Latest World Geography General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

Where are the Balearic Islands located ?

A)

BLack Sea

B)

Baltic Sea

C)

North Sea

D)

Mediterranean Sea

Correct Answer : Mediterranean Sea

Balearic Islands, Spanish Islas Baleares, Catalan Illes Balears, archipelago in the western Mediterranean Sea and a comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Spain coextensive with the Spanish provincia (province) of the same name. The archipelago lies 50 to 190 miles (80 to 300 km) east of the Spanish mainland.

2 .

Which of the following planets is known as Earth's twin?

A)

Saturn

B)

Uranus

C)

Venus

D)

Mars

Correct Answer : Venus

Venus is sometimes called Earth's twin because Venus and Earth are almost the same size, have about the same mass (they weigh about the same), and have a very similar composition (are made of the same material).

3 .

The Savannas of Orinoco Basin are termed as

A)

llanos

B)

prairies

C)

pampas

D)

steppes

Correct Answer : llanos

The Savannas or Orinoco Basin are termed as Llanos. llanos is a tropical grassland while the remaining three are temperature grasslands.

4 .

The most abundent metal in the Earth's crust is

A)

Magnesium

B)

Aluminium

C)

Iron

D)

Calcium

Correct Answer : Aluminium

Percent abundance of given elements in the earth's crust are :

* Oxygen - 46.6%

* Aluminium - 8.1%

* calcium-3.63%

* gold-0.0011%

But oxygen is a non-metal and aluminium, calcium and gold are metals.

Therefore, Aluminium is the most abundant metal in the earth's crust.

5 .

What do lines of latitude measure?

A)

North-east position between the poles

B)

North-south position between the poles

C)

South-west position between the poles

D)

East-west position between the poles

Correct Answer : North-south position between the poles

Lines of latitude measure north-south position between the poles.

Lines of latitude are imaginary reference lines that describe how far north or south a location on the Earth is from the Equator. The equator is defined as 0 degrees, the North Pole is 90 degrees north, and the South Pole is 90 degrees south. Lines of latitude are all parallel to each other, thus they are often referred to as parallels.

6 .

Tarsands containing large molecular hydrocarbons like crude oil are found in limited quantities in several parts of the world but the most important known occurrence is in :

A)

Russia

B)

Australia

C)

U.S.A

D)

Canada

Correct Answer : Canada

7 .

The Planets that have no natural satellites are

A)

Uranus and Neptune

B)

Jupiter and Saturn

C)

Mercury and Venus

D)

Earth and Mars

Correct Answer : Mercury and Venus

Venus (and the planet Mercury) are the only two planets that don't have a single natural moon orbiting them.

8 .

Addis Ababa is the Capital city of

A)

Ethiopia

B)

Chile

C)

Burundi

D)

Angola

Correct Answer : Ethiopia

The Capital city of Ethiopia is Addis Ababa.

Countries and Capital cities :

Angola - Launda

Burundi - Bujumbura

Chile - Santiago

9 .

The Earth's population has ________since the turn of the century

A)

trebled

B)

doubled

C)

Stayed the same

D)

multiplied ten times

Correct Answer : trebled

The population increases in geometrical progression and has crossed the 5 billion mark. The united nations estimate an average growth rate of 1.5% per annum.

10 .

The first oil well in the world was drilled at

A)

Assam

B)

Pensylvania

C)

Japan

D)

Former USSR

Correct Answer : Pensylvania

The first oil well was dug in 1859. The oil production has since declined but it retains its name for high grade oil