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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
What isSea of Japanfamous for ? |
| A. | Mineral Water |
| B. | Salt |
| C. | Boating |
| D. | Fishing |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
What is the reaction of carbonate and bicarbonate ions with mineral called ? |
| A. | solution |
| B. | carbonation |
| C. | oxidation |
| D. | hydrolysis |
| Answer» C. oxidation | |
| 3. |
Who are the original founders of Common wealth of Independent States, in December 1991 ? |
| A. | Russia, Ukraine and Byelorus |
| B. | Moldavia, Khazakhastan and Uzbekistan |
| C. | Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan |
| D. | Tadjikistan, Khirghizia and Turkemenistan |
| Answer» B. Moldavia, Khazakhastan and Uzbekistan | |
| 4. |
Which is the largest latitude circle on the earth ? |
| A. | Tropic of Capricorn |
| B. | Arctic Circle |
| C. | Tropic of Cancer |
| D. | The equator |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Which is the nearest town to Mecca in South West Asia ? |
| A. | Medina |
| B. | Jeddah |
| C. | Jerusalem |
| D. | Ankara |
| Answer» C. Jerusalem | |
| 6. |
How many years ago did The Ice age end? |
| A. | 140,000 |
| B. | 140 |
| C. | 1,400 |
| D. | 14,000 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
Which one is the largest salt water lake in the world? |
| A. | Romania |
| B. | Bulgaria |
| C. | Estonia |
| D. | Serbia |
| Answer» D. Serbia | |
| 8. |
What are the main crops of kharif ? |
| A. | cotton, jute |
| B. | All of the above |
| C. | rice, jowar, bajra |
| D. | ragi, maize |
| Answer» C. rice, jowar, bajra | |
| 9. |
What does the term 'flora' in the context of natural vegetation refer ? |
| A. | role played by species of animals in the maintenance of ecological balance |
| B. | plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a group |
| C. | a large tract covered by trees and shrubs and its administration for assessing economic benefits |
| D. | assemblage of plant species living in association with each other in a given environmental frame |
| Answer» C. a large tract covered by trees and shrubs and its administration for assessing economic benefits | |
| 10. |
What is the mean distance of the earth from the sun ? |
| A. | 150,503,000 km |
| B. | 148,000,000 km |
| C. | 150,000,000 km |
| D. | 149,502,000 km |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
The latitudinal differences in pressure delineate a number of major pressure zones, which correspond with ________________ |
| A. | zones of cyclonic depressions |
| B. | zones of land |
| C. | zones of oceans |
| D. | zones of climate |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
What is the longest ship canal in the world ? |
| A. | Panama canal, Central America |
| B. | Kiel canal, Germany |
| C. | St. Laurence Seaway (USA and Canada) |
| D. | Suez canal, Egypt |
| Answer» D. Suez canal, Egypt | |
| 13. |
Which one of the following countries has Tamil as a major language? |
| A. | Singapore |
| B. | Mauritius |
| C. | Myanmar |
| D. | Indonesia |
| Answer» B. Mauritius | |
| 14. |
Which are the most widespread rocks in the world ? |
| A. | Sedimentary rocks |
| B. | Metamorphic rocks |
| C. | None Of These |
| D. | Igneous rocks |
| Answer» B. Metamorphic rocks | |
| 15. |
What is the correct sequence of different layers of the atmosphere from the surface of the Earth upwards ? |
| A. | Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere |
| B. | Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere |
| C. | Stratosphere, Troposphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere |
| D. | Troposphere, Stratosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere |
| Answer» B. Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere, Ionosphere | |
| 16. |
What is the main objective of centrally sponsored Command Area Development programme ? |
| A. | None of the above |
| B. | optimizing agricultural productivity and production from the irrigated area |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | improving the utilisation of irrigation potential |
| Answer» D. improving the utilisation of irrigation potential | |
| 17. |
The ionosphere contains ionised air that protects the earth from ______________ |
| A. | the ultraviolet rays of the sun |
| B. | the infrared rays of the sun |
| C. | None of the above |
| D. | the falling meteorites |
| Answer» E. | |
| 18. |
Mass wasting is the spontaneous downward movement of rock and its disintegrated material under the influence of ______________ |
| A. | Gravity |
| B. | Running water and wind |
| C. | Glacier |
| D. | None Of These |
| Answer» B. Running water and wind | |
| 19. |
What determines the time at a place ? |
| A. | distance from prime meridian |
| B. | the parallels of longitude |
| C. | the parallels of latitude |
| D. | distance from equator |
| Answer» C. the parallels of latitude | |
| 20. |
Why have Continents drifted apart ? |
| A. | folding and faulting of rocks |
| B. | all of the above |
| C. | volcanic eruptions |
| D. | tectonic activities |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
Which disease caused the Coffee cultivation in Sri Lanka to be abandoned ? |
| A. | leaf blight |
| B. | leaf spot |
| C. | rut |
| D. | leaf rust |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
Which one of the following terms best defines South Asia as a region? |
| A. | Economic |
| B. | Geographic |
| C. | Physiographic |
| D. | Political |
| Answer» C. Physiographic | |
