood
[C] Timber
[D]Fodder



6. What are the main criteria of dividing major natural regions of the world?
[A] Temperature, rain fall and vegetation
[B] Latitudes and Longitudes
[C]Atmospheric Pressure and Winds
[D]All of them



7. Which among the following straits connects the Mediterranean Sea with Atlantic Ocean?
[A] Strait of Gibraltar
[B] Strait of Magellan
[C] Strait of Panama
[D]None of them



8. Which among the following is the coastal water body that lies off the southwest coast of India, north of a line extending from the southern point of Sri Lanka to the southernmost of the Maldives Islands, and east of the Maldives?
[A] Laccadive Sea
[B] Gulf of Mannar
[C] Palk Strait
[D]Minicoy



9. Amravati Reservoir is located in which national park in India?
[A] Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National
[B] Mudumalai National Park
[C] Pampadum Shola National Park
[D]None of them



10. Where is the secretariat office of Birdlife International?
[A] Geneva
[B] Cambridge UK
[C] Suva, Fiji
[D]Mumbai, India



11. Moraines are the deposits of which among the following kinds?
[A] Tidal deposits
[B] Glacial Deposits
[C] Wind Deposits
[D]None of them



12. Where are the headquarters of International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources ?
[A] Geneva
[B] Philippines
[C] Sydney
[D]Paris



13. Which among the following is the highest peak in Africa?
[A]Mount Kilimanjaro
[B]Mount Kenya
[C]Mount Algan
[D]Mount Hanang



14. Alph River and Onyx River are located in which among the following continents?
[A]Australia
[B]Antarctica
[C]North America
[D]Europe



15. Which among the following migratory bird species migrates from Arctic to Antarctica every year, making it longest migratory route on earth?
[A]Arctic Tern
[B]Black necked swan
[C]Bobolink
[D]American Robin