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This section includes 269 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your General Knowledge (GK) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 51. |
If the earth's direction of rotation is reversed, what would be the IST when it is noon at the International Date Line? [IAS 1997] |
| A. | 06.30 hrs |
| B. | 05.30 hrs |
| C. | 18.30 hrs |
| D. | 17.30 hrs |
| Answer» D. 17.30 hrs | |
| 52. |
Rice in Myanmar is cultivated along the deltas of ______ river. |
| A. | Salween |
| B. | Menam |
| C. | Mekong |
| D. | Irrawaddy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 53. |
Identify the correct descending order of production of wood pulp of the following countries: [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 | |
| 54. |
What is the correct sequence of the following layers of the Earth as one moves from the surface to the interior: 1. Mantle 2. Crust 3. Core Select the correct answer by using the codes given below: [NDA 1993] |
| A. | 1, 2, 3 |
| B. | 1, 3, 2 |
| C. | 2, 1, 3 |
| D. | 3, 1, 2 |
| Answer» D. 3, 1, 2 | |
| 55. |
In order of their distances from the Sun, which of the following planets lie between Mars and Uranus? [IAS 2008] |
| A. | Earth and Jupiter |
| B. | Jupiter and Saturn |
| C. | Saturn and Earth |
| D. | Saturn and Neptune |
| Answer» C. Saturn and Earth | |
| 56. |
If the difference in time between, two places were 2 hours and 20 minutes, then the difference in their longitudes would be: [IAS 1990] |
| A. | 30 |
| B. | 35 |
| C. | 40 |
| D. | 45 |
| Answer» C. 40 | |
| 57. |
In the transformation of vegetative matter to coal the first product is. |
| A. | peat |
| B. | lignite |
| C. | bituminous coal |
| D. | anthracite |
| Answer» B. lignite | |
| 58. |
The Appalachian highland of North America are economically important mainly because of: |
| A. | ready source of timber and water power |
| B. | natural passes facilitating easy movement |
| C. | large number of both summer and winter tourist centres |
| D. | rich mineral wealth forming the basis of flourishing industries |
| Answer» E. | |
| 59. |
Through which one of the following Straits does a tunnel connect the United Kingdom and France? [IAS 2007] |
| A. | Davis Strait |
| B. | Denmark Strait |
| C. | Strait of Dover |
| D. | Strait of Gibraltar |
| Answer» D. Strait of Gibraltar | |
| 60. |
The Appalachian coal fields, one of the important coal fields in the world, are located in: |
| A. | China |
| B. | Great Britain |
| C. | U.S.A. |
| D. | Russia |
| Answer» D. Russia | |
| 61. |
A passenger, on his transcontinental railway journey in Europe comes across the following cities: 1. Belgrade 2. Vienna 3. Sophia 4. Prague What is the sequence in which he touches these cities in his east to west journey? [NDA 2001] |
| A. | 1, 3, 4, 2 |
| B. | 4, 2, 1, 3 |
| C. | 2, 3, 4, 1 |
| D. | 3, 1, 2, 4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 62. |
In USA, which one of the following regions Receives heavy rainfall throughout the year under the influence of Wester lies? [IAS 2009] |
| A. | North-western |
| B. | North-eastern |
| C. | South-western |
| D. | South-eastern |
| Answer» B. North-eastern | |
| 63. |
Which, among the following countries, lies at the junction of three continents (Asia, Africa ad Europe)? |
| A. | Turkey |
| B. | Cyprus |
| C. | Syria |
| D. | Yemen |
| Answer» C. Syria | |
| 64. |
When the clock strikes 12:00 noon at Greenwich, it strikes 5:30 p.m. at place X on the same day. What is the meridian of longitude of place X ? [NDA 2003] |
| A. | 97 30' E |
| B. | 97 30' W |
| C. | 82 30' E |
| D. | 82 30' W |
| Answer» D. 82 30' W | |
| 65. |
The point in the orbit of a moon that is farthest from the Earth and at which the moon's velocity is at a minimum, the known as: |
| A. | Apehelion |
| B. | Apigee |
| C. | Umbra |
| D. | Perihelion |
| Answer» C. Umbra | |
| 66. |
The constellations of stars appear at different positions in the sky at different times during night mainly: |
| A. | because earth rotates about its axis |
| B. | because earth revolves round the sun |
| C. | because of optical illusion |
