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General Knowledge(GK)-MCQS World Geography Section 2

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1. The minor planets revolving between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars are called




2. The lowermost and the oldest epoch of the Tertiary Period of geologic time is




3. The luminous coloured ring, surrounding the sun is called the




4. he longest ship canal in the world is the




5. The major geological events of the Palaeozoic era include




6. The major events of Pre-Cambrian era include




7. The meridian passing through London is called the




8. The most recent era of the geological time scale is




9. The low heating capacity of which of the types of coal reduces its value as an industrial fuel?




10. The most important factor that is affecting all the chemical weathering processes is




11. The longest river in the Common wealth of independent states is the




12. The monsoon climatic regions are




13. The main vegetation of the steppe type climatic regions is




14. The minerals of sulphide group are




15. The major crude oil markets are the




16. The most important force that provide resistance to particles towards entertainment is




17. The metamorphism which involves the chemical replacement of elements in rock minerals when gases and liquids permute into bedrock is called




18. The magnetosphere becomes unstable during the magnetic storms during a period of




19. The major cause of species extinction is




20. The major crops found in Sudan are




21. The most pleasant elements i.e. summer temperatures rarely above 40� and winters are fairly mild, occur in the




22. The movement of particles by rolling, sliding and shuffling along the eroded surface is called




23. Which of the following is an igneous rock?




24. The main dividing line between the geological regions of the Indo Gangetic plain and the peninsula is




25. The mean basin area of successive ordered streams formed a linear relationship when graphed. This statement is given by




26. The most explosive type of volcano is




27. The lowest point, on land, in the world is




28. The low latitude zone of globe extends between




29. The main objective of multi-purpose river projects are




30. The mountains which come into being after the continental drift started, with the break up of the large land mass of pangola are




31. The Mistral is




32. The main period of Mesozoic era include




33. The main percentage of the volume of water in the hydrosphere is in




34. The main tributaries of Indus river system are




35. he model which explains the various types of igneous rocks




36. The mean surface temperature of the sun is estimated to be of the prder of




37. Which of the following is an inland sea?




38. The most densely populated country of Africa is




39. The major countries of Middle East are




40. The most recent and logical concept regarding the origin of ocean basins and continents is that of




41. The main types of air mass include maritime tropical(mT) maritime polar(mP) maritime arctic(mA) continental polar(cP)




42. The major motion of the planet earth includes




43. The most salty sea in the world is




44. The most densely populated regions in the world are




45. The most notable example of a tectonic valley is that of the




46. The monetary currency of Greece is called (prior to Jan 1, 2002).




47. The main examples of Rabi crop are




48. The modern theory of plate tectonics states




49. The mean distance of the earth from the sun is approximately




50. The major control over the form of the developing slope is exerted by




51. The middle latitude extends between




52. The major graphite producing country is




53. The maximum soil fertility occurs in the pH range of




54. The mica belt of the Himalayas, the major part of it is situated in




55. he most well known member of halick group is




56. The mountains that separate European and Arctic Russia are




57. The main properties of cosmic ray particles are




58. The model that describes how various geological processes create, modify and influence rock is called




59. The magnetic field generated due to magnetic storm is directed in the ____ direction to the earth's main field.




60. The main factor determining a region's climate is




61. The moon orbits the earth at a mean distance approximately




62. The mean radius of the earth is approximately




63. Which of the following is a warm current?




64. The major countries of central America are




65. The main producers of free gas are




66. The major pedogenic process acting on soils at the macro scale are




67. The minerals resources of north-eastern zone include




68. The moon




69. The moon's volume is about ____ that of earth.




70. The magnetic field of earth, Magnetosphere expands to about




71. The ministry of Water Resources lays down policies and programmes for the development and regulation of the country's water resources. It covers




72. The main crops of kharif are




73. The main percentage of the volume of water in the hydrosphere is in




74. The longest epoch of the tertiary period is




75. The main watershed of most of the peninsular river lies in the




76. The longest day (shortest night) in the southern hemisphere is




77. The most obvious effect of pressure on rocks is




78. The longest era of the classification of the history of earth is




79. The main objective of centrally sponsored Command Area Development programme is




80. The minimum values of annual receipts of solar radiation occur at