Latest World Geography General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

The original founders of Common wealth of Independent States, in December 1991, are

A)

Tadjikistan, Khirghizia and Turkemenistan

B)

Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan

C)

Russia, Ukraine and Byelorus

D)

Moldavia, Khazakhastan and Uzbekistan

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Russia, Ukraine and Byelorus

The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) had its origins on December 8, 1991, when the elected leaders of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus (Belorussia) signed an agreement forming a new association to replace the crumbling Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.).

2 .

The mean basin area of successive ordered streams formed a linear relationship when graphed. This statement is given by

A)

morph metric analysis

B)

law of drainage composition

C)

law of basin areas

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (C) - law of basin areas

3 .

The south temperature zone is a region lying between

A)

the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic circle

B)

the Antarctic circle and the South pole

C)

the Tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn

D)

the Tropic of Capricorn and the equator

Correct Answer : Option (A) - the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic circle

4 .

The river Sutlej, on which the Bhakra Dam has been built, originates from

A)

a spring in Vering

B)

near Bara Lacha Pass in Lahul

C)

Rakas lake in Tibet

D)

Mansarovar lake

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Rakas lake in Tibet

5 .

The main factor determining a region's climate is

A)

longitude

B)

latitude

C)

temperature

D)

All of the above

Correct Answer : Option (B) - latitude

6 .

The obscuring of one celestial body by another, particularly that of the sun or a planetary satellite

A)

elliptic

B)

ecliptic

C)

eclipse

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (C) - eclipse

7 .

The magnetic field generated due to magnetic storm is directed in the ____ direction to the earth's main field.

A)

same

B)

opposite

C)

southward

D)

northward

Correct Answer : Option (B) - opposite

8 .

The study of day-to-day variations in weather called is called

A)

climatology

B)

meteorology

C)

cyclogenesis

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (B) - meteorology

9 .

The process where the particle moves from the surface to the medium in quick, continuous, repeated cycles is called

A)

saltation

B)

suspension

C)

traction

D)

solution

Correct Answer : Option (A) - saltation

10 .

The model that describes how various geological processes create, modify and influence rock is called

A)

water cycle

B)

energy cycle

C)

rock cycle

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (C) - rock cycle