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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.
| 201. |
The 'land of eternal spring' are certain parts of ______ |
| A. | Tundra region |
| B. | Highland region |
| C. | Mediterranean region |
| D. | Hot-Wet Equatorial region |
| Answer» E. | |
| 202. |
The largest country in the western hemisphere, in the terms of population is _______ |
| A. | Canada |
| B. | The united States |
| C. | Brazil |
| D. | Mexico |
| Answer» C. Brazil | |
| 203. |
The largest producer of fruits in the Anglo-American Region is _____ |
| A. | New - England Region |
| B. | Greak Lakes Region |
| C. | California |
| D. | Application Region |
| Answer» D. Application Region | |
| 204. |
The Largest producer of Gold in the world is |
| A. | Australia |
| B. | Canada |
| C. | Russia |
| D. | South Africa |
| Answer» E. | |
| 205. |
The layer where the decrease in temperature with increasing altitude is totally absent is |
| A. | Troposphere |
| B. | Ionosphere |
| C. | Stratosphere |
| D. | Mesosphere |
| Answer» D. Mesosphere | |
| 206. |
The Lena river passes through which country? |
| A. | China |
| B. | USA |
| C. | Russia |
| D. | Brazil |
| Answer» D. Brazil | |
| 207. |
The lines joining the place of equal intensity of seismic waves are known as |
| A. | Seisimice line |
| B. | Isoseisimic line |
| C. | Isogonal line |
| D. | Isogonic line |
| Answer» C. Isogonal line | |
| 208. |
The longest ship canal in the world is the |
| A. | Suez canal, Egypt |
| B. | Kiel canal, Germany |
| C. | Panama canal, Central America |
| D. | St. Laurence Seaway (USA and Canada) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 209. |
The magnitude of Earthquake is measured on the |
| A. | Barometer |
| B. | Anemometer |
| C. | Kelvin meter |
| D. | Richter Scale |
| Answer» E. | |
| 210. |
The mapping of which of the following is most difficult |
| A. | Mountains |
| B. | Plateau and Plains |
| C. | Interior of the earth |
| D. | Oceans and their depth |
| Answer» D. Oceans and their depth | |
| 211. |
The Magdalena River is one of the largest basins of South America. Through which country does it flow?_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Brazil |
| B. | Columbia |
| C. | chile |
| D. | Argentina |
| Answer» E. | |
| 212. |
The main square of cuzco is called |
| A. | Plaza de Armas |
| B. | Machu Picchu |
| C. | Catedral de Santo Domingo |
| D. | Barrio de San Blas |
| Answer» B. Machu Picchu | |
| 213. |
The mean distance of the earth from the sun is approximately |
| A. | 149,502,000 km |
| B. | 150,503,000 km |
| C. | 148,000,000 km |
| D. | 150,000,000 km |
| Answer» B. 150,503,000 km | |
| 214. |
The most abundant element in sea water is |
| A. | Sodium |
| B. | Chlorine |
| C. | Magnesium |
| D. | Sulphur |
| Answer» C. Magnesium | |
| 215. |
The Mayan pyramids and temples were made from |
| A. | Limestone |
| B. | Wood |
| C. | Marble |
| D. | Granite |
| Answer» B. Wood | |
| 216. |
The most abundent metal in the Earth's crust is |
| A. | Calcium |
| B. | Aluminium |
| C. | Iron |
| D. | Magnesium |
| Answer» C. Iron | |
| 217. |
The national Temple of Bangladesh is _________._x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Jagannath Temple, Pabna |
| B. | Boro Kali Bari Temple, Mymensingh |
| C. | Dhakeshwari Temple, Dhaka |
| D. | Sugandha Shaktipeeth, Barisal |
| Answer» D. Sugandha Shaktipeeth, Barisal | |
| 218. |
