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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1. The rocks which are formed by direct cooling and solidification of magma are called?

A.   Metamorphic rocks

B.   Igneous rocks

C.   Derivative rocks

D.   Sedimentary rocks

2. Which of the following is an ore of iron?

A.   Gypsum

B.   Ilmentie

C.   Hematite

D.   Bauxite

3. “Cloud Burst” means?

A.   Abnormally heavy downpour of rain, associated with a thunderstorm

B.   Sowing of seeds of a crop in a cloudy weather

C.   Presence of scattered flakes of cloud in the sky

D.   Formation of artificial rain

4. Latitude of south pole is?

A.   0^o

B.   30^o

C.   60^o

^D.      90^o

5. Contour is a measure of?

A.   Pressure

B.   Temperature

C.   Rainfall

D.   Topography

6. The lunar eclipse occurs when?

A.   Earth is at right angles to the direction of the sun and the moon

B.   Sun is between the earth and the moon

C.   Earth is between the sun and the moon

D.   Moon is between the earth and the sun

7. Sandstones belong to?

A.   Arenaceous rocks

B.   Carbonaceous rocks

C.   Calacerous rocks

D.   Argillaceous rocks

8. Humidity is the air is maximum in?

A.   Autumn

B.   Monsoon

C.   Summer

D.   Winter

9. ‘Roaring Forties’ are?

A.   Steady north westerly anti-trade winds in southern hemisphere

B.   Ocean current in northern hemisphere

C.   Spring tides

D.   Cyclonic westerly winds in northern hemisphere

 10. The seasonal reversal of winds is a phenomenon noticed in?

A.   High lands

B.   Equatorial climate

C.   Mediterranean climate

D.   Monsoon climate

11. Hail storm occurs in summer season due to the formation of clouds called?

A.   Cirrocumulus

B.   Cumulonimbus

C.   Cumulus

D.   Cirrus

12. Which of the following is a Kharif crop?

A.   Mustard

B.   Gram

C.   Rice

D.   Wheat

13. Which of the following has the largest area in the world?

A.   Russia

B.   USA

C.   China

D.   Canada

14. The imaginary line on the earth’s surface which closely follows the 180^o meridian, is called?

A.   Prime meridian

B.   Equator

C.   Tropic of Cancer

D.   International Date Line

15. Which of the following soils is best suited for deep rooted crops?

A.   Alluvial soil

B.   Laterite soil

C.   Black soil

D.   Red soil

16. Winds generally blow form areas of?

A.   Low pressure to that of moderate pressure

B.   High pressure to that of moderate pressure

C.   High pressure to that of low pressure

D.   Low pressure to that of high pressure

17. Change in season is caused due to?

A.   Inclination of earth

B.   Rotation of earth

C.   Revolution of earth

D.   None of these

19. Which of the following types of rainfall is typical of equatorial regions?

A.   Cyclonic

B.   Orographic

C.   Convectional

D.   None of these

20. Soil formed by deposition of silt brought by rivers is?

A.   Podsols

B.   Black soil

C.   Red soil

D.   Alluvial soil

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1. The polar diameter of the earth is shorter than the equatorial diameter by?

A.   35 km

B.   41 km

C.   43 km

D.   54 km

2. Which of the following crops needs maximum water per hectare?

A.   Wheat

B.   Sugarcane

C.   Maize

D.   Barley

3. Atmospheric temperature increases at the higher altitudes due to?

A.   Radiation

B.   Inversion

C.   Convection

D.   Conduction

4. A violent whirlwind characterized by a black funnel-shaped cloud hanging from heavy cumulonimbus is known as?

A.   Typhoon

B.   Tornado

C.   Hurricane

D.   Antipodes

5. A nautical mile is equal to?

A.   1005 meters

B.   1255 meters

C.   1550 meters

D.   1852 meters

6. The land-mass of which of the following continents is the least?

A.   Europe

B.   Australia

C.   Asia

D.   Africa

7. The longest river is located in?

A.   North America

B.   Latin America

C.   Africa

D.   Asia

8. Asia accounts for nearly % of world population?

A.   35%

B.   40 %

C.   60%

D.   65%

9. Which of the following countries is known as the Land of Midnight Sun?

A.   Sweden

B.   Norway

C.   Holland

D.   Belgium

10. Imaginary lines drawn on a global map, from pole to pole and perpendicular to the equator, are called?

A.   Steppes

B.   Meridians

C.   Isobars

D.   Contours

11. What is the duration of a day at the poles?

A.   12 months

B.   6 months

C.   9 months

D.   3 months

12. When the earth reaches its perihelion, then?

A.   It is between the sun and moon

B.   It is farthest from the sun

C.   It is nearest to the sun

D.   None of these

13. The belt of low atmospheric pressure on either side of the equator are called?

A.   Easterlies

B.   Latitudes

C.   Westerlies

D.   Doldrums

14. The process by which water and wind wear down the rocks is called?

A.   Derosion

B.   Cosrision

C.   Erosion

D.   None of these

15. Which of the following is not a Scandinavian country?

A.   Norway

B.   Belgium

C.   Denmark

D.   None of these

16. Which of the following countries has longest land frontiers?

A.   Laos

B.   China

C.   Russia

D.   Burma

17. One degree of longitude on the equator is equal to a distance of?

A.   112 km

B.   55 km

C.   80 km

D.   96 km

18. The earth revolves round the sun in its orbit by approx.?

A.   3^o per day

B.   1^o per day

C.   2^o per day

D.   5^o per day

19. Vasco da Gama discovered the sea route to India via the Cape of Good Hope in?

A.   1506

B.   1502

C.   1498

D.   1494

20. The shortest day in Northern Hemisphere is?

A.   22 June

B.   15 June

C.   22 December

D.   25 December

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