World Geography 6-12 NCERT MCQs (Old + New) Useful for UPSC, State PSC Civil services and all other competitive exams preparation. Multiple Choice Quiz Questions (MCQs) on World Geography for General Studies and GK preparation of SSC, NDA, CDS, UPSC and State PSC Exams 2024-25.
WORLD GEOGRAPHY – NCERT MCQs
1. Geography as a Discipline
2. The Universe
3. The Earth
4. Geomorphology
5. Climatology
6. Oceanography
7. Soil and Natural Vegetation
8. Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
9. Mineral Resources
10. Energy Resources
11. Industries
12. Transport and Communication
13. Population and Settlement
14. Continents
Multiple Choice Quiz Questions (MCQs) on World Geography
(Question Bank covered in Book)
1. Which of the following regions of the world has high density of population? (Chap 3, Class-XII, New NCERT)
(a) South-East Asia
(b) Sahara Desert Region
(c) Northern Eurasia
(d) Patagonia Plateau
Answer: (a)
Detailed solution: Among the given options, South-East Asia has high density of population. Due to the availability of alluvial soil, high urbanisation, availability of water, availability of arable land, high population density is found in South-East Asia. South-Eastern Asia population is equivalent to 8.58% of the total world population.
2. With reference to high density of population in the Eastern Coastal regions of America, which of the following is/are incorrect? (Chap 3, Class-XII, New NCERT)
1. Immigrations from Europe have led to increased concentration of population in Eastern USA and Canada.
2. Early industrial development and industrialisation led to increase in population of these regions.
3. Eastern coastal plains had highly fertile alluvial soil, which increased the level of agricultural development, leading to increase in population.
Codes:
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1 and 2
Answer: (b)
Detailed solution: Statement (3) is incorrect with reference to high density of population in Eastern Coastal regions of America because due to industrial development and industrialisation in Eastern USA, economic development took place in this area and urbanisation started increasing. For this reason, the population is more in Eastern USA.
3. Which of the following indicators are used to measure shortfall in human development in the Human Poverty Index? (Chap 4, Class-XII, New NCERT)
1. Number of underweight children
2. Number of people not having access to clean water
3. Lack of technological development
Codes:
(a) 1 and 3
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 2
(d) All of the above
Answer: (c)
Detailed solution: Indicators mentioned in statements (1) and (2) are used to measure shortfall in human development in the Human Poverty Index.
This index basically used to measures the shortfall in human development. It is a non-income measure. The probability of not surviving till the age of 40, the adult illiteracy rate, the number of people who do not have access to clean water, and the number of small children who are underweight are all taken into account to show the shortfall in human development in any region.
Statement (3) is incorrect because lack of technological development indicators are not used to measure shortfall in human development in the Human Poverty Index.
4. Which of the following statements are correct regarding measuring Human Development? (Chap 4, Class-XII, New NCERT)
1. The human development index assesses progress in human development. It highlights progress made in crucial areas of human development.
2. Human development Index is not the reliable source to measure because it lacks distribution factor.
Codes:
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (c)
Detailed solution: Both the statements (1) and (2) are correct regarding measuring Human Development. The Human Development Index (HDI) assesses progress in human development. It highlights progress made in crucial areas of human development. Yet, it is not the most reliable measure. This is because it does not say anything about the distribution.
Human Development Index (HDI) is published by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), every year.
5. Temporary human settlements are usually built in which of the following regions?
(a) Cold desert regions (Chap 7, Class-VII, New NCERT)
(b) Deep forested areas
(c) Rugged mountain slopes
(d) All of the above
Answer: (d)
Detailed solution: Temporary human settlements are usually built in cold desert regions, Deep forested areas and rugged mountain slopes. Settlements which are occupied for a short time are called temporary settlements.
The people living in deep forests, hot and cold deserts and mountains often dwell in such temporary settlements. They practice hunting, gathering, shifting cultivation and transhumance.
