14000+ MCQs World Geography (Social and Cultural Geography) Leave a Comment / By admin / 04/11/2025 14000+ MCQs World Geography (Social and Cultural Geography)Total Questions:- 50Time:- 30 Minutes MCQ PatternDate:- 16/03/2026 Name 1. The following subraces—I. Alpine, II. Armenoid, III. Nordic, IV. East Balticall belong to which ethnic group? Mongoloid ethnic group Caucasoid ethnic group Negroid ethnic group All of the above None 2. Which among the following is considered as a representative of modern man (Homo sapiens)? Dryopithecus Australopithecus Neanderthal Cro-magnon None 3. The clustered pattern of a village primarily depends upon the: distance between villages placing of tenements population of a village location of settlements None 4. Movement of people from a village to a small town and later to a city is known as: Inter-state migration Intra-state migration Step-wise migration Forced migration None 5. 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? I and III II and III I, II and IV All of these None 6. Infant mortality and birth rate tend to vary together, which suggests that: decrease in one leads to decrease in the other. decrease in one leads to increase in the other. increase in one leads to decrease in the other. increase in one leads to increase in the other. None 7. Currently, half of the world’s population lives in just six countries. Identify them from the following: India, China, Pakistan, Brazil, Bangladesh, Indonesia India, China, Bangladesh, South Africa, Pakistan, Indonesia China, India, United States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan China, India, Bangladesh, United States, Pakistan, Indonesia None 8. Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the classification of human races? The skin color of mankind is influenced by a pigment called melanin and is also impacted by geographical regions. In general, people belonging to the Caucasoid race are the tallest, while more short-height people are found in the Mongoloid racial group. Mongoloids are characterised by curly hairs, while Caucasoids have woolly or frizzy hairs. In the Caucasoid racial group, the 'A' blood group is found relatively more than the 'B' blood group. None 9. Which of these nomadic peoples of the Arctic region change their house types according to the season (e.g., igloos in winter and tents in summer)? Pygmies Kirghiz Eskimos Bantus None 10. The Red Indians or the American Indians belong to the: Mongoloid race Caucasoid race Australoid race Negrito race None 11. Where are nucleated (clustered) settlements most likely to occur? Arid regions Deltas Very humid regions Mountains None 12. 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. I, II and IV II and III I and III II, III and IV None 13. Caucasoids are found in which of the following regions? Central Africa East Asia Australia West Asia None 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? I, II and IV I, III and IV I, II and III II, III and IV None 15. According to scientists, the development of humans (hominins) primarily began in which epoch of the Tertiary period? Eocene Oligocene Miocene Pliocene None 16. Which of the following explains the ‘Late Expanding Phase’ (Stage 3) of Demographic Transition theory? High birth rate and high death rate. High birth rate and declining death rate. Declining birth rate and declining death rate. Low birth rate and low death rate. None 17. The most widely accepted scheme of cultural realms was proposed by: Spencer and Thomas Broek and Webb Haggett and Chorley Dicken and pitts None 18. The Inuit people are not found in: Alaska Greenland Canada Sweden None 19. Kampung is a form of rural settlement found in: China Malaysia Philippines Cambodia None 20. Which one of the following is not one of the three commonly recognized major races of mankind? Negroid Caucasoid Mongoloid Australoid None 21. What will be the shape of settlements near an oasis in a desert? Square Linear Oval Irregular None 22. Migration affects the population structure of the: source regions of the migrants destination regions of the migrants Both (a) and (b) None of the above None 23. ‘Zulu’ is a tribe primarily associated with: New Zealand South Africa Zimbabwe Mexico None 24. How many stages of population growth are involved in the demographic transition model? 3 4 5 6 None 25. Japan’s population pyramid, which has a low birth rate and high life expectancy, would most likely resemble that of: USA Brazil Denmark India None 26. 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). Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A A is true, but R is false A is false, but R is true None 27. The most common areas of nomadic herding are: hot, humid regions cold humid regions rainy areas dry areas None 28. A population which is approaching its carrying capacity will tend to show: Zero population growth Morality > Natality Mortality < Natality None of the above None 29. In which of the following regions are Pygmies (Bayaka, Mbuti, etc.) primarily found? Sahara Kalahari Equatorial forest Pampas None 30. Which of the following regions of the Occidental cultural realm lies partially in the tropics and is often considered developing (or formerly "underdeveloped")? Anglo American culture Continental European culture West European culture Latin American culture None 31. Which of the following countries has one of the highest densities of population? India China Belgium Bangladesh None 32. Which one of the following is not a pastoral nomad tribe? Pygmies Kazaks Masai Lapps None 33. Which one of the following demographic parameters represents the overall population growth rate? Natural change and crude birth rate. Natural change and net migration. Net migration and fertility rate. Net migration and birth rate. None 34. Which one of the following factors does not contribute to the push factors that seem to be operative in rural India? Rapid increase in the population growth. High pressure of population on arable land. Low per capita income and glaring disparity between levels of income of urban and rural areas. Slow but consistent increase in amenities in rural areas and increase in per capita income. None 35. Eskimos (Inuit) are inhabitants of: Canada Mongolia Malaya Sri Lanka None 36. ‘Triangular Pattern’ of rural settlements develop generally at: the confluence of two rivers the bank of a straight river the confluence of two hills the confluence of two rivers and one hill None 37. The most important ecological factor determining the distribution of population in a region is: mortality rate fertility rate fertility of land relief features None 38. 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. I and II I, III and IV II and III II and IV None 39. According to geographer Baker, the Indian cultural realm is called the: Paddy cultural realm Oriental cultural realm Continental culture realm None of the above None 40. Which of the following racial groups is historically identified by their dark complexion, woolly hair, and thick lips? Caucasoid Nordic Negroid Mongoloid None 41. Which one of the following is the largest entity in areal location? Cultural Region Cultural Landscape Cultural Realm Cultural Point None 42. The Semitic people belong to the: Caucasoid race Mongoloid race Negroid race Australoid race None 43. In which dense tropical forest do the Semang tribe primarily live? Amazonia Indonesia Malaysia Congo None 44. The original home of the Gypsies (Roma people) was: Egypt Russia India Persia None 45. Which one of the following stages indicates the initiation of population explosion in the demographic transition model? Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 None 46. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Berber – Morocco Inuits – Canada Semangs – Indonesia Veddas – Sri Lanka None 47. Population explosion is associated with: high birth rate and low death rate. high birth rate and high death rate. low birth rate and high death rate. low birth rate and low death rate. None 48. Which one of the following is sometimes considered to be the first and oldest race of human kind? Mongoloid Caucasoid Negroid All of these None 49. Which of the following is correctly matched? Eskimo – Amazon Basin Pigmy – Irrawadi Basin Bundu – Sahara Bushman – Kalahari None 50. The settlements taking advantage of a riverbank location are likely to be: circular Linear square rectangular None