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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.
| 51. |
The landmass of which of the following continents is the least? |
| A. | Africa |
| B. | Asia |
| C. | Australia |
| D. | Europe |
| Answer» D. Europe | |
| 52. |
The heavy day soils that show significant expansion and contraction due to the presence or absence of moisture is called |
| A. | aridsols |
| B. | vertisols |
| C. | histosols |
| D. | andisols |
| Answer» C. histosols | |
| 53. |
With the disintegration of USSR in end 1991, comprised of ____ Union Republics. |
| A. | 15 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 25 |
| Answer» B. 10 | |
| 54. |
The Himalayan mountain system belongs to which of the following? |
| A. | Volcanic mountains |
| B. | Residual mountains |
| C. | Block mountains |
| D. | Fold mountains |
| Answer» E. | |
| 55. |
The highest mountains on earth namely Mount Everest, K2, Kanchenjanga are located in |
| A. | the greater Himalayas |
| B. | the Lesser Himalayas |
| C. | the outer Himalayas |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. the Lesser Himalayas | |
| 56. |
The HBJ Upgradation project, upgraded the capacity of HBJ pipeline from 18.2 MM SC MD to |
| A. | 20 MM SC MD |
| B. | 33.4 MM SC MD |
| C. | 22.3 MM SC MD |
| D. | 29.6 MM SC MD |
| Answer» C. 22.3 MM SC MD | |
| 57. |
The infrared radiation by sun are strongly absorbed by |
| A. | carbon dioxide |
| B. | water vapours |
| C. | carbon dioxide and water vapours |
| D. | ozone |
| Answer» B. water vapours | |
| 58. |
The largest country of the world by geographical area is |
| A. | Russia |
| B. | Vatican City |
| C. | Australia |
| D. | USA |
| Answer» B. Vatican City | |
| 59. |
The hot and cold deserts together occupy nearly ____ land area of the world. |
| A. | 1/2 |
| B. | 1/4th |
| C. | 1/3rd |
| D. | 3/4th |
| Answer» D. 3/4th | |
| 60. |
The ionosphere includes |
| A. | mesosphere |
| B. | thermosphere |
| C. | thermosphere and exosphere |
| D. | thermosphere, exosphere and mesosphere |
| Answer» D. thermosphere, exosphere and mesosphere | |
| 61. |
The largest dune files are found in |
| A. | Middle East |
| B. | North Africa |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 62. |
The Harmattan is |
| A. | cool, extremely dry wind that forms over the Sahara and blows westward or south-westward to the African coast |
| B. | wind that blows during the dry season from December to February |
| C. | tertiary wind that carry great quantities of fine dust from the Sahara |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 63. |
The largest glaciers are |
| A. | mountain glaciers |
| B. | alpine glaciers |
| C. | continental glaciers |
| D. | piedmont glaciers |
| Answer» D. piedmont glaciers | |
| 64. |
The headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), formed out of erstwhile USSR, is at |
| A. | Minsk in Byelorussia |
| B. | Moscow in Russia |
| C. | Kiev in Ukraine |
| D. | Kistiner in Moldavia |
| Answer» B. Moscow in Russia | |
| 65. |
The largest city in Latin America is |
| A. | Mexico city |
| B. | Caracas |
| C. | Rio-de-Janeiro |
| D. | Buenos Aires |
| Answer» B. Caracas | |
| 66. |
The highest and lowest values of a weather element observed over the entire period of record are |
| A. | extremes |
| B. | average extremes |
| C. | absolute extremes |
| D. | relative extremes |
| Answer» D. relative extremes | |
| 67. |
The highest mountain peak of Oceania is |
| A. | Mt. Victoria, Papua New Guinea |
| B. | Mt. Kosciusko, Australia |
| C. | Mt. Cook, South Island (New Zealand) |
| D. | Puncak Jaya, Indonesia. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 68. |
The length of the tropical years (the time interval between successive occurrences of the spring equinox) is decreasing very slowly as a result of |
| A. | small, progressive changes in the earth's rotational speed |
| B. | small, progressive change in earth's orbit around the sun |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 69. |
The important mountains of Europe include |
| A. | Andes, Alps, Pyrenees |
| B. | Alps, Carpathians, Pyrenees, Apennines |
| C. | Alps, Himalayas, Rock mountains |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Alps, Himalayas, Rock mountains | |
| 70. |
The last major glacial period began about 2,000,000 years before present and is commonly known as |
| A. | Pleistocene or ice age |
| B. | Paleocene or ice age |
| C. | Pliocene or ice age |
| D. | Holocene or ice age |
| Answer» B. Paleocene or ice age | |
| 71. |
The imaginary axis at which the earth rotates remains inclined at an angle of ____ to the plane of earth's orbit. |
| A. | 44 1/2 |
| B. | 55 1/2 |
| C. | 66 1/2 |
| D. | 0 |
| Answer» D. 0 | |
| 72. |
The hazards of radiation belts include |
| A. | deterioration of electronic circuits |
| B. | damage of solar cells of spacecraft |
| C. | adverse effect on living organisms |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 73. |
The higher the wind speed and the longer the fetch or distance of open water across which the wind blows and waves travel, the ____ waves and the ____ energy they process. |
| A. | larger, more |
| B. | larger, less |
| C. | smaller, more |
| D. | smaller, less |
| Answer» B. larger, less | |
| 74. |
The intersecting lines drawn on maps and globes are |
| A. | latitudes |
| B. | longitudes |
| C. | geographic grids |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 75. |
The Homolographic projection has the correct representation of |
| A. | shape |
| B. | area |
| C. | baring |
| D. | distance |
| Answer» C. baring | |
| 76. |
The latitudinal differences in pressure delineate a number of major pressure zones, which correspond with |
