Latest World Geography General Knowledge(GK) Questions and answers

1 .

The transport of warm air toward the poles and cold air toward the equator is due to

A)

the development of waves

B)

the latitude difference

C)

the longitude difference

D)

the temperature gradient

Correct Answer : the development of waves

2 .

The oldest rocks found in ocean basins are ____ than the oldest continental rocks.

A)

older

B)

younger

C)

larger

D)

smaller

Correct Answer : younger

3 .

The meridian passing through London is called the

A)

equator

B)

Tropic of Cancer

C)

Prime Meridian of 0Â° Meridian

D)

Tropic of Capricorn

Correct Answer : Prime Meridian of 0Â° Meridian

4 .

The second largest island (next to Greenland) in the world is

A)

New Guinea

B)

Borneo

C)

Malagasy

D)

Sumatra

Correct Answer : New Guinea

1 : Greenland (main island) - 822,700 (sq mi)
2 : New Guinea - 303,381 (sq mi)
3: Borneo - 288,869 (sq mi)
4: Madagascar - 226,658 (sq mi)

5 .

The Plio-Pleistocene boundary lies about ____ years ago, at the beginning of the interval of warming after the last Pleistocene glaciations.

A)

100

B)

1,000

C)

10,000

D)

1,00,000

Correct Answer : 10,000

6 .

The longest era of the classification of the history of earth is

A)

Cainozoic era

B)

Pre-Cambrian era

C)

Palaeozoic era

D)

Mesozoic era

Correct Answer : Pre-Cambrian era

7 .

The tide of minimum rise is called

A)

spring tide

B)

low tide

C)

ebb tide

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : low tide

8 .

The periods of different eras are further divided into

A)

eons

B)

epochs

C)

stages

D)

None of the above

Correct Answer : stages

9 .

The most obvious effect of pressure on rocks is

A)

foliation

B)

lineation

C)

lithification

D)

the reorientation of mineral crystals

Correct Answer : the reorientation of mineral crystals

10 .

The unit of the light year is used for measuring

A)

speed of satellites

B)

speed of ships

C)

distance between bodies in the universe

D)

speed of rockets

Correct Answer : distance between bodies in the universe