CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge Static Geography Of India And World Quiz 5 - MCQExams.com

Arrange in correct sequence from North to South.
  • Gold Coast, Brisbane, Rockhampton, Sydney
  • Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Rockhampton
  • Rockhampton, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sydney
  • Brisbane, Gold Coast, Rockhampton
In which one of the following regions are the Andes mountains located?
  • East Europe
  • West Europe
  • South Africa
  • South America
Give the correct order of cities from North to South.
  • Fushun, Tianjing, Wuhan, Shanghai
  • Fushun, Tianjing, Shanghai, Wuhan
  • Tianjing, Shanghai, Fushun, Wuhan
  • Wuhan, Tianjing, Shanghai, Fushun
Which of the following represented the erstwhile Yugoslavia?
  • Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Czech Republic
  • Slovenia, Moldova, Macedonia, Croatia
  • Croatia, Slovakia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia-Montenegro
  • Macedonia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Serbia-Montenegro
Consider the following statements:
(1) About two-thirds of Australia is made up of Archean rocks.
(2) Process of sea floor spreading separates Australia from Antarctica and India.
(3) Tasmania was and is part of the Great Dividing Range.
(4) New Zealand was once a part of Australia.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
  • Only 1
  • 1, 2 and 4
  • 1, 2, 3 and 4
  • 2 and 3
Which of the following together constitute the Balearic island?
  • Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza, Cabrera
  • Cabrera, Malta, Crete, Corsica
  • Corsica, Malta, Azores, Crete
  • Ibiza, Sardinia, Cosica, Malta
Match the following:
List I
(City)		List II
(River)
(A) Washington DC(1) River Manzanares
(B) Berlin(2) River Seine
(C) Paris(3) River Spree
(D) Madrid(4) River Potomac
  • $$A-2; B-3; C-4; D-1$$
  • $$A-4; B-1; C-2; D-3$$
  • $$A-2; B-1; C-4; D-3$$
  • $$A-4; B-3; C-2; D-1$$
Consider the following statements.
(1) Borneo is oftencalled as 'Mini Continent'.
(2) The famous indigenous people such as Dayaks inhabit Borneo.
(3) Borneo is the least developed part of Indonesia.
(4) The indigenous people Minahasan inhabit the island of Sulawesi.
Which of these statements is/are true?
  • 1 and 4
  • Only 4
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • All of these
Identify the correct decreasing order in terms of drainage basin area of rivers of the world.
  • Amazon, Nile, Congo, Mississippi- Missouri
  • Amazon, Congo, Mississippi- Missouri, Rio-de la Plata-Parana
  • Amazon,Congo, Rio-de la Plata-Parana, Mississippi- Missouri,
  • Amazon, Nile, Mississippi- Missouri, Congo
Give the increasing order of Indonesian islands in terms of area.
  • Bali, Java, Kalimantan, Irian Jaya
  • Jaya, Bali, Irian Jaya, Kalimantan
  • Kalimantan, Irian Jaya, Bali, Java
  • Bali, Java, Irian Jaya, Kalimantan
Give the correct sequence of islands from West to East.
  • Java, Bali, Sulawesi, Irian Jaya
  • Irian Jaya, Bali, Sulawesi, Java
  • Sulawesi, Java, Irian Jaya, Bali
  • Bali, Irian Jaya, Java, Sulawesi
Give the correct sequence from South to North.
  • Palmero, Naples, Rome, Milan
  • Milan, Naples, Palmero, Rome
  • Rome, Palmero, Milan, Naples
  • Naples, Palmero, Rome, Milan
River Danube flows in which of the following nations?
  • Austria, Hungary, Serbia, Slovakia
  • Croatia, Albania, Hungary, Czech Republic
  • Austria, Hungary, Serbia, and Montenegro, Bulgaria
  • Czech Republic, Switzerland, Poland, Maldova
Match the following
List I
(Iron and Steel Region)		List II
(Main Centre)
(A) Ruhr(1) Upper Silesia
(B) Lorraine(2) Birmingham
(C) Black country(3) Nancy
(D) Poland(4) Essen
  • $$A-3; B-4; C-2; D-1$$
  • $$A-2; B-1; C-4; D-3$$
  • $$A-4; B-3; C-2; D-1$$
  • $$A-1; B-2; C-4; D-3$$
Which of the following calls itself as the 'Land of 10000 lakes' in North America?
  • North Dakota
  • Washington
  • Montana
  • Minnesota
Which of the following belong to Hercynian and Caledonian Mountain building periods?
  • Dinaric, Rhine Upland, Vosages, Harz
  • Harz, Brittany Peninsula, Appalachians, Vosages
  • Apennines, Balkans, Vosages, Harz
  • Vosages, Harz, Atlas, Black Forests
Identify the correct statement(s).
(1) Hwang Ho and Yangtze are world's third and seventh longest rivers respectively.
(2) Hwang Ho is called Yellow river because of the yellow algae that is found in abundance on its river bed.
(3) Yangtze is known as 'the sorrow of China' and is called so because of the floods it causes annually.
(4) Yangtze is China's largest river.
  • Only 4
  • 1 and 2
  • 1, 2 and 4
  • 2 and 4
Which is the only Caribbean island with large oil reserves?
  • Trinidad
  • Cuba
  • Jamaica
  • Puerto Rico
Select the largest inland harbour of Europe.
  • Odessa
  • Duisburg
  • Marseilles
  • Liverpool
Give the correct sequence from West to East.
  • Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary
  • Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia
  • Hungary, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia
  • Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia
Give the correct sequence South to North of the river deltas.
  • Nujang, Sildang, Yangtze, Hwang Ho
  • Sikiang, Nujiang, Hwang Ho, Yangtze
  • Yangtze, Nujiang, Siliang, Hwang Ho
  • Nujiang, Hwang Ho, Sikiang, Yangtze
The Broken Hills famous for zinc and lead are located in _______. 
  • Turkey
  • France
  • Germany
  • Australia
The largest tribal group of India is _________.
  • Bhils
  • Gonds
  • Santhals
  • Tharus
In which one of the following Union Territories do the people of the Onge tribe live?
  • Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Dadra and Nagar Haveli
  • Daman and Diu
  • Lakshadweep
The 'forge of Germany', West Europe's largest industrial region is located between the cities of ______.
  • Breman and Hanover
  • Stuttgart and Bonn
  • Leipzig and Hamburg
  • Duisburg and Dortmund
Consider the following statements.
(1) Denmark is smallest of Scandinavian countries.
(2) Sweden is the 'Most Northerly' state of European mainland.
(3) Aberdeen, the oil extraction centre is located in Norway.
(4) Antrim plateaus is made of Basaltic lava.
Identify the wrong statement.
  • Only 3
  • 2 and 3
  • 1 and 3
  • All of these
Chapchar Kut is a festival celebrated in the State of ___________.
  • Arunachal Pradesh
  • Assam
  • Mizoram
  • Sikkim
Which one of the following pairs of primitive tribes and places of their inhabitation is not correctly matched?
  • Buksa- Pauri-Garhwal
  • Kol-Jabalpur
  • Munda-Chhotanagpur
  • Naga-Shivsagar
In the Indian context, the term 'De-notified tribes' refers to __________.
  • tribes which are aboriginals
  • nomadic tribes
  • tribes practising shifting cultivation
  • tribes which were earlier classified as criminal tribes
In which one of the following places is the Shompen tribe found?
  • Nilgiri Hills
  • Nicobar Islands
  • Spiti Valley
  • Lakshadweep Islands
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