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This section includes 281 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The largest part of our hydrosphere is |
| A. | Atlantic Ocean |
| B. | Indian Ocean |
| C. | Pacific ocean |
| D. | Antarctica ocean |
| Answer» D. Antarctica ocean | |
| 2. |
The limit beyond which the stars suffer internal collapse is called the |
| A. | Raman Effect |
| B. | Chandrasekhar limit |
| C. | Aurora Borealis |
| D. | Quasan Zone |
| Answer» C. Aurora Borealis | |
| 3. |
The ionosphere contains ionized air that protects the earth from |
| A. | the ultraviolet rays of the sun |
| B. | the infrared rays of the sun |
| C. | the falling meteorites |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 4. |
The import of crude oil and petroleum done from national oil companies of producer countries, which have a net exportable surplus of oil is by |
| A. | term contracts |
| B. | term tenders |
| C. | monthly tenders |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» B. term tenders | |
| 5. |
The hunting and gathering economy can support only |
| A. | 1 person per sq. km |
| B. | 3 persons per sq. km |
| C. | 5 persons per sq. km |
| D. | 7 persons per sq. km |
| Answer» B. 3 persons per sq. km | |
| 6. |
The largest gulf in the world is |
| A. | Gulf of Mexico |
| B. | Persian Gulf |
| C. | Gulf of Carpentaria |
| D. | Gulf of Mannar |
| Answer» B. Persian Gulf | |
| 7. |
The horizontal of soil profile is composed of |
| A. | weathered parent material that is not affected by translocation and organic modification |
| B. | material affected by translocation & organic modification |
| C. | unweathered bedrock |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. material affected by translocation & organic modification | |
| 8. |
The largest production of mica in Asia is from |
| A. | Indonesia |
| B. | Malaysia |
| C. | Myanmar |
| D. | India |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
The latitude 'AA' on the map represents the |
| A. | Tropic of Cancer |
| B. | Tropic of Capricorn |
| C. | Equator |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 10. |
The largest fresh water lake of Africa, area wise is |
| A. | lake Victoria |
| B. | lake Tanganyika |
| C. | lake Malawi |
| D. | Lake Rudolf |
| Answer» B. lake Tanganyika | |
| 11. |
The highest sand dunes are found is |
| A. | the Sahara desert |
| B. | the Atacama desert |
| C. | the Kalahari desert |
| D. | the Gobi desert |
| Answer» B. the Atacama desert | |
| 12. |
The layer of the earth, immediately below the crust, is called |
| A. | outer core |
| B. | inner core |
| C. | inner mantle |
| D. | outer mantle |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
The greatest variety of animal and plant species is fund in |
| A. | temperate grasslands |
| B. | tropical moist forests |
| C. | tundra regions |
| D. | in hot deserts |
| Answer» C. tundra regions | |
| 14. |
The knowledge about the topography of the ocean basins has been derived from |
| A. | seismic surveying |
| B. | echo sounder |
| C. | side-scan sonar |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
The gulf that separates Finland and Sweden in Europe is |
| A. | the Gulf of Bothnia |
| B. | the Gulf of Lions |
| C. | the Gulf of Genoa |
| D. | the Gulf of Venice |
| Answer» B. the Gulf of Lions | |
| 16. |
The largest continent in the world is |
| A. | Africa |
| B. | Asia |
| C. | Australia |
| D. | Antarctica |
| Answer» C. Australia | |
| 17. |
The landforms that are created by massive earth movements due to plate tectonics are called |
| A. | structural landforms |
| B. | weathering landforms |
| C. | erosional landforms |
| D. | depositional landforms |
| Answer» B. weathering landforms | |
| 18. |
The land-sea distribution or the positions of the world's continents and major oceans influences |
| A. | the major pressure belts that develop from the general circulation of the atmosphere |
| B. | the development of the mid-latitude cyclonic depressions, at the convergence zone between polar and subtropical air masses |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 19. |
The highest mountains in Africa, which is not part of any mountains chain, is |
| A. | Mt. Aconcagua |
| B. | Mt. Kilimanjaro |
| C. | Mt. Kosciuszko |
| D. | Mont Blanc |
| Answer» C. Mt. Kosciuszko | |
| 20. |
The heavier silicates named as 'Sima' or silica + magnesium are most abundant in the |
| A. | crust |
| B. | core |
| C. | mantle |
| D. | ocean floors |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
The least explosive type of volcano is called |
| A. | Basalt plateau |
| B. | Cinder cone |
| C. | Shield volcanoes |
| D. | Composite volcanoes |
| Answer» B. Cinder cone | |
| 22. |
The largest fish exporting region in the world is |
| A. | the north-east atlantic region |
| B. | the north-east pacific region |
| C. | the north-west pacific region |
| D. | the south-east asian region |
| Answer» B. the north-east pacific region | |
| 23. |
The imaginary line on the earth's surface, which closely follows the 180 meridian, is called the |
| A. | International Date Line |
| B. | Tropic of Cancer |
| C. | Equator |
| D. | Prime Meridian |
| Answer» B. Tropic of Cancer | |
| 24. |
The highest average salinity amongst the following seas is reported from |
| A. | Dead Sea |
| B. | Red Sea |
