Geography: MCQs from 101-110

101. The leading producer of silver is ______?

(a) South Africa

(b) United States

(c) Mexico

(d) Russia

102. The highest grade of coal whose surface is shining and has the highest calorific value, is ______?

(a) Bituminous

(b) Lignite

(c) Peat

(d) Anthracite

103. If a place is located at 20⁰ N, 80⁰ E, in which of the following continents does it lie ______?

(a) North America

(b) Asia

(c) Africa

(d) Europe

104. The Great Circle is ______?

(a) The Tropic of Capricorn

(b) The Arctic Circle

(c) The Equator

(d) The Tropic of Cancer

105. Which one of the following is the region of winter rainfall ______?

(a) Mediterranean

(b) Monsoon

(c) Tropical

(d) Arctic

106. Availability of ample water is one of the important consideration in the location of ______?

(a) Automobile industry

(b) Paper industry

(c) Cotton textile industry

(d) Electronic industry

107. Soil formed by deposition of silt brought by rivers is ______?

(a) Alluvial soil

(b) Podsols

(c) Red soil

(d) Black soil

108. Which of the following statements about Ozone layer is correct ______?

(a) It is of uniform thickness

(b) It protects the Earth’s life forms by preventing the damaging UV radiations from reaching the Earth’s surface

(c) It converts UV radiations into electrical energy

(d) None of the above

109. High tides at antipodes are caused due to ______?

(a) Gravitational pull of the moon and the Sun

(b) Centrifugal, centripetal and gravitational pull of the Sun and the moon

(c) Gravitational pull of the Sun

(d) Centrifugal, centripetal and gravitational pull of the Sun

110. Which one of the following types of rainfall is typical of equatorial regions ______?

(a) Convectional

(b) Cyclonic

(c) Orographic

(d) None of the above