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This section includes 118 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. |
Dead Sea is called so because - |
| A. | the water is brackish |
| B. | it does not support any acquatic life |
| C. | it is not favourable for navigation |
| D. | it has no waves |
| Answer» C. it is not favourable for navigation | |
| 52. |
Japan is called the Land of the rising sun because - |
| A. | Sun rises there as soon as it sets |
| B. | Sun always remains in the eastern part of the sky throughout the day in Japan |
| C. | Japan being the Eastern most country in the world, it has the earliest sunrise |
| D. | The rays of the sun get reflected from the waters of the sea and make the sunrise beautiful in Japan |
| Answer» D. The rays of the sun get reflected from the waters of the sea and make the sunrise beautiful in Japan | |
| 53. |
New Britain and New Ireland are parts of - |
| A. | USA |
| B. | Canada |
| C. | Australia |
| D. | Papua New Guinea |
| Answer» E. | |
| 54. |
The pacific Ring of Fire is - |
| A. | an area of constant forest fires in the Pacific islands |
| B. | a volcanic belt around the Pacific |
| C. | an area of intense heat in the Pacific |
| D. | islands rich in fuel minerals in the pacific |
| Answer» C. an area of intense heat in the Pacific | |
| 55. |
Sunda Trench is in - |
| A. | Indian Ocean |
| B. | Pacific Ocean |
| C. | Atlantic Ocean |
| D. | Gulf of Mexico |
| Answer» B. Pacific Ocean | |
| 56. |
Nippon is the name given to Japan which means - |
| A. | land of the rising Sun |
| B. | land of Pagodas |
| C. | land of northern lights |
| D. | land of volcanoes and earthquakes. |
| Answer» B. land of Pagodas | |
| 57. |
Source of River Nile is - |
| A. | Lake Nassir |
| B. | Lake Victoria |
| C. | Lake Chad |
| D. | Lake Tanganyika |
| Answer» C. Lake Chad | |
| 58. |
The longest river of Europe is - |
| A. | Rhine |
| B. | Rhone |
| C. | Danube |
| D. | Volga |
| Answer» E. | |
| 59. |
The equal length of day and night on September 23rd in all parts of the world is known as - |
| A. | Autumnal Equinox |
| B. | Celestial Equinox |
| C. | Winter Equinox |
| D. | Vernal Equinox |
| Answer» B. Celestial Equinox | |
| 60. |
The Strait of Gibraltar is situated in the- |
| A. | Iberian Peninsula |
| B. | Indian Peninsula |
| C. | Arabian Peninsula |
| D. | Cape York Peninsula |
| Answer» B. Indian Peninsula | |
| 61. |
The Panama Canal is different from the Suez Canal as it has - |
| A. | Lock system |
| B. | Shorter route |
| C. | Busy route |
| D. | Less busy route |
| Answer» B. Shorter route | |
| 62. |
The Panama Canal links - |
| A. | Pacific and Atlantic Ocean |
| B. | Atlantic and Arctic Ocean |
| C. | Pacific and Indian Ocean |
| D. | Antarctic and Atlantic Ocean |
| Answer» B. Atlantic and Arctic Ocean | |
| 63. |
Largest Mica deposits are in - |
| A. | South Africa |
| B. | India |
| C. | USA |
| D. | Australia |
| Answer» C. USA | |
| 64. |
The longest railway line in the world connects . |
| A. | New York and Seattle |
| B. | Leningrad and Vladivostok |
| C. | Trivandrum and Guwahati |
| D. | Perth and Sydney |
| Answer» C. Trivandrum and Guwahati | |
| 65. |
Summer rains in Australia broadly decreases from - |
| A. | east to west |
| B. | west to east |
| C. | north to south |
| D. | south to north |
| Answer» D. south to north | |
| 66. |
The longest continental Railway in the world is - |
| A. | Trans Atlantic Railway |
| B. | Trans Siberian Railway |
| C. | Canadian Pacific Railway |
| D. | Canadian National Railway |
| Answer» C. Canadian Pacific Railway | |
| 67. |
Where are most of the earth's active volcanoes concentrated? |
| A. | Europe |
| B. | Pacific Occan |
| C. | Africa |
| D. | South America |
| Answer» C. Africa | |
| 68. |
The best variety of world s cotton is known as - |
| A. | Sea Island |
| B. | Upland American |
| C. | Egyptian |
| D. | Short staple Indian |
| Answer» D. Short staple Indian | |
| 69. |
The polar regions are sparsely populated because of - |
| A. | lack of minerals |
| B. | unsuitable climatic conditions |
| C. | infertile land |
| D. | mountainous topography |
| Answer» C. infertile land | |
| 70. |
Which one of the following pairs is wrongly matched? |
| A. | Trafalgar Square London |
| B. | Red Square Moscow |
| C. | TiananmenSquare Beijing |
| D. | Tahrir Square Abu Dhabi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 71. |
Sunda strait lies between - |
| A. | Sumatra and Borneo |
| B. | Java and Borneo |
| C. | Java and Sumatra |
| D. | Sulawest and Java |
| Answer» D. Sulawest and Java | |
| 72. |
The busiest oceanic trade route of the world is in - |
| A. | Atlantic Ocean |
| B. | Arctic Ocean |
| C. | Indian Ocean |
| D. | Pacific Ocean |
| Answer» B. Arctic Ocean | |
| 73. |
The shortest air route from Perth to London is - |
| A. | Perth-Mumbai-Rome-London |
| B. | Perth-Ankara-Paris-London |
| C. | Perth-Aden-Paris-London |
