Chapter: Fundamentals of World Geography
501.

Which of the following are known as coastlines of submergence?

A. Ria coasts
B. Uplifted lowland
C. Emergent upland
D. Concordant coasts
Answer» A. Ria coasts
502.

Quartzite is metamorphosed from

A. Limestone
B. Obsidian
C. Sandstone
D. Shale
Answer» C. Sandstone
503.

Of the total water on the Earth, fresh water reserve a constitute approximately

A. 70%
B. 2.7%
C. 10%
D. 8.9%
Answer» B. 2.7%
504.

A huge muss of ice fed by snow on a high mountain slowly sliding downhill before It starts melting is called

A. Glacier
B. Avalanche
C. Iceberg
D. Snow cover
Answer» A. Glacier
505.

The Indian sub-continent lies

A. mostly in the southern hemisphere and partly in the northern hemisphere
B. mostly in the northern hemisphere and partly in the southern hemisphere
C. wholly in the northern hemisphere
D. wholly in the southern hemisphere
Answer» C. wholly in the northern hemisphere
506.

The phenomenon of an opening occurring in the Earth's surface through which a Jet of hot water and steam is forced out at irregular intervals is called

A. hot spring
B. geyser
C. cyclone
D. volcano
Answer» B. geyser
507.

Vernal equinox occurs on the

A. 23rd September
B. 21st March
C. 21st June
D. 22nd December
Answer» B. 21st March
508.

Which of the following is known as the "red planet"?

A. Mercury
B. Jupiter
C. Mars
D. Saturn
Answer» C. Mars
509.

The Shatt-al-Arab waterway is associated with the

A. Euphrates and Tigris
B. White Nile and Blue Nile
C. Jordan and Firat
D. Oxus and Kabul
Answer» A. Euphrates and Tigris
510.

The Tropical Rain Forest or Equatorial type of climate is found in

A. Amazon basin
B. Congo basin
C. Indonesian Islands
D. All the above
Answer» D. All the above
511.

Which of the following yield teak?

A. Coniferous forests
B. Tropical forests
C. Deciduous forests
D. Himalayan forests
Answer» C. Deciduous forests
512.

What is the date of summer solstice in Northern Hemisphere?

A. 21st June
B. 21st March
C. 22nd December
D. 23rd September
Answer» A. 21st June
513.

A hinterland is

A. an area behind a seaport that supplies the bulk of the exports
B. the interior of a valley
C. an elevated area
D. an area occupied by backward community
Answer» A. an area behind a seaport that supplies the bulk of the exports
514.

Rice crop needs

A. low temperature and heavy rainfall
B. high temperature and low rainfall
C. annual rainfall of about 150 cm, high temperature and humidity
D. low temperature and low rainfall
Answer» C. annual rainfall of about 150 cm, high temperature and humidity
515.

The largest of the planets is

A. Jupiter
B. Saturn
C. Uranus
D. Neptune
Answer» A. Jupiter
516.

What is a graticule?

A. The network of intersecting parallels and meridians on a map
B. The network of intersections of Equator and Prime Meridian
C. The intersection of roads
D. The intersection of Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
Answer» A. The network of intersecting parallels and meridians on a map
517.

Name the country which shares the benefits of the Kosi Multipurpose Project with India

A. Bangladesh
B. Pakistan
C. Nepal
D. Bhutan
Answer» C. Nepal
518.

Palk Strait separates

A. Malaysia and Sumatra
B. India and Sri Lanka
C. Sunda and Sumatra
D. Borneo and Celebes
Answer» B. India and Sri Lanka
519.

The planet with the maximum number of satellites is ______.

A. Uranus
B. Jupiter
C. Saturn
D. Neptune
Answer» C. Saturn
520.

Dhaulagiri peak in the Himalayan Range is located in

A. Bhutan
B. Nepal
C. Sikkim
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer» B. Nepal
521.

The planet that is nearly comparable to Earth as regards its size and mass is

A. Pluto
B. Mars
C. Venus
D. Mercury
Answer» C. Venus
522.

The river Irrawaddy is the life blood of

A. Myanmar
B. Bangladesh
C. Thailand
D. Laos
Answer» A. Myanmar
523.

Along which one of the following meridians did India experience the first light of the sunrise of the new millennium?

A. 20°30’W
B. 82°30'E
C. 92°30’W
D. 92°30'E
Answer» D. 92°30'E
524.

Jute requires

A. hot and humid climate
B. cold climate
C. hot and dry climate
D. Mediterranean climate
Answer» A. hot and humid climate
525.

_______and _______ are called the 'Low countries' of Europe.

A. Spain and Portugal
B. Holland and Belgium
C. England and Ireland
D. Denmark and Germany
Answer» B. Holland and Belgium
526.

