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This section includes 2981 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 301. |
Igneous rocks are said to be acidic when they contain high proportion of: |
| A. | iron |
| B. | magnesium |
| C. | silica |
| D. | aluminium |
| Answer» D. aluminium | |
| 302. |
The position of the sun is annually twice overhead at Singapore because of the:[Railways 1993] |
| A. | rotation of the earth |
| B. | revolution of the earth |
| C. | elliptical path of the earth's orbit |
| D. | parallelism of inclined axis of the earth |
| Answer» E. | |
| 303. |
The longest railway platform is : |
| A. | London (U.K.) |
| B. | Moscow (Russia) |
| C. | Kharagpur (India) |
| D. | New York (U.S.A.) |
| Answer» D. New York (U.S.A.) | |
| 304. |
The flat temperate grasslands of the Hungarian plains areknown as _______. |
| A. | Steppe |
| B. | Prairies |
| C. | Pampas |
| D. | Pusztas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 305. |
In the northern hemisphere, currents are deflected to their right due to : |
| A. | centrifugal force |
| B. | coriolis force |
| C. | cyclonic storms |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. cyclonic storms | |
| 306. |
Mauna Loa is an example of: [Teachers' Exam 1994] |
| A. | active volcano |
| B. | extinct volcano |
| C. | plateau in a volcanic region |
| D. | dormant volcano |
| Answer» B. extinct volcano | |
| 307. |
Climate change resulting in the rise of temperature may benefit which of thecountries/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. | |
| 308. |
Which of the following minerals and their ores are correctly matched? 1. Zinc-calamine 2. Platinum-iridium 3. Tin-cassiterite 4. Copper-carnolite |
| A. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| B. | 1 and 4 |
| C. | 2, 3 and 4 |
| D. | 1 and 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 309. |
The International Dateline deflects to a side to avoid: |
| A. | Society islands |
| B. | Hawaii |
| C. | Aleutian Islands |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» D. All the above | |
| 310. |
Lunar eclipse occurs on : |
| A. | New moon |
| B. | Full moon |
| C. | Half moon |
| D. | Quarter moon |
| Answer» C. Half moon | |
| 311. |
The location of a place A is at 60° E longitude and 30° S latitude while the location of Bis at 60° E longitude and 45° N latitude. Time at B will be : |
| A. | half an hour behind A |
| B. | half an hour ahead of A |
| C. | half an hour ahead or behind that of A |
| D. | the same as that of A |
| Answer» E. | |
| 312. |
Which one of the following countries is land locked? [IAS 2003] |
| A. | Bolivia |
| B. | Peru |
| C. | Suriname |
| D. | Uruguay |
| Answer» B. Peru | |
| 313. |
Which one of the following does not border Panama? [IAS 2004] |
| A. | Costa Rica |
| B. | Pacific Ocean |
| C. | Columbia |
| D. | Venezuela |
| Answer» E. | |
| 314. |
Which of the following is not helpful for delta formation? [CRPF 1990] |
| A. | Fast movement of river in mountains to cut sediments |
| B. | Slow speed |
| C. | Long river course |
| D. | Tidal nature of waves |
| Answer» E. | |
| 315. |
Shortest air route from New Delhi to Vancouver will be : |
| A. | New Delhi - Bangkok - Tokyo - Vancouver |
| B. | New Delhi - London - New York - Vancouver |
| C. | New Delhi - Moscow - London - Vancouver |
| D. | New Delhi - Paris - New York – Vancouver |
| Answer» B. New Delhi - London - New York - Vancouver | |
| 316. |
Japan experiences frequent earth- quakes because it is located : [CDS 1994] |
| A. | on the eastern coast of Asia |
| B. | on the meeting point of two plates of the earth's crust |
| C. | amidst the ocean |
| D. | in the volcanic belt |
| Answer» C. amidst the ocean | |
| 317. |
Chicago, one of world's largest steel centres, is located on thesouthern tip of the lake. |
| A. | Superior |
| B. | Michigan |
| C. | Huron |
| D. | Erie |
| Answer» C. Huron | |
| 318. |
Which one of the following is correct? Great Bear is a : [CDS 2008] |
| A. | galaxy |
| B. | planet |
| C. | star |
