Geographical Perspective on selected Issues and Problems For Class 12 Geography MCQ Questions

Q 1 –  What is the main source of pollution?
(A) Solid waste
(B) Crops
(Q Animals
(D) Forests

Ans.  (A) Solid waste

Q 2 –  Which is the natural source of air pollution?
(A) Man
(B) Water
(C) Agriculture
(D) Volcanoes

Ans.  (D) Volcanoes

Q 3 –  What is the source of pollution along the banks of Ganga?
(A) Leather industry
(B) Paper industry
(C) Gases
(D) Waste

Ans. (A) Leather industry

Q 4 –  Which town along the banks of Yamuna is polluted?
(A) Lucknow
(B) Mathura
(C) Kanpur
(D) Varanasi

Ans. (B) Mathura

Q 5 –  What is the unit for measuring noise pollution?
(A) Millibar
(B) Decibal
(C) Decimetre
(D) Centimetre

Ans. (B) Decibal

Q 6 –  In which Dharavi stream is located?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Gujarat
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Rajasthan

Ans., (C) Maharashtra

Q 7 –  Land degradation is not the result of:
(A) Erosion
(B) Salinity
(C) Alkalinity
(D) Forests

Ans.  (D) Forests

Q 8 –  The wasteland in India covers:
(A) 7.5%
(B) 10.5%
(C) 15.9%
(D) 25.15%
Ans. (D) 25.15%

Q 9 –  Jhabua district is located in:
(A) Karnataka
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) Jharkhand

Ans. (B) Madhya Pradesh

Q 10 –  By 2050, how many people will live in towns?
(A) 1/4th
(B) 1/3rd
(C) 2/3rd
(D) 3/4th

Ans.  (C) 2/3rd

Q 11 –  Which one of the following rivers is highly polluted?
(A) the Brahmaputra
(B) the Yamuna
(C) Satluj
(D) Godavari

Ans. (C) Yamuna

Q 12 –  Which one of the following diseases is caused by water pollution?
(A) Conjunctivitis
(B) Respiratory infections
(C) Diarrhoea
(D) Bronchitis

Ans.  (B) Diarrhoea

Q 13 –  Which one of the following is the cause of acid rain?
(A) Water pollution
(B) Noise pollution
(C) Land pollution
(D) Air pollution.

Ans.  (A) Air Pollution

Q 14 –  Push and pull factors are responsible for:
(A) Migration
(B) Slums
(C) Land degradation
(D) Air pollution

Ans. (A) Migration