| C. | Black Sea |
| D. | Mediterranean Sea |
| Answer» B. Red Sea | |
| 25. |
The highest degree of concentration of mineral deposits are found in |
| A. | northeastern zone |
| B. | northwestern zone |
| C. | southern zone |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. northwestern zone | |
| 26. |
The hydrological cycle is a conceptual model that describes |
| A. | the storage of water between biosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and lithosphere |
| B. | the movement of water between biosphere, atmosphere, lithosphere and hydrosphere |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 27. |
The largest gold producing country in the world(in 2006) is |
| A. | China |
| B. | Canada |
| C. | South Africa |
| D. | USA |
| Answer» D. USA | |
| 28. |
The leading state in producing paper is |
| A. | Bihar |
| B. | West Bengal |
| C. | Kerala |
| D. | Orissa |
| Answer» C. Kerala | |
| 29. |
The group of minerals chemically containing hydrocarbons is |
| A. | silicate group |
| B. | organic group |
| C. | oxide group |
| D. | hydride group |
| Answer» C. oxide group | |
| 30. |
The iron ore mined at Bailadila is mostly |
| A. | haematite |
| B. | siderite |
| C. | limonite |
| D. | magnetic |
| Answer» B. siderite | |
| 31. |
The iron and steel industries of which of the following countries are almost fully dependent on imported raw materials? |
| A. | Britain |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | Poland |
| D. | Germany |
| Answer» C. Poland | |
| 32. |
The islands with coral covered surfaces in Bay of Bengal are |
| A. | Andaman islands |
| B. | Nicobar islands |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. both (a) and (b) | |
| 33. |
The temperature increases rapidly after |
| A. | ionosphere |
| B. | exosphere |
| C. | stratosphere |
| D. | troposphere |
| Answer» B. exosphere | |
| 34. |
The humidity of the air depends upon |
| A. | temperature |
| B. | location |
| C. | weather |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
The groundwater can become confined between two impermeable layers. This type of enclosed water is called |
| A. | artesian |
| B. | artesian well |
| C. | unconfined groundwater |
| D. | confined groundwater |
| Answer» B. artesian well | |
| 36. |
Within the transporting medium, transport can occur by |
| A. | suspension |
| B. | solution and traction |
| C. | solution |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 37. |
The length of the day is determined in |
| A. | astronomical units |
| B. | solar terms |
| C. | length of the hours |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. solar terms | |
| 38. |
The hot, dry wind on the east or leeward side of the Rocky mountains (North America) is called |
| A. | the Chinook |
| B. | the Sirocco |
| C. | the Harmattan |
| D. | the Loo |
| Answer» B. the Sirocco | |
| 39. |
The islands of Seychelles are located in the |
| A. | Arctic Ocean |
| B. | Atlantic Ocean |
| C. | Indian Ocean |
| D. | Pacific Ocean |
| Answer» D. Pacific Ocean | |
| 40. |
The island of Sri Lanka formerly known as |
| A. | Madagascar |
| B. | Tasmania |
| C. | Ceylon |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 41. |
The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of |
| A. | axis of earth |
| B. | north pole |
| C. | south pole |
| D. | equator |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
The landforms that are influences by several process namely, weathering, erosion, deposition are known as |
| A. | polygenetic landforms |
| B. | structural landforms |
| C. | polycyclic landforms |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. structural landforms | |
| 43. |
The initial increase of magnetic field in magnetic storms is caused |
| A. | when the shock wave, associated with the gusty solar wind, compresses the magnetosphere |
| B. | when there is a large decrease in field intensity |
| C. | when the gust wind itself engulfs the magnetosphere |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. when there is a large decrease in field intensity | |
| 44. |
The Ice age ended about ____ years ago. |
| A. | 140 |
| B. | 1,400 |
| C. | 14,000 |
| D. | 140,000 |
| Answer» D. 140,000 | |
| 45. |
The languages used in China is |
| A. | Chinese, English |
| B. | Chinese, Arabic |
| C. | Chinese, French |
| D. | Chinese, Korean |
| Answer» B. Chinese, Arabic | |
| 46. |
The island state of Australia is |
| A. | Victoria |
| B. | Queensland |
| C. | Tasmania |
| D. | New South Wales |
| Answer» D. New South Wales | |
| 47. |
The light of distant stars is affected by |
| A. | the earth's atmosphere |
| B. | interstellar dust |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 48. |
Without ____ the equator would be much hotter than it is while the poles would be much cooler. |
| A. | latitudinal redistribution of heat |
| B. | cycle of air circulation |
| C. | global wind pattern |
| D. | All are similar terms |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
The habitats valuable for commercially harvested species are called |
| A. | coral reefs |
| B. | sea grass bed |
| C. | hot spots |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. hot spots | |
| 50. |
Which of the following is tropical grassland? |
| A. | Taiga |
| B. | Savannah |
| C. | Pampas |
| D. | Prairies |
| Answer» C. Pampas | |