| D. | constellation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 319. |
The following statements are made about ocean currents: 1. They are warm off the west coast of continents within the tropics 2. They move clockwise in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere 3. They move clockwise in the oceans of the Northern Hemisphere Which of the above are correct? |
| A. | 1 and 2 |
| B. | 2 and 3 |
| C. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| D. | 1 and 3 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 320. |
Which one of the following conditions are not favourable for the growth of coral rects ?[IAS 2003] |
| A. | Sediment free water |
| B. | fresh water |
| C. | Moderate saline water |
| D. | Disturbed water and currents |
| Answer» C. Moderate saline water | |
| 321. |
Insolation heats up the land masses more quickly than the water bodies because: |
| A. | water is liquid |
| B. | landmasses are solid |
| C. | water needs more energy to get warm |
| D. | rocks are bad conductors of heat |
| Answer» D. rocks are bad conductors of heat | |
| 322. |
The highest annual precipitation occurs in: |
| A. | Canadian Shield |
| B. | Ganga basin |
| C. | Siberian Plains |
| D. | Amazon basin |
| Answer» E. | |
| 323. |
The planet that is nearly comparable to Earth as regards itssize and mass is |
| A. | Pluto |
| B. | Mars |
| C. | Venus |
| D. | Mercury |
| Answer» D. Mercury | |
| 324. |
17th Parallel separates: |
| A. | North and South America |
| B. | North and South Korea |
| C. | North and South Vietnam |
| D. | North and South Yemen |
| Answer» D. North and South Yemen | |
| 325. |
The principal reason for the formation of metamorphic rocks is : |
| A. | Decomposition of sediments |
| B. | Deposition of remains of plants and animals |
| C. | Extreme heat and pressure |
| D. | Solidification of magma |
| Answer» D. Solidification of magma | |
| 326. |
The Earth is an oblate spheroid and not a perfect sphere. This is because [CDS 2010] 1. the Earth has a rotational motion and the rotational speed increases as one goes from the Poles towards the Equator. 2. the Equator experiences greater gravitational pull from the Sun. 3. the intensity of sunlight received at the Equator is greater than that at the Poles. |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 1 and 2 |
| C. | 3 only |
| D. | 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» C. 3 only | |
| 327. |
Commercial sources of energy purely consist of [BPSC 2011] |
| A. | power, coal, oil, gas, hydro-electricity and uranium |
| B. | coal, oil, firewood, vegetable waste and agricultural waste |
| C. | power, coal, animal dung and firewood |
| D. | coal, gas, oil and firewood |
| Answer» B. coal, oil, firewood, vegetable waste and agricultural waste | |
| 328. |
Moon shaped sand-dunes, formed by wind action are called: |
| A. | Cirque |
| B. | Bajada |
| C. | Barkhans |
| D. | Mesa |
| Answer» D. Mesa | |
| 329. |
Nights are cooler in the deserts than in the plains because: [CDS 2002] |
| A. | sand radiates heat more quickly than the earth |
| B. | the sky remains clear most of the time |
| C. | sand absorbs heat more quickly than the earth |
| D. | none of the above reasons |
| Answer» B. the sky remains clear most of the time | |
| 330. |
Grasslands which not support any trees are called: |
| A. | lanos |
| B. | campos |
| C. | savanna |
| D. | steppes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 331. |
Which of the following are true regarding the crust of the earth? 1. It is the outer thin layer with a total thickness of about 100 km 2. It forms around 0.5 percent of the earth's volume 3. The outer covering of the crust is of sedimentary material 4. The lower layer of the crust consists of basaltic and ultra-basic rocks |
| A. | I and II |
| B. | I, II and III |
| C. | I, II and IV |
| D. | I, II, III and IV |
| Answer» D. I, II, III and IV | |
| 332. |
The canal that connects the upper Hudson at Albany with theGreat Lakes at Buffalo is |
| A. | Erie canal |
| B. | Kiel canal |
| C. | North Sea canal |
