2011, Geography, paper I
Part - I MCQS (Compulsory)

Q. 1 Select the best option/ answer and fill in the appropriate box in the answer sheet.
1. Which of the following features has been produced by wind deflation?

a) Lake Toba b) Lake chad c) Qattara depression d) None of these
2. The roots of mountain theory of isostasy is credited to:
a) Archdeacon Pratt b) G.B Airy c) Vening Meneisz d) None of these
3. The San Andreas fault is an example of a:
a) Normal Fault b) Reverse Fault c) Transform Fault d) None of these
4. The dilatancy theory explains:
a) Origin of earth quake b) Prediction of earthquake c) Intensity of earthquakes d) None of these
5. The Mississippi delta is an example of;
a) Arcuate delta b) Birds food delta c) Mangrove delta d) None of these
6. Volcanic Chains are formed as a lithosphere plate moves over a:
a) Volcanic front b) Mantle Plume c) Arc trench gap d) None of these
7. The world’s largest lake ranked by surface area is:
a) Lake superior b) Caspian Sea c) Lake Victoria d) None of these
8. The shadow zone of an earthquake from the focus exists between:
a) 110-150 b) 130-140 c) 103 to 143 d) None of these
9. The magnitude of an earthquake is measured by _________ scale:
a) Richter b) Anderson c) Beaufort d) None of these
10. An example of intraplate volcanism is:
a) Aleutian Islands b) Hawaii c) Mt. St. Helens d) None of these
11. Yazoo streams are streams which:
a) flow in the back swapms b) Formed by stream piracy c) part of trellis drainage d) None of these
12. Zenithal Projections are mostly used for _______ areas:
a) Equatorial b) Tropical c) Polar d) None of these
13. A line which is drawn of Mercator’s Projection is known as:
a) Laxodrome b) Rhumb Line c) Both a and b d) None of these
14. One of the following is also called an international scale:
a) Linear b) R.F c) Diagonal d) None of these
15. Lines joining places having equal temperature are:
a) Iso-baths b) Iso-therms c) Iso-hytes d) None of these
16. Ideal cycle of erosion was first suggested by:
a) B.W sparks b) Thornbury c) W.M Davis d) None of these
17. Desert vegetations are produced predominantly:
a) Xerophytes b) Halophytes c) Epiphytes d) None of these
18. The usual way of showing population on a map is by using:
a) Dots b) Squares c) Lines d) None of these
19. On the Moho Scale of hardness, the mineral with hardness 3 is:
a) Calcite b) Fluorite c) Apatite d) None of these
20. The moraine formed where two glaciers converge is termed as:
a) Lateral b) Terminal c) Medial d) None of these

Answers
1. C
2. B
3. C
4. B
5. B
6. B
7. B
8. C
9. A
10. B
11. C
12. A
13. C
14. A
15. B
16. C
17. A
18. A
19. A
20. C


Corrections are welcomed.

12. the correct option is c that is polar.

thanx, but i need more corrections if any.

14- a (r.f)

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If miracles only happen once, what are they called the second time?

R.F is tyhe International Scale Question No. 14 Answer B

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Syed Yasir Usman
Assistant Professor of Geography - GC University Lahore