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This section includes 358 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
*$_The horizontal of soil profile is composed of? |
| A. | weathered parent material that is not affected by translocation and organic modification |
| B. | material affected by translocation & organic modification |
| C. | unweathered bedrock |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. material affected by translocation & organic modification | |
| 52. |
*$_The largest gulf in the world is? |
| A. | Gulf of Mexico |
| B. | Persian Gulf |
| C. | Gulf of Carpentaria |
| D. | Gulf of Mannar |
| Answer» B. Persian Gulf | |
| 53. |
*$_The major crops found in Sudan are? |
| A. | rice, barley, bananas, cocoa |
| B. | maize, cotton, bananas, groundnut |
| C. | bajra, oats, tobacco |
| D. | wool, wine, jute |
| Answer» C. bajra, oats, tobacco | |
| 54. |
*$_The most important factor that is affecting all the chemical weathering processes is? |
| A. | vegetation |
| B. | topography |
| C. | climate |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 55. |
*$_The major crude oil markets are the? |
| A. | Middle East regions |
| B. | far east regions |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 56. |
*$_The largest fresh water lake of Africa, area wise is? |
| A. | lake Victoria |
| B. | lake Tanganyika |
| C. | lake Malawi |
| D. | lake Rudot |
| Answer» B. lake Tanganyika | |
| 57. |
*/*_The gulf that separates Finland and Sweden in Europe is? |
| A. | the Gulf of Bothnia |
| B. | the Gulf of Lions |
| C. | the Gulf of Genoa |
| D. | the Gulf of Venice |
| Answer» B. the Gulf of Lions | |
| 58. |
*/*_The typical soil of tropical region, formed by the weathering of laterite rock, which promotes leaching of the soil is? |
| A. | laterite soils |
| B. | black soil |
| C. | red and yellow soil |
| D. | peat and marshy soil |
| Answer» B. black soil | |
| 59. |
*/*_The major control over the form of the developing slope is exerted by? |
| A. | inputs to the hill slope |
| B. | outputs from the hill slope |
| C. | balance between inputs and outputs from the hill slope system |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 60. |
*/*_The polar Easterlies lie at? |
| A. | 0-30? latitude |
| B. | 30-60? latitude |
| C. | 60-90? latitude |
| D. | 90? latitude |
| Answer» D. 90? latitude | |
| 61. |
*/*_The original founders of Common wealth of Independent States, in December 1991, are? |
| A. | Tadjikistan, Khirghizia and Turkemenistan |
| B. | Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan |
| C. | Russia, Ukraine and Byelorus |
| D. | Moldavia, Khazakhastan and Uzbekistan |
| Answer» D. Moldavia, Khazakhastan and Uzbekistan | |
| 62. |
*/*_The religion of Afghanistan is? |
| A. | Islam |
| B. | Buddhism |
| C. | Hinduism |
| D. | Christianity |
| Answer» B. Buddhism | |
| 63. |
*/*_The polar diameter is ____ to the equatorial diameter.? |
| A. | more |
| B. | equal |
| C. | less |
| D. | they cannot be compared |
| Answer» D. they cannot be compared | |
| 64. |
*/*_The process that explains the recent changes in the height of sea level in coastal areas of eastern and northern Canada and Scandinavi is? |
| A. | isostasy |
| B. | continental drift |
| C. | plate tectonics |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. continental drift | |
| 65. |
*/*_The process that involves the eroded material being dissolved and carried along in water as individual ions is called? |
| A. | solution |
| B. | suspension |
| C. | saltation |
| D. | traction |
| Answer» B. suspension | |
| 66. |
*/*_Mindanoo Island is located in:? |
| A. | The Indian Ocean |
| B. | North Atlantic |
| C. | The Pacific Ocean |
| D. | South Atlantic |
| Answer» D. South Atlantic | |
| 67. |
*/*_The term used to describe the combined effect of all shortwave losses in? |
| A. | earth scattering |
| B. | earth radiation |
