World Geography - General Knowledge Questions

1 .
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 :   All of the above

2 .
The most recent era of the geological time scale is
A)
Mesozoic
B)
cenozoic
C)
Triassic
D)
paleocene

Correct Answer :   cenozoic

3 .
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

4 .
The oldest rocks found in ocean basins are ____ than the oldest continental rocks.
A)
older
B)
younger
C)
larger
D)
smaller

Correct Answer :   younger

5 .
The meridian passing through London is called the
A)
equator
B)
Tropic of Cancer
C)
Prime Meridian of 0° Meridian
D)
Tropic of Capricorn

Correct Answer :   Prime Meridian of 0° Meridian

6 .
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)

7 .
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

8 .
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

9 .
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

10 .
The periods of different eras are further divided into
A)
eons
B)
epochs
C)
stages
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   stages

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