| D. | because celestial bodies are changing their positions all the time |
| Answer» B. because earth revolves round the sun | |
| 67. |
_______and _______ are called the 'Low countries' of Europe. |
| A. | Spain and Portugal |
| B. | Holland and Belgium |
| C. | England and Ireland |
| D. | Denmark and Germany |
| Answer» C. England and Ireland | |
| 68. |
The important fishing areas called Grand Bank and Georges Bank located in the waters of which one of the following? [IAS 2008] |
| A. | North Pacific |
| B. | South Pacific |
| C. | South-west Atlantic |
| D. | North-west Atlantic |
| Answer» E. | |
| 69. |
Which one among the following countries is the largest producer of Bauxite? [Asstt Comm 2008] |
| A. | Australia |
| B. | Brazil |
| C. | West Indies |
| D. | India |
| Answer» B. Brazil | |
| 70. |
Carbonaceous rocks which produce coal and of belong to the category of rocks called |
| A. | metamorphic |
| B. | igneous |
| C. | sedimentary |
| D. | inorganic |
| Answer» D. inorganic | |
| 71. |
The longest circle which can be drawn on the earth's surface passes through: [Asstt Grade 1993] |
| A. | Equator |
| B. | Tropic of Cancer |
| C. | Arctic Circle |
| D. | Tropic of Capricorn |
| Answer» B. Tropic of Cancer | |
| 72. |
The upper part of the mantle upon which the crust of the Earth floats is called: [IAS 2003] |
| A. | barysphere |
| B. | mesophere |
| C. | mohorovic discontinuity |
| D. | asthenosphere |
| Answer» E. | |
| 73. |
Which one of the following cities is not a former capital of the given country (Country given in the brackets)? [IAS 2005] |
| A. | Karachi (Pakistan) |
| B. | Auckland (New Zealand) |
| C. | Kyoto (Japan) |
| D. | Brisbane (Australia) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 74. |
If news is broadcast from London at 10:30 AM, at what time it will be heard at Baghdad (45 E)? [CDS 2012] |
| A. | 7:30 AM |
| B. | 9:00 AM |
| C. | 1:30 PM |
| D. | 12:00 Noon |
| Answer» D. 12:00 Noon | |
| 75. |
When it is 12.00 noon at Delhi (77 10'E), people at another place on earth take their 6 o'clock morning tea. The longitude of that place is: [CDS 2001] |
| A. | 17 30' E |
| B. | 12 50' W |
| C. | 172 30' E |
| D. | 17 E |
| Answer» C. 172 30' E | |
| 76. |
Which one among the following forces is most powerful in determining movement of wind including its velocity ? [Asstt Commdt 2011] |
| A. | Gravitational force |
| B. | Centrifugal force |
| C. | Frictional force |
| D. | Pressure gradient force |
| Answer» E. | |
| 77. |
The general direction or movement or a tropical cyclone in the northern hemisphere is |
| A. | eastward then poleward |
| B. | eastward then towards the equator |
| C. | westward then poleward |
| D. | westward then towards the equator |
| Answer» D. westward then towards the equator | |
| 78. |
Which of the following countries has the greatest length of inland waterways? |
| A. | The United States |
| B. | The Former USSR |
| C. | Germany |
| D. | France |
| Answer» C. Germany | |
| 79. |
Inland waterways have many disadvantages. Among them the most common is |
| A. | presence of water falls and rapids |
| B. | seasonal freezing and drying up of rivers |
| C. | international controls on traffic |
| D. | fluctuating volume of traffic |
| Answer» C. international controls on traffic | |
| 80. |
Which of the following is not concerned with increased production of a food item? |
| A. | Green Revolution |
| B. | Blue Revolution |
| C. | White Revolution |
| D. | Orange Revolution |
| Answer» E. | |
| 81. |
Which European country has over 200 volcanoes, many of them active? |
| A. | Norway |
| B. | Finland |
| C. | Ireland |
| D. | Iceland |
| Answer» E. | |
| 82. |
The oceanic current named as 'Kuroshio, Kurile and Alaskan' are located in [CDS 2001] |
| A. | North Atlantic Ocean |
| B. | South Atlantic Ocean |
| C. | North Pacific Ocean |
| D. | North Indian Ocean |
| Answer» D. North Indian Ocean | |
| 83. |
Three European cities viz Vienna, Budapest and Belgrade lie on the river |
| A. | Volga |
| B. | Rhone |
| C. | Rhine |
| D. | Danube |
| Answer» E. | |
| 84. |
The equatorial circumference is greater than the polar circumference by approximately: |
| A. | 22 km |
| B. | 68 km |
| C. | 125 km |
