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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.
| 251. |
The Wettest place in the world is Cherrapunji (Assam). The Hottest place is |
| A. | Azizia (Libya) |
| B. | Ramagundam (India) |
| C. | Stwart Island (New Zealand) |
| D. | Kandy (Sri lanka) |
| Answer» B. Ramagundam (India) | |
| 252. |
The weight of an object is maximum |
| A. | on the equator |
| B. | on the surface of the earth |
| C. | at the centre of the earth |
| D. | on the poles of the earth |
| Answer» E. | |
| 253. |
The world’s longest river the Nile, flows through which continent? |
| A. | South America |
| B. | Africa |
| C. | North America |
| D. | Europe |
| Answer» C. North America | |
| 254. |
The world's largest delta system is the _________ |
| A. | The Nile, Egypt |
| B. | Ganges-Brahmaputra, India/ Bangladesh |
| C. | The Mississippi, USA |
| D. | The Amazon , Brazil |
| Answer» C. The Mississippi, USA | |
| 255. |
The world's largest river is the...... |
| A. | The Amazon |
| B. | The Brahmaputra |
| C. | The Mississippi and Missouri |
| D. | The Nile |
| Answer» B. The Brahmaputra | |
| 256. |
This phenomenon is sometimes referred to as the southern lights. |
| A. | Aurora australis |
| B. | Aurora borealis |
| C. | Aurora polaris |
| D. | Aurora coriolis |
| Answer» B. Aurora borealis | |
| 257. |
Though the countries of South - West Asia have abundant power resources, they have not developed major industries mainly because |
| A. | They do not have raw materials |
| B. | They do not have a large market |
| C. | They do not have skilled labour |
| D. | They do not have capital |
| Answer» B. They do not have a large market | |
| 258. |
Through which continents does the equator pass |
| A. | Asia |
| B. | Africa |
| C. | South America |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 259. |
"Tigris River" flows through which of the following countries ? |
| A. | Iran |
| B. | Italy |
| C. | Iraq |
| D. | Egypt |
| Answer» B. Italy | |
| 260. |
Tokyo, the capital of japan is situated in the island of |
| A. | Hokkaido |
| B. | Honshu |
| C. | Shikoku |
| D. | Kyushu |
| Answer» C. Shikoku | |
| 261. |
Tides in the sea are caused by |
| A. | Effect of Sun |
| B. | Effect of Moon |
| C. | Combined effect of Moon and Sun |
| D. | Gravitational Force of Earth and Sun |
| Answer» D. Gravitational Force of Earth and Sun | |
| 262. |
Total number of countries in the world are |
| A. | 125 |
| B. | 165 |
| C. | 255 |
| D. | 195 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 263. |
Tribes belonging to which one of the following groups earn their livelihood through food - gathering and hunting? |
| A. | Bushman, Pigmy and Eskimo |
| B. | Masai, Kirghiz, and Boro |
| C. | Pigmy, Eskimo and Kirghiz |
| D. | Boro, Bushman, and Masai |
| Answer» B. Masai, Kirghiz, and Boro | |
| 264. |
Trips and Trims are the terms associated with |
| A. | IBRD |
| B. | WTO |
| C. | IDA |
| D. | IMF |
| Answer» C. IDA | |
| 265. |
Tropical cyclone 'Pabuk' recently occurred in which country? |
| A. | Thailand |
| B. | New Zealand |
| C. | Singapore |
| D. | Australia |
| Answer» B. New Zealand | |
| 266. |
Uranus takes _______years to orbit the sun |
| A. | 48 |
| B. | 84 |
| C. | 50 |
| D. | 60 |
| Answer» C. 50 | |
| 267. |
Vedda is a tribe of which of the following countries? |
| A. | Maldives |
| B. | Myanmar |
| C. | Sri Lanka |
| D. | Bangladesh |
| Answer» D. Bangladesh | |
| 268. |
Venus has atmosphere made up of |
| A. | Ammonia |
| B. | Carbon-di-Oxide |
| C. | Helium |
| D. | Hydrogen |
| Answer» C. Helium | |
| 269. |
Volcanoes occur at tectonic plate boundaries that are |
| A. | Convergent |
| B. | Divergent |
| C. | Both A & B |
| D. | Destructive |
| Answer» D. Destructive | |
| 270. |
What comes first latitude or longitude? |
| A. | Latitude |
| B. | Longitude |
| C. | Both A & B |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Longitude | |
| 271. |
What does the color black on a map illustrate? |
| A. | contours |
| B. | water bodies |
| C. | woodland areas |
| D. | borders |
| Answer» E. | |
| 272. |
What do lines of latitude measure? |
| A. | east-west position between the poles |
| B. | north-south position between the poles |
| C. | north-east position between the poles |
| D. | south-west position between the poles |
| Answer» C. north-east position between the poles | |
| 273. |
What is Dakshin Gangotri ? |
| A. | River valley in Andhra Pradesh |
| B. | Unmanned station located in Antarctica |
| C. | Second source of River Ganga |
| D. | Island in the Indian Ocean |
| Answer» C. Second source of River Ganga | |
| 274. |
What is located at 180 degrees longitude? |
| A. | Fiji |
| B. | Russia |
| C. | Antarctica |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 275. |
