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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The desert regions of the world occupy about _______ part ofthe land surface of the earth. |
| A. | 1/3 |
| B. | 1.6 |
| C. | 1/2 |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. 1.6 | |
| 2. |
Igneous rocks are formed from molten rock material. Whichone of the following is not an igneous rock? |
| A. | Granite |
| B. | Quartz |
| C. | Feldspar |
| D. | Slate |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
Dogger Bank, Rockfall Bank, Wales Bank and Sand Bankare located in |
| A. | North West Atlantic |
| B. | North East Pacific |
| C. | North East Atlantic |
| D. | North West Pacific |
| Answer» D. North West Pacific | |
| 4. |
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 | |
| 5. |
The capital of the Ontario province of Canada situated onthe Lake Ontario is the port city of |
| A. | Montreal |
| B. | Uruguay |
| C. | Chile |
| D. | Paraguay |
| Answer» C. Chile | |
| 6. |
The ______ route is the busiest ocean route of the world. |
| A. | Suez |
| B. | Panama |
| C. | North Atlantic |
| D. | South Atlantic |
| Answer» D. South Atlantic | |
| 7. |
Deserts such as Sahara are generally found between 20° and 30° latitudes in western parts of the continents. This is because these regions: |
| A. | are very hot throughout the year |
| B. | have offshore winds throughout the year |
| C. | have warm offshore currents |
| D. | lie in the belt of the doldrums |
| Answer» C. have warm offshore currents | |
| 8. |
When would you record the maximum angle of incidence of the sun's rays at the north pole? |
| A. | March 21 |
| B. | September 21 |
| C. | When the sun's rays fall vertically on the Tropic of Cancer |
| D. | When the sun's rays fall vertically on the Tropic of Capricorn |
| Answer» D. When the sun's rays fall vertically on the Tropic of Capricorn | |
| 9. |
The absence of which among the following causes the temperature of the atmosphereto decrease with ascent along with decreasing density of air? 1. Vegetation 2. Water 3. Carbon dioxide 4. Oxygen 5. Nitrogen |
| A. | I and II |
| B. | III and IV |
| C. | II and III |
| D. | II and V |
| Answer» D. II and V | |
| 10. |
Major wheat and rice producing area in China is: |
| A. | Hwang-Ho basin |
| B. | Yangtse-basin |
| C. | Si-Kiang basin |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. |
Among the following climatic factors, which one has the least effect upon a terrestrial ecosystem? [IAS 2004] |
| A. | Temperature variation |
| B. | Wind |
| C. | Conditions of sunlight |
| D. | Availability of water |
| Answer» C. Conditions of sunlight | |
| 12. |
The word used to describe the shape of earth is: |
| A. | flat |
| B. | circle |
| C. | sphere |
| D. | oblate spheroid |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
The Earth rotates-around an axis pointing towards: [NDA 1991] |
| A. | the moon |
| B. | the pole star |
| C. | the sun |
| D. | Venus |
| Answer» C. the sun | |
| 14. |
For the formation of rainfall which of the following is notessential? |
| A. | dust particles in the atmosphere |
| B. | evaporation |
| C. | condensation |
| D. | wind |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
Consider the following statements: [IAS 2004] 1. Germany and America are the two largest producers of wind-power 2. America has nuclear energy generation capacity of around 100,000 MW 3. America has more nuclear reactors than any other country in the world Which of the statements given above are correct? |
| A. | 1 and 2 |
| B. | 2 and 3 |
| C. | 1 and 2 |
| D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 16. |
Folding is the result of [BPSC 2011] |
| A. | epeirogenetic force |
| B. | Coriolis force |
| C. | orogenetic force |
| D. | exogenetic force |
| Answer» D. exogenetic force | |
| 17. |
Tell Brak was a city of---------- |
| A. | syria |
| B. | peru |
| C. | mesopotamia |
| D. | india |
| Answer» D. india | |
| 18. |
Tell Hamoukar was ----------- |
| A. | city |
| B. | temple |
| C. | trade |
| D. | non of these |
| Answer» B. temple | |
| 19. |
Nekhen was the capital of-------- |
| A. | upper egypt |
| B. | lover egypt |
| C. | middle kingdom |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. lover egypt | |
| 20. |
Tell Hamoukar was located in--------- |
| A. | syria |
| B. | egypt |
| C. | kenya |
| D. | usa |
| Answer» B. egypt | |
| 21. |
Zagros mountains is located in--------- |
| A. | iran |
| B. | india |
