Geography of World and India MCQ — 10 Practice Questions with Answers

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Young fold mountains are major world relief features produced by compressional forces at convergent plate settings. The Himalayas and Andes are classic examples, unlike plateaus, coral islands or rift valleys.

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The Montreal Protocol is a global agreement for protecting the ozone layer by controlling and phasing out ozone-depleting substances. It is therefore different from wetland listing, forest extraction rules or ship-ballast regulation.

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UNESCO describes biosphere reserves through core, buffer and transition zones. The core area has the strongest protection function, while buffer and transition zones permit progressively more compatible and sustainable human activity.

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The Ramsar framework treats wetlands broadly, covering lakes, rivers, marshes, peatlands, deltas, tidal flats, mangroves, coral reefs and even human-made sites such as reservoirs or rice paddies. The key management idea is wise use, not exclusion of all human activity.

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The Suez Canal is an artificial international navigation route in Egypt between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea. Its importance lies in reducing the distance between Europe and Asia compared with the Cape of Good Hope route.