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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.
| 351. |
Which of the following layers of the earth is believed to have the heavist mineral materials of highest density |
| A. | Central core |
| B. | Crust |
| C. | Mantle |
| D. | Both (B) and (C) |
| Answer» B. Crust | |
| 352. |
Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Etna : Italy |
| B. | Fujiyama : Japan |
| C. | Popa : Myanmar |
| D. | Krakatau : Malaysia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 353. |
Which of the following rivers does not make an estuary? |
| A. | Narmada |
| B. | Tapi |
| C. | Mandovi |
| D. | Mahanadi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 354. |
Which of the following planets is known as Earth's twin? |
| A. | Mars |
| B. | Saturn |
| C. | Uranus |
| D. | Venus |
| Answer» E. | |
| 355. |
Which of the following regions receives rainfall throughout the year?_x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Tundra |
| B. | Monsoon |
| C. | Mediterranean |
| D. | Equatorial |
| Answer» E. | |
| 356. |
Which of the folowing is a rift valley |
| A. | The Amazon valley |
| B. | The Thames valley |
| C. | The Rhine valley |
| D. | The Mississipipi valley |
| Answer» D. The Mississipipi valley | |
| 357. |
Which of these is not related to the great depression? |
| A. | Drop in profits |
| B. | Drop in income |
| C. | Drop in tax revunes |
| D. | Drop in health |
| Answer» E. | |
| 358. |
Which of these places lies nearest to the Equator? |
| A. | Singapore |
| B. | Lagos |
| C. | Colombo |
| D. | Jakarta |
| Answer» B. Lagos | |
| 359. |
Which of these responsibilities of US citizenship is considered mandatory? |
| A. | Serving in the army |
| B. | Joining a political party |
| C. | Holding political office |
| D. | Serving on a jury |
| Answer» E. | |
| 360. |
Which of these rivers primarily flows in South Africa? |
| A. | Nile River |
| B. | Orange River |
| C. | Niger River |
| D. | Congo River |
| Answer» C. Niger River | |
| 361. |
Which of these two water bodies are connected by the Suez Canal? |
| A. | Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea |
| B. | Black Sea and Red Sea |
| C. | Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea |
| D. | Pacific Ocean and Atlantic ocean |
| Answer» D. Pacific Ocean and Atlantic ocean | |
| 362. |
Which one of the following climates is found in coastal areas of California in north America, Central Chile in South America and South-west tip of West Australia? |
| A. | Tropical savanna |
| B. | Mediterranean |
| C. | Humid continental |
| D. | Low-latitude steppe |
| Answer» C. Humid continental | |
| 363. |
Which one of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by mass in the earth's crust |
| A. | Silicon |
| B. | Oxygen |
| C. | Carbon |
| D. | Calcium |
| Answer» C. Carbon | |
| 364. |
Which one of the following is the cause for a change in the season? |
| A. | Earth’s Rotation and Revolution |
| B. | Earth’s Rotation |
| C. | Earth’s Revolution |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 365. |
Which one of the following rivers has a cuspate delta? |
| A. | Mississippi |
| B. | Niger |
| C. | Nile |
| D. | Tiber |
| Answer» E. | |
| 366. |
Which one of the following types of volcanic eruptions is not usually explosive |
| A. | Pelean |
| B. | Hawaiian |
| C. | Strombolian |
| D. | Vulcanian |
| Answer» C. Strombolian | |
| 367. |
Which planet experiences the volcano with the name of "Arsia Mon" Â ? |
| A. | Earth |
| B. | Mars |
| C. | Jupiter |
| D. | None |
| Answer» C. Jupiter | |
| 368. |
Which planet was named after the Roman God Zeus |
| A. | Mars |
| B. | Earth |
| C. | Venus |
| D. | Jupiter |
| Answer» E. | |
| 369. |
Which port is situated on the southern tip of the Suez Canal?_x005F_x000D_ Â _x005F_x000D_ |
| A. | Port Suez_x005F_x000D_ |
| B. | Port Said |
| C. | Ismailia |
| D. | Port Ibrahim |
| Answer» B. Port Said | |
| 370. |
Which program is an example of domestic policy? |
| A. | NAFTA |
| B. | The Versailles Treaty |
| C. | The Clean Air Act NATO |
| D. | The Carter Doctrine |
| Answer» D. The Carter Doctrine | |
| 371. |
Which region specializes in diamonds? |
| A. | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| B. | Central america |
| C. | Middle east Europe |
| D. | South America |
| Answer» B. Central america | |
| 372. |
Which sea separates Europe from Africa? |
| A. | The Gulf of Mexico |
| B. | The caribbean sea |
| C. | The Mediterranean sea |
| D. | Both B & C |
| Answer» D. Both B & C | |
| 373. |
Which statement describes the amount of rainfall in grasslands? |
| A. | more than deserts |
| B. | less than forests |
| C. | Both A & B |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 374. |
Which statements are true about both Japan and China? |
| A. | Japan and China share religious values |
| B. | Japan does not place restrictions on religion and reproduction like China does |
| C. | Japan is a constitutional monarchy, while China is a communist state |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 375. |
Who discovered the solar system |