6. Which of the following statements is correct with reference to sub-urbanisation? (Chap 10, Class-XII, New NCERT)
(a) It is the movement of people from one region to another in search of jobs.
(b) It is the movement of people from the city to cleaner areas outside the city.
(c) It is the movement of women in search of safe places and employment.
(d) It is the movement of people towards environmentally sustainable regions.
Answer: (b)
7. Which of the following can be considered as an administrative town? (Chap 10, Class-XII, New NCERT)
1. Beijing
2. Canberra
3. Jamshedpur
4. Addis Ababa
Codes:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (c)
Detailed solution: Among the given options, Beijing, Canberra and Addis Ababa are considered as administrative town. An administrative town is a town that supports to the administration headquarters of higher order.
Example: In India, Chandigarh, New Delhi etc are the administrative towns.
8. Match the following lists correctly and choose the correct code. (Chap 10, Class-IX, Old NCERT)
List I List II
(Nomadic Tribes) (Occupation)
A. Hausa Tribe 1. Hunting and Fishing
B. Bedouins 2. Nomadic Herding
C. Yakuts 3. Settled Agriculture
Codes:
A B C
(a) 2 1 3
(b) 2 3 1
(c) 3 1 2
(d) 3 2 1
Answer: (d)
Detailed solution: The correct matching is A-3 B-2 C-1.
Hausa tribes these are an ethnic designation scattered throughout West Africa with smaller population in other African regions. The Hausa tribes specialised in settled agriculture, fishing, hunting and salt-mining.
Bedouin tribes these are Arabic speaking nomadic people of the Middle Eastern deserts. Most Bedouins are animal herders who migrate into the desert during the rainy winter season and move back toward the cultivated land in the dry summer months.
Yakuts tribes these are one of the major people of Eastern Siberia. The Yakut tribes are largely hunters, fishermen and reindeer herders, raised cattle and horses.
9. Which of the following statements is/are correct about Asia? (Chap 6, Class-VIII, Old NCERT)
(a) Four-fifth of world’s population resides in Asia.
(b) No part of Asia lies below the Equator.
(c) Asia constitutes about one-third of land surface area of the world.
(d) The whole of the Asian landmass lies entirely in the Western Hemisphere.
Answer: (c)
Detailed solution: Statement (c) is correct about Asia because it is the largest continent in the world and one-third of the world’s total land area is in the continent of Asia. Its latitudinal range is between 10° South latitude to 80° North latitude.
Statements (a) (b) and (d) are incorrect because 59% of world’s population resides in Asia. The entire part of the mainland of Asia is north of the equator. The whole of the Asian landmass lies entirely in the Eastern hemisphere.
10. The Eastern and Western boundary of Siberian Plain region in Northern Asia is marked by, which of the following rivers? (Chap 6, Class-VIII, Old NCERT)
(a) Brahmaputra River
(b) Mekong River
(c) Lena River
(d) None of these
Answer: (c)
Detailed solution: The Eastern and Western boundary of Siberian Plain region in Northern Asia is marked by Lena River. Lena River is located in Russia. Brahmaputra River flows in China and India and Mekong River flows in Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand etc.
11. Which of the given pairs of minerals and countries is/are not matched correctly? (Chap 7, Class-VIII, Old NCERT)
(a) Tin– Malaysia
(b) Mineral oil – Central Asia, South West Asia
(c) Iron ore– Russia, China
(d) Coal– Greenland
Answer: (d)
Detailed solution: Pair (d) is not correctly matched because coal is absent in some areas like Greenland and much of Northern Canada.
Tin is found in abundance in the Kinta Valley of Malaysia. Malaysia is rich in tin production.
Mineral oil and natural gas are produced in countries like Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan in Central Asia, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Qatar in South-West Asia and India in South Asia.
Iron ore in Asia is found in countries like Russia, China, India, Azerbaijan etc.
