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This section includes 37 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Current Affairs knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Suez Canal joins Mediterranean Sea with which among the following seas? |
| A. | Red sea |
| B. | Dead sea |
| C. | Caspian sea |
| D. | White sea |
| Answer» B. Dead sea | |
| 2. |
The following nuclear reaction makes the Sun a great source of energy ? |
| A. | Nuclear Fusion |
| B. | Nuclear Fission |
| C. | Nuclear magnetic resonance |
| D. | thorium fuel cycle |
| Answer» B. Nuclear Fission | |
| 3. |
What name has been given to the places around and between two gravitationally bound bodies where a third object could stay stationary relative to the other two? |
| A. | Lagrangian point |
| B. | Ephemeris |
| C. | Lissajous |
| D. | Apside |
| Answer» B. Ephemeris | |
| 4. |
Old Faithful' Geyser is located in which among the following countries? |
| A. | Canada |
| B. | US |
| C. | Spain |
| D. | Mexico |
| Answer» C. Spain | |
| 5. |
On which planet, due to its clockwise (east to west) rotation on the axis, the Sun rises in the west and sets in the east ? |
| A. | Mercury |
| B. | Venus |
| C. | Earth |
| D. | Mars |
| Answer» C. Earth | |
| 6. |
In which year Ceylon was renamed as Sri Lanka? |
| A. | 1960 |
| B. | 1970 |
| C. | 1972 |
| D. | 1975 |
| Answer» D. 1975 | |
| 7. |
Apart from Saturn which of the following possess planetary possess ring systems of their own? |
| A. | Jupiter only |
| B. | Jupiter, Uranus & Neptune |
| C. | Jupiter & Uranus |
| D. | Jupiter & Neptune |
| Answer» C. Jupiter & Uranus | |
| 8. |
Which among the following trench is NOT in the Pacific Ocean? |
| A. | Java Trench |
| B. | Karmadec |
| C. | Peru-Chile |
| D. | Aleutian |
| Answer» B. Karmadec | |
| 9. |
Which of the following pertains to 'study of Landforms' ? |
| A. | Geomorphology |
| B. | Oceanography |
| C. | Climatology |
| D. | Marine Geography |
| Answer» B. Oceanography | |
| 10. |
Which ocean is called 'Herring Pond'? |
| A. | Pacific Ocean |
| B. | Atlantic Ocean |
| C. | Arctic Ocean |
| D. | Indian Ocean |
| Answer» C. Arctic Ocean | |
| 11. |
Ossetia is a point of contention between which of the following two nations? |
| A. | Russia & Estonia |
| B. | Russia & Ukraine |
| C. | Russia & Georgia |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 12. |
Which among the following is Brightest star? |
| A. | Sirius |
| B. | Alpha centauri |
| C. | Proxima Centauri |
| D. | Polaris |
| Answer» B. Alpha centauri | |
| 13. |
One minute of arc of latitude along any meridian is also known as__? |
| A. | One Degree |
| B. | One Mile |
| C. | One Nautical Mile |
| D. | One mach |
| Answer» D. One mach | |
| 14. |
Which of the following planet is an example of Terrestrial planet? |
| A. | Earth |
| B. | Jupiter |
| C. | Saturn |
| D. | Neptune |
| Answer» B. Jupiter | |
| 15. |
Pedogenesis is the process in which: |
| A. | Mountains are formed |
| B. | Soils are formed |
| C. | Gases are formed |
| D. | Oceans are formed |
| Answer» C. Gases are formed | |
| 16. |
Which among the following tunnel connects France and Italy? |
| A. | Mont Blanc Tunnel |
| B. | St. Gothard Tunnel |
| C. | Queens way Tunnel |
| D. | Orange Fish Rivers Tunnel |
| Answer» B. St. Gothard Tunnel | |
| 17. |
Mount Kosciuszko is the highest mountain in__? |
| A. | Russia |
| B. | Canada |
| C. | Australia |
| D. | Indonesia |
| Answer» D. Indonesia | |
| 18. |
The Pamir Mountains in Central Asia are formed by the junction or knot of which of the following ? |
| A. | Himalayas, Karakoram, Hindu Kush ranges |
| B. | Himalayas, Tian Shan, Karakoram,Hindu Kush ranges |
| C. | Himalayas, Tian Shan, Karakoram, Kunlun, and Hindu Kush ranges |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 19. |
What is the number of known satellites of Jupiter? |
| A. | 35 |
| B. | 55 |
| C. | 42 |
| D. | 79 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
Expanding Universe hypothesis is also known as: |
| A. | Nebular theory |
| B. | Big Bang theory |
| C. | Steady state theory |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Steady state theory | |