What is seismic zone extending at an angle of about 45 degrees from the base of an ocean trench, down through lithosphere to the asthenosphere known as |
| A. | Appleton layer |
| B. | Benioff zone |
| C. | Conard discontinuity |
| D. | Convergence zone |
| Answer» C. Conard discontinuity | |
| 276. |
What is the Capital city of Peru? |
| A. | Sucre |
| B. | Manama |
| C. | Lima |
| D. | Bogota |
| Answer» D. Bogota | |
| 277. |
What is the capital of Bhutan ? |
| A. | Dhaka |
| B. | Thimphu |
| C. | Tripoli |
| D. | Tokyo |
| Answer» C. Tripoli | |
| 278. |
What is the Capital of Namibia? |
| A. | Windhoek |
| B. | Mogadishu |
| C. | Utrecht |
| D. | Mombasa |
| Answer» B. Mogadishu | |
| 279. |
What is the capital of the country Turkmenistan ? |
| A. | Dushanbe |
| B. | Ashgabat |
| C. | Bishkek |
| D. | Astana |
| Answer» C. Bishkek | |
| 280. |
What is the currency of Japan? |
| A. | yen |
| B. | dirham |
| C. | yuan |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. dirham | |
| 281. |
What is the currency of Mexico ? |
| A. | Krones |
| B. | Lira |
| C. | Peso |
| D. | Mexican dollars |
| Answer» D. Mexican dollars | |
| 282. |
What is the currency of South Korea? |
| A. | Krona |
| B. | Zloty |
| C. | Won |
| D. | Nakfa |
| Answer» D. Nakfa | |
| 283. |
What is the International Date Line ? |
| A. | It is the equator |
| B. | It is the 0 degrees longitude |
| C. | It is the 90 degrees longitude |
| D. | It is the 180 degrees longitude |
| Answer» E. | |
| 284. |
what is the International Date Line |
| A. | It is the Equator |
| B. | it is the 00 longitude |
| C. | It is the 900 east longitude |
| D. | It is the 1800 longitude |
| Answer» E. | |
| 285. |
What is the largest landlocked country in the world? |
| A. | Kazakhstan |
| B. | Turkmenistan |
| C. | Russia |
| D. | Uzbekistan |
| Answer» B. Turkmenistan | |
| 286. |
What is the most commonly spoken language in the world? |
| A. | Mandarin Chinese |
| B. | English |
| C. | Spanish |
| D. | Hindi |
| Answer» B. English | |
| 287. |
What is the name of the canal that connects the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean? It was commissioned in the year 1914. |
| A. | Kiel Canal |
| B. | Panama Canal |
| C. | White Sea canal |
| D. | Suez Canal |
| Answer» C. White Sea canal | |
| 288. |
What is the name of the southernmost tip of the continent of South America? At this place the Pacific and Atlantic oceans converge. |
| A. | Cape Town |
| B. | Cape of Good Hope |
| C. | Cape Horn |
| D. | Cape Canaveral |
| Answer» D. Cape Canaveral | |
| 289. |
What is the time taken by the Earth to complete one rotation on its imaginary axis |
| A. | 24 hr 37 min 23 sec |
| B. | 24 hr |
| C. | 23 hr 56 min 4 sec |
| D. | 23 hr 52 min |
| Answer» D. 23 hr 52 min | |
| 290. |
What place is designated as 0 degrees longitude? |
| A. | Greenwich |
| B. | Prime meridian |
| C. | Tibet |
| D. | Norway |
| Answer» B. Prime meridian | |
| 291. |
What separates Europe from Asia? |
| A. | Caspian mountains |
| B. | Ural mountains |
| C. | Himalayan mountains |
| D. | Carpathian mountains |
| Answer» C. Himalayan mountains | |
| 292. |
What two countries have nearly 50% of global coal reserves? |
| A. | Iran & USA |
| B. | USA & China |
| C. | Russia & USA |
| D. | Brazil & Russia |
| Answer» D. Brazil & Russia | |
| 293. |
Where are the Balearic Islands located ? |
| A. | Mediterranean Sea |
| B. | BLack Sea |
| C. | Baltic Sea |
| D. | North Sea |
| Answer» B. BLack Sea | |
| 294. |
Where in China is the Forbidden city located? |
| A. | Guilin |
| B. | Beijing |
| C. | Shanghai |
| D. | Guanzho |
| Answer» C. Shanghai | |
| 295. |
Where in the World can we find the Nobel museum? |
| A. | Sweden |
| B. | Stockholm |
| C. | Denmark |
| D. | London |
| Answer» C. Denmark | |
| 296. |
Where is Hambantota Port located? |
| A. | Iran |
| B. | Sri Lanka |
| C. | Japan |
| D. | Pakistan |
| Answer» C. Japan | |
| 297. |
Where is located the most active volcano in the world?_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Around the Atlantic Ocean_x005F_x000D_ |
| B. | Around the Pacific Ocean_x005F_x000D_ |
| C. | Around the Indian Ocean_x005F_x000D_ |
| D. | Around the Arctic Ocean |
| Answer» C. Around the Indian Ocean_x005F_x000D_ | |
| 298. |
Where is New Moore Island located?_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | In Arabian Sea |
| B. | In Gulf of Mannar |
| C. | In Bay of Bengal |
| D. | In Andaman Sea |
| Answer» D. In Andaman Sea | |
| 299. |
Where is the canal "Chain of Rocks" located? |
| A. | Virginia |
| B. | Illinois |
| C. | California |
| D. | None |
| Answer» C. California | |
| 300. |
Where is "The Geysers", the world's largest geothermal field, containing a complex of 22 geothermal power plants, located? |
| A. | Rio |
| B. | New Orleans |
| C. | Moscow |
| D. | San Francisco |
| Answer» E. | |