Latest World Geography General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

According to an estimate, almost ___ percent forests have been lost in the tropics, compared to only 1 percent in the temperate region.

A)

20

B)

30

C)

40

D)

50

Correct Answer : 40

According to an estimate, almost 40% forests have been lost in the tropics, compared to only 1 percent in the temperate region.

2 .

A stretch of sea water, partly or fully separated by a narrow strip from the main sea is called

A)

Strait

B)

Bay

C)

Lagoon

D)

Isthmus

Correct Answer : Lagoon

Lagoon is a shallow stretch of water which is partly or completely which is partly or completely sparated from the sea by a narrow strip of land.In the case of coral reef.It is a channel of sea water between the reed and the main land.

3 .

What process takes place during the youthful stage of a river?

A)

Valley deepening

B)

Valley widening

C)

Meandering

D)

River rejuvenating

Correct Answer : Valley deepening

Valley deepening process takes place during the youthful stage of a river. Almost all the processes of river erosion cause valley-deepening in which the river-bed undergoes down-cutting giving rise to a narrow but deep valley.

4 .

Which of the following continents has the smallest land area?

A)

South America

B)

North America

C)

Antarctica

D)

Europe

Correct Answer : Europe

5 .

World famous Kaieteur Falls is situated on which river?

A)

Zambezi

B)

Potaro

C)

Mississippi

D)

St. Lawrence

Correct Answer : Potaro

Kaieteur Falls is the world's largest single drop waterfall by the volume of water flowing over it. Located on the Potaro River in the Kaieteur National Park, it sits in a section of the Amazon rainforest included in the Potaro-Siparuni region of Guyana.

6 .

The tides in the sea are primarily due to

A)

the gravitational effect of the Moon on the Earth

B)

the gravitational effect of the Sun on the Earth

C)

the gravitational effect of Venus on the Earth

D)

the atmospheric effect of the Earth

Correct Answer : the gravitational effect of the Moon on the Earth

The tidal waves in the sea are primarily due to the gravitational effect of the moon on the earth.

7 .

The Westminster parliamentary system was developed in

A)

USA

B)

Australia

C)

United Kingdom

D)

Spain

Correct Answer : United Kingdom

The Westminster system or Westminster model is a type of parliamentary system of government that incorporates a series of procedures for operating a legislature that was first developed in England.

Key aspects of which include an executive branch made up of members of the legislature, and that is responsible to the legislature; the presence of parliamentary opposition parties; and a ceremonial head of state who is different from the head of government. The term comes from the Palace of Westminster, the current seat of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

8 .

What is the capital of Finland?

A)

Dublin

B)

Bern

C)

Helsinki

D)

Tashkent

Correct Answer : Helsinki

Finland covers an area of 338,455 square kilometres (130,678 sq mi), with a population of 5.5 million. Helsinki is the country's capital and largest city, but together with the neighboring cities of Espoo, Kauniainen and Vantaa, it forms a larger metropolitan area.

9 .

Through which continents does the equator pass

A)

Africa

B)

Asia

C)

South America

D)

All of the above

Correct Answer : All of the above

An equator is an imaginary line around the middle of a planet. An equator divides the planet into a Northern Hemisphere and a Southern Hemisphere. The Earth is widest at its Equator.

Equator passes through 13 countries, 3 continents and 3 water bodies.

The 3 continents are - Asia, Africa, South America.

10 .

One of the most destructive volcanoes in recent times has been the Kilauea volcano. Where is it located?

A)

Vietnam

B)

Hawaii

C)

Spain

D)

Japan

Correct Answer : Hawaii

Kilauea, also called Mount Kilauea, the world’s most active volcanic mass, located on the southeastern part of the island of Hawaii, Hawaii state, U.S. The central feature of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Kilauea (“Much Spreading” in Hawaiian), is an elongated dome built of lava eruptions from a central crater and from lines of craters extending along east and southwest rifts, or fissures. The volcano’s 4,090-foot (1,250-metre) summit has collapsed to form a caldera, a broad shallow depression nearly 3 miles (5 km) long and 2 miles (3.2 km) wide with an area of more than 4 square miles (10 square km). Kilauea’s slopes merge with those of the nearby volcano Mauna Loa on the west and north.