World Geography Questions

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Tectonic activity

A) Breaks and bends the crustal rocks B) Forms and bends the crystal rocks
C) Reshapes by bending the crustal D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Breaks and bends the crustal rocks

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An Oxe-bow lake is a ______

A) lake formed behind an off-shore bar B) lake occupying a volcanic crater
C) lake formed due to cut off meander D) lake occupying a hollow scooped by a glaqcier
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) lake formed due to cut off meander

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Q:

The smallest country of the world is

A) Italy B) Vatican city
C) Brazil D) Canada
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Vatican city

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Bangkok lies on river

A) Kizil B) Spree
C) Karnaphuli D) Menam
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Menam

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What place is designated as 0 degrees longitude?

A) Greenwich B) Prime meridian
C) Tibet D) Norway
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Greenwich

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The place which is designated as 0 degrees longitude is Greenwich, England.

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Which of the folowing is a rift valley

A) The Amazon valley B) The Thames valley
C) The Rhine valley D) The Mississipipi valley
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The Rhine valley

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A rift valley is an elongated trough like feature bounded by faults. The term 'garben' is considered synonymous to rift valley.

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'The Scented Isle' in the Mediterranean Sea is 

A) Sardinia B) Corsica
C) Sicily D) Crete
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Corsica

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There are plenty of sweet-smelling herbs found on this island along with low trees and shrubs. This dense vegetation is termed as 'Maquis'. Similar vegetaion in California is known as 'Chaparral'.

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European Turkey is separated from its Asian part by

A) Straits of Bosporus B) Sea of Marmara
C) Straits of Dardanelles D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All the above

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