UPSC World Geography – Chapter 14: Africa (24 MCQs)

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UPSC World Geography – Chapter 14: Africa (24 MCQs) – 24 questions, subject: Geography. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  

The highest peak of Africa is:

Correct Answer: A [Kilimanjaro]

Explanation:

5,895 m, Tanzania.

2.  

The Blue Nile rises in:

Correct Answer: A [Lake Tana in Ethiopia]

Explanation:

The Blue Nile flows out of Lake Tana on the Ethiopian (Abyssinian) Highlands.

3.  

Which African river crosses the equator twice?

Correct Answer: B [Congo]

Explanation:

The Congo flows north across the equator, curves west and south, and crosses it again before reaching the Atlantic.

4.  

The deepest lake of Africa is:

Correct Answer: D [Lake Tanganyika]

Explanation:

Lake Tanganyika, in the western branch of the Rift Valley, is the deepest lake in Africa.

5.  

The Namib Desert is very dry mainly because of the:

Correct Answer: A [cold Benguela Current]

Explanation:

The cold Benguela Current chills onshore air, causing stable conditions and fog but almost no rain along the Namib coast.

6.  

The Okavango Delta, an inland delta, is in:

Correct Answer: C [Botswana]

Explanation:

The Okavango spreads into an inland delta in the Kalahari of north-western Botswana instead of reaching the sea.

7.  

The White Nile and the Blue Nile meet at:

Correct Answer: C [Khartoum]

Explanation:

The White Nile and the Blue Nile meet at Khartoum, the capital of Sudan.

8.  

The Sahel is:

Correct Answer: D [a semi-arid belt along the southern edge of the Sahara]

Explanation:

The Sahel is the semi-arid transition belt along the Sahara's southern edge, from Senegal to Sudan.

9.  

The Great Rift Valley does NOT pass through:

Correct Answer: B [Nigeria]

Explanation:

Nigeria lies in West Africa, far from the rift, which runs through Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania.

10.  

Consider the following statements:

1. Africa is crossed by the equator and both the tropics.
2. Most of Africa is a high plateau.
3. African rivers are navigable from source to mouth because of their gentle courses.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

Africa is crossed by the equator and both tropics and is mostly a high plateau; falls and rapids limit river navigation.

11.  

Assertion (A): Climatic belts in Africa are repeated north and south of the equator.

Reason (R): The equator passes almost through the middle of the continent.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

Because the equator runs almost through the middle of Africa, the climatic belts repeat in mirror image north and south.

12.  

About three-fourths of the world's cobalt comes from:

Correct Answer: B [the Democratic Republic of the Congo]

Explanation:

USGS data show the DRC mined about 226,000 of 302,000 tonnes of world cobalt in 2024.

13.  

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is built on the:

Correct Answer: B [Blue Nile]

Explanation:

The GERD stands on the Blue Nile in western Ethiopia, near the Sudan border.

14.  

The southernmost point of Africa is:

Correct Answer: A [Cape Agulhas]

Explanation:

Cape Agulhas in South Africa lies farther south than the Cape of Good Hope and is the continent's southernmost point.

15.  

The African Union became a permanent member of the G20 in:

Correct Answer: C [2023]

Explanation:

The African Union was admitted as a permanent G20 member at the New Delhi summit in September 2023.

16.  

The Niger River forms a large inland delta in:

Correct Answer: D [Mali]

Explanation:

The Niger spreads into a vast inland delta in central Mali before turning south-east.

17.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Organisation of African Unity founded
2. AfCFTA comes into force
3. Great Green Wall launched
4. Aswan High Dam completed

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: C [1-4-3-2]

Explanation:

1963, 1970, 2007, 2019.

18.  

Madagascar is the world's:

Correct Answer: A [fourth largest island]

Explanation:

After Greenland, New Guinea and Borneo, Madagascar is the fourth largest island in the world.

19.  

The Drakensberg mountains lie in:

Correct Answer: C [South Africa and Lesotho]

Explanation:

The Drakensberg, the escarpment of the southern African plateau, runs through eastern South Africa and Lesotho.

20.  

Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana are the leading world producers of:

Correct Answer: D [cocoa]

Explanation:

Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana are the world's two largest cocoa producers.

21.  
UPSC Prelims 2023

Which one of the following is a part of the Congo Basin?

Correct Answer: A [Cameroon]

Explanation:

south-eastern Cameroon lies in the Congo Basin.

22.  
UPSC Prelims 2013

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

Geographical Feature : Region

Correct Answer: B [Atlas Mountains : North-Western Africa]

Explanation:

The Atlas Mountains are young fold mountains of north-western Africa – Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.

23.  
UPSC Prelims 2003

The waterfall 'Victoria' is associated with the river:

Correct Answer: D [Zambezi]

Explanation:

on the Zambia–Zimbabwe border.

24.  
UPSC Prelims 2000

Which one of the following lakes forms an international boundary between Tanzania and Uganda ?

Correct Answer: C [Victoria]

Explanation:

Lake Victoria is shared by Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, so it forms the Tanzania–Uganda boundary.

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