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General Knowledge(GK)-MCQS World Geography Section 1

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1. The Homolographic projection has the correct representation of




2. The latitudinal differences in pressure delineate a number of major pressure zones, which correspond with




3. The higher the wind speed and the longer the fetch or distance of open water across which the wind blows and waves travel, the ____ waves and the ____ energy they process.




4. The hazards of radiation belts include




5. The great Victoria Desert is located in




6. The intersecting lines drawn on maps and globes are




7. The light of distant stars is affected by




8. The landmass of which of the following continents is the least?




9. Without ____ the equator would be much hotter than it is while the poles would be much cooler.




10. The habitats valuable for commercially harvested species are called




11. Which of the following is tropical grassland?




12. With the disintegration of USSR in end 1991, comprised of ____ Union Republics.




13. The iron and steel industries of which of the following countries are almost fully dependent on imported raw materials?




14. The temperature increases rapidly after




15. The humidity of the air depends upon




16. The groundwater can become confined between two impermeable layers. This type of enclosed water is called




17. The largest glaciers are




18. The ionosphere includes




19. The highest degree of concentration of mineral deposits are found in




20. The group of minerals chemically containing hydrocarbons is




21. The iron ore mined at Bailadila is mostly




22. he leading state in producing paper is




23. The largest dune files are found in




24. The Harmattan is




25. The largest gold producing country in the world(in 2006) is




26. The hydrological cycle is a conceptual model that describes




27. The least explosive type of volcano is called




28. The largest fish exporting region in the world is




29. The largest country of the world by geographical area is




30. The hot and cold deserts together occupy nearly ____ land area of the world.




31. The highest average salinity amongst the following seas is reported from




32. The Himalayan mountain system belongs to which of the following?




33. The heavy day soils that show significant expansion and contraction due to the presence or absence of moisture is called




34. The HBJ Upgradation project, upgraded the capacity of HBJ pipeline from 18.2 MM SC MD to




35. The highest mountains on earth namely Mount Everest, K2, Kanchenjanga are located in




36. The infrared radiation by sun are strongly absorbed by




37. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of




38. The landforms that are influences by several process namely, weathering, erosion, deposition are known as




39. The initial increase of magnetic field in magnetic storms is caused




40. The island state of Australia is




41. The Ice age ended about ____ years ago.




42. The languages used in China is




43. The islands with coral covered surfaces in Bay of Bengal are




44. Within the transporting medium, transport can occur by




45. The length of the day is determined in




46. The hot, dry wind on the east or leeward side of the Rocky mountains (North America) is called




47. The islands of Seychelles are located in the




48. The island of Sri Lanka formerly known as.




49. The highest sand dunes are found is




50. The greatest variety of animal and plant species is fund in




51. The greatest variety of animal and plant species is fund in




52. The layer of the earth, immediately below the crust, is called




53. The highest mountains in Africa, which is not part of any mountains chain, is




54. The heavier silicates named as 'Sima' or silica + magnesium are most abundant in the




55. The imaginary line on the earth's surface, which closely follows the 180 º meridian, is called the




56. The largest part of our hydrosphere is




57. The limit beyond which the stars suffer internal collapse is called the




58. The ground water that occurs when flow of the subterranean water is not confined by the presence of impermeable layers is called




59. The gulf that separates Finland and Sweden in Europe is




60. The largest continent in the world is




61. The landforms that are created by massive earth movements due to plate tectonics are called




62. The largest production of mica in Asia is from




63. The latitude 'AA' on the map represents the




64. The largest fresh water lake of Africa, area wise is




65. The important mountains of Europe include




66. The last major glacial period began about 2,000,000 years before present and is commonly known as




67. The imaginary axis at which the earth rotates remains inclined at an angle of ____ to the plane of earth's orbit.




68. The ionosphere contains ionized air that protects the earth from




69. The horizontal of soil profile is composed of




70. The largest city in Latin America is




71. The highest and lowest values of a weather element observed over the entire period of record are




72. The highest mountain peak of Oceania is




73. The length of the tropical years (the time interval between successive occurrences of the spring equinox) is decreasing very slowly as a result of




74. The largest gulf in the world is




75. The hunting and gathering economy can support only




76. The import of crude oil and petroleum done from national oil companies of producer countries, which have a net exportable surplus of oil is by




77. The land-sea distribution or the positions of the world's continents and major oceans influences




78. The knowledge about the topography of the ocean basins has been derived from




79. The headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), formed out of erstwhile USSR, is at