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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.
| 251. |
Mr. X has been invited to participate in a conference to be held at Buenos Aires. He has chosen the following shortest flight route: Mumbai to Frankfurt (non-stop), Frankfurt to Sao Paulo (non-stop), Sao Paulo to Buenos Aires (non-stop), Which one of the following seas will likely to be flown over by Mr. X? [CDS 2011] |
| A. | Tasman Sea |
| B. | Labrador Sea |
| C. | Beaufort Sea |
| D. | Black Sea |
| Answer» E. | |
| 252. |
The _____ mountains crossing the Great Plains and the ____ Sea further south separate Europe from Asia. |
| A. | Caucasus, Black |
| B. | Ural, Caspian |
| C. | Carpathian, Mediterranean |
| D. | Balkan, Sea of Azov |
| Answer» C. Carpathian, Mediterranean | |
| 253. |
The Himalayas have snowline at 4300 m whereas in the Alps mountain, it is at 3000 m. This is because the: [CDS 1994] |
| A. | Himalayas have denser forest cover |
| B. | Himalayas face the monsoon winds |
| C. | Himalayas are higher than the Alps |
| D. | Himalayas are located in the lower latitudes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 254. |
The Ruhr coal fields area of _______ is a major industrial area of the world. |
| A. | USA |
| B. | Erstwhile USSR |
| C. | Australia |
| D. | Germany |
| Answer» E. | |
| 255. |
In the northern hemisphere, the wind blowing from the Horse latitudes to the Doldrums is called: [NDA 1994] |
| A. | Westerly wind |
| B. | Trade wind |
| C. | Polar Easterly |
| D. | Jet Stream |
| Answer» C. Polar Easterly | |
| 256. |
The hot dry local winds that blow on the eastern side of the Alps Mountain are known as: [NDA 2003] |
| A. | Chinook |
| B. | Foehn |
| C. | Khamsin |
| D. | Sirocco |
| Answer» C. Khamsin | |
| 257. |
A type of rainfall which occurs when wind rises up along a hill or mountain barrier is called: [NDA 2004] |
| A. | anti-cyclonic |
| B. | convectional |
| C. | cyclonic |
| D. | orographic |
| Answer» E. | |
| 258. |
Land masses are heated and cooled much faster than water bodies. Identify the true statements in this regard: 1. Land gets heated by conduction 2. Water has higher specific heat 3. Only the surface layers of water are heated 4. Water gets heated by convection |
| A. | I, II and III |
| B. | II and III |
| C. | I and IV |
| D. | I, II and IV |
| Answer» E. | |
| 259. |
With reference to the sub-tropical high pressure belt, consider the following statements: 1. It is affected by Earth's rotation and descent of winds from higher altitudes. 2. It is dynamically induced and characterized with anti-cyclonic conditions. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? [IAS 2009] |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | Both 1 and 2 |
| C. | 2 only |
| D. | Neither 1 nor 2 |
| Answer» D. Neither 1 nor 2 | |
| 260. |
Which one of the following countries celebrates Christmas festival in summer season? [UDC 1994] |
| A. | Australia |
| B. | Canada |
| C. | Mexico |
| D. | Italy |
| Answer» B. Canada | |
| 261. |
A huge muss of ice fed by snow on a high mountain slowly sliding downhill before It starts melting is called |
| A. | Glacier |
| B. | Avalanche |
| C. | Iceberg |
| D. | Snow cover |
| Answer» B. Avalanche | |
| 262. |
The desert regions of the world occupy about _______ part of the land surface of the earth. |
| A. | 1/3 |
| B. | 1.6 |
| C. | 1/2 |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. 1.6 | |
| 263. |
Which one of the following factors is responsible for the change in the regular direction of the ocean currents in the Indian Ocean? [IAS 1997] |
| A. | Indian Ocean is half an ocean |
| B. | Indian Ocean has Monsoon drift |
| C. | Indian Ocean is a land-locked ocean |
| D. | Indian Ocean has greater variation in salinity |
| Answer» C. Indian Ocean is a land-locked ocean | |
| 264. |
Which of the following natural regions has specialised in cultivation of fruit trees? |
| A. | Mediterranean region |
| B. | Warm Mid-latitude East Margin region |
| C. | Tropical East Margin region |
| D. | Mid-latitude Grassland region |
| Answer» B. Warm Mid-latitude East Margin region | |
| 265. |
The trees of spruce, fir, pine, etc are found in which of the following natural regions of the Earth? |
| A. | Siberian Type |
| B. | Tundra Type |
| C. | Taiga Type |
| D. | Laurentian Type |
| Answer» D. Laurentian Type | |
| 266. |
Which of the following constituents of the atmosphere are important from the climatic point of view ? [IFS 1993] 1. Nitrogen 2. Oxygen 3. Carbon dioxide |
| A. | 1 and 2 |
| B. | 2 and 3 |
| C. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| D. | only 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 267. |
The absence of which among the following causes the temperature of the atmosphere to decrease with ascent along with decreasing density of air? 1. Vegetation 2. Water 3. Carbon dioxide 4. Oxygen 5. Nitrogen |
| A. | I and II |
| B. | III and IV |
| C. | II and III |
| D. | II and V |
| Answer» D. II and V | |
| 268. |
Which of the following phenomenon is/are the effect of the rotation of the Earth? [IAS 2003] 1. Apparent movement of the Sun, the Moon and the Stars. 2. Flatness of the poles and bulge at the Equator. 3. Occurrence of' sunrise, noon and sunset 4. Magnetic field of the earth. |
| A. | 1 and 3 |
| B. | 2 and 3 |
| C. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| D. | 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 269. |
Which of the following are reasons for the chief fishing grounds being located in continental shelf areas where cold and warm currents meet? 1. Warm currents are rich in phosphates and nitrates 2. Plankton - the chief fish feed - thrives in these regions 3. The meeting of cold and warm currents allows the water to be well aerated 4. The epicontinental seas allow sunlight to reach almost to the bottom |
| A. | I and III |
| B. | II and IV |
| C. | I, II and III |
| D. | II, III and IV |
| Answer» E. | |