Amur, one of the longest rivers in the worlds is in

A. Africa
B. South America
C. Asia
D. Europe
Answer» C. Asia
527.

A landform composed of sediments brought by a river and found where it enters a main valley or emerges from a mountain on to a plain is called a/an

A. meander
B. alluvial fan
C. oxbow lake
D. levee
Answer» B. alluvial fan
528.

______ is called "the land of thousand lakes”.

A. Switzerland
B. Canada
C. Finland
D. Sweden
Answer» C. Finland
529.

What is the shape of the Earth?

A. Geoid
B. Circle
C. Sphere
D. Hemi-sphere
Answer» A. Geoid
530.

Mediterranean climate is ideal for growing

A. wheat and barley
B. tea and coffee
C. sugarcane and beet
D. orange and lemons
Answer» D. orange and lemons
531.

The home of spices is

A. Middle East
B. The USA
C. France
D. India
Answer» D. India
532.

Forest soils are

A. rich in potash
B. deficient in potash
C. rich in salt
D. rich in organic matter
Answer» D. rich in organic matter
533.

An estuary is a place where

A. deposits of mud can be seen at a triangular piece of land
B. silt is deposited near the mouth of a river
C. fresh water collects at the mouth of a river
D. fresh and salt water mix near the mouth of a river
Answer» D. fresh and salt water mix near the mouth of a river
534.

Jurollo volcano, Mexico is an example of ______ type of volcano.

A. acid lava cone
B. shield volcano
C. lava plateau
D. composite
Answer» D. composite
535.

Volcanic eruption does not occur in the

A. Black Sea
B. Caspian Sea
C. Baltic Sea
D. Caribbean Sea
Answer» C. Baltic Sea
536.

Consider the following countries: 1. Albania 2. Bosnia Herzegovina 3. Croatia 4. Macedonia Which of these countries has/have Adriatic Sea as a boundary?

A. 1 and 2
B. Only 4
C. 1, 2 and 3
D. 3 and 4
Answer» C. 1, 2 and 3
537.

Lake Manasarovar is in

A. Sikkim
B. Tibet
C. Kashmir
D. Himachal Pradesh
Answer» B. Tibet
538.

The highest plateau in the world is

A. Plateau of Tibet
B. Deccan Plateau
C. Plateau of Iran
D. Spanish Plateau
Answer» A. Plateau of Tibet
539.

The flat temperate grasslands of the Hungarian plains are known as _______.

A. Steppe
B. Prairies
C. Pampas
D. Pusztas
Answer» D. Pusztas
540.

Selvas is a word denoting

A. long narrow depression formed in the land sunk between two parallel faults
B. a southerly region of the oceans located between 45° S and 63° S
C. the equatorial rain forest of the Amazon basin
D. the grasslands of North America
Answer» C. the equatorial rain forest of the Amazon basin
541.

The age of the Earth is approximately

A. 1000 million years
B. 4600 million years
C. 3000 million years
D. 100 million years
Answer» B. 4600 million years
542.

The total length of the oceanic ridge systems is of the order of

A. 40000 km
B. 65000 km
C. 95000 km
D. 150000 km
Answer» B. 65000 km
543.

When does winter solstice occur in the Northern Hemisphere?

A. 21st June
B. 22nd December
C. 21st March
D. 23rd March
Answer» B. 22nd December
544.

The major factors responsible for changes in the sizes of population are

A. Births
B. Deaths
C. Migrations
D. All the above
Answer» D. All the above
545.

Beaufort scale is an internationally recognised scale for describing

A. earthquake intensity
B. noise level
C. wind speed
D. radioactive intensity
Answer» C. wind speed
546.

The difference between the equatorial and polar diametres of the earth is about

A. 22 km
B. 32 km
C. 42 km
D. 62 km
Answer» C. 42 km
547.

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

A. Indonesia
B. Sri Lanka
C. Pakistan
D. Bangladesh
Answer» D. Bangladesh
548.

The approximate distance between the Earth and the Sun is

A. 100000 km
B. 2000000 km
C. 102000000 km
D. 150000000 km
Answer» D. 150000000 km
549.

The approximate distance between the Earth and the Moon is

A. 380000 km
B. 180000 km
C. 280000 km
D. 50000 km
Answer» A. 380000 km
550.

The area or the Indian Ocean is approximately ______.

A. 24 million sq km
B. 44 million sq km
C. 64 million sq km
D. 74 million sq km
Answer» D. 74 million sq km
551.

The approximate depth of the Mariana Trench or the Pacific Ocean is

A. 5530 m
B. 7530 m
C. 11030 m
D. 13030 m
Answer» C. 11030 m
552.

Which or the following is a rift valley?

