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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.
| 101. |
The two 'equinoxes' take place respectively in the months of |
| A. | January and June |
| B. | July and December |
| C. | March and September |
| D. | September and December |
| Answer» D. September and December | |
| 102. |
The troughs of the waves are where the jet stream of waves is closest to the |
| A. | poles |
| B. | equator |
| C. | Prime meridian |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Prime meridian | |
| 103. |
The tide produced when the moon and the sun are at right angles to the earth, thus pulling in opposite directions, is called |
| A. | neap tide |
| B. | spring tide |
| C. | diurnal tide |
| D. | ebb tide |
| Answer» B. spring tide | |
| 104. |
The soil found in areas of heavy rainfall and high humidity, where there is good growth of vegetation is |
| A. | peat and marshy soil |
| B. | saline and alkaline soil |
| C. | black soil |
| D. | alluvial soil |
| Answer» B. saline and alkaline soil | |
| 105. |
The thickness of biosphere is |
| A. | 8-10 km above the earth's surface |
| B. | 5-8 km above the earth's surface |
| C. | 5-10 km above the earth's surface |
| D. | 10-12 km above the earth's surface |
| Answer» B. 5-8 km above the earth's surface | |
| 106. |
The temperature inversion is |
| A. | whenever the normal decrease of atmospheric temperature |
| B. | when the decrease in temperature or moisture or both takes place |
| C. | whenever the normal decrease of atmospheric temperature or moisture or both change with height over a short vertical interval |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 107. |
The snow line of the Rocky Mountains of the USA is about |
| A. | 3 km above sea level |
| B. | 6 km above sea level |
| C. | it is at the sea level |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. 6 km above sea level | |
| 108. |
The study of day-to-day variations in weather called is called |
| A. | climatology |
| B. | meteorology |
| C. | cyclogenesis |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. cyclogenesis | |
| 109. |
Which of the following is most useful for measuring the shortest distance between two places on the earth and path between them? |
| A. | Atlas map |
| B. | Thematic maps |
| C. | Wall maps |
| D. | Globe |
| Answer» E. | |
| 110. |
The type of soil needed for rice is |
| A. | clayey loam |
| B. | rich , muddy and saturated with water |
| C. | deep, loamy, well drained |
| D. | humus, rich in Fe and potash |
| Answer» C. deep, loamy, well drained | |
| 111. |
The time difference between each side of the International Date line is |
| A. | 12 hours |
| B. | 24 hours |
| C. | 36 hours |
| D. | 48 hours |
| Answer» C. 36 hours | |
| 112. |
The sidereal month may be defined as |
| A. | the period in which the moon completes an orbit around the earth |
| B. | the period in which the moon completes an orbit around the earth and returns to the same positions in the sky |
| C. | the period of rotation of moon |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. the period of rotation of moon | |
| 113. |
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 | |
| 114. |
The tropical and temperate deserts of the world, occupy nearly ____ of the land surface of the worlds. |
| A. | (1/4) th |
| B. | (1/3) rd |
| C. | (1/2) |
| D. | (1/7) th |
| Answer» E. | |
| 115. |
The soil used for cutting bricks, use in the construction of houses is |
| A. | black soil |
| B. | laterite soil |
| C. | alluvial soil |
| D. | saline and alkaline soils |
| Answer» C. alluvial soil | |
| 116. |
The sediment deposited at the base of the glacier is called |
| A. | till |
| B. | moraine |
| C. | glacial sand |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. moraine | |
| 117. |
The shortest day (longest night) in the Southern hemisphere is |
| A. | June 21 |
| B. | December 21 |
| C. | December 22 |
| D. | June 20 |
| Answer» B. December 21 | |
| 118. |
The smallest glaciers are |
| A. | mountain or alpine glaciers |
| B. | continental glaciers |
| C. | piedmont glaciers |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. continental glaciers | |
| 119. |
The third world includes about 120 countries of |
| A. | Asia, Africa and Central America |
| B. | Asia, Australia and Europe |
| C. | Africa, North America |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Asia, Australia and Europe | |
| 120. |
The study of soils is called |
| A. | geomorphology |
| B. | pedology |
| C. | hydrology |
| D. | biogeography |
| Answer» C. hydrology | |
| 121. |
The tropical cyclones do not occur to the equator because of |
| A. | weak coriolis force |
| B. | light and variable width |
| C. | excessive humidity |
| D. | connective activity |
| Answer» B. light and variable width | |
| 122. |
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 | |
| 123. |
The smallest division of geological time scale is |
| A. | eon |
| B. | eras |
| C. | stage |
| D. | periods |
| Answer» D. periods | |
| 124. |
The smallest state, population wise, in the world is |
| A. | Vatican City |
| B. | Monaco |
| C. | Nauru |
| D. | Liechtenstein |
| Answer» B. Monaco | |
| 125. |
The various types of plate convergence is oceanic-oceanic convergenceoceanic-continental convergencecontinental-continental convergence |
| A. | I, II |
| B. | II, III |
| C. | I, III |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 126. |
The study of human geography includes study of |
| A. | human society and culture |
| B. | behaviour and urban systems |
| C. | economics and politics |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 127. |