| A. | Copernicus |
| B. | Kepler |
| C. | Aryabhatta |
| D. | Newton |
| Answer» B. Kepler | |
| 376. |
Who of the following was the first scientific geographer who ascertained the length of equator on sound principles? |
| A. | Herodotus |
| B. | Hecataeus |
| C. | Anaximander |
| D. | Eratosthenes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 377. |
Who elected as new King of Malaysia? |
| A. | Ibrahim Ismail |
| B. | Nazrin Shah |
| C. | Sultan Abdullah |
| D. | Ahmad Shah |
| Answer» D. Ahmad Shah | |
| 378. |
Who has been sworn in as the new Attorney General of the United States? |
| A. | Dick Thornburg |
| B. | William Barr |
| C. | Edwin Meese |
| D. | Janet Reno |
| Answer» C. Edwin Meese | |
| 379. |
Who tops in ranking of Climate Change Performance Index? |
| A. | Saudi Arabia |
| B. | India |
| C. | Sweden |
| D. | New Zealand |
| Answer» D. New Zealand | |
| 380. |
Why do Fold mountains have enormous thickness of sedimentary rocks? |
| A. | Due to deposition of sediments in a valley for milions of years |
| B. | Due to accumulation of sediments in a geosyncline |
| C. | The plains were folded into mountains |
| D. | The sediments were folded into recumbent and nappe |
| Answer» C. The plains were folded into mountains | |
| 381. |
World famous Kaieteur Falls is situated on which river? |
| A. | Potaro |
| B. | Mississippi |
| C. | St. Lawrence |
| D. | Zambezi |
| Answer» B. Mississippi | |
| 382. |
Why did settlers move to the great plains? |
| A. | There were minerals in the region |
| B. | Government was offering 160 acres of land for free |
| C. | Land prices in the East were getting too expensive |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 383. |
The major motion of the planet earth includes |
| A. | rotation |
| B. | revolution |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | any of these depending upon the question under construction |
| Answer» D. any of these depending upon the question under construction | |
| 384. |
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 | |
| 385. |
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 | |
| 386. |
The steady or initial phase of the magnetic storms is |
| A. | preceded by storm sudden commencement |
| B. | magnetic storm at middle and low altitudes |
| C. | a sharp increase of the field |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. magnetic storm at middle and low altitudes | |
| 387. |
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 | |
| 388. |
The smallest division of geological time scale is |
| A. | eon |
| B. | eras |
| C. | stage |
| D. | periods |
| Answer» D. periods | |
| 389. |
The longest era of the classification of the history of earth is |
| A. | Cainozoic era |
| B. | Pre-Cambrian era |
| C. | Palaeozoic era |
| D. | Mesozoic era |
| Answer» C. Palaeozoic era | |
| 390. |
The monsoon climatic regions are |
| A. | South-east Asia including Australia, Africa, America |
| B. | Europe and South America |
| C. | Asia, Africa and Antarctica |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Europe and South America | |
| 391. |
The process of particle detach ment by moving glacial ice is called |
| A. | plucking |
| B. | abrasion |
| C. | scouring |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. abrasion | |
| 392. |
The mean surface temperature of the sun is estimated to be of the prder of |
| A. | 5500ÔøΩC |
| B. | 4000ÔøΩC |
| C. | 2000ÔøΩC |
| D. | 1000ÔøΩC |
| Answer» B. 4000ÔøΩC | |
| 393. |
The progressive wave theory regarding of tides was put forth by |
| A. | R.A. Harris |
| B. | Issac Newton |
| C. | William Whewell |
| D. | G.B. Airy |
| Answer» D. G.B. Airy | |
| 394. |
The second largest island (next to Greenland) in the world is |
| A. | Borneo |
| B. | Malagasy |
| C. | New Guinea |
| D. | Sumatra |
| Answer» D. Sumatra | |
| 395. |
The sulphites are a mineral group that contain one or more metallic elements in combination with the sulphate compound ____ |
| A. | SO3 |
| B. | SO2 |
| C. | SO4 |
| D. | SO |
| Answer» D. SO | |
| 396. |
The planets called the inner planets, are |
| A. | Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune |
| B. | Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus |
| C. | Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto |
| D. | Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars |
| Answer» E. | |
| 397. |
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 | |
| 398. |
The main crops of kharif are |
| A. | rice, jowar, bajra |
| B. | ragi, maize |
| C. | cotton, jute |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 399. |
The river Sutlej, on which the Bhakra Dam has been built, originates from |
| A. | a spring in Vering |
| B. | near Bara Lacha Pass in Lahul |
| C. | Rakas lake in Tibet |
| D. | Mansarovar lake |
| Answer» D. Mansarovar lake | |
| 400. |
The mountains which come into being after the continental drift started, with the break up of the large land mass of pangola are |
| A. | young mountains |
| B. | old mountains |
| C. | volcanic mountains |
| D. | fold mountains |
| Answer» B. old mountains | |