Geography: MCQs from 151-160

151. The longest river is located in ______?

(a) North America

(b) Africa

(c) Asia

(d) Latin America

152. Broadly, there are the three layers of the Earth; the crust, the mantle and the core. The crust forms what percent of the total volume of the Earth ______?

(a) 0.5%

(b) 1%

(c) 2%

(d) 2.5%

153. The land mass of which of the following continents is the least ______?

(a) Europe

(b) Africa

(c) Australia

(d) Asia

154. A nautical mile is ______?

(a) 1,000 m

(b) 1225 m

(c) 1525 m

(d) 1852 m

155. A violent whirl wind characterized by a black funnel-shaped cloud hanging from heavy cumulonimbus is known as ______?

(a) Typhoon

(b) Antipodes

(c) Tornado

(d) Hurricane

156. Atmospheric temperature increases at higher altitudes because of ______?

(a) Radiation

(b) Convection

(c) Conduction

(d) Inversion

157. Which one of the following crops needs maximum water per hectare ______?

(a) Wheat

(b) Barley

(c) Sugarcane

(d) Maize

158. The polar diameter of the Earth is shorter than the Equatorial diameter by ______?

(a) 23

(b) 33

(c) 43

(d) 53

159. The Earth completes one rotation on its axis in ______?

(a) 24 hours 1 minute and 10 seconds

(b) 23 hours 56 minutes and 4.9 seconds

(c) 23 hours and 30 minutes

(d) 24 hours

160. The Earth rotates on its axis from ______?

(a) South – North

(b) West – East

(c) East – West

(d) North – South