UPSC World Geography – Chapter 16: North America (25 MCQs)

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UPSC World Geography – Chapter 16: North America (25 MCQs) – 25 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 North America is:

Correct Answer: A [Denali]

Explanation:

about 6,190 m, Alaska.

2.  

The only one of the Great Lakes lying wholly in the USA is:

Correct Answer: A [Lake Michigan]

Explanation:

Lake Michigan lies entirely within the USA; the other four Great Lakes are shared with Canada.

3.  

The Niagara Falls lie between:

Correct Answer: C [Lake Erie and Lake Ontario]

Explanation:

The Niagara River carries Lake Erie's water over Niagara Falls into Lake Ontario.

4.  

The longest river of Canada, flowing into the Arctic Ocean, is the:

Correct Answer: C [Mackenzie]

Explanation:

The Mackenzie is Canada's longest river and flows north to the Beaufort Sea of the Arctic Ocean.

5.  

The Canadian Shield lies mainly around:

Correct Answer: B [Hudson Bay]

Explanation:

The old, glaciated Canadian (Laurentian) Shield wraps around Hudson Bay, with thin soils, lakes and minerals.

6.  

The Chinook is a:

Correct Answer: A [warm, dry wind down the eastern slopes of the Rockies]

Explanation:

Air descending the eastern (lee) slopes of the Rockies warms by compression, giving the warm, dry Chinook.

7.  

The Mesabi Range is famous for:

Correct Answer: C [iron ore]

Explanation:

Minnesota.

8.  

The Grand Banks fishing ground lies off:

Correct Answer: B [Newfoundland]

Explanation:

The Grand Banks lie on the shallow continental shelf south-east of Newfoundland in the north-western Atlantic.

9.  

Greenland is a territory of:

Correct Answer: A [Denmark]

Explanation:

Greenland, the world's largest island, is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark.

10.  

Consider the following statements:

1. The Appalachians are old fold mountains.
2. The Rio Grande forms part of the boundary between the USA and Mexico.
3. The Rocky Mountains lie along the Atlantic coast.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

The Appalachians are old fold mountains and the Rio Grande forms part of the USA–Mexico border; statement 3 is wrong.

11.  

Assertion (A): The Grand Banks are one of the richest fishing grounds of the world.

Reason (R): The cold Labrador Current meets the warm Gulf Stream over a wide continental shelf there.

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

Explanation:

Mixing of the cold Labrador Current and warm Gulf Stream over the shallow shelf brings nutrients, plankton and fish.

12.  

The Mississippi enters the sea through a bird's-foot delta in the:

Correct Answer: D [Gulf of Mexico]

Explanation:

The Mississippi builds its bird's-foot delta into the Gulf of Mexico below New Orleans.

13.  

The Corn Belt of the USA is centred on:

Correct Answer: B [Iowa and Illinois]

Explanation:

Iowa and Illinois, in the Midwest, are the core of the Corn Belt of maize, soybean and hogs.

14.  

The oil sands of North America are mainly in:

Correct Answer: D [Alberta]

Explanation:

The Athabasca and other oil sands deposits of Alberta, Canada, are the continent's main oil sands.

15.  

The Grand Canyon has been cut by the:

Correct Answer: D [Colorado]

Explanation:

The Colorado River cut the Grand Canyon through the Colorado Plateau in Arizona.

16.  

Hispaniola is shared by:

Correct Answer: B [Haiti and the Dominican Republic]

Explanation:

Hispaniola is divided between Haiti in the west and the Dominican Republic in the east.

17.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. St Lawrence Seaway opened
2. Panama Canal opened
3. Hoover Dam completed
4. NAFTA comes into force

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

Explanation:

1914, 1936, 1959, 1994.

18.  

Death Valley, the lowest point of North America, lies in:

Correct Answer: A [the Great Basin region of California]

Explanation:

Death Valley in eastern California is an internally drained desert basin, with Badwater as North America's lowest point.

19.  

The NAFTA was replaced in 2020 by the:

Correct Answer: D [USMCA]

Explanation:

The United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) replaced NAFTA when it entered into force in July 2020.

20.  

Houston is best known for:

Correct Answer: D [petrochemicals and space research]

Explanation:

Houston is a hub of oil refining and petrochemicals and hosts NASA's Johnson Space Center.

21.  
UPSC Prelims 2024

The longest border between any two countries in the world is between :

Correct Answer: A [Canada and the United States of America]

Explanation:

The Canada–USA boundary, about 8,890 km including Alaska, is the longest international border in the world.

22.  
UPSC Prelims 2009

Cape Canaveral, the site from which space shuttles are launched is located on the coast of :

Correct Answer: A [Florida]

Explanation:

the east coast of Florida.

23.  
UPSC Prelims 2006

The Bermuda Triangle extends up to which of the following places?

1. Southern Florida
2. Puerto Rico
3. Hawaiian Islands

Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

The Bermuda Triangle's corners are southern Florida, Puerto Rico and Bermuda; Hawaii lies in the Pacific.

24.  
UPSC Prelims 2005

Where is the volcanic mountain, Mount St. Helens located?

Correct Answer: D [United States of America]

Explanation:

Washington State, Cascade Range.

25.  
UPSC Prelims 2004

Which one of the following does not border Panama ?

Correct Answer: D [Venezuela]

Explanation:

Panama borders Costa Rica, Colombia, the Caribbean and the Pacific; Colombia lies between Panama and Venezuela.

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