CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge Static Geography Of India And World Quiz 12 - MCQExams.com

Which of the following countries are connected by Mont Blanc tunnel?
  • India and China
  • Italy and Germany
  • France and Italy
  • None of these
These sarees from Patan, Gujarat, are made using fine silk yarns. They are traditionally woven by the salvi community, and involve a complex from of weaving. What is the name these sarees?
  • Jamdani
  • Kanjeevaram
  • Patola
  • Pochampally
In early $$18^{th}$$ century States, there was a movement to resettle free-born blacks and freed slaves in Africa. These newly freed black people established a new country on the West coast of Africa with political principles based on the United States Constitution. Name the country.
  • Senegal
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Liberia
  • Ivory Coast
The very mention of the Middle-east brings desert landscapes with sand dunes to mind. But these is one country in this region that does not have any deserts in it. Name that country.
  • Syria
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Saudi Arabia
This plant when introduced in Lake Victoria from Rwanda became an invasive species, suffocating the lake, diminishing the fish reservoir, and hurting the local economies. Name the plant.
  • Eichhornia
  • Pistia
  • Aegilops
  • Wolffia
Read the passage and answer the questions:
The Hawaiian Islands are volcanic in origin. The big island has five major volcanoes Kilauea, Mauna Loa, Mauna Kea, Hualalai and Kohala. These volcanoes primarily erupt a lava which solidifies into a type of rock known as basalt.
Among the five volcanoes stated in the passage, which is one of the most productive volcanoes present on Hawaiian Island? 
  • Mauna Kea
  • Mauna Loa
  • Kilauea
  • Hualalai
The indegenous people of Australia migrated to the island continent millennia ago and existed in isolation before explorers discovered Australia. They lead simple nomadic lives being hunter-gatherers. What are they called?
  • Inuit of Australia
  • Laplanders
  • Aborigines of Australia
  • Maori
The given picture of tall and thin blades of hardened snow are believed to be formed by strong winds of Andes mountains. This type of snow formation in high altitudes is known as __________.
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  • Penitentes
  • Ice circles
  • Pointing stones
  • Moving stones
Reshuffle the letters to get the name of an animal that lives in groups in Kalahari desert in Southern Africa and is famed for its upright posture.
  • YOOCET
  • GIKE NSKAN
  • XADAD
  • REMAKET
This tribe is chiefly found in Tamil Nadu and Palakkad district of Kerala. In recent times they help in catching snakes and collect the snake venom. These tribals also work as fishermen, and as labourers in the rice fields at the time of sowing and harvesting or in the rice mills. Who are they?
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  • Gorod
  • Bhil
  • Irula
  • Bhutia
Rearrange the jumbled letters to find the name of the longest river in southeast Asia which flows through China, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam before emptying into the South China sea.
  • LVOAG
  • KOMEGN
  • NESIE
  • JSTULA
The construction of Marmugao port has been fast in recent years because of
  • Increased Imports
  • Exporting iron ore from hinterland
  • Decreasing the congestion caused due to heavy traffic at the Bombay port
  • All factors listed above
You are asked to import ostrich, platypus and koala bear. Which country would you select to go where you get all these three?
  • Japan
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
  • Canada
Match column I with column II and select the correct option from the given codes.
  Column I
(Dams)		  Column II
(Rivers)
 a. Hirakud 1. Sutluj
 b. Bhakra-Nangal 2. Mahanadi
 c. Nagarjuna Sagar 3. Krishna
 d. Sardar Sarovar 4. Narmada
  • $$a- 2, b- 1, c-4, d- 3$$
  • $$a- 2, b-1, c-3, d- 4$$
  • $$a- 1, b- 4, c- 2, d- 3$$
  • $$a- 4, b- 2, c- 3, d-1$$
The Murray-Darling River System is an important river system of which country?
  • England
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • USA
Dasht-e Margo, also known as Desert of Death, is located in which country?
  • Kazakhstan
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Afghanistan
  • China
Ecuador, Peru, Chile and Paraguay are all countries of South America. On which ocean is the major part of coastline of Chile, situated?
  • Arctic Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Southern Ocean
  • Indian Ocean
Which of the following seas has no coastline?
  • Tasman Sea
  • Sargasso Sea
  • Dead Sea
  • None of these
The desert covers parts of China, most of Mongolia. It suffers from having most of its rain blocked by the Himalayas. Name this desert.
  • Thar
  • Atacama
  • Gobi
  • Namib
Please arrange the following rivers in order of their length.
Narmada, Ganga, Godavari, Kaveri
  • Ganga > Godavari > Narmada > Kaveri
  • Godavari > Narmada > Kaveri>Ganga
  •  Narmada > Kaveri>Ganga>Godavari 
  • Kaveri>Ganga>Godavari>Narmada 
Anthropologists and sociologists always study about _______________.
  • Society
  • Status
  • Culture
  • Tribes
Pampas are the vast grassy plains of
  • South America
  • North America
  • Africa
  • Eurasia
In sociology progressives look to future, statics look to past or present is known as ________________.
  • Management
  • Time orientation
  • Work
  • All of the above
Which of the following pairs of the rivers does the Doaba region in Punjab fall between?
  • The Ravi-Beas
  • The Beas-Sutlej
  • The Sutlej-Ghagar
  • The Jhelum-Ravi
Significant wetlands of India have been declared as
  • bastic sites
  • gaston sites
  • ramsar sites
  • spicer sites
Consider the following statements:
$$1$$. The tertiary is the most significant period in India's geological history because the Himalayas were born in this period.
$$2$$. Pleistocene is marked by cold climate and wide spread glaciation.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
  • $$1$$ only
  • $$2$$ only
  • Both $$1$$ and $$2$$
  • Neither $$1$$ nor $$2$$
Furnishing historical data about past societies with no written records is the task of:
  • archaeology
  • cultural geography
  • history
  • ornithology
Which of the following statements concerning Scheduled Castes (SC) population in India is correct?
The highest percentage of SC population out of the total population of the state is found in Punjab.
Bihar is the second largess state in respect of total SC population in India.
Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of SC population in India.
Among the Indian states, the lowest percentage of SC population out of the total population of the state is found in Goa.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 1 and 3 only
  • 2 and 4 only
  • 1, 2 and 4
Match List T with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists :  
List I
(Geomorphic Agent) 		List II
(Feature) 
A. Ground water 1.Plunge pool  
B. Running waterHorns
C. Glacier Playas 
D. WindLapies
  • A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
  • A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
  • A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4
  • A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3
Which of the following tribes of India practise polyandry?
$$1$$. Gonds
$$2$$. Nagas
$$3$$. Jaunsaris
$$4$$. Todas
Select the correct answer from the codes given.
  • $$1$$ and $$2$$
  • $$2$$ and $$3$$
  • $$3$$ and $$4$$
  • $$1$$ and $$4$$
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