The Gulf Stream is a poleword flowing current in the Atlantic Ocean. Which one of the following statements with regard to this is not correct? |
| A. | It is similar to the Kuroshio current in the North Pacific Ocean. |
| B. | It  transports  warm,  tropical  water towards polar region. |
| C. | This  current  is  a  major  factor  in weather along the east coast of the USA. |
| D. | The warm water of the Gulf Stream sustains the coral reefs of West Pacific Coast. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 219. |
The two official languages of the United Nations? |
| A. | Arabic and Chinese |
| B. | Hindi and French |
| C. | Hindi and Russian |
| D. | Japanese and English |
| Answer» B. Hindi and French | |
| 220. |
The Panama Canal links____ |
| A. | Mediterranean Sea with Red Sea |
| B. | Atlantic Ocean with Indian Ocean |
| C. | Indian Ocean with Mediterranean |
| D. | Atlantic Ocean with pacific Ocean |
| Answer» E. | |
| 221. |
The occasional development of warm ocean surface waters along the coast of Ecuador and Peru is known as |
| A. | EI Nino and La Nina |
| B. | EI Nino |
| C. | La Nina |
| D. | Southern Oscillation |
| Answer» C. La Nina | |
| 222. |
The Oceanic current named as 'Kuroshio, Kurile and Alaskan' are located in ____ |
| A. | North Indian Ocean |
| B. | South Indian Ocean |
| C. | North Atlantic Ocean |
| D. | South Atlantic Ocean |
| Answer» D. South Atlantic Ocean | |
| 223. |
The 'Old Faithful' in Yellow stone National Park, Wyoming is a/an |
| A. | hot spring |
| B. | extinct volcano |
| C. | geyser |
| D. | oak tree |
| Answer» D. oak tree | |
| 224. |
The Planet amongst the following (other than Saturn) , that shows a faint ring is ______ |
| A. | Earth |
| B. | Jupiter |
| C. | Mars |
| D. | Pluto |
| Answer» C. Mars | |
| 225. |
The permanent secretariat of OIC is located in |
| A. | Makkah |
| B. | Riyadh |
| C. | Jeddah |
| D. | Madina |
| Answer» D. Madina | |
| 226. |
The planet that takes 88 days to make one revolution of the sun is __________ |
| A. | Mercury |
| B. | Saturn |
| C. | Jupiter |
| D. | Mars |
| Answer» B. Saturn | |
| 227. |
The prime meridian passes through |
| A. | Paris |
| B. | Greenwich |
| C. | New York |
| D. | Delhi |
| Answer» C. New York | |
| 228. |
The primary effect on climate of a volcanic eruption depends on______ |
| A. | the quantity of lava produced |
| B. | how hot the eruptive products are |
| C. | the amount of water vapour produced |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 229. |
The polar regions are sparsely populated because of |
| A. | lack of minerals |
| B. | unsuitable climatic conditions |
| C. | infertile land |
| D. | mountainous topography |
| Answer» C. infertile land | |
| 230. |
The Planets that have no natural satellites are________ |
| A. | Mercury and Venus |
| B. | Earth and Mars |
| C. | Jupiter and Saturn |
| D. | Uranus and Neptune |
| Answer» B. Earth and Mars | |
| 231. |
The popular Yankee Stadium in USA is located at |
| A. | Boston |
| B. | New York |
| C. | Las Vegas |
| D. | Washington |
| Answer» C. Las Vegas | |
| 232. |
The relative humidity of a region is low when :_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | The wet and dry bulb thermometers read the same |
| B. | The difference between the readings of the wet and dry bulb thermometers is large |
| C. | The temperature are high |
| D. | The temperatures are low |
| Answer» C. The temperature are high | |
| 233. |
The Savannas of Orinoco Basin are termed as |
| A. | pampas |
| B. | steppes |
| C. | prairies |
| D. | llanos |
