GENERAL KNOWLEDGE MCQS PART 17

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE MCQS PART 17

1. Availability of ample water is one of the important considerations in the location of---?

A.   Automobile industry

B.   Electronic industry

C.   Paper industry

D.   Cotton textile industry

2. Which of the following is the region of winter rainfall?

A.   Monsoon

B.   Arctic

C.   Tropical

D.   Mediterranean

3. Which of the following is a Great Circle?

A.   The Tropic of Capricorn

B.   The Equator

C.   The Tropic of Cancer

D.   The Arctic Circle

4. The highest grade of coal whose surface is shining and has the highest calorific value, is?

A.   Anthracite

B.   Bituminous

C.   Peat

D.   Lignite

5. The leading producer of silver is?

A.   South Africa

B.   Mexico

C.   Russia

D.   USA

6. Which of the following is the oldest rock?

A.   Cumbrian

B.   Carbonatities

C.   Ordovician

D.   Quartzite

7. Which types of plants are adapted to grow under drought conditions?

A.   Hygrophytes

B.   Tropophytes

C.   Xerophytes

D.   Pteriodophytes

8. Weathering is?

A.   Wearing down the rock surface

B.   Breaking of the surface of land by flowing water

C.   Formation of soil by fine sand particles

D.   Breakdown of disintegration of rocks

9. Which of the following is the most porous rock?

A.   Slate

B.   Sandstone

C.   Granite

D.   Basalt

10. Kosovo, is now independent country, before its independence it was part of which of the following countries?

A.   Bulgaria

B.   Romania

C.   Albania

D.   Yugoslavia

11. East Timor, is now independent country, before independence it was part of---?

A.   Indonesia

B.   Thailand

C.   Malaysia

D.   Taiwan

12. The soil which cracks and shrinks most as it dries is---?

A.   Loamy soil

B.   Sandy soil

C.   Porous soil

D.   Clayey soil

13. Select the stranger in the group?

A.   Pie diagrams

B.   Weather maps

C.   Multiple bars

D.   Cartograms

14. Black holes are stellar objects which---?

A.   Have intense magnetic field

B.   Have intense gravitational field

C.   Have weak gravitational field

D.   Emit black body radiation

15. Which of the following scholars suggested the earth’s origin from gases and dust particles?

A.   O.Schimdt

B.   E. Hoyle

C.   H. Alfven

D.   James Jeans

16. The minimum land area recommended for forest cover to maintain proper ecological balance is---?

A.   53%

B.   43%

C.   33%

D.   25%

17. All vital atmospheric process leading to various climatic and weather conditions take place in the---?

A.   Stratosphere

B.   Exosphere

C.   Ionosphere

D.   Troposphere

18. Gulf streams are caused by---?

A.   Difference in water level

B.   Ocean pressure

C.   Temperature

D.   Cyclones

19. The production of rubber tree is better adopted to areas where the climate is---?

A.   Cool and dry

B.   Cool and moist

C.   Warm and dry

D.   Warm and humid

20. All the following are planetary winds except---?

A.   The monsoon winds

B.   Polar winds

C.   The westerlies

D.   Trade winds

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