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This section includes 441 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 151. |
Rice in Burma is cultivated along the deltas of ________river |
| A. | Salween |
| B. | Menam |
| C. | Mekong |
| D. | Irrawaddy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 152. |
Red Indians called this local wind  Ice Eater? |
| A. | Mistral |
| B. | Chinook |
| C. | Foehn |
| D. | Haramattan |
| Answer» C. Foehn | |
| 153. |
Salinity in Ocean water decreases when |
| A. | evaporation is more |
| B. | wind velocity is high |
| C. | rainfall is heavy |
| D. | humidity is high |
| Answer» D. humidity is high | |
| 154. |
'Roaring Forties' are |
| A. | waterfalls in canada |
| B. | cyclonic winds |
| C. | the turbulent years in world History from 1940 to 1944 |
| D. | westerly winds blowing through out the year over the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere between 40 degrees and 60 degrees south |
| Answer» E. | |
| 155. |
Second Ozone Hole was detected over |
| A. | Tibet |
| B. | Sweden |
| C. | Northern hemisohere |
| D. | Antarctica |
| Answer» B. Sweden | |
| 156. |
Ring of Fire is found commonly in_________ |
| A. | Pacific Ocean |
| B. | Atlantic Ocean |
| C. | Indian Ocean |
| D. | Arctic Ocean |
| Answer» B. Atlantic Ocean | |
| 157. |
Soo Canal connects to which of the following?_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Superior to Michigan |
| B. | Superior to Huron |
| C. | Michigan to Huron |
| D. | Erie to Huron |
| Answer» C. Michigan to Huron | |
| 158. |
Settled agriculture was first seen in China around |
| A. | 6000 BC |
| B. | 8000 BC |
| C. | 3000 BC |
| D. | 15000 BC |
| Answer» B. 8000 BC | |
| 159. |
Soils, which have undergone gleying and are associated with marshes , swamps or poorly drained upland are called ____ |
| A. | calcimorphous soils |
| B. | hydromorphic soils |
| C. | halomorphic soils |
| D. | sierozems |
| Answer» C. halomorphic soils | |
| 160. |
St Andreas Fault passes close to the US city of |
| A. | Los Angeles |
| B. | New Orleans |
| C. | Hollywood |
| D. | San Francisco |
| Answer» E. | |
| 161. |
South Asian University (SAU), a joint SARC University of SAARC Nations, has been established in___________. |
| A. | New Delhi_x005F_x000D_ |
| B. | Male |
| C. | Colombo |
| D. | Dhaka |
| Answer» B. Male | |
| 162. |
Strait of Malacca separates which two land masses? |
| A. | Malay Peninsula and Indonesian Island of Sumatra |
| B. | Africa and Europe |
| C. | India and Sri Lanka |
| D. | North America and South America |
| Answer» B. Africa and Europe | |
| 163. |
Suez Canal connects |
| A. | Red Sea and Arabian Sea |
| B. | Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea |
| C. | Arabian Sea and Mediterranean Sea |
| D. | North Sea and Baltic Sea |
| Answer» C. Arabian Sea and Mediterranean Sea | |
| 164. |
State funding of elections takes place in |
| A. | Germany and Austria |
| B. | USA and Canada |
| C. | France and Italy |
| D. | Britain and Switzerland |
| Answer» B. USA and Canada | |
| 165. |
Suez Canal was completed in the year |
| A. | 1859 |
| B. | 1869 |
| C. | 1871 |
| D. | 1889 |
| Answer» C. 1871 | |
| 166. |
Tectonic activity |
| A. | Breaks and bends the crustal rocks |
| B. | Forms and bends the crystal rocks |
| C. | Reshapes by bending the crustal |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Forms and bends the crystal rocks | |
| 167. |
Texas trial lawyers frequently ally with |
| A. | Consumer interest groups. |
| B. | Public employee unions. |
| C. | The gas and oil industry. |
| D. | Pharmaceutical companies. |
| Answer» B. Public employee unions. | |
| 168. |
The American cotton textile industry moved from new England to the Southern States because: |
| A. | The latter have a more humid climate |
| B. | New England diversified its manufacturing industries |
| C. | The Population growth in the south provided a major market |
| D. | The south offered lower coast of prodution |
| Answer» E. | |
| 169. |
Tarsands containing large molecular hydrocarbons like crude oil are found in limited quantities in several parts of the world but the most important known occurrence is in:_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | U.S.A |
| B. | Canada |
| C. | Australia |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» C. Australia | |
| 170. |
The Andaman is separated from Nicobar by which water body? |
| A. | 11° channel |
| B. | 10° Channel |
| C. | Palk Strait |
| D. | Gulf of Mannar |
| Answer» B. 10° Channel | |
| 171. |
The capital of Colombia is ? |
| A. | Caracas |
| B. | Santiago |
| C. | Lima |
| D. | Bogota |
| Answer» E. | |
| 172. |
The busiest  sea route is |
| A. | The Mediterranean Red-Sea Route |
| B. | The South Atlantic Route |
| C. | The North Atlantic Route |
| D. | The Pacific Route |
| Answer» D. The Pacific Route | |
| 173. |
The Chief Financial Officer for a city is called the |
| A. | City Controller |
| B. | Mayor Council |
| C. | Concil Manager |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Mayor Council | |
| 174. |
The continents of Africa and Europe, at their closest point are seperated from each other by the strait of |
| A. | Messina |
| B. | Bonifacio |
| C. | Gibraltar |
| D. | Otranto |
| Answer» D. Otranto | |
| 175. |
The City of Cartagena, which is famous for Protocol on Biosafety,is located in |