A. The Amazon Valley
B. The Thames Valley
C. The Rhine Valley
D. The Mississippi Valley
Answer» C. The Rhine Valley
553.

A river erodes by

A. hydraulic action
B. corrosion
C. attrition
D. All the above
Answer» D. All the above
554.

A large loop like bend in a river is called

A. a river cliff
B. a spur
C. a meander
D. a spit
Answer» C. a meander
555.

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

A. coking coal
B. anthracite
C. bituminous coal
D. lignite
Answer» A. coking coal
556.

Spot the odd item in the following

A. Mt Fuji
B. Mt Everest
C. Mt Vesuvius
D. Mt Pele
Answer» B. Mt Everest
557.

The Gutenburg discontinuity separates _______.

A. Sial and Sima
B. Lithosphere and outer mantle
C. Outer mantle and inner mantle
D. Inner mantle and the core
Answer» D. Inner mantle and the core
558.

The smallest amongst the following oceans is ______.

A. The Arctic Ocean
B. The Indian Ocean
C. The Atlantic Ocean
D. The Pacific Ocean
Answer» A. The Arctic Ocean
559.

The smallest amongst the following continents is ______.

A. Africa
B. Antarctica
C. North America
D. South America
Answer» D. South America
560.

The smallest amongst the following islands is ______.

A. Borneo
B. Greenland
C. Sumatra
D. New Guinea
Answer» C. Sumatra
561.

The largest amongst the following seas is _______.

A. the Red Sea
B. the South China Sea
C. the Caribbean Sea
D. the Andaman Sea
Answer» B. the South China Sea
562.

The world's largest inland sea is ______.

A. the Black Sea
B. the Dead Sea
C. the Caspian Sea
D. the Aral Sea
Answer» C. the Caspian Sea
563.

The deepest or the Oceanic trenches is the ______ trench.

A. Mariana
B. Puerto Rico
C. Japanese
D. Sunda
Answer» A. Mariana
564.

The subject that deals with the regional distribution of human races and their history is called

A. Biogeography
B. Ethnography
C. Cartography
D. Paleontology
Answer» B. Ethnography
565.

The Planet amongst the following (other than Saturn), that shows a faint ring is ______.

A. Earth
B. Jupiter
C. Mars
D. Pluto
Answer» B. Jupiter
566.

Which one of the following scholars suggests the earth's origin is from gases and dust particles?

A. James Jeans
B. H Alfven
C. F Hoyle
D. O Schmidit
Answer» D. O Schmidit
567.

Which of the following is a renewable source of energy?

A. atomic power
B. hydro electric power
C. thermal power
D. natural gas
Answer» B. hydro electric power
568.

Which or the following is the main ore for aluminium?

A. Calcite
B. Bauxite
C. Magnesite
D. Limonite
Answer» B. Bauxite
569.

Which of the following minerals is needed for generation of nuclear power?

A. Potassium
B. Aluminium
C. Cadmium
D. Uranium
Answer» D. Uranium
570.

The world's major fishing grounds are located along the eastern shores of continents between 40º N and 50º N latitudes where cool and warm currents converge. An example or such area is

A. The Grand Banks off Newfoundland
B. The Dogger Bank in the North Sea
C. The coastal region of Norway
D. Fisheries off the coast of Peru
Answer» A. The Grand Banks off Newfoundland
571.

Main hunting ground for blue whales is located in

A. Antarctic Ocean
B. Arctic Ocean
C. West Pacific Ocean
D. Southern Indian Ocean
Answer» A. Antarctic Ocean
572.

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

A. Coal
B. Manganese
C. Copper
D. Iron ore
Answer» D. Iron ore
573.

Leningrad region and Kola Peninsula in former Soviet Union are major producers of

A. Lead
B. Zinc
C. Bauxite
D. Copper
Answer» C. Bauxite
574.

The leading producer of coal in former Soviet Union is

A. Donetz basin
B. Kuzentsk basin
C. Karaganda Basin
D. Pechora basin
Answer» A. Donetz basin
Chapter: The Universe
575.

Which of the following planets is known as 'Morning Star'?

A. Mercury
B. Venus
C. Mars
D. Jupiter
Answer» B. Venus
576.

Which planet of the solar system spins on its axis at the fastest rate?

A. Mercury
B. Earth
C. Jupiter
D. Saturn
Answer» C. Jupiter
577.

Which of the following is the largest of the inner planets? [IAS 1990]

A. Venus
B. Mercury
C. Mars
D. Earth
Answer» D. Earth
578.

In 1610, Galileo Galilei discovered four moons of which planet?