The shallow seas found in the Atlantic basin include the |
| A. | Caribbean sea and Mediterranean |
| B. | Baltic and Arctic seas |
| C. | Gulf of Mexico |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 128. |
The time interval between one vernal equinox and the next is nearest to which of the following figures? |
| A. | 359 days |
| B. | 361 days |
| C. | 363 days |
| D. | 365 days |
| Answer» E. | |
| 129. |
Which of the following is measured on the Richter scale? |
| A. | Density of liquids |
| B. | Intensity of earthquakes |
| C. | Velocity of tornadoes |
| D. | Height of mountains |
| Answer» C. Velocity of tornadoes | |
| 130. |
The term used to describe the combined effect of all shortwave losses in |
| A. | earth scattering |
| B. | earth radiation |
| C. | earth albedo |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 131. |
The time at a place is determined by |
| A. | the parallels of longitude |
| B. | the parallels of latitude |
| C. | distance from equator |
| D. | distance from prime meridian |
| Answer» B. the parallels of latitude | |
| 132. |
The process that involves the eroded material being dissolved and carried along in water as individual ions is called |
| A. | solution |
| B. | suspension |
| C. | saltation |
| D. | traction |
| Answer» B. suspension | |
| 133. |
The relative abundance of dissolved salts in seawater in descending order is as follows |
| A. | chlorine, sodium, sulphate, magnesium, calcium, potassium |
| B. | sodium, chlorine, magnesium, potassium, sulphate, calcium |
| C. | chlorine, magnesium, calcium, sodium, potassium, sulphate |
| D. | chlorine, sodium, magnesium, calcium, potassium, sulphate |
| Answer» B. sodium, chlorine, magnesium, potassium, sulphate, calcium | |
| 134. |
The planets with no natural satellites (reported so far) are |
| A. | Mercury and Venus |
| B. | Earth and Pluto |
| C. | Mars and Neptune |
| D. | Jupiter and Saturn |
| Answer» B. Earth and Pluto | |
| 135. |
The percentage of the incident radiation reflected back to space is called |
| A. | planet's albedo |
| B. | earth's albedo |
| C. | both are similar terms |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. earth's albedo | |
| 136. |
The oldest rocks found in ocean basins are ____ than the oldest continental rocks. |
| A. | older |
| B. | younger |
| C. | larger |
| D. | smaller |
| Answer» C. larger | |
| 137. |
The period of daylight |
| A. | is nearly constant near the equator |
| B. | varies with latitude and the season |
| C. | reaches a maximum of 24 hour in the polar zones in summer |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 138. |
The propagation of radio signals is greatly influence by |
| A. | troposphere |
| B. | ionosphere |
| C. | exosphere |
| D. | thermosphere |
| Answer» C. exosphere | |
| 139. |
The rock formations that cannot store groundwater are called |
| A. | aquifers |
| B. | aquicludes |
| C. | perched aquifer |
| D. | spring |
| Answer» C. perched aquifer | |
| 140. |
The pedogenic process associated with poor drainage and which involves the accumulation of organic matter in the upper layers of the soil is called |
| A. | salinisation |
| B. | gleisation |
| C. | calcification |
| D. | podsolisation |
| Answer» C. calcification | |
| 141. |
The planet that takes the highest time for completing a rotation is |
| A. | Mercury |
| B. | Venus |
| C. | Earth |
| D. | Pluto |
| Answer» C. Earth | |
| 142. |
The Penumbra is |
| A. | the outer portion of the moon's shadow |
| B. | formed by the tangent that intersects between the sun and the moon |
| C. | both (a) and (b) |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 143. |
The river situated along the border between the USA and Mexico is |
| A. | the Rio Grande |
| B. | the Amazon |
| C. | the Mississippi |
| D. | the Colorado |
| Answer» B. the Amazon | |
| 144. |
The process of capture of precipitation by the plant canopy and its subsequent return to the atmosphere is called |
| A. | sublimation |
| B. | stem flow |
| C. | interception |
| D. | through fall |
| Answer» D. through fall | |
| 145. |
The minerals resources of north-eastern zone include |
| A. | coal, Fe, Mn, Cu, Mica, U, diamond |
| B. | crude Petroleum and natural gas |
| C. | Fe, Au(gold) |
| D. | natural gas, Fe, Au, Mn, U |
| Answer» B. crude Petroleum and natural gas | |
| 146. |
The moon |
| A. | is the natural satellite of earth |
| B. | has no liquid water |
| C. | has no atmosphere |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 147. |
The moon orbits the earth at a mean distance approximately |
| A. | 0.384 million km |
| B. | 149.6 million km |
| C. | 579 million km |
| D. | 227.9 million km |
| Answer» B. 149.6 million km | |
| 148. |
The moon's volume is about ____ that of earth. |
| A. | 1/40 th |
| B. | 1/50 th |
| C. | 1/60 th |
| D. | 1/20 th |
| Answer» C. 1/60 th | |
| 149. |
The magnetic field of earth, Magnetosphere expands to about |
| A. | 9600 km above the earth's surface |
| B. | 8000 km above the earth's surface |
| C. | 64,000 km above the earth's surface |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 150. |
The ministry of Water Resources lays down policies and programmes for the development and regulation of the country's water resources. It covers |
| A. | sartorial planning, coordination and policy guidelines |
| B. | technical examination and techno- appraisal of project providing central assistance to specific projects |
| C. | facilitation of external assistance in resolution of interstate water disputes, policy formulation planning and development of ground water resources |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |