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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: General Knowledge (GK) , Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) , Indian Administrative Service (IAS) .
Chapters
| 101. |
The highest navigable lake in the world is |
| A. | Huron |
| B. | Titicaca |
| C. | Superior |
| D. | Tanganyika |
| Answer» B. Titicaca | |
| 102. |
Moho discontinuity refers to a discontinuity between the _____ and _____ layers of the earth. |
| A. | Sial and Sima |
| B. | Sima and Mantle |
| C. | Sial and Mantle |
| D. | Mantle and Core |
| Answer» B. Sima and Mantle | |
| 103. |
Dally weather map showing isobars is an example of |
| A. | Choropleth map |
| B. | Isopleth map |
| C. | Chorochromatic map |
| D. | Choroschematic map |
| Answer» B. Isopleth map | |
| 104. |
Limestone changes into _____ due to metamorphism. |
| A. | marble |
| B. | quartzite |
| C. | gneiss |
| D. | schists |
| Answer» A. marble | |
| 105. |
The world's largest reserves of petroleum are located in |
| A. | The USA |
| B. | Russia |
| C. | Saudi Arabia |
| D. | Kuwait |
| Answer» C. Saudi Arabia | |
| 106. |
The moat abundant element in sea water is |
| A. | Sodium |
| B. | Chlorine |
| C. | Magnesium |
| D. | Sulphur |
| Answer» B. Chlorine | |
| 107. |
A continuous belt of urban population progressively linking several cities is known as |
| A. | Metropolis |
| B. | Megalopolis |
| C. | Conurbation |
| D. | City sprawl |
| Answer» C. Conurbation | |
| 108. |
Haematite is an ore of |
| A. | copper |
| B. | lead |
| C. | iron |
| D. | zinc |
| Answer» C. iron | |
| 109. |
Copper alloys with tin to give |
| A. | Brass |
| B. | Bronze |
| C. | German silver |
| D. | Zinc |
| Answer» B. Bronze | |
| 110. |
An important gas in the atmosphere that absorbs sun's ultraviolet rays is |
| A. | Oxygen |
| B. | Nitrogen |
| C. | Ozone |
| D. | Hydrogen |
| Answer» C. Ozone | |
| 111. |
Fold mountains are formed due to forces born out of |
| A. | tension |
| B. | compression |
| C. | expansion |
| D. | volcanoes |
| Answer» B. compression | |
| 112. |
Mountain of accumulation is |
| A. | Volcanic mountains |
| B. | Block mountains |
| C. | Residual mountains |
| D. | Fold mountains |
| Answer» A. Volcanic mountains | |
| 113. |
Tibet, the highest plateau in the world, is a |
| A. | piedmont plateau |
| B. | intermontane plateau |
| C. | continental plateau |
| D. | volcanic plateau |
| Answer» B. intermontane plateau | |
| 114. |
Plains formed by the deposits brought by glacier are |
| A. | lacustrine plains |
| B. | flood plains |
| C. | drift plains |
| D. | coastal plains |
| Answer» C. drift plains | |
| 115. |
A fragment of solid matter which enters the upper atmosphere from outer space almost disintegrating before reaching the earth's surface is |
| A. | meteorite |
| B. | asteroid |
| C. | meteor |
| D. | comet |
| Answer» C. meteor | |
| 116. |
The ocean currents allow the oceans to_____ year after year. |
| A. | become warmer |
| B. | become colder |
| C. | maintain the same temperature |
| D. | increase salinity |
| Answer» C. maintain the same temperature | |
| 117. |
Inversion of temperature refers to _____ temperature with height. |
| A. | decrease in |
| B. | increase in |
| C. | constant |
| D. | both increase and decrease in |
| Answer» B. increase in | |
| 118. |
The 'Old Faithful' in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming is a/an |
| A. | hot spring |
| B. | extinct volcano |
| C. | geyser |
| D. | oak tree |
| Answer» C. geyser | |
| 119. |
Boll-Weevil is a pest that attack the _____ crop. |
| A. | Jute |
| B. | Cotton |
| C. | Hemp |
| D. | Flax |
| Answer» B. Cotton | |
| 120. |
Grasslands in Australia are known as the |
| A. | Downs |
| B. | Steppes |
| C. | Veldt |
| D. | Prairies |
| Answer» A. Downs | |
| 121. |
The desert regions of the world occupy about _______ part of the land surface of the earth. |
| A. | 1/3 |
| B. | 1.6 |
| C. | 1/2 |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. 1/3 | |
| 122. |
______ is famous for its rubber production. |
| A. | Nigeria |
| B. | Ghana |
| C. | Malaysia |
| D. | Germany |
| Answer» C. Malaysia | |
| 123. |
The Ruhr coal fields area of _______ is a major industrial area of the world. |
| A. | USA |
| B. | Erstwhile USSR |
| C. | Australia |
| D. | Germany |
| Answer» D. Germany | |
| 124. |
The ______ route is the busiest ocean route of the world. |
| A. | Suez |
| B. | Panama |
| C. | North Atlantic |
| D. | South Atlantic |
| Answer» C. North Atlantic | |
| 125. |
The ______ railway is the longest railway route in the world. |
| A. | Trans-Siberian |
| B. | Canadian-Pacific |
| C. | Trans-Andes |
| D. | Trans-Continental, Australia |
| Answer» A. Trans-Siberian | |
| 126. |
The area of the Earth's total surface is of the order of ____. |
| A. | 510 million square kilometres |
| B. | 450 million square kilometres |
| C. | 400 million square kilometres |
