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This section includes 2981 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1001. |
The Strait which separates Asia from North America is: [Asstt Grade 1992] |
| A. | The Bering Strait |
| B. | The Palk Strait |
| C. | The Strait of Gibraltar |
| D. | The Strait of Malacca |
| Answer» B. The Palk Strait | |
| 1002. |
Which one of the following countries is not in South America? [CDS 2003] |
| A. | Bolivia |
| B. | Paraguay |
| C. | Suriname |
| D. | Swaziland |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1003. |
It is six months long day in the northern polar region and six months long night in the southern polar region because: [Railways 1993] |
| A. | earth is revolving around the sun |
| B. | earth is inclined towards its orbital plane |
| C. | earth is rotating |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. earth is rotating | |
| 1004. |
Three European cities viz, Belgrade, Budapest and Vienna,are located on the banks of the river |
| A. | Danube |
| B. | Rhine |
| C. | Rhone |
| D. | Volga |
| Answer» B. Rhine | |
| 1005. |
The country which leads in the production of rubber is : |
| A. | Australia |
| B. | Indonesia |
| C. | Malaysia |
| D. | Thailand |
| Answer» C. Malaysia | |
| 1006. |
What is the capital of East Timor ? [CDS 2004] |
| A. | Darwin |
| B. | DiIi |
| C. | Semarang |
| D. | Yogyakarta |
| Answer» C. Semarang | |
| 1007. |
Identify the correct descending order of production of wood pulp of the followingcountries: [IAS 2004] 1. USA 2. Sweden 3. Japan 4. Canada Select the correct answer using the codes given below: |
| A. | 1, 3, 2, 4 |
| B. | 2, 4, 1, 3 |
| C. | 1, 4, 2, 3 |
| D. | 2, 3, 1, 4 |
| Answer» C. 1, 4, 2, 3 | |
| 1008. |
Which one of the following regions has Mediterranean type of climate? [IAS 2004] |
| A. | Cape Town region of South Africa |
| B. | Great Plains of North America |
| C. | North-Eastern Australia |
| D. | Southern Algeria |
| Answer» B. Great Plains of North America | |
| 1009. |
Rice in Myanmar is cultivated along the deltas of ______river. |
| A. | Salween |
| B. | Menam |
| C. | Mekong |
| D. | Irrawaddy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1010. |
The distance between the earth and the sun is smallest in the month of: |
| A. | January |
| B. | March |
| C. | June |
| D. | September |
| Answer» B. March | |
| 1011. |
Which of the following rivers falls into the Atlantic Ocean? 1. Orinoco 2. Danube 3. Amazon 4. Congo |
| A. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| B. | 1, 3 and 4 |
| C. | 2, 3 and 4 |
| D. | 1, 2 and 4 |
| Answer» C. 2, 3 and 4 | |
| 1012. |
Consider the following statements: 1. The variation in average annual range of temperature at1 5° latitude of Southern Hemisphere is much less than that at 15° latitude of Northern Hemisphere. 2. At latitudes pole ward of 35° the incoming radiation exceeds the outgoing radiation in. Northern Hemisphere, whereas in Southern Hemisphere the outgoing radiation exceeds the incoming radiation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2007] |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» B. 2 only | |
| 1013. |
A ship met with an accident at 30ºC and 35ºN. The ship was sailing in the: [CDS 2000] |
| A. | Baltic Sea |
| B. | Black Sea |
| C. | Mediterranean Sea |
| D. | Red Sea |
| Answer» D. Red Sea | |
| 1014. |
Because of which one of the following factors, clouds do not precipitate in deserts?[CDS 2009] |
| A. | Low pressure |
| B. | Low humidity |
| C. | High wind velocity |
| D. | High temperature |
| Answer» C. High wind velocity | |
| 1015. |
The most important navigable river in, Central Europe that provides a link between seven countries-Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Rome, Russia and Yugoslavia is : |
| A. | Volga |
| B. | Rhine |
| C. | Dnieper |
| D. | Danube |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1016. |
____ is a land locked country. |
| A. | Bangladesh |
| B. | Myanmar |
| C. | Nepal |
| D. | Sri Lanka |
| Answer» D. Sri Lanka | |
| 1017. |
Of the solar energy coming into the Biosphere, what percentage of it is actually used in the photosynthesis? [IAS 2008] |
| A. | Less than 1% |