| Answer» E. | |
| 234. |
The remains of the resistant rocks found in the river eroded plain or peneplain are called ___________ |
| A. | Monadnock |
| B. | Jukenberg |
| C. | Hum |
| D. | No option is correct |
| Answer» B. Jukenberg | |
| 235. |
'The Scented Isle' in the Mediterranean Sea is |
| A. | Sardinia |
| B. | Corsica |
| C. | Sicily |
| D. | Crete |
| Answer» C. Sicily | |
| 236. |
The sea with one of the highest salinities in the world is _________ |
| A. | the Dead Sea |
| B. | the Red Sea |
| C. | the Arabian Sea |
| D. | the Baltic Sea |
| Answer» B. the Red Sea | |
| 237. |
The Sea that separates Greece and Italy is |
| A. | Mediterranean |
| B. | The Tyrrhenian |
| C. | The Adriatic |
| D. | The Aegean |
| Answer» D. The Aegean | |
| 238. |
The shortest air route from Moscow to San Francisco is |
| A. | Over the Atlantic Ocean |
| B. | Over the Pacific via Siberia |
| C. | Over the North Pole |
| D. | Through the latitude which passes through them |
| Answer» B. Over the Pacific via Siberia | |
| 239. |
The smallest country of the world is |
| A. | Italy |
| B. | Vatican city |
| C. | Brazil |
| D. | Canada |
| Answer» C. Brazil | |
| 240. |
The smallest island country in the Indian Ocean is |
| A. | Maldives |
| B. | Sri Lanka |
| C. | Mauritius |
| D. | Madagascar |
| Answer» B. Sri Lanka | |
| 241. |
The state of california uses a mechanism known as |
| A. | NOTS |
| B. | BOTS |
| C. | LOTS |
| D. | POTS |
| Answer» B. BOTS | |
| 242. |
The term "Doab" means |
| A. | a land between two mountains |
| B. | a land between two lakes |
| C. | a land between two rivers |
| D. | a land between two seas |
| Answer» D. a land between two seas | |
| 243. |
The term 'Nuclear Posture Review (NPR)', some times seen in the news is associated with the affairs of which of the following? |
| A. | Russia |
| B. | USA |
| C. | India |
| D. | China |
| Answer» C. India | |
| 244. |
The tides in the sea are primarily due to |
| A. | the atmospheric effect of the Earth |
| B. | the gravitational effect of Venus on the Earth |
| C. | the gravitational effect of the Sun on the Earth |
| D. | the gravitational effect of the Moon on the Earth |
| Answer» E. | |
| 245. |
The time at Cairo is 2 hours ahead of Greenwhich. Hence, it is located at |
| A. | 30 degrees W longitude |
| B. | 30 degrees E longitude |
| C. | 28 degrees E longitude |
| D. | 28 degrees W longitude |
| Answer» C. 28 degrees E longitude | |
| 246. |
The tropical grasslands of Africa are known as? |
| A. | Savanna |
| B. | Tundra |
| C. | Siesman |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Tundra | |
| 247. |
The US constitution defines citizenship in the |
| A. | 14th Amendment |
| B. | 12th Amendment |
| C. | 11th Amendment |
| D. | 10th Amendment |
| Answer» B. 12th Amendment | |
| 248. |
The Waterfall with the greatest meterage in the fall is |
| A. | The Jog Falls, India |
| B. | The Victoria Falls, Africa |
| C. | The Niagara Falls, N America |
| D. | The Salto Angel Falls, S America |
| Answer» E. | |
| 249. |
The Vocanic eruption is most likely to be violent when |
| A. | The volcano is near to the sea |
| B. | The neck of the volcano is sealed by a plug |
| C. | The lava is viscous |
| D. | The lava reaches the surface through a fissure |
| Answer» D. The lava reaches the surface through a fissure | |
| 250. |
The Westminster parliamentary system was developed in ___________. |
| A. | Spain |
| B. | Australia |
| C. | UK |
| D. | USA |
| Answer» D. USA | |