| D. | 350 million square kilometres |
| Answer» A. 510 million square kilometres | |
| 127. |
The point below the surface where an earthquake originates is called ____. |
| A. | Tsunamis |
| B. | Focus |
| C. | Epicentre |
| D. | Eye of the Earthquake |
| Answer» B. Focus | |
| 128. |
Schist is the metamorphic equivalent of____. |
| A. | Granite |
| B. | Basalt |
| C. | Shale |
| D. | Dolerite |
| Answer» C. Shale | |
| 129. |
Doldrum is an area of ___. |
| A. | low rainfall |
| B. | low temperature |
| C. | low pressure |
| D. | high winds |
| Answer» C. low pressure | |
| 130. |
Inland waterways have many disadvantages. Among them the most common is |
| A. | presence of water falls and rapids |
| B. | seasonal freezing and drying up of rivers |
| C. | international controls on traffic |
| D. | fluctuating volume of traffic |
| Answer» B. seasonal freezing and drying up of rivers | |
| 131. |
Some riven and canals have locks across them in order to |
| A. | collect taxes |
| B. | ensure safety |
| C. | control the level of water |
| D. | load or unload freight |
| Answer» C. control the level of water | |
| 132. |
Which of the following countries has the greatest length of inland waterways? |
| A. | The United States |
| B. | The Former USSR |
| C. | Germany |
| D. | France |
| Answer» B. The Former USSR | |
| 133. |
The north flowing rivers of Siberia are not of much use tor navigation mainly because |
| A. | they are too shallow in the dry season |
| B. | the lower courses remain frozen for many months |
| C. | they flow through uninhabited areas |
| D. | they lack navigation facilities to ensure safety |
| Answer» B. the lower courses remain frozen for many months | |
| 134. |
Which of the following rivers In Europe has the largest volume of traffic? |
| A. | The Rhine |
| B. | The Rhone |
| C. | The Danube |
| D. | The Seine |
| Answer» A. The Rhine | |
| 135. |
Suez Canal was completed in the year |
| A. | 1859 |
| B. | 1869 |
| C. | 1871 |
| D. | 1889 |
| Answer» B. 1869 | |
| 136. |
The Planets that have no natural satellites are____. |
| A. | Mercury and Venus |
| B. | Earth and Mars |
| C. | Jupiter and Saturn |
| D. | Uranus and Neptune |
| Answer» A. Mercury and Venus | |
| 137. |
Suez Canal has reduced the distance between London and Mumbai by about |
| A. | 1000 km |
| B. | 5000 km |
| C. | 6000 km |
| D. | 7000 km |
| Answer» D. 7000 km | |
| 138. |
Suez Canal route handles more traffic than the Panama Canal route mainly because |
| A. | Suez Canal has no locks |
| B. | Suez Canal links developing nations of Asia with the developed nations of Europe and North America |
| C. | Suez Canal is older |
| D. | Panama Canal has limited capacity |
| Answer» B. Suez Canal links developing nations of Asia with the developed nations of Europe and North America | |
| 139. |
The Pacific terminal of Trans-Siberian Railway is |
| A. | Okhotsk |
| B. | Vladivostok |
| C. | Leningrad |
| D. | Moscow |
| Answer» B. Vladivostok | |
| 140. |
Ear rot is a disease which Infects |
| A. | wheat |
| B. | sugarcane |
| C. | corn |
| D. | coffee |
| Answer» C. corn | |
| 141. |
The sea that separates Greece and Italy is |
| A. | Mediterranean |
| B. | The Tyrrhenian |
| C. | The Adriatic |
| D. | The Aegean |
| Answer» C. The Adriatic | |
| 142. |
The busiest sea route is |
| A. | The Mediterranean Red-Sea Route |
| B. | The South Atlantic Route |
| C. | The North Atlantic Route |
| D. | The Pacific Route |
| Answer» C. The North Atlantic Route | |
| 143. |
Wavy hair is characteristic or |
| A. | Neanderthal man |
| B. | Nordic race |
| C. | Mongoloid race |
| D. | Cromagnon man |
| Answer» B. Nordic race | |
| 144. |
Prognathiam rerers to |
| A. | slanting forehead |
| B. | protruding jaw |
| C. | slit eye |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. protruding jaw | |
| 145. |
Mongoloid races are characterised by |
| A. | prognathism |
| B. | epicanthic fold |
| C. | dolico cephalic head |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. epicanthic fold | |
| 146. |
The hair or Nordic races is generally |
| A. | blond |
| B. | woolly |
| C. | straight |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» A. blond | |
| 147. |
People or north Africa are generally |
| A. | Negroid |
| B. | Hematic |
| C. | Mongoloid |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Hematic | |
| 148. |
People living in South India generally have more features or |
| A. | Caucasoid |
| B. | Mongoloid |
| C. | Negroid |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Negroid | |
| 149. |
People living in Sweden generally belong to |
| A. | Mediterranean |
| B. | Alpine |
| C. | Nordic |
| D. | Mongoloid |
| Answer» C. Nordic | |
| 150. |
Country peopled almost by migration is |
| A. | The USA |
| B. | Brazil |
| C. | Australia |
| D. | Hawaii |
| Answer» C. Australia | |
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