Latest World Geography General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Which of the following cities is not one of the capitals of South Africa ?

A)

Johannesburg

B)

Cape town

C)

Pretoria

D)

Bloemfontein

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Johannesburg

2 .

Among the following countries, which one has the largest concentration of Railways?

A)

South Africa

B)

Sudan

C)

Algeria

D)

Egypt

Correct Answer : Option (A) - South Africa

3 .

During the recent Venus transit (June 2012), the planet appeared as a tiny black circle moving on the Sun. The black colour on the sun is because the planet :

A)

Obstructed all light from the sun

B)

Is black in colour

C)

Behaved as a black hole during its transit

D)

Was invisible due to bright rays from the Sun

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Behaved as a black hole during its transit

4 .

Which planet experiences the volcano with the name of "Arsia Mon" ?

A)

Jupiter

B)

Mars

C)

Earth

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Mars

Arsia Mons is among the three volcanos of the planet Mars. Arsia Mons is a shield volcano with a slow slope. Arsia Mons is thirty times in volumes of Mauna Loa in Hawaii, the largest volcano on Earth.

5 .

Which of the following layers of the earth is believed to have the heavist mineral materials of highest density

A)

Crust

B)

Mantle

C)

Central core

D)

Both (B) and (C)

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Central core

The layers of the earth that is believed to have the heaviest mineral materials of highest density is Central core. Earth's core is the very hot, very dense center of our planet. The ball-shaped core lies beneath the cool, brittle crust and the mostly-solid mantle.

6 .

The world's largest delta system is the

A)

The Amazon , Brazil

B)

The Mississippi, USA

C)

The Nile, Egypt

D)

Ganges-Brahmaputra, India/ Bangladesh

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Ganges-Brahmaputra, India/ Bangladesh

This Envisat image highlights the Ganges Delta, the world's largest delta, in the south Asia area of Bangladesh (visible) and India. The delta plain, about 350-km wide along the Bay of Bengal, is formed by the confluence of the rivers Ganges, the Brahmaputra and Meghna.

The Ganges, Brahmaputra delta covers an area of about 75000 sq km.

7 .

Tribes belonging to which one of the following groups earn their livelihood through food - gathering and hunting?

A)

Bushman, Pigmy and Eskimo

B)

Pigmy, Eskimo and Kirghiz

C)

Boro, Bushman, and Masai

D)

Masai, Kirghiz, and Boro

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Bushman, Pigmy and Eskimo

8 .

Climate of a place is dependent on several factors. Which of the followin is the most significant?

A)

Latitude

B)

Direction of winds

C)

Ocean curents

D)

Distance from sea

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Latitude

Climate of a place is mainly dependent on Latitude. Therefore, higher latitudes receive less heat than lower latitude areas nearer the equator.

9 .

The Grand Banks are famous fishing grounds in the _____region

A)

North - East Atlantic

B)

North - West Atlantic

C)

North - West Pacific

D)

South - East Pacific

Correct Answer : Option (B) - North - West Atlantic

Grand Banks, portion of the North American continental shelf in the Atlantic Ocean, lying southeast of Newfoundland island, Canada. It as an international fishing ground, the banks extend for 350 miles (560 km) north to south and for 420 miles (675 km) east to west.

10 .

Which is not a topography produced by volcanocity

A)

Crater

B)

Cones

C)

Cirque

D)

Caldera

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Cirque