GENERAL KNOWLEDGE MCQS PART 14

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE MCQS

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE MCQS PART 14


1. Which of the following countries leads the world in the export of oil?
A.   Venezuela
B.   Saudi Arabia
C.   Iraq
D.   Iran

2. Which of the following types of coal represents the first stage of formation of coal?
A.   Peat
B.   Lignite
C.   Bituminous coal
D.   Anthracite

3. Which of the following exhaustible and non-renewable fuels are inorganic in nature?
A.   Lignite and peat
B.   Uranium and thorium
C.   Petroleum and natural gas
D.   Anthracite and bituminous coal

4. The base of all of the following fuels is organic materials, except that of?
A.   Uranium
B.   Petroleum
C.   Natural gas
D.   Coal

5. All of the following are non-metallic minerals, except?
A.   Sulphur
B.   Platinum
C.   Graphite
D.   Asbestos

6. Which of the following is a non-metallic mineral?
A.   Uranium
B.   Thorium
C.   Gypsum
D.   Cobalt

7. All of the following are renewable abiotic resources in nature except?
A.   Manganese
B.   Iron ore
C.   Copper and nickel
D.   Cobalt

8. Which is the least populated continent of the world?
A.   North America
B.   Australia
C.   Antarctica
D.   None of these

9. Which of the following heavy chemicals are produced from common salt?
A.   Chlorine, caustic soda and soda ash
B.   Caustic soda and soda ash
C.   Caustic soda only
D.   Chlorine only

10. The soil which is a mixture of sand, clay and silt is known as?
A.   Desert soil
B.   Clay soil
C.   Sandy soil
D.   Loamy soil

11. Cirrus clouds are?
A.   Medium height clouds
B.   High clouds
C.   Very low clouds
D.   Low clouds

12. Which of the following terms is not connected with the study of climate?
A.   Stevenson screen
B.   Hydrogen
C.   Flash point
D.   Dew point

13. How much world population in percentage is accommodated in North America?
A.   9.5%
B.   7.7%
C.   8.2%
D.   5.4%

14. Which of the following countries is not land-locked?
A.   Switzerland
B.   Nepal
C.   Burma
D.   Afghanistan

15. The frozen continent around the South Pole is?
A.   Iceland
B.   Greenland
C.   Antarctica
D.   Arctic

16. The % of oxygen in the atmospheric air is approximately?
A.   11%
B.   21%
C.   31%
D.   41%

17. Asia is the biggest continent of the world. How much approximate of the world land is covered by area?
A.   32%
B.   27%
C.   29.5%
D.   39%

18. The latitude of the equator is?
A.   0o
B.   30o
C.   45o
D.      60o

19. The earth rotates on its axis from?
A.   South to North
B.   North to South
C.   West to East
D.   East to West

20. Earth completes one rotation on its axis in?
A.   23 hours 30 minute
B.   23 hours 56 minute and 4.9 seconds
C.   24 hours 1 minute and 10 seconds
D.   24 hours

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