World Geography - General Knowledge Questions

A)
Mesosphere
B)
Asthenosphere
C)
Barysphere
D)
Mohorovic discontinuity

Correct Answer :   Asthenosphere

The upper part of the mantle upon which the crust of the Earth floats is called Asthenosphere. The layer below the rigid lithosphere is a zone of asphalt-like consistancy called the Asthenosphere.

A)
India
B)
Mexico
C)
U K
D)
Egypy

Correct Answer :   India

Cyclonic rainfall largely occurs in India. Cyclonic or 'frontal' rain occurs where two air masses meet and form a 'front'. The warmer, moisture laden air rises over the colder air as a 'warm front'. As. the air rises it cools, and its relative humidity increases. Clouds form as water vapour condenses, and then fall as rain.

A)
English
B)
Spanish
C)
Mandarin Chinese
D)
Hindi

Correct Answer :   Mandarin Chinese

English is the largest language in the world, if you count both native and non-native speakers. If you count only native speakers, Mandarin Chinese is the largest.

A)
USA and Canada
B)
Britain and Switzerland
C)
Germany and Austria
D)
France and Italy

Correct Answer :   Germany and Austria

State funding of elections takes place in Germany and Austria.

A)
BOTS
B)
LOTS
C)
POTS
D)
NOTS

Correct Answer :   NOTS

The state of California uses a mechanism known as NOTS. NOTS stands for (Negligent Operator Treatment System).

A)
Indian Ocean
B)
Southen Ocean
C)
Atlantic Ocean
D)
Pacific Ocean

Correct Answer :   Southen Ocean

The Southern Ocean encircles Antarctica, and its area is usually defined as extending from the edge of the continent (and its ice shelves) to the position of the 'polar front' separating it from the surrounding Pacific, Indian and South Atlantic Oceans.
 
This is the area located south of 50° latitude.

A)
Due to accumulation of sediments in a geosyncline
B)
The plains were folded into mountains
C)
The sediments were folded into recumbent and nappe
D)
Due to deposition of sediments in a valley for milions of years

Correct Answer :   Due to accumulation of sediments in a geosyncline

Due to accumulation of sediments in a geosyncline fold mountains have enormous thickness of sedimentary rocks. The plains were folded into mountains and The sediments were folded into recumbent and nappe.

A)
The Aegean
B)
The Adriatic
C)
The Tyrrhenian
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   The Adriatic

Ionian Sea, Latin Mare Ionium, Italian Mare Ionio, part of the Mediterranean Sea, lying between Albania (northeast), Greece (east), Sicily (southwest), and Italy (west and northwest). Though considered by ancient authors to be part of the Adriatic Sea, the Ionian Sea is now seen as a separate body of water. 

A)
silicates
B)
quartz
C)
lava
D)
granite

Correct Answer :   lava

Magma that reaches the earth's surface and then solidifies is known as the lava.

A)
South Atlantic Ocean
B)
North Indian Ocean
C)
North Atlantic Ocean
D)
North Pacific Ocean

Correct Answer :   North Pacific Ocean

The oceanic current named as 'Kuroshio - Kurile and Alaskan' are located in North Pacific Ocean.