| D. | Perth-Mombasa-Rome-London |
| Answer» C. Perth-Aden-Paris-London | |
| 74. |
The correct sequence of countries on basis of fish catch in descending order: |
| A. | China, Japan, Peru |
| B. | Japan, China, Peru, |
| C. | China, Peru, Japan |
| D. | Peru, China, Japan |
| Answer» D. Peru, China, Japan | |
| 75. |
The Dark Continent is - |
| A. | Africa |
| B. | South America |
| C. | Australia |
| D. | Asia |
| Answer» B. South America | |
| 76. |
Which one of the following continents lies in Northern-Southern and Eastern- Western hemispheres of the earth? |
| A. | Australia |
| B. | Africa |
| C. | Europe |
| D. | South America |
| Answer» C. Europe | |
| 77. |
The busiest and the most important sea route of the world is- |
| A. | North Pacific Sea Route |
| B. | North Atlantic Sea Route |
| C. | South Atlantic Sea Route |
| D. | Indian Ocean Route |
| Answer» C. South Atlantic Sea Route | |
| 78. |
Llanos are the grasslands of - |
| A. | Guyana Highlands |
| B. | Brazillian Highlands |
| C. | Argentina |
| D. | Chile |
| Answer» E. | |
| 79. |
The civilian Airport of highest altitude is in - |
| A. | Tibet |
| B. | Nepal |
| C. | India |
| D. | China |
| Answer» E. | |
| 80. |
The country whose 40 per cent of area is below sea level at high tide is: |
| A. | Denmark |
| B. | Norway |
| C. | Finland |
| D. | The Netherlands |
| Answer» E. | |
| 81. |
Name the largest desert of Asia - |
| A. | Thar |
| B. | Gobi |
| C. | Takla Makan |
| D. | Karakum |
| Answer» C. Takla Makan | |
| 82. |
The country where drip irrigation is more efficiently used is- |
| A. | India |
| B. | Israel |
| C. | SriLanka |
| D. | England |
| Answer» C. SriLanka | |
| 83. |
The temperate grasslands of North America are known as - |
| A. | Pampas |
| B. | Downs |
| C. | Steppes |
| D. | Prairies |
| Answer» E. | |
| 84. |
The temperate grasslands of South America are called - |
| A. | Prairies |
| B. | Pampas |
| C. | Downs |
| D. | Steppes |
| Answer» C. Downs | |
| 85. |
Sun belt of U.S.A. is important for which one of the following industries? |
| A. | Cotton textile |
| B. | Petro- chemical |
| C. | Hi-tech electronics |
| D. | Food processing |
| Answer» C. Hi-tech electronics | |
| 86. |
Asia and North America are separated by - |
| A. | Bass Strait |
| B. | Strait of Dover |
| C. | Bering Strait |
| D. | Cook Strait |
| Answer» D. Cook Strait | |
| 87. |
The Continent through which the imaginary lines of Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Carpricorn and Equator pass, is - |
| A. | Africa |
| B. | Australia |
| C. | Europe |
| D. | Asia |
| Answer» B. Australia | |
| 88. |
Extensive areas of grape cultivation in France are especially called - |
| A. | Wine cellars |
| B. | Grape fields |
| C. | Grape farms |
| D. | Vineyards |
| Answer» E. | |
| 89. |
The Equatorial Forests of the Amazon Basin in South America are known as - |
| A. | Selva |
| B. | Taiga |
| C. | Tundra |
| D. | Pampas |
| Answer» B. Taiga | |
| 90. |
Kangaroos, Platypus and Koala bears are wildlife of - |
| A. | Australia |
| B. | South America |
| C. | Europe |
| D. | Africa |
| Answer» B. South America | |
| 91. |
Birmingham in U.K. is famous for - |
| A. | Iron and Steel industry |
| B. | Sugar industry |
| C. | Paper industry |
| D. | Aluminium industry |
| Answer» B. Sugar industry | |
| 92. |
Fishing grounds of the world are found in areas where - |
| A. | there are high tides |
| B. | warm and cold currents meet |
| C. | there are low tides |
| D. | high stormy waves occur |
| Answer» C. there are low tides | |
| 93. |
What is called as the Roof of the World? |
| A. | Indira Point |
| B. | Kanchenjunga |
| C. | Pamir Knot |
| D. | Indira Col |
| Answer» D. Indira Col | |
| 94. |
Many of the active volcanoes are situated in - |
| A. | Atlantic Ocean |
| B. | Pacific Ocean |
| C. | Indian Ocean |
| D. | Arctic Ocean |
| Answer» C. Indian Ocean | |
| 95. |
Peshawar is near to - |
| A. | Karakoram Pass |
| B. | Zojila Pass |
| C. | Namika-La Pass |
| D. | Khyber Pass |
| Answer» E. | |
| 96. |
The Grand Canyon is on the river - |
| A. | Colorado |
| B. | Columbia |
| C. | Ohio |
| D. | Mississippi |
| Answer» B. Columbia | |
| 97. |
The Trans-Siberian Railway (8960 km) connects in the West to in the East. |
| A. | Moscow, Tashkent |
| B. | St. Petersburg, Omsk |
| C. | Moscow, Irkutsk |
| D. | St. Petersburg, Vladivostok |
| Answer» D. St. Petersburg, Vladivostok | |
| 98. |
The capital of the USA is situated on the bank of the river - |
| A. | Ohio |
| B. | Tennessee |
| C. | Yukron |
| D. | Potomac |
| Answer» E. | |
| 99. |
The world famous Serangeti Wildlife Sanctuary is located in - |
| A. | Kenya |
| B. | Tanzania |
| C. | Zambia |
| D. | Uganda |
| Answer» C. Zambia | |
| 100. |
Great Barrier Reef of Australia is located parallel to - |
| A. | East coast |
| B. | (2)West coast |
| C. | (3) North coast |
| D. | South coast |
| Answer» B. (2)West coast | |