World Geography - General Knowledge Questions

1 .

The mountains which come into being after the continental drift started, with the break up of the large land mass of pangola are

A)

young mountains

B)

old mountains

C)

volcanic mountains

D)

fold mountains

Correct Answer : young mountains

2 .

The tide produced as a consequence of the moon and the sun pulling the earth in the same direction is called

A)

ebb tide

B)

high tide

C)

spring tide

D)

neap tide

Correct Answer : spring tide

3 .

The platform and the basement rock together form

A)

craton

B)

shield

C)

both (a) and (b)

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : craton

4 .

The short term variations of the atmosphere, ranging from minutes to months are called

A)

climate

B)

weather

C)

temperature

D)

humidity

Correct Answer : weather

5 .

The low latitude zone of globe extends between

A)

Tropic of Capricorn and Cancer

B)

North pole to South pole

C)

Tropic of Capricorn and equator

D)

Equator and Tropic of Cancer

Correct Answer : Tropic of Capricorn and Cancer

6 .

The temperature needed to keep the earth's surface and the atmosphere in thermal equilibrium is called

A)

the surface temperature

B)

equilibrium temperature

C)

the mean global surface temperature

D)

global temperature

Correct Answer : the mean global surface temperature

7 .

The process of evaporation of water in nature is one of the basic components of the hydrological cycle. The other process that is considered to be essential for the completion of hydrological cycle is the

A)

flow tide and ebb tide in a river

B)

movement of water vapour in the atmosphere

C)

flow of water in the sea

D)

movement of water in the water table

Correct Answer : movement of water vapour in the atmosphere

8 .

The lowest point, on land, in the world is

A)

Death valley, USA

B)

Caspian sea, Russia

C)

Dead sea, Jordan/Israel

D)

Lake Eyre, Australia

Correct Answer : Dead sea, Jordan/Israel

9 .

The South Frigid Zone is the region

A)

lying between 66(1/2)? south and 90? south

B)

lying between the Antarctic circle to the south pole

C)

has the coldest climate throughout the year

D)

All of the above

Correct Answer : All of the above

10 .

The Pyrenees mountains are located on the border between ____ and ____

A)

Romania, Bulgaria

B)

Norway, Sweden

C)

Hungary, Romania

D)

France, Spain

Correct Answer : France, Spain

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