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:- 05/05/2026 Name 1. Which of the following realms is primarily influenced by Christianity? East Asian realm Meso - African realm Occidental realm Indic cultural realm None 2. The original home of the Gypsies (Roma people) was: Egypt Russia India Persia None 3. The major island where Eskimos (Inuit) live is: New Guinea Hawaii Greenland Iceland None 4. ‘Push and Pull Theory’ is related with: social changes economic development migration None of the above None 5. The factor that is considered the most influential in affecting the density distribution of population is the: relief climate soil religion None 6. Which one of the following statements represents a Population Pyramid with a Wide base? Declining Fertility rates High Fertility rates Declining Death rates High Death rates None 7. The majority of the population of North-East India belongs to the: Caucasoid Negroid Mongoloid Australoid None 8. Consider the following statements about the Caucasoid race:I. Long, wavy soft hair. II. Narrow to medium broad face. III. Very broad, flat nose. Which of these statements are correct? I, II and III I and II II and III I and III None 9. Where are nucleated (clustered) settlements most likely to occur? Arid regions Deltas Very humid regions Mountains None 10. Which one of the following patterns of settlements is most likely to develop along the convergence of several transport routes (roads or railways)? Circular Linear Rectangular Star shaped None 11. 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 12. Which of the following stages of demographic transition typically indicates a state of pre-industrial, underdevelopment? High stationary stage (Stage 1) Early expanding stage (Stage 2) Late expanding stage (Stage 3) Low stationary stage (Stage 4) None 13. Net population change is determined by: mortality migration fertility Both (a) and (c) None 14. In Demographic Transition theory, a reduction in the birth rate combined with a reduction in the death rate is characteristic of the stage called: pre-industrial stage early industrial stage advanced industrialisation and urbanisation stage post-industrial stage None 15. The Semitic people belong to the: Caucasoid race Mongoloid race Negroid race Australoid race None 16. The major cause of dispersed settlements in the Himalayan region is: ubiquitous water need for defence scarcity of water irregular topography None 17. Which of the following countries has one of the highest densities of population? India China Belgium Bangladesh None 18. Eskimos (Inuit) are inhabitants of: Canada Mongolia Malaya Sri Lanka None 19. Which of the following criteria is not a primary factor historically used for the classification of human races? Eyes Ear Nose Hair None 20. In which dense tropical forest do the Semang tribe primarily live? Amazonia Indonesia Malaysia Congo None 21. The theory of Demographic Transition deals primarily with changes in the: vital rates with time. population with time. migration rates with time. age and sex composition with time. None 22. Which of the following is considered to be the most recent? Heidelberg humans Cro-Magnon humans Piltdown Man Neanderthal humans None 23. The correct sequence in descending order with respect to the present total population of the given countries is: Columbia, Brazil, USA, Mexico Mexico, USA, Columbia, Brazil USA, Brazil, Mexico, Columbia USA, Mexico, Columbia None 24. Which racial group has the largest number of members worldwide? Negroid Mongoloid Australoid Caucasoid None 25. Which one of the following is not one of the three commonly recognized major races of mankind? Negroid Caucasoid Mongoloid Australoid None 26. 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 27. Caucasoids are found in which of the following regions? Central Africa East Asia Australia West Asia None 28. Which of the following streams describes a migration under politico-religious factors? Portuguese to South America. Jews to Israel. Britons to Australia. Slave trade. None 29. An area having just the population to utilise the resources fully to their advantage will be said to have: over population under population optimum population maximum population None 30. The most widely accepted scheme of cultural realms was proposed by: Spencer and Thomas Broek and Webb Haggett and Chorley Dicken and pitts None 31. 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 32. 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 33. ‘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 34. Kampung is a form of rural settlement found in: China Malaysia Philippines Cambodia None 35. Which one of the following is the most accurate hierarchy of cultural units, from the highest (largest) to the lowest (smallest) order? Complex, Realm, Region, Trait Realm, Complex, Region, Trait Realm, Region, Complex, Trait Trait, Complex, Region, Realm None 36. The Mobility Transition Model of Migration was propounded by: Clark, W.A.V Lee, E.S Ravenstein, E.G Zelinsky, W None 37. Which of the following racial groups is historically identified by their dark complexion, woolly hair, and thick lips? Caucasoid Nordic Negroid Mongoloid None 38. The concept of ‘Cultural Landscape’ was popularised by: Wilber Zelinsky Carl Sauer Anne Buttimer Ratzel None 39. Natural Growth of population is the outcome of which of the following?I. Crude Birth RateII. Crude Death Rate III. Migration IV. Marriage Select the correct answer from the codes given below. Only I Only III II and IV I and II None 40. The settlements taking advantage of a riverbank location are likely to be: circular Linear square rectangular None 41. To which of the following racial groups do the natives of North America (American Indians) primarily belong? Austric Caucasoid Mongoloid Negroid None 42. The Inuit people are not found in: Alaska Greenland Canada Sweden None 43. The settlements of the plain areas, often located near water sources, may be called: wet point settlements isolated settlements dry point settlements clustered settlements None 44. 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 45. 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 46. The most common areas of nomadic herding are: hot, humid regions cold humid regions rainy areas dry areas None 47. 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 48. Which one of the following types of migration has contributed most in population movement in India? Rural to urban Urban to rural Rural to rural Urban to urban None 49. The native African tribe ‘Pygmies’ are found in which of the following river basins? Niger Congo Nile Zambezi None 50. 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