| C. | earth albedo |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 68. |
*/*_The tropical and temperate deserts of the world, occupy nearly ____ of the land surface of the worlds.? |
| A. | (1/4) th |
| B. | (1/3) rd |
| C. | (1/2) |
| D. | (1/7) th |
| Answer» E. | |
| 69. |
*/*_The third world includes about 120 countries of? |
| A. | Asia, Africa and Central America |
| B. | Asia, Australia and Europe |
| C. | Africa, North America |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Asia, Australia and Europe | |
| 70. |
*/*_The term 'regur' refers to? |
| A. | deltaic alluvial soils |
| B. | lateral soils |
| C. | black cotton soils |
| D. | red and yellow soils |
| Answer» D. red and yellow soils | |
| 71. |
*/*_The spiral flow in a stream caused by channel shape is called? |
| A. | stream flow |
| B. | laminar flow |
| C. | turbulent flow |
| D. | helical flow |
| Answer» E. | |
| 72. |
*/*_Which of the following is most useful for measuring the shortest distance between two places on the earth and path between them?? |
| A. | Atlas map |
| B. | Thematic maps |
| C. | Wall maps |
| D. | Globe |
| Answer» E. | |
| 73. |
*/*_The soils whose parent material tend to be rich in sand are? |
| A. | spodsols |
| B. | alfisols |
| C. | aridsols |
| D. | ultisols |
| Answer» B. alfisols | |
| 74. |
*/*_The study of human geography includes study of? |
| A. | human society and culture |
| B. | behaviour and urban systems |
| C. | economics and politics |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 75. |
*/*_The landmass of which of the following continents is the least?? |
| A. | Africa |
| B. | Asia |
| C. | Australia |
| D. | Europe |
| Answer» D. Europe | |
| 76. |
*/*_The higher the wind speed and the longer the fetch or distance of open water across which the wind blows and waves travel, the ____ waves and the ____ energy they process.? |
| A. | larger, more |
| B. | larger, less |
| C. | smaller, more |
| D. | smaller, less |
| Answer» B. larger, less | |
| 77. |
*/*_The names of Harry Hess, R . S . Dietz, W . J . Morgan and Le Pichon are associated with:? |
| A. | Plate Tectonics Theory |
| B. | Agriculture Location Theory |
| C. | Diversion of Wind Theory |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Agriculture Location Theory | |
| 78. |
*/*_Cincinnati (U .S .A.) is famous in the making of:? |
| A. | Machine Tools. |
| B. | Cement Industry |
| C. | Bio-technical Industry |
| D. | Aviation Tools |
| Answer» B. Cement Industry | |
| 79. |
*/*_The largest fish exporting region in the world is? |
| A. | the north-east atlantic region |
| B. | the north-east pacific region |
| C. | the north-west pacific region |
| D. | the south-east asian region |
| Answer» B. the north-east pacific region | |
| 80. |
*/*_The largest dune files are found in? |
| A. | Middle East |
| B. | North Africa |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 81. |
*/*_The ionosphere includes? |
| A. | mesosphere |
| B. | thermosphere |
| C. | thermosphere and exosphere |
| D. | thermosphere, exosphere and mesosphere |
| Answer» D. thermosphere, exosphere and mesosphere | |
| 82. |
*/*_The iron and steel industries of which of the following countries are almost fully dependent on imported raw materials?? |
| A. | Britain |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | Poland |
| D. | Germany |
| Answer» C. Poland | |
| 83. |
*/*_The snow line on the northern side of greater Himalayas range about? |
| A. | 4,500 to 6,000 metres |
| B. | 5,500 to 6,000 metres |
| C. | 3,500 to 6,000 metres |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. 3,500 to 6,000 metres | |
| 84. |
*/*_The tropical cyclones do not occur to the equator because of? |
| A. | weak coriolis force |
| B. | light and variable width |
| C. | excessive humidity |
| D. | connective activity |
| Answer» B. light and variable width | |
| 85. |
*/*_The sediment deposited at the base of the glacier is called? |
