CBSE Questions for Class 8 General Knowledge Static Geography Of India And World Quiz 3 - MCQExams.com

What is the convergence of North-East and South-East trade winds near equator known as?
  • Doldrums
  • Jet stream
  • Inter-tropical convergence zone
  • Upper air monsoon
A geographical region has the following distinct characteristics:
Warm and dry climate.
Mild and wet winter.
Evergreen oak trees.
The above features are the distinct characteristics of which one of the following regions?
  • Mediterranean
  • Eastern China
  • Central Asia
  • Atlantic coast of North America
Which racial group has the largest number of members?
  • Negroid
  • Mongoloid
  • Australoid
  • Caucasoid
What is a Cloudburst? 
  • It refers to sudden and copious rainfall over a small area, which often lasts for only a few minutes
  • It refers to 50 minute rain over a period of time
  • It is caused by rapid condensation of very high clouds
  • It refers to a thunderstorm with little rain
Which of the statements given below is correct?
  • Human geography covers all those aspects of Geography which are not directly concerned with physical geography
  • Human geography is the study of inter-relationship between human being and their environment
  • Human geography deals with the description and explanation of human phenomena around the variable Earth surface
  • Human geography does not cover technical matters of cartography
Match the following:
List I
(Ethnic community)		List II
(Country)
(A) Apatani(1) China
(B) Dyak(2) India
(C) Dinka(3) Indonesia
(D) Ulghur(4) Sudan
  • A-2; B-3; C-4; D-1
  • A-3; B-2; C-4; D-1
  • A-2; B-3; C-1; D-4
  • A-3; B-2; C-1; D-4
Consider the following statements:
(1) Fellah: Agricultural labourers of Nile Valley in Egypt.
(2) Kikuyu: Agricultural tribes of Kenya belonging to Negroid racial stock.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • None of these
Consider the following statements.
(1) Black Fellow: Australian aborogines.
(2) Yuit: Inhabitants of Siberia and St Lawrence island of Alaska.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 and 2
  • None of these
They are people of yellow complexion, oblique eyes, high check bones, sparse hair and medium height. The reference here is to _______.
  • Nordic Aryans
  • Austrics
  • Negroids
  • Mongoloids
Match the following
List I
(Tribe)		List II
(Region)
(A) Karen(1) Kalahari desert
(B) Ainu(2) Myanmar, Thailand
(C) Kikuyu(3) East Africa
(D) Bushman(4) Japan
  • A-1; B-2; C-3; D-4
  • A-4; B-3; C-2; D-1
  • A-2; B-4; C-3; D-1
  • A-3; B-1; C-4; D-2
Match the following.
List I
(Ethnic community)		List II
(Continent)
(A) Masai(1) North America
(B) Berbers(2) East Africa
(C) Red Indians(3) Asia
(D) Kirghiz(4) North-West Africa
  • A-3; B-2; C-1; D-4
  • A-2; B-3; C-4; D-1
  • A-2; B-4; C-1; D-3
  • A-1; B-4; C-2; D-3
The main difference between Proto Australoids and Negroids is ______.
  • broad flat nose
  • wavy to curly hair
  • black skin colour
  • None of the above
Which of the following races has the characteristic of epicanthic fold in eyes?
  • Caucasoid
  • Negroid
  • Mongoloid
  • Both 'b' and 'c'
Bushman tribes are found in _______.
  • Atacama desert
  • Gobi desert
  • Patagonian desert
  • Kalahari desert
Consider the following countries:
(1) Bangladesh  (2) Brazil  (3) Indonesia   (4) Japan
The correct sequence of these countries in descending order of their population is _______.
  • 1, 2, 3, 4
  • 2, 1, 4, 3
  • 3, 2, 4, 1
  • 4, 3, 2, 1
Which of the following combinations of tribe and country is correctly matched?
  • Eskimo: Canada
  • Oran: Sweden
  • Pygmies: Pampas
  • Gonds: Africa
The largest number of tribal groups live in ______.
  • Uganda
  • Tanzania
  • South Africa
  • Nigeria
Consider the following statements:
(1) Humanistic geography depended on the growing need of social relevance of the subject.
(2) Humanistic geography developed due to reaction to excessive quantification and model building in geography.
(3) Humanistic geography drew much from the radical trend in geography.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  • 1 and 2
  • 1 and 3
  • 2 and 3
  • All of these
A continuous extended urban area formed by growing together of several formerly separate, expanding cities is called as ______.
  • outgrowth
  • metropolis
  • conurbation
  • primate city
Which one of the following ethnic groups does not belong to Mongoloids?
  • The Yakuts
  • The Samoyeds
  • The Red Indians of North America
  • The Bantus
Match the following.
List I
(Tribe)		List II
(Place of Habitat)
(A) Innuit(1) Northern Russia
(B) Bantu(2) Nicobar Islands
(C) Shompen(3) Northern Canada
(D) Chukchi(4) Central Africa
  • A-3; B-2; C-4; D-1
  • A-3; B-4; C-2; D-1
  • A-3; B-4; C-1; D-2
  • A-1; B-2; C-4; D-3
Who are Berbers?
  • An ethnic group of North Africa
  • An ethnic group of Peru
  • An ethnic group of Indonesia
  • An ethnic group of South Africa
Which one of the following is not an approach in human geography?
  • Areal differentiation
  • Quantitative revolution
  • Spatial organisation
  • Exploration and description
_____ is a seaport on the West coast of Canada and is its chief outlet on the West coast.
  • Vancouver
  • Seattle
  • St. John
  • Halifax
Which one of the following is not a Baltic state?
  • Belarus
  • Estonia
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
Which one of the following countries does not border with Mediterranean Sea?
  • Algeria
  • Mauritania
  • Morocco
  • Tunisia
Where is Copacabana Beach located?
  • Buenos Aires
  • Hawaiian Islands
  • Rio de Janorio
  • Valleta
Which four countries are called the Asian Tigers?
  • Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan
  • Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Taiwan
  • Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, China
  • Hong Kong, South Korea, China, Taiwan
Bermuda Triangle extends upto which of the following places?
(1) Southern Florida
(2) Puerto Rico
(3) Hawaii Islands
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 1 and 2
  • 2 and 3
  • 1 and 3
Huangpu river flows through which one of the following cities?
  • Beijing
  • Ho Chi Minh City
  • Shanghai
  • Manila
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