| A. | Colombia |
| B. | Venezuela |
| C. | Brazil |
| D. | Guyana |
| Answer» B. Venezuela | |
| 176. |
The country which tops in the production of cocoa is __________ . |
| A. | Ghana |
| B. | Brazil |
| C. | Ivory Coast |
| D. | Nigeria |
| Answer» B. Brazil | |
| 177. |
The deepest lake of the world is ___________._x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Aral Sea |
| B. | Caspian Sea |
| C. | Baikal |
| D. | Dead Sea |
| Answer» D. Dead Sea | |
| 178. |
The country which covers two continents is |
| A. | USSR |
| B. | Canada |
| C. | Australia |
| D. | Indonesia |
| Answer» B. Canada | |
| 179. |
The deepest oceanic trench Mariana is located in ______ |
| A. | Atlantic Ocean |
| B. | Arctic Ocean |
| C. | Pacific Ocean |
| D. | Indian Ocean |
| Answer» D. Indian Ocean | |
| 180. |
The dwarf camels, known as Alpacas , Vicunas and llamas are found in |
| A. | Tibet |
| B. | Afghanistan |
| C. | Burma |
| D. | Cyprus |
| Answer» B. Afghanistan | |
| 181. |
The earth revolves around the Sun in an elliptical path and the sun is located at one focus of the ellipse. Imagine a situation in which the earth goes around the Sun on a circular path. Which one among the following would result in under that situation ? |
| A. | It would not make any difference |
| B. | Difference between seasons will be reduced |
| C. | The earth would become very hot |
| D. | The earth would become very cold |
| Answer» C. The earth would become very hot | |
| 182. |
The Earthquake at Sagami bay in Japan which killed two and half lakh people was an example of |
| A. | Tectonic earthquake |
| B. | Plutonic earthquake |
| C. | Main induced evarthquake |
| D. | Isostatic earthquake |
| Answer» B. Plutonic earthquake | |
| 183. |
The Earth's population has ________since the turn of the century |
| A. | Stayed the same |
| B. | doubled |
| C. | trebled |
| D. | multiplied ten times |
| Answer» D. multiplied ten times | |
| 184. |
The famous ' Ring of fire ' which account for 68% of an earthquakes occuring in the earth is in the |
| A. | Atlantic Ocean |
| B. | Indian Ocean |
| C. | Pacific Ocean |
| D. | Arctic Ocean |
| Answer» D. Arctic Ocean | |
| 185. |
The endangered Ridley turtles have the world's largest aggregation_____ |
| A. | Gahirmatha |
| B. | Sagarmatha |
| C. | Lakshadweep islands |
| D. | Andaman and Nicobar group of islands |
| Answer» B. Sagarmatha | |
| 186. |
The G-77 is a coalition of developing nation, what was the venue of G-77, 2017 summit? |
| A. | Indonesia |
| B. | Ecuador |
| C. | South Korea |
| D. | Argentina |
| Answer» C. South Korea | |
| 187. |
The fog that commonly occurs along the sea-coasts is of the ______ type |
| A. | radiation |
| B. | advection |
| C. | frontal |
| D. | convection |
| Answer» C. frontal | |
| 188. |
The first oil well in the world was drilled at |
| A. | Assam |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | Pensylvania |
| D. | Former USSR |
| Answer» D. Former USSR | |
| 189. |
The Gobi Desert is one of the largest deserts on Earth. A part of it lies in which of the following countries? |
| A. | Australia |
| B. | Saudi Arabia |
| C. | Mongolia |
| D. | Madagascar |
| Answer» D. Madagascar | |
| 190. |
The Gurudwara 'Panja Sahib' is located in which neighbouring country of India? |
| A. | Pakistan |
| B. | Bangladesh |
| C. | Sri Lanka |
| D. | Nepal |
| Answer» B. Bangladesh | |
| 191. |
The Grand Banks are famous fishing grounds in the _____region |
| A. | North - West Pacific |
| B. | South - East Pacific |
| C. | North - West Atlantic |
| D. | North - East Atlantic |
| Answer» D. North - East Atlantic | |
| 192. |
The Headquarters of the International Tropical Timber Organization is located at |
| A. | New Delhi |
| B. | Yokohama |
| C. | Madrid |
| D. | Jakarta |
| Answer» C. Madrid | |
| 193. |
The Highest navigable lake in the world is |
| A. | Huron |
| B. | Titicaca |
| C. | Superior |
| D. | Tanganyika |
| Answer» C. Superior | |
| 194. |
The IMBEX 2018-19 started between India and which country? |
| A. | Afghanistan |
| B. | Myanmar |
| C. | China |
| D. | Nepal |
| Answer» C. China | |
| 195. |
The hills, namely Black, Blue and Green Hill, are located in which country? |
| A. | Australia |
| B. | Germany |
| C. | USA |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» D. Russia | |
| 196. |
The Island of Japan that was included in UNESCO'S World Heritage Site list in July 2017 ? |
| A. | Okinoshima Island |
| B. | Honshu |
| C. | Kyushu |
| D. | Kamome Island |
| Answer» B. Honshu | |
| 197. |
The inequality between day and night becomes greater or more marked as one travels from _______ to _________ |
| A. | Poles, Equator |
| B. | Equator, Poles |
| C. | Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn |
| D. | Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer |
| Answer» C. Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn | |
| 198. |
The land-locked country in SE Asia is |
| A. | Thailand |
| B. | Malayasia |
| C. | Laos |
| D. | Vietnam |
| Answer» D. Vietnam | |
| 199. |
The Jigme Dorji National Park is located in which country  ? |
| A. | Myanmar |
| B. | Bhutan |
| C. | India |
| D. | Nepal |
| Answer» C. India | |
| 200. |
The Kyaik Htee Yoe pagoda is located in:_x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Nepal |
| B. | Mayanmar |
| C. | Bhutan |
| D. | Sri Lanka |
| Answer» C. Bhutan | |