14000+ MCQs World Geography (Social and Cultural Geography)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 14/12/2025
1. The Bushmen, Hottentots, Pygmies, and Bantu tribal groups belong to which of the following racial groups?
2. Which of the following criteria is not a primary factor historically used for the classification of human races?
3. The major cause of dispersed settlements in the Himalayan region is:
4. Natural Growth of population is the outcome of which of the following?
I. Crude Birth Rate
II. Crude Death Rate
III. Migration
IV. Marriage
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
5. According to scientists, the development of humans (hominins) primarily began in which epoch of the Tertiary period?
6. In which of the following regions are Pygmies (Bayaka, Mbuti, etc.) primarily found?
7. Population explosion is associated with:
8. Which of the following pairs are not correctly matched?
I. Indonesians – Australoid
II. North Africans – Caucasoid
III. West Europeans – Mongoloid
IV. South Americans – Negroid
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
9. 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).
10. The origin and development of Modern Homo sapiens is primarily traced through which form of early man?
11. The clustered pattern of a village primarily depends upon the:
12. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
13. Which one of the following factors does not contribute to the push factors that seem to be operative in rural India?
14. Consider the following statements. Developing countries in the past two decades have registered an increase in population despite a significant decline in fertility rates because of:
I. increasing life expectancy.
II. declining infant mortality.
III. falling death rates.
IV. better living conditions.
Which of the following statements given above are correct factors leading to continued population growth?
15. Which continent has the highest density of population?
16. ‘Push and Pull Theory’ is related with:
17. The settlements of the plain areas, often located near water sources, may be called:
18. Which of the following racial groups is historically identified by their dark complexion, woolly hair, and thick lips?
19. Net population change is determined by:
20. Which racial group has the largest number of members worldwide?
21. What will be the shape of settlements near an oasis in a desert?
22. Which of the following regions of the Occidental cultural realm lies partially in the tropics and is often considered developing (or formerly "underdeveloped")?
23. In a growing population, the growth rate during the middle phase (Early Expanding Stage) is typically:
24. The concept of ‘Cultural Landscape’ was popularised by:
25. Which of the following is the third largest country in population after China and India?
26. Which of the following explains the ‘Late Expanding Phase’ (Stage 3) of Demographic Transition theory?
27. The majority of the population of North-East India belongs to the:
28. The original home of the Gypsies (Roma people) was:
29. 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:
30. An area having just the population to utilise the resources fully to their advantage will be said to have:
32. The most common areas of nomadic herding are:
33. In which dense tropical forest do the Semang tribe primarily live?
34. Which of the following is considered a minor cultural realm?
35. The major island where Eskimos (Inuit) live is:
36. Demographic features of most developing countries (Stage 2/3) are:
37. The settlements taking advantage of a riverbank location are likely to be:
38. Which of the following streams describes a migration under politico-religious factors?
39. Consider the following statements about settlements.
I. Semi-nucleated settlements can form due to the outgrowth of compact settlements.
II. Semi-nucleated settlements are often found in hilly tracts.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
40. Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the classification of human races?
41. Which one of the following continents is considered as ‘Cradle of Mankind’?
42. Which one of the following regions is defined as "A contiguous geographical area characterised by cultural homogeneity"?
43. Who developed the original Theory of Demographic Transition?
44. Which one of the following is not one of the three commonly recognized major races of mankind?
45. Eskimos (Inuit) are inhabitants of:
46. Which one of the following types of migration has contributed most in population movement in India?
47. Which of the following regions is famous for the Lapps (Sámi) Tribe?
48. Which one of the following demographic parameters represents the overall population growth rate?
49. The most widely accepted scheme of cultural realms was proposed by:
50. South-West Asia is inhabited chiefly by:
