14000+ MCQs World Geography (Social and Cultural Geography)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 16/03/2026
1. Consider the following situations:
I. Very low birth rate and low death rate.
II. Birth rate greater than death rate.
III. Very high birth and death rates.
IV. Low birth and death rates.
The sequence of stages in demographic transition in a country follows:
2. Which of the following is the third largest country in population after China and India?
3. Which of the following streams describes a migration under politico-religious factors?
4. Which one of the following patterns of settlements is most likely to develop along the convergence of several transport routes (roads or railways)?
5. The most common areas of nomadic herding are:
6. In which of the following regions are Pygmies (Bayaka, Mbuti, etc.) primarily found?
7. Approximately one-half of the world's population lives in:
8. Which one of the following is not one of the three commonly recognized major races of mankind?
9. Which one of the following culture realms is characterised by:
I. heritage of ancient civilisation and traditions of classical culture.
II. rise of ancient city-states.
III. importance of agriculture and horticulture including viticulture.
10. Movement of people from a village to a small town and later to a city is known as:
11. The correct sequence in descending order with respect to the present total population of the given countries is:
12. The factor that is considered the most influential in affecting the density distribution of population is the:
13. Consider the following statements regarding the Origin of man:
I. African Continent is considered as the Centre for the Origin of man.
II. Human beings belong to the order Primates, which also includes gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans, besides New World and Old World monkeys.
III. The modern Homo sapiens originated from the Neanderthal man.
IV. The fossils of Homo erectus and Ramapithecus were discovered from the Narmada valley and Shivalik hill ranges of India.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
14. Which of the following criteria is not a primary factor historically used for the classification of human races?
15. According to geographer Baker, the Indian cultural realm is called the:
16. Which one of the following is sometimes considered to be the first and oldest race of human kind?
17. South-West Asia is inhabited chiefly by:
18. The most important ecological factor determining the distribution of population in a region is:
19. Which of the following characteristics symbolise the traditional aspects of the Oriental cultural realm?
I. Industrialisation
II. Joint family bond
III. Subsistence agriculture
IV. Urbanisation
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
20. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
21. The Mobility Transition Model of Migration was propounded by:
22. The clustered pattern of a village primarily depends upon the:
23. Which one of the following statements represents a Population Pyramid with a Wide base?
24. The tendency of the population growth rate globally during the 20th century was that:
25. Eskimos (Inuit) are inhabitants of:
26. Japan’s population pyramid, which has a low birth rate and high life expectancy, would most likely resemble that of:
27. The native African tribe ‘Pygmies’ are found in which of the following river basins?
28. Which of the following explains the ‘Late Expanding Phase’ (Stage 3) of Demographic Transition theory?
29. Which of the following stages of demographic transition typically indicates a state of pre-industrial, underdevelopment?
30. The age and sex composition of the population is best represented by a:
31. In which dense tropical forest do the Semang tribe primarily live?
32. Which of the following is considered to be the most recent?
33. A population which is approaching its carrying capacity will tend to show:
34. Which one of the following is the most accurate hierarchy of cultural units, from the highest (largest) to the lowest (smallest) order?
35. The settlements of the plain areas, often located near water sources, may be called:
36. Net population change is determined by:
37. Which of the following is considered a minor cultural realm?
38. Which among the following is considered as a representative of modern man (Homo sapiens)?
39. The origin and development of Modern Homo sapiens is primarily traced through which form of early man?
40. Kampung is a form of rural settlement found in:
41. Infant mortality and birth rate tend to vary together, which suggests that:
42. Which of the following regions of the Occidental cultural realm lies partially in the tropics and is often considered developing (or formerly "underdeveloped")?
43. ‘Transhumance’ refers to:
44. Assertion (A): The Amazon basin has a very low density of population. Reason (R): The Amazon basin is endowed with a hot and humid climate that leads to luxuriant selvas (rainforests).
45. An area having just the population to utilise the resources fully to their advantage will be said to have:
46. The major island where Eskimos (Inuit) live is:
47. How many stages of population growth are involved in the demographic transition model?
48. Demographic features of most developing countries (Stage 2/3) are:
49. Migration affects the population structure of the:
50. Which one of the following factors does not contribute to the push factors that seem to be operative in rural India?