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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 is Quartzite metamorphosed from? |
| A. | limestone |
| B. | sandstone |
| C. | shale |
| D. | obsidian |
| Answer» C. shale | |
| 2. |
Who carry out Fishing, hunting and food gathering activities ? |
| A. | Masais of East Africa |
| B. | Bedouins of Arbia |
| C. | Semangs of Malaysia |
| D. | Kirghiz of Central Asia |
| Answer» D. Kirghiz of Central Asia | |
| 3. |
Which is highest mountain pass in the world? |
| A. | Kilik Pass |
| B. | Tochi Pass |
| C. | Khunjerab Pass |
| D. | Alpine |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
On which river the Victoria Falls in Africa is located ? |
| A. | Zambezi |
| B. | Zaire |
| C. | Niger |
| D. | Orange |
| Answer» B. Zaire | |
| 5. |
The middle stage of a river is characterised by ________________ |
| A. | Meandering |
| B. | Waterfall |
| C. | None Of These |
| D. | V-Shaped valleys |
| Answer» B. Waterfall | |
| 6. |
Without _________________ the equator would be much hotter than it is while the poles would be much cooler. |
| A. | latitudinal redistribution of heat |
| B. | global wind pattern |
| C. | All are similar terms |
| D. | cycle of air circulation |
| Answer» D. cycle of air circulation | |
| 7. |
Why is there Lack of atmosphere around the Moon ? |
| A. | low escape velocity of air molecule and low gravitational attraction |
| B. | high escape velocity of air molecule only |
| C. | low gravitational attraction |
| D. | high escape velocity of air molecule and low gravitational attraction |
| Answer» B. high escape velocity of air molecule only | |
| 8. |
What is the process that directs precipitation down plant branches and stems called ? |
| A. | stem flow |
| B. | canopy drip |
| C. | interception |
| D. | through flow |
| Answer» B. canopy drip | |
| 9. |
Kuroshio is a surface current of ______________ |
| A. | The Indian ocean |
| B. | The pacific ocean |
| C. | None Of These |
| D. | The Atlantic ocean |
| Answer» C. None Of These | |
| 10. |
Why High spring tides occur at new Moon and full Moon ? |
| A. | Sun, Earth and the Moon are in straight line |
| B. | Moon and Earth are at right angles |
| C. | Sun and Earth are at right angles |
| D. | Sun and Moon are at right angles |
| Answer» B. Moon and Earth are at right angles | |
| 11. |
How much is the interval between two high tides ? |
| A. | 4 hour |
| B. | 6 hour |
| C. | 12 hour |
| D. | 24 hour |
| Answer» D. 24 hour | |
| 12. |
How is the earth rotation on its axis ? |
| A. | East to West |
| B. | West to East |
| C. | South to North |
| D. | North to South |
| Answer» C. South to North | |
| 13. |
The most recent era of the geological time scale is _________________ |
| A. | cenozoic |
| B. | paleocene |
| C. | Mesozoic |
| D. | Triassic |
| Answer» B. paleocene | |
| 14. |
Which is the highest point of Europe ? |
| A. | Elbrus |
| B. | Koscicusko |
| C. | McKinely |
| D. | Aconcago |
| Answer» B. Koscicusko | |
| 15. |
Which is the largest country of the world by geographical area ? |
| A. | Australia |
| B. | Vatican City |
| C. | USA |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
What does The term 'demographic gap' signifies ? |
| A. | in child/woman ratio |
| B. | between the birth and the death rate |
| C. | in age |
| D. | in sex ratio |
| Answer» C. in age | |
| 17. |
What term is used to describe the combined effect of all shortwave losses ? |
| A. | earth scattering |
| B. | earth radiation |
| C. | earth albedo |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 18. |
What percentage Africa has of the total area of earth? |
| A. | 19.20% |
| B. | 21.90% |
| C. | 20.30% |
| D. | 18.70% |
| Answer» D. 18.70% | |
| 19. |
The rate of infiltration normally declines rapidly during the early part of rainstorm event and reaches a constant value after several hours of rainfall. The factors responsible for this phenomenon are the filling of fine soil pores with water, which reduces capillary forces moistened soil, clay particles to swell and reduce the size of pores raindrop impact breaking up with soil clumps, splashing fine particles into pores |
| A. | All of the above |
| B. | I, II |
| C. | I, III |
| D. | II, III |
| Answer» B. I, II | |
| 20. |
What is the process of destruction or dying of fronts called ? |
| A. | frontolysis |
| B. | both (a) and (b) |
| C. | fromtogenesis |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. both (a) and (b) | |
| 21. |
The most recent and logical concept regarding the origin of ocean basins and continents is that of _________________ |
| A. | conventional current |
| B. | plate tectesic |
| C. | continental data |
| D. | cooling process |
| Answer» D. cooling process | |
| 22. |
What are the rock formations that cannot store groundwater called? |
| A. | aquifers |
| B. | aquicludes |
| C. | perched aquifer |
| D. | spring |
| Answer» C. perched aquifer | |
| 23. |
What is the religion of Afghanistan ? |
| A. | Buddhism |
| B. | Hinduism |
| C. | Islam |
| D. | Christianity |
| Answer» D. Christianity | |
| 24. |
What does the slow down slope movement of soil and sediment because of frost heaving and thawing called ? |
| A. | gelifluction |
| B. | rockfall |
| C. | solifluction |
| D. | frost creep |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
Moraines are associated with _________________ |
| A. | Valley glaciers |
| B. | None Of These |
| C. | Ice-bergs |
| D. | Ice-sheets |
| Answer» B. None Of These | |
| 26. |