| A. | till |
| B. | moraine |
| C. | glacial sand |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. moraine | |
| 86. |
*/*_The time at a place is determined by? |
| A. | the parallels of longitude |
| B. | the parallels of latitude |
| C. | distance from equator |
| D. | distance from prime meridian |
| Answer» B. the parallels of latitude | |
| 87. |
*/*_Which of the following is measured on the Richter scale?? |
| A. | Density of liquids |
| B. | Intensity of earthquakes |
| C. | Velocity of tornadoes |
| D. | Height of mountains |
| Answer» C. Velocity of tornadoes | |
| 88. |
*/*_The shallow seas found in the Atlantic basin include the? |
| A. | Caribbean sea and Mediterranean |
| B. | Baltic and Arctic seas |
| C. | Gulf of Mexico |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 89. |
*/*_The south temperature zone is a region lying between? |
| A. | the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic circle |
| B. | the Antarctic circle and the South pole |
| C. | the Tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn |
| D. | the Tropic of Capricorn and the equator |
| Answer» B. the Antarctic circle and the South pole | |
| 90. |
*/*_The temperature inversion is? |
| A. | whenever the normal decrease of atmospheric temperature |
| B. | when the decrease in temperature or moisture or both takes place |
| C. | whenever the normal decrease of atmospheric temperature or moisture or both change with height over |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 91. |
*/*_The Himalayan mountain system belongs to which of the following?? |
| A. | Volcanic mountains |
| B. | Residual mountains |
| C. | Block mountains |
| D. | Fold mountains |
| Answer» E. | |
| 92. |
*/*_The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of? |
| A. | axis of earth |
| B. | north pole |
| C. | south pole |
| D. | equator |
| Answer» E. | |
| 93. |
*/*_The highest mountains in Africa, which is not part of any mountains chain, is? |
| A. | Mt. Aconcagua |
| B. | Mr. Kilimanjaro |
| C. | Mt. Kosciusco |
| D. | Mont Blanc |
| Answer» C. Mt. Kosciusco | |
| 94. |
%_The production of wheat has increased mainly due to_% |
| A. | increase in area under wheat |
| B. | increase in yield per hectare |
| C. | increase in demand for wheat |
| D. | increase in prices |
| Answer» C. increase in demand for wheat | |
| 95. |
%_The periodic rise and fall of the sea level on the earth, gives rise to tides. This is related to_% |
| A. | the position of the moon with reference to the earth and the gravitational pull exerted mainly by th |
| B. | infrared rays from the sun |
| C. | ultraviolet rays from the sun |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. infrared rays from the sun | |
| 96. |
%_The part of the earth and thin layer of air above its surface, which support life on earth, are referred to as_% |
| A. | stratosphere |
| B. | ionosphere |
| C. | biosphere |
| D. | mesosphere |
| Answer» D. mesosphere | |
| 97. |
%_The process that creates the deep oceanic trenches is called_% |
| A. | plate tectonics |
| B. | sea floor spreading |
| C. | continental drift |
| D. | isostasy |
| Answer» B. sea floor spreading | |
| 98. |
%_The number of a topographic map is 47A/16/NW. Its scale must be_% |
| A. | 1 : 250,000 |
| B. | 1 : 100,000 |
| C. | 1 : 50,000 |
| D. | 1 : 25,000 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 99. |
%_The obscuring of one celestial body by another, particularly that of the sun or a planetary satellite_% |
| A. | elliptic |
| B. | ecliptic |
| C. | eclipse |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 100. |
%_The plants grown in equatorial regions include_% |
| A. | wheat, barley, maize |
| B. | evergreen dense forests, rubber trees, groundnuts |
| C. | groundnuts, soyabeens, potatoes |
| D. | evergreen coniferous forests, oats, cocoa |
| Answer» C. groundnuts, soyabeens, potatoes | |