| 21. |
In Geography O Horizon, P Horizon, A Horizon are the layers of which of the following ? |
| A. | Soils |
| B. | Rocks |
| C. | Atmosphere |
| D. | Oceans |
| Answer» B. Rocks | |
| 22. |
Approximately how much time does a Sun ray take reaching Earth? |
| A. | 400 seconds |
| B. | 500 seconds |
| C. | 600 seconds |
| D. | 700 seconds |
| Answer» C. 600 seconds | |
| 23. |
Geo centric model of solar system was proposed by: |
| A. | Copernicus |
| B. | Ptolemy |
| C. | Aristotle |
| D. | Strabo |
| Answer» C. Aristotle | |
| 24. |
Which of the following is not an equatorial crop? |
| A. | Coconut |
| B. | Rubber |
| C. | Oil Palm |
| D. | Banana |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
Eyjafjallajökull volcano is located in which country? |
| A. | Ireland |
| B. | Iceland |
| C. | Switzerland |
| D. | Italy |
| Answer» C. Switzerland | |
| 26. |
Alph River and Onyx River are located in which among the following continents? |
| A. | Australia |
| B. | Antarctica |
| C. | North America |
| D. | Europe |
| Answer» C. North America | |
| 27. |
Which among the following is true regarding cyclones? |
| A. | rotate counter clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere |
| B. | rotate clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counter clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere |
| C. | may rotate in any direction in any hemisphere |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. rotate clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counter clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere | |
| 28. |
What is normally found in the western side of the continents situated near tropics? |
| A. | Mountains |
| B. | Deserts |
| C. | Rivers |
| D. | Lakes |
| Answer» C. Rivers | |
| 29. |
Which of the following refers to the study of interface between physical geography and human geography? |
| A. | Political geography |
| B. | Geomorphology |
| C. | Bio geography |
| D. | Anthropology |
| Answer» D. Anthropology | |
| 30. |
Which of the following statements is incorrect about the Planet Mars? |
| A. | It has two permanent polar ice caps |
| B. | After the Moon, it is the brightest object in our night sky |
| C. | Liquid water cannot exist on the surface of Mars due to low atmospheric pressure |
| D. | Mars is less dense than Earth |
| Answer» C. Liquid water cannot exist on the surface of Mars due to low atmospheric pressure | |
| 31. |
Flemish are the tribal inhabitants of which of the following countries? |
| A. | Belgium |
| B. | Chile |
| C. | India |
| D. | Peru |
| Answer» B. Chile | |
| 32. |
If earth stops rotating, the impact on weight of a body will be minimum on which among the following places? |
| A. | Equator |
| B. | North pole |
| C. | Tropic of cancer |
| D. | Tropic of Capricorn |
| Answer» C. Tropic of cancer | |
| 33. |
Which of the following countries does not share its border with Black Sea? |
| A. | Georgia |
| B. | Bulgaria |
| C. | Belarus |
| D. | Turkey |
| Answer» D. Turkey | |
| 34. |
Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission (MAVEN) is a space probe developed to study the atmosphere of Mars. It has been developed by _? |
| A. | Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) |
| B. | China National Space Administration (CNSA) |
| C. | National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
| D. | Russian Federal Space Agency (RFSA) |
| Answer» D. Russian Federal Space Agency (RFSA) | |
| 35. |
In 1970’s , NASA had launched two space programmes Viking 1 and Viking 2. These programmes were most expensive and ambitious mission ever (till that time) sent to ________? |
| A. | Moon |
| B. | Mars |
| C. | Venus |
| D. | Jupiter |
| Answer» C. Venus | |
| 36. |
Which among the following straits connects the Mediterranean Sea with Atlantic Ocean? |
| A. | Strait of Gibraltar |
| B. | Strait of Magellan |
| C. | Strait of Panama |
| D. | None of them |
| Answer» B. Strait of Magellan | |
| 37. |
Ganymede is the largest moon in the Solar System. It is a satellite of ________? |
| A. | Venus |
| B. | Saturn |
| C. | Jupiter |
| D. | Saturn |
| Answer» D. Saturn | |