Threat of global warming’ is increasing due to increasing concentration of _________________ |
| A. | Sulphur dioxide |
| B. | Nitrous oxide |
| C. | Carbon dioxide |
| D. | Ozone |
| Answer» D. Ozone | |
| 27. |
Which is the largest strait of the world ? |
| A. | Malacca strait |
| B. | Dover strait |
| C. | Bering strait |
| D. | Palk strait |
| Answer» B. Dover strait | |
| 28. |
What does the modern theory of plate tectonics state? |
| A. | the creation of oceanic crust and the drifting of continents |
| B. | the convention currents within the earth's mantle cause the creation of new oceanic crust at the mid oceanic ridges |
| C. | that the oceanic crust is destroyed at areas where this crust type becomes subducted under the lighter continental crust |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
Which industry is Detroit famous for ? |
| A. | Food processing |
| B. | Locomotives |
| C. | Textile |
| D. | Automobiles |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
What is Fog ? |
| A. | A form of condensation |
| B. | Both |
| C. | None Of These |
| D. | A form of precipitation |
| Answer» B. Both | |
| 31. |
Out of total area of the earth North America contains ? |
| A. | 17.90% |
| B. | 15.80% |
| C. | 20.90% |
| D. | 16.30% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
Which of these is a process of transportation in a river? |
| A. | Solution |
| B. | Corrosion |
| C. | Deposition |
| D. | Attrition |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
What is the length of river Nile ? |
| A. | None of these |
| B. | 5310 miles |
| C. | 3590 miles |
| D. | 4160 miles |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
What is the tide of minimum rise called ? |
| A. | spring tide |
| B. | low tide |
| C. | None of the above |
| D. | ebb tide |
| Answer» C. None of the above | |
| 35. |
The length of the tropical years (the time interval between successive occurrences of the spring equinox) is decreasing very slowly as a result of _________________ |
| A. | small, progressive change in earth's orbit around the sun |
| B. | both (a) and (b) |
| C. | small, progressive changes in the earth's rotational speed |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. small, progressive changes in the earth's rotational speed | |
| 36. |
Where does Kuroshio current runs from ? |
| A. | Japan to China |
| B. | Philippines to Japan |
| C. | Indonesia to Philippines |
| D. | Sri Lanka to Indonesia |
| Answer» C. Indonesia to Philippines | |
| 37. |
Why doesThe Amazon basinremains a backward region? |
| A. | primitive tribal ways of life |
| B. | climatic hazards |
| C. | lack of natural resources |
| D. | inaccessibility |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
Where is the island of Honshu located ? |
| A. | Japan |
| B. | Indonesia |
| C. | Malaysia |
| D. | South Korea |
| Answer» B. Indonesia | |
| 39. |
What percentage Asia has out of the total area of the World ? |
| A. | 20.90% |
| B. | 26.20% |
| C. | 35.20% |
| D. | 30% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. |
What is the percentage of sun's radiation reflected back into space ? |
| A. | 47 percent |
| B. | 17 percent |
| C. | 36 percent |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 41. |
What is true about the interior of the Earth? |
| A. | Both temperature and pressure fall with increasing depth |
| B. | the temperature falls with increasing depth |
| C. | the pressure falls with increasing depth |
| D. | the temperature rises with increasing depth |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
The total area of the earth is how many times bigger than the area of USA? |
| A. | 10 times |
| B. | 15 times |
| C. | 20 times |
| D. | 29 times |
| Answer» C. 20 times | |
| 43. |
The largest dune files are found in _________________ |
| A. | None of the above |
| B. | North Africa |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | Middle East |
| Answer» D. Middle East | |
| 44. |
Shore line developed by the drawing of the glacial valley is _____________ |
| A. | Ria shore line |
| B. | None Of These |
| C. | Fjord shore line |
| D. | Natural shore line |
| Answer» D. Natural shore line | |
| 45. |
Where does the transverse, longitudinal and surface waves in an earthquake originate ? |
| A. | the focus on the surface of the earth |
| B. | the focus within the body of the earth |
| C. | the epicentre within the body of the earth |
| D. | the epicentre on the body of the earth |
| Answer» C. the epicentre within the body of the earth | |
| 46. |
The formation of a plateau is the outcome of ______________ |
| A. | Epeirogenesis movement |
| B. | Orogenic movement |
| C. | Continental drift |
| D. | None Of These |
| Answer» B. Orogenic movement | |
| 47. |
Which planet has a great dark plain called 'Maria' ? |
| A. | Moon |
| B. | Mars |
| C. | Jupiter |
| D. | Earth |
| Answer» B. Mars | |
| 48. |
What is the process that involves the eroded material being dissolved and carried along in water as individual ions called ? |
| A. | saltation |
| B. | traction |
| C. | solution |
| D. | suspension |
| Answer» D. suspension | |
| 49. |
The model that describes how various geological processes create, modify and influence rock is called ______________ |
| A. | water cycle |
| B. | energy cycle |
| C. | None of the above |
| D. | rock cycle |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
The heavier silicates named as 'Sima' or silica + magnesium are most abundant in the _________________ |
| A. | mantle |
| B. | ocean floors |
| C. | core |
| D. | crust |
| Answer» C. core | |