Latest World Geography General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

The variation in the duration of the day and the night is due to earth's

A)

rotation on its axis

B)

revolution around the sun

C)

inclination of an angle of 60(1/2) degrees

D)

both (a) and (b)

Correct Answer : Option (D) - both (a) and (b)

2 .

The original landmass, pangola split into

A)

Laurissa in the north and Godwanaland in the south

B)

Laurissa in the south and Godwanaland in the north

C)

Laurissa in the east and Godwanaland in the west

D)

Laurissa in the west and Godwanaland in the east

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Laurissa in the north and Godwanaland in the south

3 .

The longest river in the Common wealth of independent states is the

A)

Irtysh river

B)

Ob river

C)

Yenisei river

D)

Volga river

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Volga river

4 .

The part of continental margin that is structurally a part of continent?

A)

Continental shelf

B)

Continental Slope

C)

both (a) and (b)

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (C) - both (a) and (b)

5 .

The three recognized major fishing grounds of the world are located in the

A)

northern hemisphere only

B)

southern hemisphere only

C)

two in the southern hemisphere only and one in the northern hemisphere

D)

one in the southern hemisphere only and two in the northern hemisphere

Correct Answer : Option (A) - northern hemisphere only

6 .

The time interval from when the given star passes directly overhead to when it next passed directly overhead, is defined as

A)

one solar day

B)

one sidereal day

C)

both the terms are similar, so any of these may be used

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Option (B) - one sidereal day

7 .

The low heating capacity of which of the types of coal reduces its value as an industrial fuel?

A)

Peat

B)

Lignite

C)

Bituminous coal

D)

Anthracite

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Peat

8 .

The traditional lands of the nomads of Central Asia are

A)

Mongolia and Tibet

B)

Sinkiang and Turkistan

C)

Kirghiz steppe

D)

All of the above

Correct Answer : Option (D) - All of the above

9 .

The period of daylight

A)

is nearly constant near the equator

B)

varies with latitude and the season

C)

reaches a maximum of 24 hour in the polar zones in summer

D)

All of the above

Correct Answer : Option (D) - All of the above

10 .

The most recent era of the geological time scale is

A)

Mesozoic

B)

cenozoic

C)

Triassic

D)

paleocene

Correct Answer : Option (B) - cenozoic