| B. | Between 1% and 15% |
| C. | Between 15% and 2% |
| D. | More than 2% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1018. |
_____ canal lies on one of the world's largest of trade routesconnecting Europe and Far East. |
| A. | The Panama |
| B. | The Suez |
| C. | The Kiel |
| D. | The Goth |
| Answer» C. The Kiel | |
| 1019. |
Pakistan's nuclear power plant is located at : [IFS 1988] |
| A. | Islamabad |
| B. | Peshawar |
| C. | Kahuta |
| D. | Karachi |
| Answer» D. Karachi | |
| 1020. |
Which of the following represents d process of chemical weathering? [CDS 1991] |
| A. | Thermal expansion and contraction |
| B. | Mass exfoliation |
| C. | Hydration and Hydrolysis |
| D. | Frost action and crystal growth |
| Answer» D. Frost action and crystal growth | |
| 1021. |
Tides are complied and they vary from place to place because of: [IAS 2003] |
| A. | the movement of Moon in relation to Earth |
| B. | Uneven distribution of water over the globe |
| C. | irregularities in the configuration of oceans |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1022. |
Mosses and Lichens are the characteristic vegetation of: |
| A. | hot desert region |
| B. | mediterranean region |
| C. | temperate region |
| D. | tundra region |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1023. |
Which of the following influence the erosion of soil by water? [Railways 1994] 1. Slope of the land 2. Management practice like terracing 3. Soil salinity |
| A. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| B. | 1 and 2 |
| C. | 2 and 3 |
| D. | 1 and 3 |
| Answer» C. 2 and 3 | |
| 1024. |
The difference in the duration of day and night increases as one moves from: |
| A. | west to east |
| B. | east and west of the prime meridian |
| C. | poles to equator |
| D. | equator to poles |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1025. |
Owing to the equatorial bulge and the polar flattening, the polar radius of the earthfalls short of the equatorial radius by about: [NDA 1991] |
| A. | 22 km |
| B. | 36 km |
| C. | 41 km |
| D. | 53 km |
| Answer» B. 36 km | |
| 1026. |
What is the approximate equatorial circumference of the earth? [Hotel Management1992] |
| A. | 30,000 Km |
| B. | 35,000 Km |
| C. | 40,000 Km |
| D. | 45,000 Km |
| Answer» D. 45,000 Km | |
| 1027. |
Which one of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by mass in the earth's crust? [IAS 1997] |
| A. | Silicon |
| B. | Oxygen |
| C. | Carbon |
| D. | Calcium |
| Answer» C. Carbon | |
| 1028. |
The Sun shines vertically on the equator: |
| A. | throughout the year |
| B. | for six months |
| C. | twice a year |
| D. | once a year |
| Answer» D. once a year | |
| 1029. |
Rubber is the coagulated Juice or latex or an equatorial treecalled |
| A. | Ebony |
| B. | Mahogany |
| C. | Cinchona |
| D. | Hevea |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1030. |
Rainfall in the doldrums is of the nature of: [CDS 2000] |
| A. | orographic precipitation |
| B. | natural precipitation |
| C. | frontal precipitation |
| D. | convectional precipitation |
| Answer» B. natural precipitation | |
| 1031. |
The movement inside the Earth's crust is studied by: [CDS 1992] |
| A. | Geodesy |
| B. | Geology |
| C. | Plate Tectonics |
| D. | Seismology |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1032. |
The speed of rotation of the earth is the highest: [NDA 1994] |
| A. | along the Equator |
| B. | at the North Pole |
| C. | along the Tropic of Cancer |
| D. | along the Arctic Circle |
| Answer» B. at the North Pole | |
| 1033. |
Consider the following statements: 1. The albedo of an object determines its visual brightness when viewed with reflected light. 2. The albedo of Mercury is much greater than the albedo of the Earth. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2008] |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 2 only |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» B. 2 only | |
| 1034. |
From, the point of view of international trade, Bahrein islands are noted for petroleumand: |
| A. | fishing |
| B. | ship building |
| C. | iron and steel |
| D. | pearl fishing |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1035. |