| 23. |
Where is ocean trenchTonga Kermadeclocated? |
| A. | Indian Ocean |
| B. | Pacific Ocean |
| C. | Atlantic Ocean |
| D. | Arctic Ocean |
| Answer» C. Atlantic Ocean | |
| 24. |
The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of _________________ |
| A. | axis of earth |
| B. | south pole |
| C. | equator |
| D. | north pole |
| Answer» D. north pole | |
| 25. |
Which planets have no natural satellites ? |
| A. | Mars and Neptune |
| B. | Jupiter and Saturn |
| C. | Mercury and Venus |
| D. | Earth and Pluto |
| Answer» D. Earth and Pluto | |
| 26. |
Hanging valleys are formed by the action of ______________ |
| A. | None Of These |
| B. | Moving ice |
| C. | Running water |
| D. | Wind |
| Answer» C. Running water | |
| 27. |
Which country has its monetary unitBolivar? |
| A. | Belarus |
| B. | Venezuela |
| C. | Brazil |
| D. | Bolivia |
| Answer» C. Brazil | |
| 28. |
The snow line of the Rocky Mountains of the USA is about ______________ |
| A. | None of the above |
| B. | 3 km above sea level |
| C. | 6 km above sea level |
| D. | it is at the sea level |
| Answer» C. 6 km above sea level | |
| 29. |
Out of the total area of the world Antarctica contains ? |
| A. | 8.90% |
| B. | 8.20% |
| C. | 7.90% |
| D. | 6.70% |
| Answer» C. 7.90% | |
| 30. |
Where isThe Great Barrier Reeflocated ? |
| A. | Chile |
| B. | Australia |
| C. | Indonesia |
| D. | USA |
| Answer» C. Indonesia | |
| 31. |
Which is the largest gold producing country in the world ? |
| A. | China |
| B. | Canada |
| C. | USA |
| D. | South Africa |
| Answer» B. Canada | |
| 32. |
Where does the polar Easterlies lie ? |
| A. | 0-30? latitude |
| B. | 60-90? latitude |
| C. | 90? latitude |
| D. | 30-60? latitude |
| Answer» C. 90? latitude | |
| 33. |
Column rising up from the ground in limestone caves ________________ |
| A. | Lacolith |
| B. | None Of These |
| C. | Stalagmites |
| D. | Stalactites |
| Answer» D. Stalactites | |
| 34. |
What is measured in light year ? |
| A. | distance between bodies in the universe |
| B. | speed of ships |
| C. | speed of rockets |
| D. | speed of satellites |
| Answer» B. speed of ships | |
| 35. |
The most pleasant elements i.e. summer temperatures rarely above 40º and winters are fairly mild, occur in the _________________ |
| A. | temperature mid-latitude zone |
| B. | tropical mid-latitude zone |
| C. | sub-tropical latitude zone |
| D. | sub-temperature latitude zone |
| Answer» B. tropical mid-latitude zone | |
| 36. |
What is the area around the North and South poles within the polar circle called ? |
| A. | The Fright Zone |
| B. | The Moderate Zone |
| C. | The Temperate Zone |
| D. | The Hottest Zone |
| Answer» B. The Moderate Zone | |
| 37. |
What is the most notable example of a tectonic valley ? |
| A. | None of the above |
| B. | Doon valley |
| C. | Kashmir valley |
| D. | plains of Aksai Chin |
| Answer» D. plains of Aksai Chin | |
| 38. |
What is the mass of water vapour per unit volume of air called? |
| A. | absolute humidity |
| B. | relative humidity |
| C. | specific humidity |
| D. | variable humidity |
| Answer» B. relative humidity | |
| 39. |
Cliff is formed as a result of _________________ |
| A. | Water |
| B. | Sea erosion |
| C. | None Of These |
| D. | Wind |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
How much is a nautical mile ? |
| A. | 5280 feet |
| B. | 6060 feet |
| C. | 5060 feet |
| D. | 6080 feet |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
The maximum soil fertility occurs in the pH range of _________________ |
| A. | 5.0 to 6.2 |
| B. | 4.0 to 5.2 |
| C. | 7.0 to 8.2 |
| D. | 6.0 to 7.2 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
Where is Horticulture most widespread ? |
| A. | Temperate regions |
| B. | Equatorial regions |
| C. | Subtropical regions |
| D. | Mediterranean regions |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
Before occupation of Indonesia in 1975, east timor was a colony of _________ |
| A. | Portugal |
| B. | England |
| C. | Russia |
| D. | Germany |
| Answer» B. England | |
| 44. |
What is the main objective of multi-purpose river projects ? |
| A. | power generation by constructing hydro power stations |
| B. | flood controls and making rivers navigable |
| C. | extension of irrigation facilities by constructing dams to store surplus water during the rainy season, for release in summer |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
Yellow Sea lies between ? |
| A. | China and Japan |
| B. | Egypt and Saudi Arabia |
| C. | Australia and New Zealand |
| D. | Singapore and Sri Lanka |
| Answer» B. Egypt and Saudi Arabia | |
| 46. |
Out of total area of world Europe contains? |
| A. | 7.20% |
| B. | 6.70% |
| C. | 9.20% |
| D. | 6.40% |
| Answer» C. 9.20% | |
| 47. |
What does The concept of sustainable development relates ? |
| A. | consumption levels |
| B. | exhaustible resources |
| C. | intergenerational equity |
| D. | social equity |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
What are the pyramidal peaks that form when several cirques chisel a mountain form three more sides called ? |
| A. | aretes |
| B. | horns |
| C. | medial moraines |
| D. | cirques |
| Answer» C. medial moraines | |
| 49. |
What is the age of earth? |
| A. | 5500 million years |
| B. | 4600 million years |
| C. | 6200 million years |
| D. | 4500 million years |
| Answer» B. 4600 million years | |
| 50. |
Where is the World largest delta ? |
| A. | India |
| B. | Sri Lanka |
| C. | Japan |
| D. | Bangladesh |
| Answer» E. | |