12. The Tarim Basin lies between, which of the following mountain ranges? (Chap 6, Class-VIII, Old NCERT)
(a) Kunlun and Altai
(b) Kunlun and Tien Shan
(c) Karakoram and Yablonovy
(d) Khingan and Yablonovy
Answer: (b)
Detailed solution: The Tarim Basin lies between Kunlun and Tien Shan mountains ranges. The Tarim Basin is an endorheic basin in North-West China and one of the largest basins in North-West China.
13. Which of the following is a major sea port of Malaysia? (Chap 10, Class-VIII, Old NCERT)
(a) Kyushu
(b) Georgetown
(c) Kuala Lumpur
(d) Nagoya
Answer: (b)
Detailed solution: Georgetown is a major sea port of Malaysia. Port of Georgetown is a deep water sea port within the Malaysian state of Penang. Georgetown port was established as a free port by the British East India Company.
14. The Xi Jiang, Huang He and Chang Jiang Rivers drain in, which of the following water bodies? (Chap 11, Class-VIII, Old NCERT)
(a) Yellow Sea
(b) Pacific Ocean
(c) Indian Ocean
(d) North Sea
Answer: (b)
Detailed solution: The Xi Jiang, Huang He and Chang Jiang rivers drain in Pacific Ocean. The Xi Jiang, Huang He and Chang Jiang rivers flow Eastwards through China to join the Pacific Ocean. Xi Jiang’s valley is the largest valley.
15. The Cape of Good Hope lies on the Southern tip of, which of the following country? (Chap 6, Class-VI, Old NCERT)
(a) Angola
(b) Nigeria
(c) Namibia
(d) South Africa
Answer: (d)
Detailed solution: The Cape of Good Hope is lies on the Southern tip of South Africa. The Cape of Good Hope is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa.
16. Which of the following country is entirely surrounded by South Africa? (Chap 10, Class-VI, Old NCERT)
(a) Mozambique
(b) Namibia
(c) Lesotho
(d) Zimbabwe
Answer: (c)
Detailed solution: Lesotho is a country that is entirely surrounded by South Africa. The country of Lesotho is located in the Eastern part of South Africa. Maseru is the capital of Lesotho.
17. Angel Falls, the highest waterfall in the world, is located in, which of the following country? (Chap 11, Class-VI, Old NCERT)
(a) Venezuela
(b) Ecuador
(c) Suriname
(d) Colombia
Answer: (a)
Detailed solution: Angel Falls, the highest waterfall in the world is located in Venezuela. The height of this waterfall is about 979 meters. It is situated on the Churun River.
18. Which of the following country of South America is a landlocked country? (Chap 11, Class-VI, Old NCERT)
(a) Brazil
(b) Peru
(c) Bolivia
(d) Argentina
Answer: (c)
Detailed solution: Bolivia is the landlocked country of South America. The capital of Bolivia is La Paz. Lake Titicaca is located on the border of Bolivia and Peru. Apart from Bolivia, Paraguay is also a landlocked country.
19. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched? (Chap 9, Class-VII, Old NCERT)
(a) Quebec– Industrial Area in Canada
(b) Toronto– Largest city of Canada
(c) Montreal– Capital of Canada
(d) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
Answer: (d)
Exp. Pairs (a) and (b) are correctly matched. Quebec is an important industrial region of Canada.
This region is second in the development of industries in Canada.
Toronto is the largest city in Canada. Toronto is one of the busiest ports on the Great Lakes.
Pair (c) is not correctly matched because Ottawa is the capital of Canada not Montreal.
20. Darling range is situated along, which of the following coasts of Australia? (Chap 15, Class-VI, Old NCERT)
(a) North-Eastern Coast
(b) Southern Coast
(c) Eastern Coast
(d) South-Western Coast
Answer: (d)
Darling Range is situated along South-Western coast of Australia. This range parallels the South-West coast East of Perth for 200 miles from more rivers to Bridgetown.
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