World Geography - General Knowledge Questions

1 .

The magnetic field of earth, Magnetosphere expands to about

A)

8000 km above the earth's surface

B)

9600 km above the earth's surface

C)

64,000 km above the earth's surface

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : 64,000 km above the earth's surface

2 .

The underlying cause of bio diversity loss is

A)

poverty and unsustainable development projects

B)

macroeconomic policies

C)

international trade factors

D)

All of the above

Correct Answer : All of the above

3 .

The process that creates the deep oceanic trenches is called

A)

plate tectonics

B)

sea floor spreading

C)

continental drift

D)

isostasy

Correct Answer : plate tectonics

4 .

The moon's volume is about ____ that of earth.

A)

1/20 th

B)

1/40 th

C)

1/50 th

D)

1/60 th

Correct Answer : 1/50 th

5 .

The southern Deccan area is in a rain shadow and receives only

A)

50 to 400 mm of rainfall a year

B)

50 to 1000 mm of rainfall a year

C)

100 to 200 mm of rainfall a year

D)

200 to 400 mm of rainfall a year

Correct Answer : 50 to 1000 mm of rainfall a year

6 .

Which of the following is concerned with the description and mapping of the main features of the universe?

A)

Cosmography

B)

Cosmology

C)

Geomorphology

D)

None of these

Correct Answer : Cosmography

7 .

A)

is the natural satellite of earth

B)

has no liquid water

C)

has no atmosphere

D)

All of the above

Correct Answer : All of the above

8 .

The second largest continent in the world is

A)

Asia

B)

Africa

C)

Australia

D)

Europe

Correct Answer : Africa

9 .

The points in the ecliptic farthest north and south of the celestial equator are called

A)

autumnal and vernal equinox

B)

north celestial pole and south celestial pole

C)

summer and winter solstices

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : summer and winter solstices

10 .

The minerals resources of north-eastern zone include

A)

coal, Fe, Mn, Cu, Mica, U, diamond

B)

crude Petroleum and natural gas

C)

Fe, Au(gold)

D)

natural gas, Fe, Au, Mn, U

Correct Answer : coal, Fe, Mn, Cu, Mica, U, diamond

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