| D. | 625 km |
| Answer» C. 125 km | |
| 85. |
If the original day sediments are subjected to high temperature and pressure, they successively change into rocks, the correct order of which is : |
| A. | Slate, Shale, Schist |
| B. | Shale, Schist, Slate |
| C. | Slate, Schist, Shale |
| D. | Shale, Slate, Schist |
| Answer» E. | |
| 86. |
What is the approximate equatorial circumference of the earth? [Hotel Management 1992] |
| A. | 30,000 Km |
| B. | 35,000 Km |
| C. | 40,000 Km |
| D. | 45,000 Km |
| Answer» D. 45,000 Km | |
| 87. |
East African Valleys stretching from East Africa through Red Sea to Syria is an example of |
| A. | river valley |
| B. | rift valley system |
| C. | glaciated valley |
| D. | a canyon |
| Answer» C. glaciated valley | |
| 88. |
Which one of the following cities does not have the same clock time as that of the other three cities at any given instant? [IAS 2007] |
| A. | London (UK) |
| B. | Lisbon (Portugal) |
| C. | Accra (Ghana) |
| D. | Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) |
| Answer» E. | |
| 89. |
What is the similarity between Milwaukee Deep, Java Trench and Challenger Deep? [CDS 2011] |
| A. | They all are trenches in the Pacific Ocean |
| B. | They are the deepest points of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, respectively |
| C. | They all are trenches in the Indian Ocean |
| D. | They all are deeps of the Atlantic Ocean |
| Answer» C. They all are trenches in the Indian Ocean | |
| 90. |
Which one of the following statements is correct? [IAS 2004] Hurricanes: |
| A. | form at the equator |
| B. | are not as large as tornadoes |
| C. | develop over warm ocean areas |
| D. | tend to intensify when they move over land surfaces |
| Answer» D. tend to intensify when they move over land surfaces | |
| 91. |
The dwarf camels, known as Alpacas, Vicunas and Llamas are found in |
| A. | Tibet |
| B. | Afghanistan |
| C. | Myanmar |
| D. | Cyprus |
| Answer» B. Afghanistan | |
| 92. |
Although the equatorial regions have the highest annual average temperatures, the salinity in the oceans is highest near the tropics because: 1. equatorial areas receive heavy rainfall 2. salinity is not affected by temperature 3. equatorial oceans experience a lot of turbulenees 4. high relative humidity in equatorial areas checks evaporation |
| A. | 1, 2 and 4 |
| B. | 1 and 3 |
| C. | 1, 3 and 4 |
| D. | 1 and 4 |
| Answer» B. 1 and 3 | |
| 93. |
Which one of the following types of plains is not formed by the action of the riven? |
| A. | Loess plains |
| B. | Alluvial plains |
| C. | Flood plain deposits |
| D. | Deltas |
| Answer» B. Alluvial plains | |
| 94. |
The flat temperate grasslands of the Hungarian plains are known as _______. |
| A. | Steppe |
| B. | Prairies |
| C. | Pampas |
| D. | Pusztas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 95. |
Canals serve as passage of communication in the city of ___in Italy. |
| A. | Rome |
| B. | Venice |
| C. | Turin |
| D. | Genoa |
| Answer» C. Turin | |
| 96. |
The zones of excessively dry climate with very cold temperature throughout the year correspond to: [IES 1993] |
| A. | Alpine meadows |
| B. | Antarctica |
| C. | Arctic deserts |
| D. | Tundra |
| Answer» E. | |
| 97. |
Climate change resulting in the rise of temperature may benefit which of the countries/regions? [CDS 2011] |
| A. | South Africa |
| B. | East Indies islands comprising of Java, Sumatra and Borneo |
| C. | The western coasts of South America |
| D. | Russia and Northern Europe |
| Answer» E. | |
| 98. |
Hurricanes or typhoons (tropical cyclones) develop and mature |
| A. | over land bodies only |
| B. | in a belt 35 -65 N and S latitudes |
| C. | anywhere in the tropical zone |
| D. | over water bodies only |
| Answer» E. | |
| 99. |
A place having an average annual temperature of 27 C and an annual rainfall of over 200 cm. could be: [NDA 1993] |
| A. | Tehran |
| B. | Singapore |
| C. | Nagpur |
| D. | Moscow |
| Answer» C. Nagpur | |
| 100. |
A continuous belt of urban population progressively linking several cities is known as |
| A. | Metropolis |
| B. | Megalopolis |
| C. | Conurbation |
| D. | City sprawl |
| Answer» D. City sprawl | |