CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge Resources Of India And World Quiz 6 - MCQExams.com

Soil which have undergone gleying and are associated with marshes, swamps or poorly drained  upland are called ______.
  • calcimorphic soil
  • hydromorphic soil
  • halomorphic soil
  • sierozems
Ladang is a type of slash and burn agriculture in ______.
  • North-Eastern states of India
  • Mexico and Central America
  • Brazil
  • Indonesia and Malaysia
Through which one of the following Straits, does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France?
  • Davis Strait
  • Denmark Strait
  • Strait of Dover
  • Strait of Gibraltar
Trans Arabian Pipeline (TAP) links the oil fields of Persian Gulf to ______.
  • Tel Aviv, Isreal
  • Banias, Syria
  • Saida, Lebanon
  • Kirkuk, Iraq
Weber introduced a famous locational theory for localisation of manufacturing industries, known as _______.
  • Hexagon
  • Circle
  • Triangle
  • Rectangle
What is soil profile?
  • The aggregation of individual soil particles in the form of lumps or clusters of soil
  • A distinct layer of soil having distinct chemical composition, colour textrure and structure
  • The vertical arrangement of horizons up to the parent rock
  • Loose and unconsolidated weathered materials
Match List I (Mineral) with List II (Producing Area) and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List I
(Mineral)		List II
(Producing Area)
(A) Iron ore(1) Arkansas
(B) Copper(2) Cuba
(C) Aluminium(3) Kazakhstan
(D) Nickel(4) Krivoy Rog
 
  • $$A-1; B-2; C-4; D-3$$
  • $$A-1; B-3; C-4; D-2$$
  • $$A-4; B-2; C-1; D-3$$
  • $$A-4; B-3; C-1; D-2$$
The Canadian Pacific Railways runs between ______.
  • Edmonton and Halifax
  • Montreal and Vancouver
  • Ottawa and Prince Rupert
  • Halifax and Vancouver
CF Marbut's first level of division of all middle latitude soils is into two great classes:
(1) Pedocals and (2) Pedalfers
Which of these two have formed in Western US, in which evaporation on an average exceeds precipitation ?
  • Pedocals
  • Pedalfers
  • Pedosols
  • Podzol
Which of the following practices can be called as eco-friendly?
(1) Using HYV seeds
(2) Organic farming
(3) Water Harvesting
(4) Extensive agriculture.
  • 1 and 2
  • 2 and 3
  • 1 and 4
  • All of these
Hiroshima-Kobe region of Japan is an important region for _______.
  • lumbering
  • large iron and steel mills
  • ship building
  • none of these
Falkland has been source of conflict between which two countries?
  • U.K and Argentina
  • Paraguay and USA
  • China and Vietnam
  • Russia and USA
Match the following:
List I
(Places)		List II
(Crops)
(A) Malaysia(1) Wheat
(B) Ivory Coast(2) Coffee
(C) Brazil(3) Rubber
(D) USA(4) Cocoa
  • $$A-3; B-4; C-2; D-1$$
  • $$A-4; B-3; C-1; D-2$$
  • $$A-3; B-1; C-4; D-2$$
  • $$A-1; B-2; C-3; D-4$$
Consider the following conditions.
1) Podzol soils.
2) Annual temperature range $$ 38 °C$$.
3) Annual precipitation about $$300$$ mm which is fairly uniformly distributed throughout the year.
Which of the following vegetation prevails in above conditions?
  • Thorn Shrub
  • Coniferous Forest
  • Temperature Grassland
  • Monsoon Forest
Though the countries of South-West Asia have abundant power resources, they have not developed major industries mainly because ________.
  • they do not have raw materials
  • they do not have a large market
  • they do not have skilled labour
  • they do not have capital
Match the following:
List I
(Types)		List II
(Method)
(A) Terrace farming(1) Different crops grown parallely
(B) Strip cropping(2) Hill slopes are used as cultivable land in the form of flat cut regions of slope
(C) Contour ploughing(3) Along the slope of mountain
(D) Crop rotation(4) Different crops grown in systematic succession
  • $$A-2; B-1; C-3; D-4$$
  • $$A-4; B-1; C-3; D-2$$
  • $$A-3; B-4; C-1; D-2$$
  • $$A-1; B-4; C-3; D-2$$
Which of the following languages is most spoken in world?
  • Hindi
  • English
  • Mandarin
  • Spanish
The reasons for underdevelopment of fishing industry in tropics are:
(1) Tropical fish are oily and less popular as food.
(2) Continental shelves are almost absent.
(3) the different species are usually mixed and shoals of same species are rare.
(4) the tropical fishing industry is less mechanised.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 1, 2 and 4
  • 1, 3 and 4
  • All of the above
Statement I: Zonal system of soil classification is based on assumed origin of soil and thus genetic.
Statement II: USDA system of soil classification is based on observable properties of soil and thus descriptive.
Which among the above statements is/are true?
  • Only I
  • Only II
  • Both I and II
  • Neither I nor II
Intensive agriculture is related to which of the following?
  • Commercial farming
  • Subsistence farming
  • Commercial animal rearing
  • Organic farming
Which country among the following has the highest proportion of its electricity generation by nuclear plants?
  • United Sates of America
  • United Kingdom
  • France
  • Germany
Match the following:
List I
(Types)		List II
(Practices)
(A) Horticulture(1) Cultivation of fruits and vegetables
(B) Sericulture(2) Cultivation of grapevines
(C) Pisciculture(3) Breeding of fish
(D) Viticulture(4) Commercial rearing of silkworms
  • $$A-1; B-4; C-3; D-2$$
  • $$A-3; B-1; C-2; D-4$$
  • $$A-4; B-1; C-3; D-2$$
  • $$A-2; B-1; C-4; D-3$$
Which of the following are correct?
