Top 30 World Geography MCQs For OSSC Excise SI 10 May 2024

Preparing for the OSSC Excise Sub-Inspector exam requires a thorough understanding of various subjects, including world geography. To assist you in your preparation, here are 30 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) covering diverse aspects of world geography. These questions are designed to test your knowledge and enhance your understanding of global geographical phenomena.

Top 30 World Geography MCQs For OSSC Excise SI

1. Where is Lake Superior, the largest freshwater lake in the world, located?
   A. USA
   B. Brazil
   C. Canada
   D. Russia
   Answer: Option [C]
2. What is the longest mountain range in the world above sea level?
   A. Alps
   B. Himalayas
   C. Andes mountains
   D. Pyrenees mountains
   Answer: Option [C]
3. Where is “Ground Zero”?
   A. Greenwich
   B. New York
   C. Indira Point
   D. Shriharikota
   Answer: Option [B]
4. Which is the longest river?
   A. Nile
   B. Amazon
   C. Yangtze
   D. Mississippi-Missouri
   Answer: Option [A]
5. Which of the following is a landlocked sea?
   A. North Sea
   B. Timor Sea
   C. Red Sea
   D. Aral Sea
   Answer: Option [D]
6. Which country is known as the “Cockpit of Europe”?
   A. Belgium
   B. Luxembourg
   C. Switzerland
   D. Netherlands
   Answer: Option [A]
7. Which of the following is the busiest oceanic trade route?
   A. Cape route
   B. Panama Canal
   C. Suez Canal
   D. Malacca Straits
   Answer: Option [C]
8. What is the shortest route from Moscow to San Francisco?
   A. Overland
   B. Via Canada
   C. Over the South Pole
   D. Over the North Pole
   Answer: Option [D]
9. Which of the following is also known as the “Eternal City”?
   A. London
   B. Rome
   C. Berlin
   D. Athens
   Answer: Option [B]
10. The largest island in the world is Greenland. It is an integral part of:
    A. Denmark
    B. Norway
    C. Canada
    D. North America
    Answer: Option [A]
11. What is called as the ‘Roof of the World’?
    A) Indira Col
    B) Pamir Knot
    C) Kanchenjunga
    D) Indira Point
    Answer: Option [B]
12. The main reason for deforestation in Asia is
    A) floods
    B) construction of roads
    C) excessive soil erosion
    D) excessive fuel wood collection
    Answer: Option [D]
13. The ‘Dark Continent’ is
    A) Africa
    B) Asia
    C) Australia
    D) South America
    Answer: Option [A]
14. Which of the following volcanoes is situated in Mexico?
    A) Etna
    B) Semeru
    C) Purace
    D) Colima
    Answer: Option [D]
15. Which country is known as the ‘Land of Thousand Lakes’?
    A) Ireland
    B) Canada
    C) Finland
    D) Norway
    Answer: Option [C]
16. Bosnia-Herzegovina formed the parts of
    A) Azerbaijan
    B) Bulgaria
    C) Yugoslavia
    D) Czechoslovakia
    Answer: Option [C]
17. The Continent through which the imaginary lines of Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn and Equator pass is
    A) Asia
    B) Africa
    C) Europe
    D) Australia
    Answer: Option [B]
18. Which one of the following countries is known as the “Land of Thunderbolt”?
    A) Bhutan
    B) Nepal
    C) Bolivia
    D) Belgium
    Answer: Option [A]
19. Which one of the following is called ‘Ring of Fire’?
    A) Indian Ocean Belt
    B) Atlantic Ocean Belt
    C) Mid-Continental Belt
    D) Circum Pacific Belt
    Answer: Option [D]
20. Great Barrier Reef of Australia is located parallel to
    A) East coast
    B) West coast
    C) North coast
    D) South coast
    Answer: Option [A]
21. Where do the Eskimos live?
    A) Finland and Norway
    B) Norway and Siberia
    C) Siberia and Sweden
    D) Canada and Alaska
    Answer: Option [D]
22. What are Selvas?
    A) Huge Canadian forests
    B) Evergreen monsoon forests
    C) Coniferous forests of Siberia
    D) Equatorial rain forests of Brazil
    Answer: Option [D]
23. Where is the Kariba Dam located?
    A) Zambazi
    B) Niger
    C) Nile
    D) Buene
    Answer: Option [A]
24. The Sunda strait lies between which two landmasses?
    A) Java and Borneo
    B) Java and Sumatra
    C) Sulawest and Java
    D) Sumatra and Borneo
    Answer: Option [B]
25. In which peninsula is the Strait of Gibraltar situated?
    A) Iberian Peninsula
    B) Indian Peninsula
    C) Cape York Peninsula
    D) Arabian Peninsula
    Answer: Option [A]
26. Maoris is the term used for the aboriginal people of which region?
    A) Fiji
    B) Tasmania
    C) New Zealand
    D) South America
    Answer: Option [C]
27. Where is Cape Cod located?
    A) Boston
    B) Florida
    C) Washington
    D) Philadelphia
    Answer: Option [A]
28. Name the sea whose boundaries touch three Continents.
    A) Red Sea
    B) Caspian Sea
    C) Caribbean Sea
    D) Mediterranean Sea
    Answer: Option [D]
29. What is the source of the River Nile?
    A) Lake Chad
    B) Lake Nassir
    C) Lake Victoria
    D) Lake Tanganyika
    Answer: Option [C]
30. In which ocean are many of the active volcanoes situated?
    A) Atlantic Ocean
    B) Pacific Ocean
    C) Arctic Ocean
    D) Indian Ocean
    Answer: Option [B]