Which one of the following statements correctly defines the term 'Karroo' of Southern Africa? [IAS 2004] |
| A. | Rift valley formed due to faulting |
| B. | Dome shaped landforms caused by earth's movements |
| C. | Steppes from the coastal lowland on to the high plateau |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 1036. |
Which one of the following characteristics is NOT found in the Mediterranean climate? [NDA 2003] |
| A. | Temperatures range from 21°C in summer to 10°C or below in the winter |
| B. | Off-shore trade winds blow in the summer |
| C. | On-shore westerly winds blow in the winter bringing cyclonic rain |
| D. | The annual rainfall ranges from 1500 mm to 2000 mm |
| Answer» C. On-shore westerly winds blow in the winter bringing cyclonic rain | |
| 1037. |
The capital city of Kenya is ____. |
| A. | Nairobi |
| B. | Entebbe |
| C. | Cairo |
| D. | Port Louis |
| Answer» B. Entebbe | |
| 1038. |
When it is 12:00 noon in India, the time in San Francisco (USA) would be closed to :[CDS 2002] |
| A. | 11 : 30 p.m. |
| B. | 11 : 30 p.m. of previous day |
| C. | 8 : 30 p.m. |
| D. | 8 : 30 p. m. of previous day |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1039. |
Choose the correct statement about Sedimentary rocks: [Teachers' Exam 1994] |
| A. | These rocks cannot be formed under water |
| B. | These rocks are crystalline |
| C. | The structure of these rocks is contingent on heat and pressure |
| D. | These rocks have been deposited in layers |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1040. |
The soil material is mainly derived from: |
| A. | metamorphic rocks |
| B. | sedimentary rocks |
| C. | igneous rocks |
| D. | biological action |
| Answer» C. igneous rocks | |
| 1041. |
Spring tides occur when: [CDS 1993] |
| A. | the moon is nearest to the earth |
| B. | the moon is farthest from the earth |
| C. | the moon, the sun and the earth are at right angles with the earth at the apex |
| D. | the moon, the sun and the earth are in the same line |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1042. |
The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the place of: |
| A. | axis of the earth |
| B. | equator |
| C. | north pole |
| D. | south pole |
| Answer» C. north pole | |
| 1043. |
Which one of the following plate movements is responsible for the formation of midocean ridge? [IAS 2004] |
| A. | Divergent movement |
| B. | Convergent movement |
| C. | Transform fault movement |
| D. | Parallel movement |
| Answer» B. Convergent movement | |
| 1044. |
Loess is _____ soil. |
| A. | wind-deposited |
| B. | water-deposited |
| C. | volcanic |
| D. | black cotton |
| Answer» B. water-deposited | |
| 1045. |
Which one of the following characteristics is NOT associated with the tropical cyclones? [NDA 2002] |
| A. | Before the cyclone arrives the air becomes very still and temperature and humidity are high |
| B. | As the front of the vertex arrives, gusty winds develop and thick clouds appear |
| C. | As the cold front passes, the weather changes very rapidly |
| D. | Calm conditions return when the eye of the cyclone arrives |
| Answer» E. | |
| 1046. |
When it is 8 P.M. in Tokyo, what is the time at Panama Canal which is located at 180°W of it? |
| A. | 4.00 P.M. |
| B. | 8.00 A.M. |
| C. | 12.00 A.M. |
| D. | 12.00 Noon |
| Answer» C. 12.00 A.M. | |
| 1047. |
The world's largest lake is: [Railways 1992] |
| A. | Lake Victoria |
| B. | Lake Superior |
| C. | Caspian Sea |
| D. | Black Sea |
| Answer» D. Black Sea | |
| 1048. |
Strait of Malacca separates: |
| A. | Sumatra and Malaysia |
| B. | Java and Brunei |
| C. | Sumatra and Java |
| D. | Malaysia and Brunei |
| Answer» B. Java and Brunei | |
| 1049. |
Which one of the following regions of the world is called “the bread basket of the world”? [IAS 2003] |
| A. | Temperate grassland |
| B. | Tropical monsoonal region |
| C. | Mediterranean region |
| D. | Savana grassland |
| Answer» B. Tropical monsoonal region | |
| 1050. |
Fog is common around Newfoundland coast because: |
| A. | high tides occur, causing storms |
| B. | the rainfall is heavy |
| C. | warm and cold currents meet |
| D. | icebergs melt around the coast |
| Answer» D. icebergs melt around the coast | |