A. Saturn
B. Jupiter
C. Neptune
D. None of these
Answer» B. Jupiter
579.

In order of their distances from the Sun, which of the following planets lie between Mars and Uranus? [IAS 2008]

A. Earth and Jupiter
B. Jupiter and Saturn
C. Saturn and Earth
D. Saturn and Neptune
Answer» B. Jupiter and Saturn
580.

The planet Mercury is difficult to be observed most of the time because:

A. it gets hidden behind Venus
B. it goes too far away from the Earth
C. it being too close to the Sun, gets hidden by the glare of the Sun
D. it cannot be seen at night as at that time no sunlight falls on it.
Answer» C. it being too close to the Sun, gets hidden by the glare of the Sun
581.

Comets revolve around: [NDA 1990]

A. sun
B. earth
C. venus
D. no single heavenly body
Answer» A. sun
582.

Which two planets of the solar system have no satellites?

A. Mercury and Venus
B. Venus and Mars
C. Mercury and Mars
D. Venus and Neptune
Answer» A. Mercury and Venus
583.

The planet having thirteen moons is :

A. Venus
B. Mars
C. Uranus
D. Neptune
Answer» D. Neptune
584.

'The length of its day and the tilt of its axis are almost identical to those of the earth'. This is true of: [IAS 2003, 1994]

A. Uranus
B. Neptune
C. Saturn
D. Mars
Answer» D. Mars
585.

The hottest planet is : [CPO SI 2002]

A. Mercury
B. Venus
C. Jupiter
D. Saturn
Answer» B. Venus
586.

Which of the following is the brightest planet? [Bank PO 1991]

A. Mercury
B. Venus
C. Mars
D. Jupiter
Answer» B. Venus
587.

Which of the planets is nearest to the earth? [Asstt Grade 1993]

A. Jupiter
B. Venus
C. Mercury
D. Mars
Answer» B. Venus
588.

Which planet is known as the Earth's Twin?

A. Venus
B. Mars
C. Uranus
D. Neptune
Answer» A. Venus
589.

Which one of the following planets takes the same number of days for rotation and revolution?

A. Mars
B. Venus
C. Mercury
D. Jupiter
Answer» B. Venus
590.

On which of the following planets of the solar system does the sun rise in the west and set in the east?

A. Venus
B. Mars
C. Jupiter
D. Saturn
Answer» A. Venus
591.

Which of the following planets of the solar system has the longest day? [IAS 2003, CDS 1994]

A. Mercury
B. Jupiter
C. Venus
D. Earth
Answer» C. Venus
592.

The exact time taken by the earth for single rotation on its own axis is: [RRB 1991]

A. 24 hrs
B. 24 hrs 35 sec
C. 23 hrs 50 minutes 7.2 sec
D. 23 hrs 56 minutes 4.09 sec
Answer» D. 23 hrs 56 minutes 4.09 sec
593.

Lunar Sea refers to :

A. a small sea on the moon
B. a sea on earth which experiences high tides due to gravitational attraction of the moon
C. a dark plain on the moon
D. a light water body illuminated by the moon-light
Answer» C. a dark plain on the moon
594.

'Parsec' is the unit of measurement of:

A. density of stars
B. astronomical distance
C. brightness of heavenly bodies
D. orbital velocity of giant stars
Answer» B. astronomical distance
595.

The sunspots cause: [UP PCS 1995]

A. aurora borealis and aurora australis
B. magnetic storms on the surface of the sun
C. polar auroras
D. all of these
Answer» D. all of these
596.

The light coming from stars gives the idea of their:

A. size
B. rotational speed
C. mass
D. temperature
Answer» D. temperature
597.

The period of one revolution of sun around the centre of galaxy is called:

A. Parsec
B. Astronomical year
C. Cosmic year
D. Light year
Answer» C. Cosmic year
598.

Super Nova is : [CDS 1994]

A. an asteroid
B. a black hole
C. a comet
D. a dying star
Answer» D. a dying star
599.

The altitudes of heavenly bodies appear to be greater than they actually are. This is due to:

A. vertical motion of these heavenly bodies
B. motions of the earth
C. atmospheric refraction
D. these are visible because of light of the sun reflected from their surface
Answer» C. atmospheric refraction
600.

The same side of the moon always faces the Earth because: [Railways 1994]

A. Moon and the Earth have gravitational force
B. Moon cannot change its position
C. the period of rotation of the Moon on its axis and period of revolution around' the Earth is almost the same
D. the period of rotation of the Moon is not equal to the period of rotation of the Earth
Answer» C. the period of rotation of the Moon on its axis and period of revolution around' the Earth is almost the same
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