SSC World Geography Set- 8
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
TCS Pattern MCQs
Date:- 13/06/2026
1. Approximately what percentage (to the nearest integer) of the total water on the Earth’s surface is stored in the oceans?
2. Which of the following oceans is the third largest in the world?
3. What happens to salinity at the surface of the ocean?
4. What is the shape of the Pacific Ocean?
5. The ocean floor is divided into how many parts?
6. Which is the deepest trench (steep depression in ocean) in the world?
7. Identify the inconsistent option regarding ocean layers.
8. Name the largest desert of Asia
9. In a rainforest, the vegetation that grows under the shade of a canopy is known as
10. Which of the following is the shallowest part of the ocean showing an average gradient of 1° or even less?
11. Which part of the ocean layer is the flattest and smoothest in the world?
12. Dasht-e Kavir Desert is located in which country?
13. Madagascar is located in the ______ Ocean.
14. Which water body on the earth’s surface is the world’s third largest ocean spread over an area of 70,560,000 Km²?
15. Which of the following deserts is in the Southern Hemisphere?
16. Sandalwood grows in which type of forests?
17. Taiga forest are found in which of the following countries?
18. ______ is the world’s largest tropical rainforest.
19. The oceanic crust mainly consists of __________ and __________.
20. South China Sea is a part of which of the following oceans?
21. Mid-latitude deserts (BWK) are found between 35° and _______ N and S, which are poleward of subtropical high - pressure areas.
22. In...............forests, trees shed their leaves in a particular season.
23. ......are gently sloping areas of the ocean basins.
24. Movement of water caused by meteorological effects (winds and atmospheric pressure changes) are called ……..
25. The Gobi Desert is one of the largest deserts on Earth. A part of it lies in which of the following countries?
26. Match List I and List II and mark the correct answer.
| List I (Climate Type) | List II (Station) |
|---|
| a. Taiga | 1. Jacobabad |
| b. Monsoon | 2. India |
| c. Alpine | 3. Verkhoyansk |
| d. Desert | 4. La Paz |
27. Which type of biome is located in Eastern North America, Western Europe, and Northeast Asia?
28. Identify the meaning of continentality.
29. Ebony, mahogany and rosewood trees are part of which type of forest?
30. Perennial snow is a feature of the cold climate group which is represented as a letter code according to the Köppen classification of climate types.
31. ………are also called monsoon forests.
32. How many countries share the natural heritage of the Caspian Sea?
33. According to Köppen’s scheme, which letter symbol represents semi-arid steppe climate?
34. Identify the factor that does NOT affect the salinity of the ocean.
35. Which of the following is a characteristic of the tundra type of climate?
36. Which of the following statement is INCORRECT?
37. ________ zone is generally defined as an environment with moderate rainfall throughout the year or parts of the year, with sporadic dry, mild to hot summers and cool to cold winters.
38. The driest location on Earth is in which country?
39. In which of the following countries the Great Victorian Desert is located?
40. Covers central California, central Chile along the west coast of the continents in subtropical latitudes between 30°-40° latitude?
41. Which is the fourth largest water body in the world recognised by the US Board on Geographic Names as a body of water extending off the coast of Antarctica?
42. A 'ring of fire' is a ring of..... around the Pacific Ocean, which results from subduction of oceanic plates beneath lighter continental plates.
43. Arabian Sea is an extension of which of the following oceans?
44. Which of the following is a characteristic of the Subtropical Steppe type of climate?
45. Which is the largest continental shelf in the world?
46. With which of the following oceans would you associate the ‘Ring of Fire’?
47. 387. The Black Sea is in the ______ Ocean.
48. Which climate zone has an average temperature of over 77°F throughout the year and more than 59 inches of rainfall each year?
49. What is the correct order of the oceans according to size (from largest to smallest)?
50. Preet writes about an ocean that separates North America from Europe. Which ocean is this?