| D. | Trent and Mersey canal |
| Answer» B. Kiel canal | |
| 333. |
Temperate grasslands in South America are found on the_____ part of the continent. |
| A. | northern |
| B. | southern |
| C. | north-western |
| D. | south-eastern |
| Answer» E. | |
| 334. |
The time required by moonlight to reach the earth is : |
| A. | 1 sec |
| B. | 1.3 sec |
| C. | 2 sec |
| D. | 2.3 sec |
| Answer» C. 2 sec | |
| 335. |
_______and _______ are called the 'Low countries' ofEurope. |
| A. | Spain and Portugal |
| B. | Holland and Belgium |
| C. | England and Ireland |
| D. | Denmark and Germany |
| Answer» C. England and Ireland | |
| 336. |
In the atmosphere of the primitive earth there was no : |
| A. | oxygen |
| B. | carbon dioxide |
| C. | nitrogen |
| D. | ammonia |
| Answer» B. carbon dioxide | |
| 337. |
World's largest manufacturers of Motor Vehicles are: |
| A. | Russia and Japan |
| B. | U.K. and France |
| C. | U.S.A. and Japan |
| D. | U.S.A. and Germany |
| Answer» D. U.S.A. and Germany | |
| 338. |
Beaufort scale is an internationally recognised scale fordescribing |
| A. | earthquake intensity |
| B. | noise level |
| C. | wind speed |
| D. | radioactive intensity |
| Answer» D. radioactive intensity | |
| 339. |
The equatorial regions receive rainfall throughout the year. The annual rainfall isgenerally about: |
| A. | 80 cms |
| B. | 160 cms |
| C. | 200 cms |
| D. | 250 cms |
| Answer» E. | |
| 340. |
The orbits of planets around the Sun, or of satellites around the Earth, can be : [IFS 1993] |
| A. | circular and elliptic |
| B. | circular and hyperbolic |
| C. | elliptic and parabolic |
| D. | parabolic and hyperbolic |
| Answer» B. circular and hyperbolic | |
| 341. |
Which one of the following continents has the lowest birth and death rates? [IAS 2004] |
| A. | Europe |
| B. | Australia |
| C. | North America |
| D. | South America |
| Answer» C. North America | |
| 342. |
Which of the following regions gets no rainfall throughout the year? [NDA 1992] |
| A. | The Equatorial Region |
| B. | The Tundra Region |
| C. | The Himalayan Region |
| D. | The Mediterranean Region |
| Answer» C. The Himalayan Region | |
| 343. |
An upper air wind system with very high velocities in certain parts of the atmosphere is called: |
| A. | a cyclone |
| B. | an anticyclone |
| C. | jet stream |
| D. | a tsunami |
| Answer» D. a tsunami | |
| 344. |
The world's largest inland sea is ______. |
| A. | the Black Sea |
| B. | the Dead Sea |
| C. | the Caspian Sea |
| D. | the Aral Sea |
| Answer» D. the Aral Sea | |
| 345. |
Consider the following rivers: 1. Don 2. Syr Darya 3. Volga 4. Ural Which of the above rivers flow into the landlocked Caspian Sea? [IAS 2008] |
| A. | 1 and 2 |
| B. | 2 and 3 |
| C. | 3 and 4 |
| D. | 1 and 4 |
| Answer» D. 1 and 4 | |
| 346. |
Which one of the following natural regions is best known for the production of grapes? [IAS 2004] |
| A. | Hot deserts |
| B. | Monsoon |
| C. | Equatorial |
| D. | Mediterranean |
| Answer» E. | |
| 347. |
Assemblage or ideas, beliefs, skills, institutions is representedby |
| A. | civilization |
| B. | culture |
| C. | mode of life |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. mode of life | |
| 348. |
'Pampero' is : |
| A. | a cold wind which prevails in Argentina and Uruguay |
| B. | a low pressure area in Equator |
| C. | a moisture laden wind which brings rainfall to the west coast of Panama |
| D. | a high pressure area which develops first and then leads to the formation of an anticyclone |
| Answer» B. a low pressure area in Equator | |
| 349. |
The planet with the maximum number of satellites is ______. |
| A. | Uranus |
| B. | Jupiter |
| C. | Saturn |
| D. | Neptune |
| Answer» D. Neptune | |
| 350. |
Which one of the following pairs of straits and the countries they separate is wrongly matched? |
| A. | Gibraltar Strait - Spain and Morocco |
| B. | Bering Strait - Sumatra and Malaysia |
| C. | Magellan Strait - Chile and Tiera del Fuego |
| D. | Bass Strait - Australia and Tasmania |
| Answer» C. Magellan Strait - Chile and Tiera del Fuego | |