| C. | iraq |
| D. | ireland |
| Answer» B. india | |
| 22. |
Hittites were--------- |
| A. | anatolian people |
| B. | indus people |
| C. | egyptian people |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. indus people | |
| 23. |
Nineveh was the capital of---------- |
| A. | assyrians |
| B. | hittites |
| C. | kassites |
| D. | crete |
| Answer» B. hittites | |
| 24. |
Cretan civilization was at--------- |
| A. | egypt |
| B. | greek |
| C. | macedonia |
| D. | iran |
| Answer» B. greek | |
| 25. |
The Greek word ‘Polis’ means-------- |
| A. | city |
| B. | temple |
| C. | mount |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. temple | |
| 26. |
‘Tyrants’ related to |
| A. | greek |
| B. | sumerian |
| C. | egypt |
| D. | macedonia |
| Answer» B. sumerian | |
| 27. |
‘Kaotsou’ was the leader of -------- |
| A. | tartar |
| B. | mongols |
| C. | tibetans |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. mongols | |
| 28. |
Lieou pang fang was the leaders of------- |
| A. | tartar |
| B. | mongols |
| C. | tibetans |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. mongols | |
| 29. |
Loyang was the capital of--------- |
| A. | hun |
| B. | chou |
| C. | ming |
| D. | tang |
| Answer» B. chou | |
| 30. |
Meha belongs to--------- |
| A. | tartar |
| B. | negros |
| C. | astroloids |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. negros | |
| 31. |
Battle of Mobei was related to-------- |
| A. | tartar |
| B. | negros |
| C. | astroloids |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. negros | |
| 32. |
According to Indian mythology, there are------yugas |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 2 |
| Answer» B. 5 | |
| 33. |
Gobi desert is in |
| A. | china |
| B. | japan |
| C. | korea |
| D. | india |
| Answer» B. japan | |
| 34. |
In India Sudras was the status of--------- |
| A. | slaves |
| B. | priests |
| C. | merchants |
| D. | bards |
| Answer» B. priests | |
| 35. |
The Ramayana was written by-------- |
| A. | valmiki |
| B. | atreya |
| C. | meera bai |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. atreya | |
| 36. |
Tenth mandala of Rig-Veda is -------- |
| A. | ramayana |
| B. | mahabharata |
| C. | purushasuktha |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 37. |
Who was the father of Greek Mathematics? |
| A. | thales |
| B. | aristotle |
| C. | plato |
| D. | erasthothenes |
| Answer» B. aristotle | |
| 38. |
Lyceum was at ……… |
| A. | corinth |
| B. | athens |
| C. | sparta |
| D. | thebs |
| Answer» C. sparta | |
| 39. |
Ethics a treatise by…………. |
| A. | aristotle |
| B. | plato |
| C. | socrates |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. plato | |
| 40. |
Phidias was a ………………. |
| A. | sculptor |
| B. | painter |
| C. | dramatist |
| D. | magistrate |
| Answer» B. painter | |
| 41. |
‘I thaca’ was a work of------------ |
| A. | schliemann |
| B. | woolley |
| C. | wheeler |
| D. | petrie |
| Answer» B. woolley | |
| 42. |
‘Civilization of the Indus valley and Beyond’ was written by ----- |
| A. | marshall |
| B. | wheeler |
| C. | mackay |
| D. | woolley |
| Answer» C. mackay | |
| 43. |
The Chinese legal system influenced much of--------- |
| A. | confucianism |
| B. | buddhism |
| C. | taoism |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» B. buddhism | |
| 44. |
The term ‘Xing’ is related-------- |
| A. | art |
| B. | literature |
| C. | law |
| D. | science |
| Answer» D. science | |
| 45. |
The Chou rulers were the patrons of------------ |
| A. | prose |
| B. | poetry |
| C. | drama |
| D. | architecture |
| Answer» B. poetry | |
| 46. |
‘Sinitic’ is related to--------- |
| A. | east asian writing |
| B. | cuneiform writing |
| C. | egyptian writing |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» B. cuneiform writing | |
| 47. |
The Chinese language is known as-------------- |
| A. | mandarin |
| B. | tibetan |
| C. | semitic |
| D. | cantonese |
| Answer» B. tibetan | |
| 48. |
The script in the oracle bones is known as literally---------- |
| A. | shell bone writing |
| B. | mandarin |
| C. | shell bone script |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» B. mandarin | |
| 49. |
Which was the longest dynasty of china |
| A. | shang |
| B. | chou |
| C. | chin |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. chin | |
| 50. |
The Chinese form of inscription was |
| A. | pictographic |
| B. | syllabic |
| C. | cursive |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. syllabic | |