MCQ - 1

Sea Part of Ocean

i) Kara Sea a) Pacific Ocean

ii) Yellow Sea b) Arctic Ocean

iii) Bay of Biscay c) Atlantic Ocean

iv) Red Sea d) Indian Ocean

A) i – B, ii – A, iii – C, iv – D

B) i – B, ii – C, iii – D, iv – A

C) i – A, ii – B, iii – D, iv – C

D) All options are incorrect

Answer - A

ANSWER LINKS

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kara_Sea

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Sea

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_of_Biscay

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea

MCQ - 2

Puerto Rico Trench is located in which of the following

oceans?

A. Arctic

B. Atlantic

C. Pacific

D. Indian

Answer - B

HURRICANES USA

• Texas (Hurricane Harvey), Florida (Hurricane Irma) and

Puerto Rico (Hurricane Maria) – 2017

• The total loss and damage in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico is

estimated to be over USD 300 billion which the US Congress

will now have to consider for their reconstruction

MCQ – 3

With reference to river Teesta, consider the following statements:

1. The source of river Teesta is the same as that of Brahmaputra but it

flows through Sikkim.

2. River Rangeet originates in Sikkim and it is a tributary of river Teesta.

3. River Teesta flows into Bay of Bengal on the border of India and

Bangladesh.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 3 only (b) 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

First statement is wrong.

The Tista is the largest river of North Bengal. The Teesta River originates in the Himalayas in North Sikkim, from the Cholamu lake where it is hardly a stream, and flows through the Indian States of Sikkim and West Bengal before entering Bangladesh, where it flows into the Brahmaputra. The Brahmaputra has its origin in the Chemayungdung glacier of the Kailash range near the Mansarovar lake.

Second statement is correct.

Teesta’s major tributary is the Rangeet which originates from the Rathong Glacier, meets it at the border between Sikkim and West Bengal.

Third statement is wrong.

Teesta is a tributary of Brahmaputra and it does not flow in to Bay of Bengal. Teesta joins the Brahmaputra near Rangpur town in Bangladesh.

MCQ - 4Consider the following statements, which of the following are incorrect?

1. Ashgabat is the capital and the largest city of Turkmenistan

2. Ashgabat is situated between situated between the Karakum Desert and the Kopet Dag mountain range

3. Turkmenistan is a landlocked country

________________________________________

A. Only 1 and 2 are true

B. Only 3 and 2 are true

C. All are true

D. Only 1 is true

Answer - C

MCQ - 5Consider the following statements, which of the following are incorrect?

A. International Rice Research Institute’s headquarters is located in Los

Baños, Laguna in the Philippines

B. Laguna bay is not located in Philippines. It is located between Singapore and

Indonesia

1. Only 1 is true

2. Only 2 is true

3. Both are true

4. Both are false

Answer - 1

MCQ - 6Consider the following

i) Hawaiian island lies in the Atlantic ocean

ii) It consists of 8 main islands

iii) Island’s capital Honolulu

Which of the above are correct?

a) ii and iii

b) All are true

c) i

d) i and iii

Answer - B

MCQ - 7• Consider the following statements about the Brahmaputra river. Identify the

right ones.

1. There is a water treaty between India and China regarding Brahmaputra

2. The Brahmaputra enters India in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, where it is

called Siang

A. Only 1 is true

B. Only 2 is true

C. Both are true

D. Both are false

Answer - B

MCQ - 9

Syria doesn’t share border with

A) Turkey

B) Iraq

C) Lebanon

D) Saudi Arabia

Answer - D

MCQ - 10Which of the following countries of the Europe are known as Baltic States?

I. Estonia

II. Lithuania

III. Latvia

a. I and II only

b. II and III only

c. I and III only

d. All

Answer - D

MCQ - 8

Which of the following rivers does not belong to Asia?

a) Yang-tze

b) Amur

c) Hwang-ho

d) Limpopo

Answer - D

•The Amur River is

the world's tenth

longest river,

forming the

border between

the Russian Far

East and

Northeastern

China (Inner

Manchuria)

T H E Y E L L O W R I V E R O R H U A N G H E

T H E T H I R D L O N G E S T R I V E R I N A S I A , A F T E R T H E YA N G T Z E R I V E R A N D Y E N I S E I R I V E R

The Limpopo River rises in central southern Africa,

and flows generally eastwards to the Indian Ocean.