World Geography - General Knowledge Questions

1 .
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)

2 .
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

3 .
The plants grown in equatorial regions include
A)
wheat, barley, maize
B)
evergreen dense forests, rubber trees, groundnuts
C)
groundnuts, soyabeens, potatoes
D)
evergreen coniferous forests, oats, cocoa

Correct Answer :   evergreen dense forests, rubber trees, groundnuts

4 .
The major countries of central America are
A)
Belize, Costa Rica, Panama
B)
China, Taiwan, Japan
C)
Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait
D)
All of the above

Correct Answer :   Belize, Costa Rica, Panama

5 .
Which of the following is a warm current?
A)
Benguela current
B)
Labrador current
C)
Kurosiwo current
D)
South Pacific current

Correct Answer :   Kurosiwo current

6 .
The tide produced when the moon and the sun are at right angles to the earth, thus pulling in opposite directions, is called
A)
neap tide
B)
spring tide
C)
diurnal tide
D)
ebb tide

Correct Answer :   neap tide

7 .
The Palaeozoic era starts at ____ million years ago and ends at ____ million years ago.
A)
470, 150
B)
470, 225
C)
500, 100
D)
570, 225

Correct Answer :   570, 225

8 .
The soils whose parent material tend to be rich in sand are
A)
spodsols
B)
alfisols
C)
aridsols
D)
ultisols

Correct Answer :   spodsols

9 .
The process of destruction or dying of fronts is called
A)
fromtogenesis
B)
frontolysis
C)
both (a) and (b)
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   frontolysis

10 .
The steady or initial phase of the magnetic storms is
A)
preceded by storm sudden commencement
B)
magnetic storm at middle and low altitudes
C)
a sharp increase of the field
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   preceded by storm sudden commencement

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