Latest World Geography General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

The Suez canal connects the

A)

Baltic sea and the Caspian sea

B)

Mediterranean sea and the Red sea

C)

Red sea and the Caspian sea

D)

Mediterranean sea and the North sea

Correct Answer : Mediterranean sea and the Red sea

2 .

The plants of which of the following crops are highly sensitive to frost?

A)

Barely

B)

Cotton

C)

Maize

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Cotton

3 .

The major cause of species extinction is

A)

agricultural activities

B)

extraction (including mining, fishing, logging)

C)

development (human settlements, industry)

D)

habitat loss and degradation

Correct Answer : habitat loss and degradation

4 .

Which of the following is most useful for measuring the shortest distance between two places on the earth and path between them?

A)

Atlas map

B)

Thematic maps

C)

Wall maps

D)

Globe

Correct Answer : Globe

5 .

The process of particle detach ment by moving glacial ice is called

A)

plucking

B)

abrasion

C)

scouring

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : plucking

6 .

The major pedogenic process acting on soils at the macro scale are

A)

laterisation and podsolisation

B)

calcification and salinisation

C)

salinisation and gleisation

D)

All of the above

Correct Answer : All of the above

7 .

The temperature inversion is

A)

whenever the normal decrease of atmospheric temperature

B)

when the decrease in temperature or moisture or both takes place

C)

whenever the normal decrease of atmospheric temperature or moisture or both change with height over a short vertical interval

D)

All of the above

Correct Answer : whenever the normal decrease of atmospheric temperature or moisture or both change with height over a short vertical interval

8 .

The process that may cause physical weathering or mechanical rupture are

A)

abrasion, crystallization, pressure release

B)

abrasion, oxidation, hydrolysis

C)

crystallization, carbonation, thermal insolation

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : abrasion, crystallization, pressure release

9 .

The main producers of free gas are

A)

the south Bassein and Tapti fields in the western offshore

B)

the gas fields in Tripura and Andhra Pradesh (KG Basin)

C)

both (a) and (b)

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : both (a) and (b)

10 .

The thickness of biosphere is

A)

5-8 km above the earth's surface

B)

5-10 km above the earth's surface

C)

8-10 km above the earth's surface

D)

10-12 km above the earth's surface

Correct Answer : 8-10 km above the earth's surface