Geography-General Knowledge(GK)/Geography Sample Test,Sample questions

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1.Question: Which of the following layer of the earth is termed as Sial?

1.Core

2.Crust

3.Mantale

4.None of the above

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10.Question: What is the reduction in the size of the wind blown particles due to their mutual friction called?

1.Abrasion

2.Attrition

3.Deflation

4.Deposition

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11.Question: What is a deep crack or fracture found in an ice sheet or glacier called?

1.Col

2.Arete

3.Crevasse

4.Tor

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12.Question: What is a low area lying between hills often with a river running through it called?

1.Trench

2.Waterfall

3. Valley

4.Moraine

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13.Question: What is a type of volcano that erupts volatiles such as water, ammonia or methane, instead of molten rock called?

1.Cinder cone

2.Caldera

3.Cryovolcano

4.Spatter cone

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14.Question: What is the volcanic pipe formed by a gaseous explosion called?

1.Diatreme

2.Dike

3.Geyser

4.Guyot

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15.Question: In which among the following countries is the Nile Delta located?

1.Tunisia

2.Egypt

3.Syria

4.Iraq

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16.Question: The Caspian Sea is not surrounded by which among the following countries?

1.Kazakhstan

2.Russia

3.Iraq

4. Iran

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17.Question; Which is largest freshwater lake by volume in the world?

1.Lake Michigan

2.Lake Tanganyika

3.Lake Baikal

4. Lake Victoria

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18.Question; The coastal city Helsinki is situated in which among the following countries?

1.Scotland

2.Germany

3. Russia

4.Finland

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19.Question: Which is the highest mountain in North America?

1.Mt. Aconcagua

2.Mt. Mckinley

3.Mt. Elbrus

4.Mt. Kilimanjaro

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2.Question: Generally, in which of the following rocks fossils are founds?

1.Igneous rock

2.Metamorphic rock

3.Sedimentary rock

4.Intrusive igneous rock

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20.Question: The Stelvio Pass is located in which among the following countries?

1.Switzerland

2.Italy

3.Germany

4.France

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21. Question: What is the primary greenhouse gas responsible for climate change?

1.Oxygen (O2)

2.Carbon Monoxide

3.Methane (CH4)

4.Nitrous Oxide (N2O)

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22. Question: Which of the following is a renewable energy source derived from the Earth's heat internal to the Earth?

1.Wind energy

2. Solar energy

3.Geothermal energy

4.Hydroelectric energy

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23. Question: What is the ozone layer responsible for preventing?

1.Global warming

2.Acid rain

3.Ultraviolet (UV) radiation

4.Smog

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24. Question: Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?

1.Wind energy

2.Natural gas

3.Solar energy

4.Biomass

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25. Question: What is the term for the process by which fertile land becomes desert typically as a result of human activities and climatic variations?

1.Desertification

2.Deforestation

3. Erosion

4.Salinization

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26. Question: Which international agreement aims to combat climate change by limiting global temperature increase and promoting climate resilience?

1. Kyoto Protocol

2.Paris Agreement

3.Copenhagen Accord

4.Montreal Protocol

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27. Question: The "Ring of Fire" is associated with which environmental phenomenon?

1.Earthquakes and volcanic activity

2.Hurricanes and typhoons

3.Tornadoes

4.Tsunamis

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28. Question: What is the largest source of marine pollution?

1.Oil spills

2.Plastic waste

3.Sewage discharge

4.Heavy metals

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29. Question: Which biome is characterized by cold temperatures, permafrost, and a short growing season with low biodiversity?

1. Tropical rainforest

2.Tundra

3.Desert

4.Grassland

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3.Question: “Medicine line” is another name of which among the following circles of latitude?

1.17th Parallel North

2.39th Parallel North

3.49th Parallel North

4.59th Parallel North

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30. Question: The term "biodiversity" refers to:

1.The variety of life in a specific area

2.The number of animal species only

3. The number of plant species only

4.The variety of ecosystems in a region

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31. Question: What is the primary greenhouse gas responsible for climate change?

1.Oxygen (O2)

2.Carbon Monoxide

3.Methane

4.Nitrous Oxide (N2O)

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32. Question: Which of the following is a renewable energy source derived from the Earth's heat internal to the Earth?

1.Wind energy

2.Solar energy

3.Geothermal energy

4.Hydroelectric energy

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33.In which among the following layers of the Earth’s atmosphere do meteorites burn on entering from the space?

1.Troposphere

2.Mesosphere

3.Stratosphere

4.Thermosphere

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34.At which among the following latitudes do Doldrums lie?

1.10 degree North and 10 degree South latitudes

2.35 degree North and 35 degree South latitude

3.45 degree North and 45 degree South latitude

4.90 degree North and 90 degree South latitude

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35.Question: The Bay of Fundy is related to which among the following?

1.Largest Delta

2.Highest Tides

3.Lowest Volcano

4.Longest Delta

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35.Question: Which among the following are the representative groups of the animal herders of Africa?

1.Yakut

2.Masai

3. Eskimos

4.Bedouins

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37.Question: Approximately what is the age of the earth?

1.3.5 billion years

2.4.5 billion years

3. 4 billion years

4.2.5 billion years

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37.Question: Which among the following is the highest peak in Africa?

1.Mount Kilimanjaro

2.Mount Kenya

3.Mount Algan

4.Mount Hanang

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39.Question: Rhodesia is the old name of ?