(1) Cod is a pelagic fish.
(2) Toba in Ise Bay, Japan is renowned for its pearl industry.
(3) Stavanger, Norway specilizes in canning of a fish-brisling.
(4) Norway's fishing industry shifts to Lofoten Island from Bergen in autumn.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
  • 2 and 4
  • 2, 3 ad 4
  • 1, 3 and 4
  • All of these
1) Clay minerals forming soil colloids are negatively charged and helps in base exchange.
2) Soil colloids are essentially non-organic in nature.
3) Texture determines water retention properties of soil.
4) In clayey soils, pore spaces are large and water drains rapidly.
Choose the correct statement from the codes given below:
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 1 and 3
  • 1, 3 and 4
  • 2, 3 and 4
In which one of the following countries co-operative farming was the most successful experiment?
  • Russia
  • India
  • Denmark
  • The Netherlands
Which of the following is the biggest canal:
  • Panama
  • Suez
  • Volga-Baltic
  • Indira Gandhi Canal
Pittsburgh in USA has a long economic history of which activity?
  • Agriculture
  • Iron and steel
  • Power production
  • Textile
Ruhr valley has been famous for which of the following activity?
  • Agriculture
  • Mining
  • Mining and Industry
  • Horticulture
In the given map 'A' refers to __________.
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  • Alexandria
  • Port Said
  • Suez
  • Cairo
The world's 17 major commercial  fishing grounds are located in ______.
  • warm waters of the Southern hemisphere in comparatively lower latitudes
  • cool waters of the Northern hemisphere in comparatively higher latitudes
  • Both 'a' and 'b'
  • A widespread area near the poles
Consider the following statements:
(1) Wattle is grown as a plantation crop in Kenya and South Africa.
(2) Wattle is used as tannin substance.
(3) India, Brazil and Sri Lanka also produce some wattle.
(4) Wattle in India is grown in foothills of Eastern Himalayas.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 1 and 2
  • 1, 3 and 4
  • All of these
The factors that encourage fishing industries are:
(1) Long continental shelves.
(2) Meeting of warm and cold ocean currents.
(3) Little availability of agricultural land.
(4) Indented coastline.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 1, 3 and 4
  • 1 and 2
  • All of these
Which one of the following countries has the highest average of road length on per thousand square kilometer area basis?
  • India
  • Japan
  • USA
  • France
Which one of the following types of cultivation was developed by European colonists?
  • Kolkhoz
  • Mixed farming
  • Viticulture
  • Plantation
Main hunting ground for blue whales is located in ______.
  • Antartic Region
  • Arctic Ocean
  • West Pacific Ocean
  • Southern Indian Ocean
Teak, Green heart, Mahogany, Ebony and Logwood are likely to be found in _____________.
  • tropical hardwood forests
  • temperate hardwood forest
  • coniferous forest
  • alpine forest
The greatest share of fisheries comes from ______.
  • Deep seas
  • Continental shelves
  • Deep oceans trenches
  • Fresh waters
The shortest air route from Moscow to San Francisco is _______.
  • over the North Pole
  • over the Atlantic Ocean
  • over the Pacific via siberia
  • through the latitude which passes through them
Which of the following are major fishes of Southern Europe and Mediterranean Sea?
  • Sardine and Anchovy
  • Tuna and Cod
  • Right Whales
  • Brisling and Caplen
Elephant Pass, which is frequently in the news, is mentioned in the context of the affairs of which one of the following?
  • Bangladesh
  • India
  • Nepal
  • Sri Lanka
Maximum amount of herring fish is obtained from _______.
  • the North Sea around the Netherlands
  • the coastal area from Alaska to California
  • the Sea of Japan
  • the Gulf of Mexico
In what type of climate will the tree 'Cork Oak' (whose bark is cork) be found?
  • Equatorial
  • Western temperate
  • Mediterranean
  • Temperate continental
The  _____  plains in North Island of New Zealand has the highest density of milch cows in the world.
  • Taranaki
  • Queenstown
  • Christchurch
  • Greymouth
In which one of the following regions is extensive commercial grain cultivation not practised?
  • American-Canadian Prairies
  • Pampas of Argentina
  • European Steppes
  • Amazon Basin
The Palk Strait lies between _____.
  • Bay of Bengal and Palk Bay
  • Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Rann of Kutch and Gulf of Khambhat
  • Lakshadweep and Maldives
Cape Carnival, the site from which space shuttles are launched is located on the coast of ______.
  • Florida
  • Virginia
  • North Carolina
  • South Carolina
Which of the following countries, sheep out number people by 20 to 1 and have right of way on the roads?
  • Russia
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
  • Mongolia
Match the following.
List I
(Vegetation)		List II
(Continents)
(A) Steppe(1) Australia
(B) Prarie(2) North America
(C) Pampas(3) South America
(D) Velds(4) Asia
(E) Down(5) Africa
  • $$A-4; B-2; C-3; D-5; E-1$$
  • $$A-3; B-1; C-2; D-4; E-5$$
  • $$A-1; B-2; C-3; D-4; E-5$$
  • $$A-3; B-1; C-2; D-5; E-4$$
Which one of the following is known as the 'Coffee port' of the world?
  • Sao Paulo
  • Santos
  • Rio de Janeiro
  • Buenos Aires
Consider the following statements.
(1) Brazil has large deposits of iron, but shortage of coal has dampened the development of iron and steel industries.
(2) The coffee, cocoa and cane makes the backbone of Brazilian economy.
Which of the statements given above is/are true?
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • Neither 1 nor 2
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