| A. | zones of climate |
| B. | zones of oceans |
| C. | zones of land |
| D. | zones of cyclonic depressions |
| Answer» B. zones of oceans | |
| 77. |
The great Victoria Desert is located in |
| A. | Canada |
| B. | West Africa |
| C. | Australia |
| D. | North America |
| Answer» D. North America | |
| 78. |
The ground water that occurs when flow of the subterranean water is not confined by the presence of impermeable layers is called |
| A. | unconfined groundwater |
| B. | confined groundwater |
| C. | aquifer |
| D. | artesian |
| Answer» B. confined groundwater | |
| 79. |
The process of weathering results into |
| A. | the complete loss of particular atoms or the compounds from the weathered surface |
| B. | the addition of specific atoms or compounds to the weathered surface |
| C. | a breakdown of one mass in to two or more masses, with no chemical change in the mineral or rock |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 80. |
The part of continental margin that is structurally a part of continent? |
| A. | Continental shelf |
| B. | Continental Slope |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 81. |
The R-horizon of soil horizon consists of |
| A. | unweathered bedrock |
| B. | weathered parent material |
| C. | plant litter at various levels of decomposition |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. weathered parent material | |
| 82. |
The pyramidal peaks that form when several cirques chisel a mountain form three more sides are called |
| A. | horns |
| B. | cirques |
| C. | aretes |
| D. | medial moraines |
| Answer» B. cirques | |
| 83. |
The second largest continent in the world is |
| A. | Asia |
| B. | Australia |
| C. | Africa |
| D. | Europe |
| Answer» D. Europe | |
| 84. |
The southern Deccan area is in a rain shadow and receives only |
| A. | 50 to 1000 mm of rainfall a year |
| B. | 100 to 200 mm of rainfall a year |
| C. | 200 to 400 mm of rainfall a year |
| D. | 50 to 400 mm of rainfall a year |
| Answer» B. 100 to 200 mm of rainfall a year | |
| 85. |
The original landmass, pangola split into |
| A. | Laurissa in the north and Godwanaland in the south |
| B. | Laurissa in the south and Godwanaland in the north |
| C. | Laurissa in the east and Godwanaland in the west |
| D. | Laurissa in the west and Godwanaland in the east |
| Answer» B. Laurissa in the south and Godwanaland in the north | |
| 86. |
The underlying cause of bio diversity loss is |
| A. | poverty and unsustainable development projects |
| B. | macroeconomic policies |
| C. | international trade factors |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 87. |
The strongest bonds exist between the particles found within |
| A. | metamorphic rocks |
| B. | igneous rocks |
| C. | sedimentary rock |
| D. | all have similar strength of bonds |
| Answer» C. sedimentary rock | |
| 88. |
The temperature increases rapidly after |
| A. | ionosphere |
| B. | exosphere |
| C. | stratosphere |
| D. | troposphere |
| Answer» B. exosphere | |
| 89. |
The subatomic particles arriving from outer space having high energy are called |
| A. | protons |
| B. | electrons |
| C. | cosmic rays |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 90. |
The snow line on the northern side of greater Himalayas range about |
| A. | 4,500 to 6,000 metres |
| B. | 5,500 to 6,000 metres |
| C. | 3,500 to 6,000 metres |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. 3,500 to 6,000 metres | |
| 91. |
The spiral flow in a stream caused by channel shape is called |
| A. | stream flow |
| B. | laminar flow |
| C. | turbulent flow |
| D. | helical flow |
| Answer» E. | |
| 92. |
The storms or frontal systems develop where |
| A. | air is rising |
| B. | atmospheric pressure is low |
| C. | at the equator and in the mid-latitudes |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 93. |
The unit of the light year is used for measuring |
| A. | speed of satellites |
| B. | speed of ships |
| C. | distance between bodies in the universe |
| D. | speed of rockets |
| Answer» D. speed of rockets | |
| 94. |
The tide of minimum rise is called |
| A. | spring tide |
| B. | low tide |
| C. | ebb tide |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. ebb tide | |
| 95. |
The umbra is |
| A. | the inner portion of the moon's shadow |
| B. | formed by tangents to the sun and moon |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 96. |
The second largest island (next to Greenland) in the world is |
| A. | Borneo |
| B. | Malagasy |
| C. | New Guinea |
| D. | Sumatra |
| Answer» D. Sumatra | |
| 97. |
The tunnel that connects France and Italy is |
| A. | St. Gothard road Tunnel |
| B. | Mont Blanc Tunnel |
| C. | Mersey (Queens way) Tunnel |
| D. | Orange Fish rivers Tunnel |
| Answer» C. Mersey (Queens way) Tunnel | |
| 98. |
The sequence of layers of atmosphere from earth to upwards is |
| A. | troposphere, tropopause, stratosphere, stratopause, mesosphere, mesopause, ionosphere(thermosphere, thermopause, exosphere) |
| B. | troposphere, stratosphere, stratopause, mesosphere , ionosphere |
| C. | troposphere, tropopause, stratosphere, thermosphere, exosphere |
| D. | troposphere, tropopause, stratosphere, mesosphere , exosphere, thermosphere, thermopause} |
| Answer» B. troposphere, stratosphere, stratopause, mesosphere , ionosphere | |
| 99. |
The typical soil of tropical region, formed by the weathering of laterite rock, which promotes leaching of the soil is |
| A. | laterite soils |
| B. | black soil |
| C. | red and yellow soil |
| D. | peat and marshy soil |
| Answer» B. black soil | |
| 100. |
The soils whose parent material tend to be rich in sand are |
| A. | spodsols |
| B. | alfisols |
| C. | aridsols |
| D. | ultisols |
| Answer» B. alfisols | |