World Geography - General Knowledge Questions

1 .

The R-horizon of soil horizon consists of

A)

Unweathered bedrock

B)

weathered parent material

C)

plant litter at various levels of decomposition

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : Unweathered bedrock

R - (bedrock) A mass of rock such as granite, basalt, quartzite, limestone or sandstone that forms the parent material for some soils – if the bedrock is close enough to the surface to weather. This is not soil and is located under the C horizon.

2 .

The monsoon climatic regions are

A)

Asia, Africa and Antarctica

B)

Europe and South America

C)

South-east Asia including Australia, Africa, America

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : South-east Asia including Australia, Africa, America

3 .

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 : both (a) and (b)

4 .

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 : Laurissa in the north and Godwanaland in the south

5 .

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 : Volga river

6 .

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 : both (a) and (b)

7 .

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 : northern hemisphere only

8 .

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 : one sidereal day

9 .

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 : Peat

10 .

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 : All of the above

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