1.Zaire

2.Zimbabwe

3.Switzerland

4.Malawi

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4.Question: What is the amount in percentage of total mass , which Sun comprises of the solar system?

1.99.02%

2.93.24%

3.98.20%

4. 99.8%

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40.Question: A cataclysmic nuclear explosion caused by the accretion of hydrogen onto the surface of a white dwarf star, would be termed as ___?

1.Nova

2.Nebula

3.Neutron star

4.Pulsar

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41.Question: What is approximate diameter of Milky Way?

1.1000 light years

2. 10000 light years

3.100000 light years

4.1000000 Light Years

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42.Question: Which among the following countries does not border Uzbekistan?

1.Russia

2.Kyrgyzstan

3.Tajikistan

4.Afghanistan

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43.Question: Which is the world’s largest island country?

1.Bahamas

2.Madagascar

3.Indonesia

4.Australia

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44.Question: Which is the largest glacier in India?

1.Zemu Glacier

2.Satopanth Glacier

3.Gangotri Glacier

4.Siachen Glacier

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45.Question: Shire River runs through which one of the following countries?

1.Canada

2.Malawi

3.France

4.China

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46.Question: Which is the most abundant element in the universe?

1.Nitrogen

2.Helium

3.Hydrogen

4.Oxygen

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47.Question: Which period is not a part of the Paleozoic Era?

1.Devonian

2.Triassic

3.Cambrian

4.Permian

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48.Question: What is the slow flowing lava looking like a dripping wax called?

1.Blocky Lava

2. Pahoehoe

3.Aa

4.Pillow

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48.Question: Which among the following is not a characteristic of shield volcano?

1.Hottest Lava

2.Highly Fluid

3.Light colored lava

4.Poor in silica

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49.Question: Which among the following processes result in the lowering of the landscape?

1.Erosion

2.Mass wasting

3.Weathering

4.All of the above

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5.Question: Ob river flows in the following region?

1.Africa , Zaire

2.Asia, Pakistan

3. Asia, Russia

4.USA, Canada

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51.Question: Which among the following landforms are formed due to the action of water?

1.Aeolian

2.Glacial

3.Fluvial

4.Karst

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52.Question: The Sphinx of Egypt is an example of which process of the wind?

1.Attrition

2.Defaltion

3.Abrasion

4.Deposition

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53.Question: Which geologist coined the word Inselberg?

1.Alexander Humboldt

2.Wilhelm Bornhardt

3.F.Hoyle

4.James Jeffreys

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54.Question: Which erosional landform is also called as Castle Koppie?

1.Canyons

2.Inselberg

3.Tor

4.Gulch

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55.Question: The Salsette island is situated in which among the following countries?

1.Germany

2.Canada

3.United States

4. India

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56.Question: Which among the following is the slowest downhill movement?

1. Fall

2.Slide

3. Flow

4.Creep

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57.Question: Mass wasting is the downslope movement of rock and soil under the direct influence of which among the following forces?

1.Erosion

2.Gravity

3.Weathering

4.Water

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58.Question: Which among the following factors trigger a mass wasting episode?

1.Water

2.Steep Slope

3.Removal of vegetation

4.All of the above

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59.Question: What type of landform is Gaur?

1.Fluvial

2.Glacial

3.Aeolian

4.Karst

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6.Question: Arete,Cirque, Groove, Moraines, Flood planes etc are the landforms associated with which of the following?

1.Glacial Activity

2.Fluvial Activity

3.Volcanic Activity

4.Erosion Activity

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60.Question: What is the Surface covered with large rocky fragments in Sahara called?

1. Lahars

2.Loo

3.Hamada

4.Chinook

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61.Question: Which among the following is not correct about transverse dunes?

1.They are formed in the direction parallel to the wind

2.Found in areas where wind blows steadily

3.They are formed by slow winds

4. Their shape is like the crescent

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62.Question: Which among the following is not a depositional feature of the Wind?

1.Seif

2.Loess

3.Barkhans

4. Inselberg

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63.Question: Which of the following landforms is locally known as Dwalas?

1.Inselberg

2.Arete

3.Badlands

4.Bornhardts

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64.Question: The Bay of Fundy is related to which among the following?

1.Largest Delta

2.Highest Tides

3.Lowest Volcano

4.Longest Delta

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65.Question: Which among the following are the representative groups of the animal herders of Africa?

1.Yakut

2.Masai

3.Eskimos

4.Bedouins

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66.Question: What is a female cow that has not had any offspring called?

1.Gaupos

2.Heifer

3.Lahar

4.Sief

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67.Question: Musa sapientum, is a variety of which among the following crops?

1.Cotton

2. Silk

3.Tobacco

4.Banana

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68.Question: Which among the following mineral’s is an important input in the steel manufacturing activity?

1. Iron

2.Copper

3.Steel

4. Bronze

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69.Question: Which among the following region has the highest density of rail network?

1. Eastern Asia

2.Western Europe

3. South east Asia

4. North America

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7.Question: Which among the following country is the world’s leading producer of synthetic industrial diamond?

1.United states

2.Congo

3.China

4.South Africa

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70.Question: Where was the first cement factory established in India?

1.Kolkata

2.Madras

3.Surat

4.Porbander

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8..Question: Which among the following types of dunes are most rare?

1.Crescentic

2.Linear

3.Star

4.Dome

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9.Question: Which sub section of geography deals with the frozen parts of the Earth system?

1.Troposphere geography

2.Melinosphere geography

3.Cryosphere geography

4.Ionosphere geography

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