G.K Geography (Fundamental of World Geography) MCQ's




All Questions are from Year - 2018 or older

Question 91 :
Coal, which is almost pure carbons which hardly has any Impurities, which is smokeless and which finds use in the steel industry is called

  1. coking coal
  2. anthracite
  3. bituminous coal
  4. lignite
  

Question 92 :
Moho discontinuity refers to a discontinuity between the _____ and _____ layers of the earth.

  1. Sial and Sima
  2. Sima and Mantle
  3. Sial and Mantle
  4. Mantle and Core
  

Question 93 :
The country worst affected by cyclones and accompanying floods is ______.

  1. Indonesia
  2. Sri Lanka
  3. Pakistan
  4. Bangladesh
  

Question 94 :
The wettest place in the world is Cherrapunji (Assam). The Hottest place is

  1. Azizia (Libya)
  2. Ramagundam (India)
  3. Stwart Island (New Zealand)
  4. Kandy (Sri Lanka)
  

Question 95 :
Which or the following is not a proof of Earth being an oblate spheroid?

  1. When a ship goes out to sea, first the hull disappears then the upper parts
  2. The shadow of the Earth on the Sun during solar eclipse is always curved
  3. Photographs of the Earth taken by artificial satellites have confirmed the fact
  4. it has been found that polar circumference is lesser than equatorial circumference
  

Question 96 :
The temperature at the core of the earth is about

  1. 20000º C
  2. 2000º C
  3. 200000º C
  4. 26000º C
  

Question 97 :
The 'Old Faithful' in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming is a/an

  1. hot spring
  2. extinct volcano
  3. geyser
  4. oak tree
  

Question 98 :
For short-term climatic perdictions, which one of the following events is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian sub-continent?

  1. La Nina
  2. Movement of Jet Streams
  3. El Nino and Southern Oscillations
  4. Greenhouse effect on global level
  

Question 99 :
The phenomenon known as the Midnight Sun is caused by

  1. The rotation of the Earth on its axis
  2. Sun spots
  3. Inclination of the Earth's axis
  4. Nuclear explosions
  

Question 100 :
Suez Canal has reduced the distance between London and Mumbai by about

  1. 1000 km
  2. 5000 km
  3. 6000 km
  4. 7000 km
  

Question 101 :
Inland waterways have many disadvantages. Among them the most common is

  1. presence of water falls and rapids
  2. seasonal freezing and drying up of rivers
  3. international controls on traffic
  4. fluctuating volume of traffic
  

Question 102 :
Beaufort scale is an internationally recognised scale for describing

  1. earthquake intensity
  2. noise level
  3. wind speed
  4. radioactive intensity
  

Question 103 :
The most effective farming method for returning minerals to the soil is

  1. Contour ploughing
  2. Terracing
  3. Crop rotation
  4. Furrowing
  

Question 104 :
Nautical mile is a unit of distance used in

  1. space travel
  2. navigation
  3. aviation
  4. communication
  

Question 105 :
Where is the Port City of Cork located?

  1. Italy
  2. France
  3. Greece
  4. Ireland
  

Question 106 :
Lowest temperature is recorded in

  1. USA
  2. Mexico
  3. Verkhoyansk
  4. Alaska
  

Question 107 :
Which among the following statements about the earth is not true?

  1. The Earth makes one complete revolution round the Sun every 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 46 seconds
  2. The Earth makes one complete revolution on its axis in 48 hours
  3. The Earth revolves in its orbit round the Sun at a speed of 66,000 miles per hour
  4. The Earth rotates on its axis at an equatorial speed of more than 1000 miles per hour
  

Question 108 :
The Ruhr coal fields area of _______ is a major industrial area of the world.

  1. USA
  2. Erstwhile USSR
  3. Australia
  4. Germany
  

Question 109 :
Which is the world's largest river?

  1. The Nile
  2. The Amazon
  3. The Brahmaputra
  4. The Mississippi and Missouri
  

Question 110 :
The velocity of wind is related to

  1. revolution of the Earth
  2. rotation of the Earth
  3. temperature
  4. pressure gradient
  

Question 111 :
Which among these is an intermontane plateau?

  1. Deccan
  2. Anatolia
  3. Columbia
  4. Tibet
  

Question 112 :
Krivoy Rog, Kerch Peninsula, Magnitogorsk are major producers ______ of in former Soviet Union.

  1. Coal
  2. Manganese
  3. Copper
  4. Iron ore
  

Question 113 :
The difference in mean temperature between the hottest and coldest months in a year is known as

  1. average annual temperature
  2. mean temperature
  3. annual range of temperature
  4. isothermic range of temperature
  

Question 114 :
The population of India has of late been growing very fast because

  1. not enough attention has been paid to methods of population control
  2. the death rate has been dropping on account of better medical and health facilities
  3. the birth rate has continuously been increasing
  4. industrialization has provided a fillip to growth of population
  

Question 115 :
Inversion of temperature refers to _____ temperature with height.

  1. decrease in
  2. increase in
  3. constant
  4. both increase and decrease in
  

Question 116 :
Amur, one of the longest rivers in the worlds is in

  1. Africa
  2. South America
  3. Asia
  4. Europe
  

Question 117 :
Which of the following is a renewable source of energy?

  1. atomic power
  2. hydro electric power
  3. thermal power
  4. natural gas
  

Question 118 :
Humidity in the air is measured in a

  1. barometer
  2. electrometer
  3. hygrometer
  4. hydrometer
  

Question 119 :
The relative humidity or the atmospheric air

  1. increases with increase in temperature
  2. decreases with increase in temperature
  3. decreases with decrease in temperature
  4. is independent of temperature
  

Question 120 :
Rice crop needs

  1. low temperature and heavy rainfall
  2. high temperature and low rainfall
  3. annual rainfall of about 150 cm, high temperature and humidity
  4. low temperature and low rainfall
  
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